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1952 Philadelphia Eagles
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Record: 7-5-0, Finished 2nd in NFL American Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 252 points (21.0/g), 7th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 271 points (22.6/g), 7th.
Differential of -19 points (-1.6/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 5.5-6.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.2/g), 7th.
Simple Rating System: Total -2.4, Offense: -1.3, Defense: -1.1, SoS: -0.8, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Jim Trimble (7-5-0)
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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 | Bobby Thomason | 24 | 3 | 9 | 95 for 212, 1,334 yards, 8 td, 9 int, & 17 rushes for 88 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 7th pick / 1949 |
| QB | Adrian Burk | 25 | 2 | 3 | 37 for 82, 561 yards, 4 td, 5 int, & 7 rushes for 28 yards and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1950 |
| FB | John Huzvar | 23 | Rook | 0 | 105 rushes for 349 yards, 2 td, & 13 catches for 37 yards and 0 td | |
| FB | John Brewer | 24 | Rook | 0 | 50 rushes for 188 yards, 2 td, & 5 catches for 19 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 28th / 329th pick / 1952 |
| LH | Ralph Goldston | 23 | Rook | 0 | 65 rushes for 210 yards, 3 td, & 2 catches for 12 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 125th pick / 1952 |
| LH | Al Pollard | 24 | 1 | 0 | 55 rushes for 186 yards, 1 td, & 8 catches for 59 yards and 0 td | New York Yanks / 21st / 251st pick / 1951 |
| RH | Don Stevens | 24 | Rook | 0 | 33 rushes for 95 yards, 0 td, & 13 catches for 174 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 30th / 353rd pick / 1952 |
| LE | Bobby Walston | 24 | 1 | 0 | 26 catches for 469 yards, 3 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 166th pick / 1951 |
| LT | Frank Wydo | 28 | 5 | 12 | 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 29th pick / 1947 |
| LG | Maury Nipp | 22 | Rook | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 101st pick / 1952 | |
| C | Ken Farragut | 24 | 1 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 68th pick / 1951 | |
| RG | John Magee | 29 | 4 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 22nd / 228th pick / 1945 |
| RT | Lum Snyder | 22 | Rook | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 29th pick / 1952 |
| RE | Bud Grant | 25 | 1 | 0 | 56 catches for 997 yards, 7 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 14th pick / 1950 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jack Zilly | 31 | 5 | 0 | Cleveland Rams / 4th / 32nd pick / 1945 | |
| LDE | Norm Willey | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 170th pick / 1950 |
| LDT | Vic Sears | 34 | 11 | 0 | 1 interception, 4 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1941 |
| MG | Bucko Kilroy* | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RDT | Mike Jarmoluk | 30 | 6 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 7th / 62nd pick / 1945 |
| RDE | Pete Pihos*+ | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 41st pick / 1945 |
| LLB | Chuck Bednarik*+ | 27 | 3 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 1st pick / 1949 |
| RLB | Wayne Robinson | 22 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 89th pick / 1952 |
| LDH | Russ Craft* | 33 | 6 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 15th / 132nd pick / 1943 |
| RDH | Joe Sutton | 28 | 3 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LS | Ebert Van Buren | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 7th pick / 1951 |
| RS | Bibbles Bawel | 22 | Rook | 0 | 8 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Bobby Walston | 24 | 1 | 0 | 11 of 20 field goals & 31 of 31 extra points | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 166th pick / 1951 |
| P | Adrian Burk | 25 | 2 | 3 | 83 punts for a 40.2 average, 2 blocked | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1950 |
| PR | Bibbles Bawel | 22 | Rook | 0 | 34 punt returns for a 7.7 average and 1 td | |
| KR | Al Pollard | 24 | 1 | 0 | 21 kick returns for a 25.1 average and 0 td | New York Yanks / 21st / 251st pick / 1951 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | Bibbles Bawel | 22 | DB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Evansville | 11/21/1930 | Rook | |
| 60 | Chuck Bednarik*+ | 27 | LB-C | 12 | 0 | 233 | 6-3 | Pennsylvania | 5/1/1925 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 1st pick / 1949 |
| 36 | John Brewer | 24 | FB | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Louisville | 8/26/1928 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 28th / 329th pick / 1952 |
| 10 | Adrian Burk | 25 | QB | 12 | 3 | 190 | 6-2 | Baylor | 12/14/1927 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1950 |
| 33 | Russ Craft* | 33 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 178 | 5-9 | Alabama | 10/15/1919 | 6 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 15th / 132nd pick / 1943 |
