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1950 Philadelphia Eagles

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Record: 6-6-0, Finished 3rd in NFL American Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 254 points (21.2/g), 7th of 13 in the NFL.
 Allowed 141 points (11.8/g), 1st.
 Differential of 113 points (9.4/g), 4th.
 Expected W-L: 9.6-2.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.4/g), 4th.

Simple Rating System: Total 10.8, Offense: -0.8, Defense: 11.6, SoS: 1.4, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Greasy Neale

Training Camp: UM North Central Agriculture School (Grand Rapids, Minnesota)

Starters

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters
QB Tommy Thompson 34 10 12 107 for 239, 1,608 yards, 11 td, 22 int, & 15 rushes for 34 yards and 0 td
FB Jack Myers 26 2 0 29 rushes for 159 yards, 0 td, & 12 catches for 204 yards and 0 td Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 33rd pick / 1948
LH Steve Van Buren 30 6 0 188 rushes for 629 yards, 4 td, & 2 catches for 34 yards and 0 td Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 5th pick / 1944
RH Frank Ziegler 27 1 0 172 rushes for 733 yards, 1 td, & 13 catches for 216 yards and 2 td Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 29th pick / 1949
LE Jack Ferrante 34 9 0 35 catches for 588 yards, 3 td
LDT Vic Sears 32 9 0 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1941
LG Duke Maronic 29 6 0
C Vic Lindskog 36 6 0 Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 13th pick / 1942
MG Bucko Kilroy 29 7 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered
RDT Al Wistert* 30 7 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 5th / 32nd pick / 1943
RDE Pete Pihos* 27 3 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 41st pick / 1945
 Defensive Starters
LDE John Green* 29 3 0 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered Philadelphia Eagles / 16th / 162nd pick / 1944
LDT Vic Sears 32 9 0 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1941
MG Bucko Kilroy 29 7 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered
RDT Al Wistert* 30 7 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 5th / 32nd pick / 1943
RDE Pete Pihos* 27 3 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 41st pick / 1945
LLB Walt Barnes* 32 2 0
Chuck Bednarik*+ 25 1 0 Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 1st pick / 1949
RLB Mario Giannelli 30 2 0 Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 20th / 201st pick / 1945
KR Russ Craft 31 4 0 10 kick returns for a 32.7 average and 1 td Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 15th / 132nd pick / 1943
RDH Pat McHugh 31 3 0 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 108th pick / 1946
P Frank Reagan 31 9 0 54 punts for a 42.0 average, 0 blocked New York Giants / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1941
 Special Teams Starters
K Cliff Patton 27 4 0 8 of 17 field goals & 32 of 33 extra points
P Frank Reagan 31 9 0 54 punts for a 42.0 average, 0 blocked New York Giants / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1941
KR Russ Craft 31 4 0 10 kick returns for a 32.7 average and 1 td Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 15th / 132nd pick / 1943
KR Russ Craft 31 4 0 10 kick returns for a 32.7 average and 1 td Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 15th / 132nd pick / 1943

