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1948 Philadelphia Eagles
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Record: 9-2-1, Finished 1st in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
1948 NFL Champions
Scored 376 points (31.3/g), 2nd of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 156 points (13.0/g), 2nd.
Differential of 220 points (18.3/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 10.7-1.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.4/g), 4th.
Coached by Greasy Neale (9-2-1)
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1948 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 | Tommy Thompson | 32 | 8 | 4 | 141 for 246, 1,965 yards, 25 td, 11 int, & 12 rushes for 46 yards and 1 td | |
| QB | Jack Myers | 24 | Rook | 7 | 0 for 0, 0 yards, 0 td, 0 int, & 21 rushes for 118 yards and 1 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 33rd pick / 1948 |
| FB | Joe Muha | 27 | 2 | 11 | 25 rushes for 90 yards, 0 td, & 2 catches for 22 yards and 1 td | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1943 |
| LH | Steve Van Buren+ | 28 | 4 | 8 | 201 rushes for 945 yards, 10 td, & 10 catches for 96 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 5th pick / 1944 |
| RH | Bosh Pritchard | 29 | 6 | 9 | 117 rushes for 517 yards, 4 td, & 27 catches for 252 yards and 2 td | |
| LE | John Green | 27 | 1 | 9 | Philadelphia Eagles / 16th / 162nd pick / 1944 |
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| LT | Jay MacDowell | 29 | 2 | 10 | 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Rams / 3rd / 19th pick / 1941 |
| LG | John Magee | 25 | Rook | 8 | 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 22nd / 228th pick / 1945 |
| C | Vic Lindskog | 34 | 4 | 11 | 2 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 13th pick / 1942 |
| RG | Bucko Kilroy | 27 | 5 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RT | Al Wistert | 28 | 5 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 5th / 32nd pick / 1943 |
| RE | Pete Pihos | 25 | 1 | 11 | 46 catches for 766 yards, 11 td, & 8 rushes for -3 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 41st pick / 1945 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Cliff Patton | 25 | 2 | 2 | 8 of 12 field goals & 50 of 50 extra points | |
| P | Joe Muha | 27 | 2 | 11 | 57 punts for a 47.3 average, 0 blocked | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1943 |
| PR | Bosh Pritchard | 29 | 6 | 9 | 24 punt returns for a 11.8 average and 1 td | |
| KR | Steve Van Buren+ | 28 | 4 | 8 | 14 kick returns for a 20.9 average and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 5th pick / 1944 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Neill Armstrong | 22 | E-DB | 12 | 4 | 189 | 6-2 | Oklahoma State | 3/9/1926 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 8th pick / 1947 |
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| Walt Barnes | 30 | G | 11 | 0 | 238 | 6-1 | LSU | 1/26/1918 | Rook | ||
| Russ Craft | 29 | DB-HB | 12 | 2 | 178 | 5-9 | Alabama | 10/15/1919 | 2 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 15th / 132nd pick / 1943 |
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| Noble Doss | 28 | HB | 11 | 0 | 186 | 6-0 | Texas | 5/22/1920 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 93rd pick / 1942 |
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| Otis Douglas | 37 | T | 5 | 0 | 224 | 6-1 | William & Mary | 7/25/1911 | 2 | ||
| Jack Ferrante | 32 | E-DE | 12 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | none | 3/9/1916 | 7 | ||
| Mario Giannelli | 28 | MG-G | 12 | 1 | 265 | 6-0 | Boston College | 12/24/1920 | Rook | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 20th / 201st pick / 1945 |
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| John Green | 27 | DE-E | 12 | 9 | 192 | 6-1 | Tulsa | 10/14/1921 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 16th / 162nd pick / 1944 |
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| Fred Hartman | 31 | T | 12 | 0 | 229 | 6-1 | Rice,Schreiner College | 5/21/1917 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 61st pick / 1941 |
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| Dick Humbert | 30 | E-DE | 12 | 0 | 179 | 6-1 | Richmond | 12/31/1918 | 7 | ||
| Al Johnson | 26 | QB-P | 5 | 0 | 6-0 | Hardin-Simmons | 8/15/1922 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 121st pick / 1947 |
