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1953 Philadelphia Eagles
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Record: 7-4-1, Finished 2nd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 352 points (29.3/g), 3rd of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 215 points (17.9/g), 3rd.
Differential of 137 points (11.4/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 9.2-2.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.4/g), 9th.
Coached by Jim Trimble (7-4-1)
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1953 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 | Bobby Thomason* | 25 | 4 | 8 | 162 for 304, 2,462 yards, 21 td, 20 int, & 9 rushes for 23 yards and 1 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 7th pick / 1949 |
| QB | Adrian Burk | 26 | 3 | 4 | 56 for 119, 788 yards, 4 td, 9 int, & 8 rushes for 54 yards and 3 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1950 |
| FB | Al Pollard | 25 | 2 | 0 | 23 rushes for 44 yards, 0 td, & 7 catches for 33 yards and 0 td | New York Yanks / 21st / 251st pick / 1951 |
| LH | Toy Ledbetter | 26 | 3 | 0 | 41 rushes for 120 yards, 1 td, & 13 catches for 137 yards and 2 td | |
| LH | Don Johnson | 22 | Rook | 0 | 83 rushes for 439 yards, 5 td, & 12 catches for 227 yards and 2 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 34th pick / 1953 |
| RH | Frank Ziegler | 30 | 4 | 0 | 83 rushes for 320 yards, 5 td, & 15 catches for 211 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 29th pick / 1949 |
| LE | Bobby Walston | 25 | 2 | 0 | 41 catches for 750 yards, 5 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 166th pick / 1951 |
| LT | Frank Wydo | 29 | 6 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 29th pick / 1947 |
| LG | Maury Nipp | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 101st pick / 1952 |
| C | Ken Farragut* | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 68th pick / 1951 |
| RG | John Magee | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 22nd / 228th pick / 1945 |
| RT | Lum Snyder* | 23 | 1 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 29th pick / 1952 |
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| RE | Pete Pihos*+ | 30 | 6 | 0 | 63 catches for 1,049 yards, 10 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 41st pick / 1945 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Tom Scott | 23 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 60th pick / 1953 |
| LDT | Vic Sears | 35 | 12 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1941 |
| MG | Bucko Kilroy* | 32 | 10 | 0 | ||
| RDT | Mike Jarmoluk | 31 | 7 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 7th / 62nd pick / 1945 |
| RDE | Norm Willey | 26 | 3 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 170th pick / 1950 |
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| LLB | Chuck Bednarik*+ | 28 | 4 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 1st pick / 1949 |
| RLB | Wayne Robinson | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 89th pick / 1952 |
| LDH | Russ Craft | 34 | 7 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 15th / 132nd pick / 1943 |
| RDH | Tom Brookshier | 22 | Rook | 0 | 8 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 117th pick / 1953 |
| LS | Bob Hudson | 23 | 2 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 12th / 146th pick / 1951 |
| RS | Bob Stringer | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 161st pick / 1952 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Bobby Walston | 25 | 2 | 0 | 4 of 13 field goals & 45 of 48 extra points | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 166th pick / 1951 |
| P | Adrian Burk | 26 | 3 | 4 | 41 punts for a 43.0 average, 0 blocked | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1950 |
| PR | Al Pollard | 25 | 2 | 0 | 20 punt returns for a 5.3 average and 0 td | New York Yanks / 21st / 251st pick / 1951 |
| KR | Jerry Williams | 30 | 4 | 0 | 14 kick returns for a 24.5 average and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 63rd pick / 1949 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Chuck Bednarik*+ | 28 | LB-C | 12 | 0 | 233 | 6-3 | Pennsylvania | 5/1/1925 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 1st pick / 1949 |
| 36 | John Brewer | 25 | FB | 6 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Louisville | 8/26/1928 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 28th / 329th pick / 1952 |
| 45 | Tom Brookshier | 22 | DB | 11 | 0 | 196 | 6-0 | Colorado | 12/16/1931 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 117th pick / 1953 |