Roster

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs AV Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
80 Neill Armstrong 24 12 0 189 6-2 Oklahoma St. 3/9/1926 3 1 Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 8th pick / 1947
74 Walt Barnes* 32 LLB 12 0 238 6-1 LSU 1/26/1918 2 15
60 Chuck Bednarik*+ 25 12 0 233 6-3 Pennsylvania 5/1/1925 1 24 Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 1st pick / 1949
21 Bill Boedeker 26 1 0 192 5-11 DePaul 3/7/1924 4 1
33 Russ Craft 31 KR 12 0 178 5-9 Alabama 10/15/1919 4 10 Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 15th / 132nd pick / 1943
83 Jack Ferrante 34 LE 12 0 197 6-1 none 3/9/1916 9 6
64 Mario Giannelli 30 RLB 12 0 265 6-0 Boston Col. 12/24/1920 2 10 Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 20th / 201st pick / 1945
89 John Green* 29 LDE 12 0 192 6-1 Tulsa 10/14/1921 3 15 Philadelphia Eagles / 16th / 162nd pick / 1944
85 Billy Hix 21 11 0 215 6-2 Arkansas 1/18/1929 Rook 1 Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 183rd pick / 1950
78 Mike Jarmoluk 28 12 0 232 6-5 Temple 10/22/1922 4 2 Detroit Lions / 7th / 62nd pick / 1945
76 Bucko Kilroy 29 MG 12 0 243 6-2 Notre Dame,Temple 5/30/1921 7 11
21 Toy Ledbetter 23 10 0 198 5-10 Oklahoma St. 10/30/1927 Rook 1
52 Vic Lindskog 36 C 12 0 203 6-1 Stanford 12/3/1914 6 6 Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 13th pick / 1942
88 Jay MacDowell 31 12 0 217 6-2 Washington 9/14/1919 4 1 Cleveland Rams / 3rd / 19th pick / 1941
39 Bill Mackrides 25 8 0 182 5-11 Nevada-Reno 7/8/1925 3 1 Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 19th pick / 1947
67 John Magee 27 12 0 220 5-10 Rice,La-Lafayette 7/21/1923 2 1 Philadelphia Eagles / 22nd / 228th pick / 1945
61 Duke Maronic 29 LG 12 0 209 5-9 none 7/13/1921 6 6
49 Pat McHugh 31 RDH 12 0 166 5-11 Georgia Tech 12/21/1919 3 10 Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 108th pick / 1946
36 Joe Muha 29 11 0 205 6-1 VMI 4/28/1921 4 1 Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1943
32 Jack Myers 26 FB 12 0 200 6-2 UCLA 10/8/1924 2 6 Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 33rd pick / 1948
43 Jim Parmer 24 10 0 193 6-0 Texas A&M,Oklahoma St. 4/25/1926 2 1 Philadelphia Eagles / 25th / 234th pick / 1948
65 Cliff Patton 27 K 12 0 243 6-2 TCU 7/29/1923 4 1
35 Pete Pihos* 27 RDE 12 0 210 6-1 Indiana 10/22/1923 3 16 Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 41st pick / 1945
40 Frank Reagan 31 P 12 0 182 5-11 Pennsylvania 7/28/1919 9 10 New York Giants / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1941
31 Dan Sandifer 23 5 0 190 6-1 LSU 3/1/1927 2 2 Washington Redskins / 5th / 28th pick / 1948
27 Clyde Scott 26 1 0 174 6-0 Navy,Arkansas 8/29/1924 1 1 Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 8th pick / 1948
79 Vic Sears 32 LDT 12 0 223 6-3 Oregon St. 3/4/1918 9 11 Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1941
72 Walt Stickel 28 12 0 247 6-3 Tulsa,Pennsylvania 3/31/1922 4 1 Chicago Bears / 21st / 215th pick / 1945
45 Joe Sutton 26 9 0 180 5-11 Temple 4/26/1924 1 2
11 Tommy Thompson 34 QB 12 12 192 6-1 Tulsa 8/15/1916 10 7
15 Steve Van Buren 30 LH 10 0 200 6-0 LSU 12/28/1920 6 6 Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 5th pick / 1944
44 Norm Willey 23 12 0 224 6-2 Marshall 8/22/1927 Rook 2 Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 170th pick / 1950
70 Al Wistert* 30 RDT 11 0 214 6-1 Michigan 12/28/1920 7 16 Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 5th / 32nd pick / 1943
53 Alex Wojciechowicz 35 7 0 217 5-11 Fordham 8/12/1915 12 6 Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1938
41 Frank Ziegler 27 RH 12 0 175 5-11 Georgia Tech 10/1/1923 1 6 Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 29th pick / 1949
Team Total 28.3 12 206.8 6-0.6 4.0