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1945 Philadelphia Eagles
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Record: 7-3-0, Finished 2nd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 272 points (27.2/g), 1st of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 133 points (13.3/g), 2nd.
Differential of 139 points (13.9/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 8.4-1.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +2 (0.2/g), 3rd.
Coached by Greasy Neale (7-3-0)
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1945 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Roy Zimmerman | 27 | 5 | 8 | 67 for 127, 991 yards, 9 td, 8 int, & 29 rushes for -11 yards and 1 td | Washington Redskins / 7th / 58th pick / 1940 |
| FB | Ben Kish | 28 | 5 | 5 | 9 rushes for 82 yards, 0 td, & 8 catches for 78 yards and 0 td | Chicago Cardinals / 8th / 61st pick / 1940 |
| LH | Steve Van Buren+ | 25 | 1 | 9 | 143 rushes for 832 yards, 15 td, & 10 catches for 123 yards and 2 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 5th pick / 1944 |
| RH | Mel Bleeker | 25 | 1 | 4 | 50 rushes for 167 yards, 2 td, & 3 catches for 32 yards and 0 td | |
| LE | Jack Ferrante | 29 | 4 | 8 | 21 catches for 464 yards, 7 td | |
| LT | Vic Sears | 27 | 4 | 9 | 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1941 |
| LG | Eddie Michaels | 31 | 9 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 14th pick / 1936 |
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| C | Vic Lindskog | 31 | 1 | 6 | 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 13th pick / 1942 |
| RG | Bruno Banducci | 25 | 1 | 8 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 6th / 42nd pick / 1943 |
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| RT | Al Wistert+ | 25 | 2 | 10 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 5th / 32nd pick / 1943 |
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| RE | Larry Cabrelli | 28 | 4 | 8 | 15 catches for 140 yards, 0 td | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Roy Zimmerman | 27 | 5 | 8 | 4 of 8 field goals & 29 of 33 extra points | Washington Redskins / 7th / 58th pick / 1940 |
| P | Roy Zimmerman | 27 | 5 | 8 | 47 punts for a 37.8 average, 1 blocked | Washington Redskins / 7th / 58th pick / 1940 |
| PR | Steve Van Buren+ | 25 | 1 | 9 | 14 punt returns for a 11.0 average and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 5th pick / 1944 |
| KR | Steve Van Buren+ | 25 | 1 | 9 | 13 kick returns for a 28.7 average and 1 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 5th pick / 1944 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Agajanian | 26 | K | 1 | 1 | 215 | 6-0 | New Mexico | 8/28/1919 | Rook | ||
| Bruno Banducci | 25 | G | 9 | 8 | 216 | 5-11 | Stanford | 11/11/1920 | 1 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 6th / 42nd pick / 1943 |
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| Jack Banta | 28 | HB | 5 | 1 | 191 | 5-11 | USC | 11/19/1917 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 12th / 110th pick / 1941 |
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| Mel Bleeker | 25 | HB | 4 | 4 | 189 | 5-11 | USC | 8/20/1920 | 1 | ||
| Johnny Butler | 27 | HB-TB | 7 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Tennessee | 9/10/1918 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 51st pick / 1942 |
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| Larry Cabrelli | 28 | E-DB | 10 | 8 | 194 | 5-11 | Colgate | 3/28/1917 | 4 | ||
| Rocco Canale | 28 | T-G | 3 | 0 | 240 | 5-11 | Boston College | 5/1/1917 | 2 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 9th / 72nd pick / 1943 |
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| Jim Castiglia | 27 | FB | 1 | 1 | 208 | 5-11 | Georgetown (DC) | 9/30/1918 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 21st / 202nd pick / 1941 |
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| Enio Conti | 32 | G | 2 | 1 | 204 | 5-11 | Arkansas,Bucknell | 2/15/1913 | 4 | ||
| Dick Erdlitz | 25 | HB | 7 | 0 | 181 | 5-10 | Northwestern | 2/16/1920 | 3 | ||
| Jack Ferrante | 29 | E-DE | 10 | 8 | 197 | 6-1 | none | 3/9/1916 | 4 | ||
| Terry Fox | 27 | FB-LB | 2 | 0 | 208 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 7/6/1918 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 17th / 153rd pick / 1941 |
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| George Fritts | 26 | T | 10 | 1 | 205 | 5-11 | Clemson | 12/30/1919 | Rook | ||
