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1947 Philadelphia Eagles
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Record: 8-4-0, Finished 1st in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 308 points (25.7/g), 2nd of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 242 points (20.2/g), 5th.
Differential of 66 points (5.5/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 7.7-4.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 4th.
Coached by Greasy Neale (8-4-0)
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1947 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Tommy Thompson | 31 | 7 | 1 | 106 for 201, 1,680 yards, 16 td, 15 int, & 23 rushes for 52 yards and 2 td | |
| FB | Joe Muha | 26 | 1 | 9 | 27 rushes for 107 yards, 1 td, & 1 catch for 10 yards and 0 td | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1943 |
| FB | Ben Kish | 30 | 7 | 8 | 3 rushes for -1 yards, 0 td, & 1 catch for 12 yards and 0 td | Chicago Cardinals / 8th / 61st pick / 1940 |
| LH | Steve Van Buren+ | 27 | 3 | 7 | 217 rushes for 1,008 yards, 13 td, & 9 catches for 79 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 5th pick / 1944 |
| LH | Ernie Steele | 30 | 5 | 5 | 26 rushes for 138 yards, 1 td, & 4 catches for 62 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 81st pick / 1942 |
| RH | Bosh Pritchard | 28 | 5 | 5 | 69 rushes for 294 yards, 1 td, & 16 catches for 315 yards and 3 td | |
| LE | Jack Ferrante | 31 | 6 | 10 | 18 catches for 341 yards, 4 td | |
| LT | Vic Sears | 29 | 6 | 5 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1941 |
| LG | Cliff Patton | 24 | 1 | 12 | ||
| C | Alex Wojciechowicz | 32 | 9 | 11 | 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1938 |
| RG | Bucko Kilroy | 26 | 4 | 9 | 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RT | Al Wistert+ | 27 | 4 | 12 | 2 fumbles recovered | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 5th / 32nd pick / 1943 |
| RE | Pete Pihos | 24 | Rook | 12 | 23 catches for 382 yards, 7 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 41st pick / 1945 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Cliff Patton | 24 | 1 | 12 | 3 of 14 field goals & 36 of 40 extra points | |
| P | Joe Muha | 26 | 1 | 9 | 53 punts for a 43.5 average, 0 blocked | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1943 |
| PR | Bosh Pritchard | 28 | 5 | 5 | 24 punt returns for a 11.3 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Steve Van Buren+ | 27 | 3 | 7 | 13 kick returns for a 29.4 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neill Armstrong | 21 | E-DB | 12 | 1 | 189 | 6-2 | Oklahoma State | 3/9/1926 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 8th pick / 1947 |
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| Al Baisi | 30 | G | 2 | 0 | 217 | 6-0 | West Virginia | 9/6/1917 | 7 | ||
| Alf Bauman | 27 | DT-T | 2 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | Northwestern | 1/3/1920 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 15th pick / 1942 |
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| Larry Cabrelli | 30 | E-DB | 6 | 0 | 194 | 5-11 | Colgate | 3/28/1917 | 6 | ||
| T.J. Campion | 29 | T | 5 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Southeastern Louisiana | 11/14/1918 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 19th / 170th pick / 1947 |
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| Russ Craft | 28 | DB-HB | 10 | 4 | 178 | 5-9 | Alabama | 10/15/1919 | 1 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 15th / 132nd pick / 1943 |
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| Noble Doss | 27 | HB | 9 | 0 | 186 | 6-0 | Texas | 5/22/1920 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 93rd pick / 1942 |
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| Otis Douglas | 36 | T | 12 | 3 | 224 | 6-1 | William & Mary | 7/25/1911 | 1 | ||
| Jack Ferrante | 31 | E-DE | 11 | 10 | 197 | 6-1 | none | 3/9/1916 | 6 | ||
| John Green | 26 | DE-E | 12 | 1 | 192 | 6-1 | Tulsa | 10/14/1921 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 16th / 162nd pick / 1944 |
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| Roger Harding | 24 | C-LB | 6 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | California | 6/11/1923 | 2 | Cleveland Rams / 5th / 37th pick / 1945 |