| 17 | Fred Enke | 28 | QB | 9 | 0 | 208 | 6-1 | Arizona | 12/15/1924 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 47th pick / 1948 |
| 53 | Ken Farragut | 24 | C-LB | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Mississippi | 12/23/1928 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 68th pick / 1951 |
| 27 | Neil Ferris | 25 | DB-HB | 8 | 0 | 181 | 5-11 | Loyola Marymount | 10/31/1927 | 1 | |
| 22 | Ralph Goldston | 23 | HB-DB | 9 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Indiana,Youngstown St. | 2/25/1929 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 125th pick / 1952 |
| 86 | Bud Grant | 25 | E-DE | 12 | 0 | 199 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 5/20/1927 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 14th pick / 1950 |
| 62 | Bill Horrell | 22 | G | 4 | 0 | 222 | 5-11 | Michigan St. | 3/15/1930 | Rook | |
| 38 | John Huzvar | 23 | FB | 12 | 0 | 247 | 6-4 | North Carolina St.,Pittsburgh | 8/6/1929 | Rook | |
| 78 | Mike Jarmoluk | 30 | DT-T-MG | 12 | 0 | 232 | 6-5 | Temple | 10/22/1922 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 62nd pick / 1945 |
| 76 | Bucko Kilroy* | 31 | G-MG-T-DT | 12 | 0 | 243 | 6-2 | Notre Dame,Temple | 5/30/1921 | 9 | |
| 67 | John Magee | 29 | G | 12 | 0 | 220 | 5-10 | Rice,La-Lafayette | 7/21/1923 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 22nd / 228th pick / 1945 |
| 68 | Maury Nipp | 22 | G | 10 | 0 | 219 | 6-0 | Loyola Marymount | 3/21/1930 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 101st pick / 1952 |
| 89 | Bob Oristaglio | 28 | DE-E | 4 | 0 | 214 | 6-2 | Pennsylvania | 4/6/1924 | 3 | |
| 43 | Jim Parmer | 26 | FB-HB | 6 | 0 | 193 | 6-0 | Texas A&M,Oklahoma St. | 4/25/1926 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 25th / 234th pick / 1948 |
| 35 | Pete Pihos*+ | 29 | E-DE | 12 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Indiana | 10/22/1923 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 41st pick / 1945 |
| 21 | Al Pollard | 24 | HB-FB | 12 | 0 | 196 | 6-0 | Loyola Marymount,Army | 9/7/1928 | 1 | New York Yanks / 21st / 251st pick / 1951 |
| 62 | Knox Ramsey | 26 | G | 3 | 0 | 216 | 6-1 | William & Mary | 2/13/1926 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 32nd pick / 1948 |
| 82 | Joe Restic | 25 | E | 3 | 0 | 180 | 6-2 | St. Francis (PA),Villanova | 7/21/1927 | Rook | |
| 52 | Wayne Robinson | 22 | LB-C | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 1/14/1930 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 89th pick / 1952 |
| 65 | Dan Rogas | 26 | G-DT-T | 10 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Tulane | 8/9/1926 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 74th pick / 1951 |
| 27 | Clyde Scott | 28 | HB-DB | 2 | 0 | 174 | 6-0 | Navy,Arkansas | 8/29/1924 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 8th pick / 1948 |
| 79 | Vic Sears | 34 | T-DT | 12 | 0 | 223 | 6-3 | Oregon St. | 3/4/1918 | 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1941 |
| 73 | Lum Snyder | 22 | T | 11 | 0 | 228 | 6-5 | Georgia Tech | 8/12/1930 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 29th pick / 1952 |
| 20 | Don Stevens | 24 | HB | 11 | 0 | 176 | 5-9 | Illinois | 5/25/1928 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 30th / 353rd pick / 1952 |
| 44 | Bob Stringer | 23 | LB-FB | 12 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | Tulsa | 10/8/1929 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 161st pick / 1952 |
| 45 | Joe Sutton | 28 | DB-HB | 10 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Temple | 4/26/1924 | 3 | |
| 11 | Bobby Thomason | 24 | QB | 12 | 9 | 196 | 6-1 | VMI | 3/26/1928 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 7th pick / 1949 |
| 69 | Joe Tyrrell | 23 | G | 2 | 0 | 215 | 5-11 | Temple | 4/6/1929 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 24th / 281st pick / 1952 |
| 31 | Ebert Van Buren | 28 | DB-LB-FB-HB | 12 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | LSU | 12/6/1924 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 7th pick / 1951 |
| 83 | Bobby Walston | 24 | E-HB-K | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Georgia | 10/17/1928 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 166th pick / 1951 |
| 63 | Norm Willey | 25 | DE-G-E | 12 | 0 | 224 | 6-2 | Marshall | 8/22/1927 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 170th pick / 1950 |
| 75 | Frank Wydo | 28 | T-DT | 12 | 12 | 225 | 6-4 | Duquesne,Cornell | 6/15/1924 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 29th pick / 1947 |
| 41 | Frank Ziegler | 29 | HB-DB | 11 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Georgia Tech | 10/1/1923 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 29th pick / 1949 |
| 88 | Jack Zilly | 31 | DE-E | 12 | 0 | 212 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 11/11/1921 | 5 | Cleveland Rams / 4th / 32nd pick / 1945 |
| Team Total | 26.1 | 12 | 208.2 | 6-1.2 | 2.4 |