| Charlie Gauer | 24 | FB-E | 7 | 0 | 213 | 6-2 | Colgate | 9/24/1921 | 2 | ||
| Jack Hinkle | 28 | B | 3 | 2 | 195 | 6-0 | Syracuse | 10/31/1917 | 5 | ||
| Dick Humbert | 27 | E-DE | 4 | 2 | 179 | 6-1 | Richmond | 12/31/1918 | 4 | ||
| Abe Karnofsky | 23 | QB-HB-DB | 8 | 2 | 175 | 5-10 | Arizona | 9/22/1922 | Rook | ||
| Bucko Kilroy | 24 | G-MG-T-DT | 9 | 0 | 243 | 6-2 | Notre Dame,Temple | 5/30/1921 | 2 | ||
| Ben Kish | 28 | B | 9 | 5 | 207 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 3/31/1917 | 5 | Chicago Cardinals / 8th / 61st pick / 1940 |
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| Vic Lindskog | 31 | C | 10 | 6 | 203 | 6-1 | Stanford | 12/3/1914 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 13th pick / 1942 |
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| Mike Mandarino | 24 | T-C-G | 5 | 0 | 240 | 5-11 | La Salle | 3/16/1921 | 1 | ||
| Bap Manzini | 25 | C | 9 | 4 | 195 | 5-11 | St. Vincent | 8/27/1920 | 1 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 21st / 192nd pick / 1943 |
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| Duke Maronic | 24 | G | 8 | 2 | 209 | 5-9 | none | 7/13/1921 | 1 | ||
| Flip McDonald | 24 | E | 9 | 2 | 200 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 2/12/1921 | 1 | ||
| Fred Meyer | 26 | E-DE | 8 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Stanford | 9/29/1919 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 103rd pick / 1942 |
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| Eddie Michaels | 31 | G | 9 | 8 | 205 | 5-11 | Villanova | 6/11/1914 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 14th pick / 1936 |
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| Red Ramsey | 34 | E | 2 | 0 | 196 | 6-0 | Texas Tech | 4/9/1911 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 42nd pick / 1938 |
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| John Rogalla | 28 | FB | 8 | 4 | 215 | 6-0 | Scranton | 5/31/1917 | Rook | New York Giants / 17th / 160th pick / 1940 |
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| Jack Sanders | 28 | G | 3 | 0 | 219 | 6-0 | SMU | 3/11/1917 | 5 | New York Giants / 17th / 160th pick / 1939 |
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| Vic Sears | 27 | T-DT | 10 | 9 | 223 | 6-3 | Oregon State | 3/4/1918 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1941 |
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| Allie Sherman | 22 | QB | 10 | 1 | 170 | 5-11 | Brooklyn | 2/10/1923 | 2 | ||
| Abe Shires | 28 | T | 7 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 2/12/1917 | Rook | Cleveland Rams / 2nd / 14th pick / 1941 |
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| John G. Smith | 75 | T | 1 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Florida | 0/0/0 | Rook | ||
| Milt Smith | 26 | DB-QB | 5 | 0 | 185 | 6-3 | UCLA | 7/7/1919 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 23rd / 234th pick / 1944 |
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| Ernie Steele | 28 | HB-DB | 7 | 1 | 187 | 6-0 | Washington | 11/2/1917 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 81st pick / 1942 |
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| Gil Steinke | 26 | HB | 7 | 1 | 175 | 6-0 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 5/3/1919 | Rook | ||
| Bob Suffridge | 29 | G | 10 | 1 | 205 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 3/17/1916 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 42nd pick / 1941 |
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| Tommy Thompson | 29 | QB | 8 | 0 | 192 | 6-1 | Tulsa | 8/15/1916 | 5 | ||
| Steve Van Buren+ | 25 | HB | 10 | 9 | 200 | 6-0 | LSU | 12/28/1920 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 5th pick / 1944 |
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| Buzz Warren | 29 | TB-HB | 1 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 8/13/1916 | Rook | ||
| Al Wistert+ | 25 | T-G-DT | 10 | 10 | 214 | 6-1 | Michigan | 12/28/1920 | 2 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 5th / 32nd pick / 1943 |
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| Roy Zimmerman | 27 | QB-WB-K | 10 | 8 | 201 | 6-2 | San Jose State | 2/20/1918 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 58th pick / 1940 |
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| Team Total | 28.0 | 10 | 201.5 | 6-0.1 | 2.5 |