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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.
Coached by Greasy Neale (6-6-0)
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1950 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 | 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 | |
| LT | Vic Sears | 32 | 9 | 0 | 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 |
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| C | Chuck Bednarik*+ | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 1st pick / 1949 |
| RG | Bucko Kilroy | 29 | 7 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RT | Al Wistert* | 30 | 7 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 5th / 32nd pick / 1943 |
| RE | Pete Pihos* | 27 | 3 | 0 | 38 catches for 447 yards, 6 td | 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 | ||
| LLB | Alex Wojciechowicz | 35 | 12 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1938 |
| MLB | Chuck Bednarik*+ | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 1st pick / 1949 |
| RLB | Mario Giannelli | 30 | 2 | 0 | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 20th / 201st pick / 1945 |
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| LDH | Russ Craft | 31 | 4 | 0 | 7 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | 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 |
| S | Frank Reagan | 31 | 9 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | 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 |
| PR | Russ Craft | 31 | 4 | 0 | 19 punt returns for a 5.9 average and 0 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 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Neill Armstrong | 24 | E-DB | 12 | 0 | 189 | 6-2 | Oklahoma State | 3/9/1926 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 8th pick / 1947 |
| 74 | Walt Barnes* | 32 | G | 12 | 0 | 238 | 6-1 | LSU | 1/26/1918 | 2 | |
| 60 | Chuck Bednarik*+ | 25 | LB-C | 12 | 0 | 233 | 6-3 | Pennsylvania | 5/1/1925 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 1st pick / 1949 |
| 21 | Bill Boedeker | 26 | HB | 1 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | DePaul | 3/7/1924 | 4 | |
| 33 | Russ Craft | 31 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 178 | 5-9 | Alabama | 10/15/1919 | 4 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 15th / 132nd pick / 1943 |
| 83 | Jack Ferrante | 34 | E-DE | 12 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | none | 3/9/1916 | 9 | |
| 64 | Mario Giannelli | 30 | MG-G | 12 | 0 | 265 | 6-0 | Boston College | 12/24/1920 | 2 | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 20th / 201st pick / 1945 |
| 89 | John Green* | 29 | DE-E | 12 | 0 | 192 | 6-1 | Tulsa | 10/14/1921 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 16th / 162nd pick / 1944 |
| 85 | Billy Hix | 21 | E | 11 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Arkansas | 1/18/1929 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 183rd pick / 1950 |
| 78 | Mike Jarmoluk | 28 | DT-T-MG | 12 | 0 | 232 | 6-5 | Temple | 10/22/1922 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 62nd pick / 1945 |
| 76 | Bucko Kilroy | 29 | G-MG-T-DT | 12 | 0 | 243 | 6-2 | Notre Dame,Temple | 5/30/1921 | 7 | |
| 21 | Toy Ledbetter | 23 | HB | 10 | 0 | 198 | 5-10 | Oklahoma State | 10/30/1927 | Rook | |
| 52 | Vic Lindskog | 36 | C | 12 | 0 | 203 | 6-1 | Stanford | 12/3/1914 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 13th pick / 1942 |
| 88 | Jay MacDowell | 31 | T-DE | 12 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | Washington | 9/14/1919 | 4 | Cleveland Rams / 3rd / 19th pick / 1941 |
| 39 | Bill Mackrides | 25 | QB | 8 | 0 | 182 | 5-11 | Nevada-Reno | 7/8/1925 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 19th pick / 1947 |
| 67 | John Magee | 27 | G | 12 | 0 | 220 | 5-10 | La-Lafayette,Rice | 7/21/1923 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 22nd / 228th pick / 1945 |
| 61 | Duke Maronic | 29 | G | 12 | 0 | 209 | 5-9 | none | 7/13/1921 | 6 | |
| 49 | Pat McHugh | 31 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 166 | 5-11 | Georgia Tech | 12/21/1919 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 108th pick / 1946 |
| 36 | Joe Muha | 29 | FB-LB | 11 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | VMI | 4/28/1921 | 4 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1943 |
| 32 | Jack Myers | 26 | FB-QB-LB | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | UCLA | 10/8/1924 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 33rd pick / 1948 |
| 43 | Jim Parmer | 24 | FB-HB | 10 | 0 | 193 | 6-0 | Oklahoma State,Texas A&M | 4/25/1926 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 25th / 234th pick / 1948 |
| 65 | Cliff Patton | 27 | G-LB | 12 | 0 | 243 | 6-2 | TCU | 7/29/1923 | 4 | |
| 35 | Pete Pihos* | 27 | E-DE | 12 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Indiana | 10/22/1923 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 41st pick / 1945 |
| 40 | Frank Reagan | 31 | B | 12 | 0 | 182 | 5-11 | Pennsylvania | 7/28/1919 | 9 | New York Giants / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1941 |
| 31 | Dan Sandifer | 23 | DB-HB | 5 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | LSU | 3/1/1927 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 28th pick / 1948 |
| 27 | Clyde Scott | 26 | HB-DB | 1 | 0 | 174 | 6-0 | Arkansas,Navy | 8/29/1924 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 8th pick / 1948 |
| 79 | Vic Sears | 32 | T-DT | 12 | 0 | 223 | 6-3 | Oregon State | 3/4/1918 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1941 |
| 75 | Walt Stickel | 28 | T-DT | 12 | 0 | 247 | 6-3 | Pennsylvania,Tulsa | 3/31/1922 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 21st / 215th pick / 1945 |
| 45 | Joe Sutton | 26 | DB-HB | 9 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Temple | 4/26/1924 | 1 | |
| 11 | Tommy Thompson | 34 | QB | 12 | 12 | 192 | 6-1 | Tulsa | 8/15/1916 | 10 | |
| 15 | Steve Van Buren | 30 | HB | 10 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | LSU | 12/28/1920 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 5th pick / 1944 |
| 44 | Norm Willey | 23 | DE-G-E | 12 | 0 | 224 | 6-2 | Marshall | 8/22/1927 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 170th pick / 1950 |
| 70 | Al Wistert* | 30 | T-G-DT | 11 | 0 | 214 | 6-1 | Michigan | 12/28/1920 | 7 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 5th / 32nd pick / 1943 |
| 53 | Alex Wojciechowicz | 35 | C-LB-E | 7 | 0 | 217 | 5-11 | Fordham | 8/12/1915 | 12 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1938 |
| 41 | Frank Ziegler | 27 | HB-DB | 12 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Georgia Tech | 10/1/1923 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 29th pick / 1949 |
| Team Total | 28.3 | 12 | 206.8 | 6-0.6 | 4.0 |