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| Jack Hinkle | 30 | B | 3 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Syracuse | 10/31/1917 | 7 | ||
| Dick Humbert | 29 | E-DE | 11 | 1 | 179 | 6-1 | Richmond | 12/31/1918 | 6 | ||
| Jim Kekeris | 24 | T | 10 | 2 | 257 | 6-1 | Missouri | 10/17/1923 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 14th pick / 1947 |
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| Bucko Kilroy | 26 | G-MG-T-DT | 12 | 9 | 243 | 6-2 | Notre Dame,Temple | 5/30/1921 | 4 | ||
| Ben Kish | 30 | B | 12 | 8 | 207 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 3/31/1917 | 7 | Chicago Cardinals / 8th / 61st pick / 1940 |
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| Vic Lindskog | 33 | C | 10 | 1 | 203 | 6-1 | Stanford | 12/3/1914 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 13th pick / 1942 |
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| Jay MacDowell | 28 | T-DE | 12 | 3 | 217 | 6-2 | Washington | 9/14/1919 | 1 | Cleveland Rams / 3rd / 19th pick / 1941 |
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| Art Macioszczyk | 27 | FB | 11 | 2 | 208 | 6-0 | Western Michigan | 10/19/1920 | 3 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 27th / 252nd pick / 1943 |
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| Bill Mackrides | 22 | QB | 8 | 0 | 182 | 5-11 | Nevada-Reno | 7/8/1925 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 19th pick / 1947 |
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| Duke Maronic | 26 | G | 4 | 0 | 209 | 5-9 | none | 7/13/1921 | 3 | ||
| Pat McHugh | 28 | DB-HB | 9 | 1 | 166 | 5-11 | Georgia Tech | 12/21/1919 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 108th pick / 1946 |
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| Joe Muha | 26 | FB-LB | 12 | 9 | 205 | 6-1 | VMI | 4/28/1921 | 1 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1943 |
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| Cliff Patton | 24 | G-LB | 12 | 12 | 243 | 6-2 | TCU | 7/29/1923 | 1 | ||
| Pete Pihos | 24 | E-DE | 12 | 12 | 210 | 6-1 | Indiana | 10/22/1923 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 41st pick / 1945 |
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| Hal Prescott | 27 | E | 11 | 2 | 199 | 6-1 | Hardin-Simmons | 10/18/1920 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 19th / 178th pick / 1943 |
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| Bosh Pritchard | 28 | HB | 11 | 5 | 164 | 5-11 | Georgia Tech,VMI | 9/10/1919 | 5 | ||
| Vic Sears | 29 | T-DT | 7 | 5 | 223 | 6-3 | Oregon State | 3/4/1918 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1941 |
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| Allie Sherman | 24 | QB | 11 | 0 | 170 | 5-11 | Brooklyn | 2/10/1923 | 4 | ||
| Ernie Steele | 30 | HB-DB | 12 | 5 | 187 | 6-0 | Washington | 11/2/1917 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 81st pick / 1942 |
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| Gil Steinke | 28 | HB | 6 | 3 | 175 | 6-0 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 5/3/1919 | 2 | ||
| Dan Talcott | 26 | T | 8 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | UNLV | 5/21/1921 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 26th / 272nd pick / 1945 |
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| Tommy Thompson | 31 | QB | 12 | 1 | 192 | 6-1 | Tulsa | 8/15/1916 | 7 | ||
| Steve Van Buren+ | 27 | HB | 12 | 7 | 200 | 6-0 | LSU | 12/28/1920 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 5th pick / 1944 |
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| Don Weedon | 28 | G | 12 | 0 | 220 | 5-11 | Texas | 1/13/1919 | Rook | ||
| Boyd Williams | 25 | C | 6 | 0 | 218 | 6-3 | Syracuse | 5/4/1922 | Rook | ||
| Al Wistert+ | 27 | T-G-DT | 12 | 12 | 214 | 6-1 | Michigan | 12/28/1920 | 4 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 5th / 32nd pick / 1943 |
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| Alex Wojciechowicz | 32 | C-LB-E | 12 | 11 | 217 | 5-11 | Fordham | 8/12/1915 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1938 |
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| John Wyhonic | 28 | G | 12 | 2 | 213 | 6-0 | Alabama | 12/23/1919 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 123rd pick / 1942 |
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| Team Total | 27.6 | 12 | 205.3 | 6-0.5 | 2.7 |