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| Bucko Kilroy | 27 | G-MG-T-DT | 12 | 12 | 243 | 6-2 | Notre Dame,Temple | 5/30/1921 | 5 | ||
| Ben Kish | 31 | B | 9 | 0 | 207 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 3/31/1917 | 8 | Chicago Cardinals / 8th / 61st pick / 1940 |
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| Vic Lindskog | 34 | C | 12 | 11 | 203 | 6-1 | Stanford | 12/3/1914 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 13th pick / 1942 |
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| Jay MacDowell | 29 | T-DE | 12 | 10 | 217 | 6-2 | Washington | 9/14/1919 | 2 | Cleveland Rams / 3rd / 19th pick / 1941 |
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| Bill Mackrides | 23 | QB | 10 | 1 | 182 | 5-11 | Nevada-Reno | 7/8/1925 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 19th pick / 1947 |
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| John Magee | 25 | G | 12 | 8 | 220 | 5-10 | La-Lafayette,Rice | 7/21/1923 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 22nd / 228th pick / 1945 |
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| Bap Manzini | 28 | C | 3 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | St. Vincent | 8/27/1920 | 4 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 21st / 192nd pick / 1943 |
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| Duke Maronic | 27 | G | 12 | 1 | 209 | 5-9 | none | 7/13/1921 | 4 | ||
| Pat McHugh | 29 | DB-HB | 10 | 1 | 166 | 5-11 | Georgia Tech | 12/21/1919 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 108th pick / 1946 |
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| Joe Muha | 27 | FB-LB | 11 | 11 | 205 | 6-1 | VMI | 4/28/1921 | 2 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1943 |
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| Jack Myers | 24 | FB-QB-LB | 12 | 7 | 200 | 6-2 | UCLA | 10/8/1924 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 33rd pick / 1948 |
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| Les Palmer | 25 | HB | 5 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | North Carolina State | 12/15/1923 | Rook | ||
| Jim Parmer | 22 | FB-HB | 11 | 2 | 193 | 6-0 | Oklahoma State,Texas A&M | 4/25/1926 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 25th / 234th pick / 1948 |
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| Cliff Patton | 25 | G-LB | 12 | 2 | 243 | 6-2 | TCU | 7/29/1923 | 2 | ||
| Pete Pihos | 25 | E-DE | 12 | 11 | 210 | 6-1 | Indiana | 10/22/1923 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 41st pick / 1945 |
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| Hal Prescott | 28 | E | 11 | 0 | 199 | 6-1 | Hardin-Simmons | 10/18/1920 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 19th / 178th pick / 1943 |
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| Bosh Pritchard | 29 | HB | 12 | 9 | 164 | 5-11 | Georgia Tech,VMI | 9/10/1919 | 6 | ||
| George Savitsky | 24 | T | 12 | 0 | 244 | 6-2 | Pennsylvania | 7/30/1924 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 30th pick / 1947 |
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| Vic Sears | 30 | T-DT | 12 | 2 | 223 | 6-3 | Oregon State | 3/4/1918 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1941 |
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| Ernie Steele | 31 | HB-DB | 12 | 2 | 187 | 6-0 | Washington | 11/2/1917 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 81st pick / 1942 |
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| Gil Steinke | 29 | HB | 2 | 1 | 175 | 6-0 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 5/3/1919 | 3 | ||
| Frank Szymanski | 25 | C | 9 | 0 | 225 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 7/6/1923 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1945 |
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| Tommy Thompson | 32 | QB | 12 | 4 | 192 | 6-1 | Tulsa | 8/15/1916 | 8 | ||
| Steve Van Buren+ | 28 | HB | 11 | 8 | 200 | 6-0 | LSU | 12/28/1920 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 5th pick / 1944 |
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| Al Wistert | 28 | T-G-DT | 12 | 12 | 214 | 6-1 | Michigan | 12/28/1920 | 5 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 5th / 32nd pick / 1943 |
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| Alex Wojciechowicz | 33 | C-LB-E | 10 | 1 | 217 | 5-11 | Fordham | 8/12/1915 | 10 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1938 |
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| Team Total | 28.1 | 12 | 200.0 | 6-0.4 | 3.0 |