| 10 | Adrian Burk | 26 | QB | 10 | 4 | 190 | 6-2 | Baylor | 12/14/1927 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1950 |
| 33 | Russ Craft | 34 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 178 | 5-9 | Alabama | 10/15/1919 | 7 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 15th / 132nd pick / 1943 |
| 53 | Ken Farragut* | 25 | C-LB | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Mississippi | 12/23/1928 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 68th pick / 1951 |
| 14 | Bob Gambold | 24 | QB | 3 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | Washington State | 2/5/1929 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 24th / 307th pick / 1950 |
| 27 | Hal Giancanelli | 24 | HB | 12 | 0 | 182 | 5-10 | Loyola Marymount | 5/21/1929 | Rook | |
| 88 | Bob Hudson | 23 | DB-LB-E | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Clemson | 4/5/1930 | 2 | New York Giants / 12th / 146th pick / 1951 |
| 81 | Willie Irvin | 23 | DE-E | 3 | 0 | 203 | 6-3 | Florida A&M | 1/3/1930 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 15th / 178th pick / 1953 |
| 78 | Mike Jarmoluk | 31 | DT-T-MG | 12 | 0 | 232 | 6-5 | Temple | 10/22/1922 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 62nd pick / 1945 |
| 40 | Don Johnson | 22 | HB | 12 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | California | 10/31/1931 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 34th pick / 1953 |
| 76 | Bucko Kilroy* | 32 | G-MG-T-DT | 12 | 0 | 243 | 6-2 | Notre Dame,Temple | 5/30/1921 | 10 | |
| 25 | Toy Ledbetter | 26 | HB | 10 | 0 | 198 | 5-10 | Oklahoma State | 10/30/1927 | 3 | |
| 67 | John Magee | 30 | G | 12 | 0 | 220 | 5-10 | La-Lafayette,Rice | 7/21/1923 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 22nd / 228th pick / 1945 |
| 61 | John Michels | 22 | G | 11 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 2/15/1931 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 25th / 297th pick / 1953 |
| 72 | George Mrkonic | 24 | T-DT | 10 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Kansas | 12/17/1929 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 45th pick / 1953 |
| 68 | Maury Nipp | 23 | G | 12 | 0 | 219 | 6-0 | Loyola Marymount | 3/21/1930 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 101st pick / 1952 |
| 43 | Jim Parmer | 27 | FB-HB | 12 | 0 | 193 | 6-0 | Oklahoma State,Texas A&M | 4/25/1926 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 25th / 234th pick / 1948 |
| 35 | Pete Pihos*+ | 30 | E-DE | 12 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Indiana | 10/22/1923 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 41st pick / 1945 |
| 21 | Al Pollard | 25 | HB-FB | 12 | 0 | 196 | 6-0 | Army,Loyola Marymount | 9/7/1928 | 2 | New York Yanks / 21st / 251st pick / 1951 |
| 65 | Jess Richardson | 23 | DT | 12 | 0 | 261 | 6-2 | Alabama | 8/18/1930 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 92nd pick / 1953 |
| 52 | Wayne Robinson | 23 | LB-C | 11 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 1/14/1930 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 89th pick / 1952 |
| 85 | Bob Schnelker | 25 | E | 8 | 0 | 214 | 6-3 | Bowling Green | 10/17/1928 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 29th / 377th pick / 1950 |
| 82 | Tom Scott | 23 | DE-LB | 12 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | Virginia | 9/3/1930 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 60th pick / 1953 |
| 79 | Vic Sears | 35 | T-DT | 12 | 0 | 223 | 6-3 | Oregon State | 3/4/1918 | 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 33rd pick / 1941 |
| 73 | Lum Snyder* | 23 | T | 12 | 0 | 228 | 6-5 | Georgia Tech | 8/12/1930 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 29th pick / 1952 |
| 44 | Bob Stringer | 24 | LB-FB | 12 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | Tulsa | 10/8/1929 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 161st pick / 1952 |
| 11 | Bobby Thomason* | 25 | QB | 12 | 8 | 196 | 6-1 | VMI | 3/26/1928 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 7th pick / 1949 |
| 31 | Ebert Van Buren | 29 | DB-LB-FB-HB | 12 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | LSU | 12/6/1924 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 7th pick / 1951 |
| 83 | Bobby Walston | 25 | E-HB-K | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Georgia | 10/17/1928 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 166th pick / 1951 |
| 86 | Norm Willey | 26 | DE-G-E | 12 | 0 | 224 | 6-2 | Marshall | 8/22/1927 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 170th pick / 1950 |
| 49 | Jerry Williams | 30 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | Idaho,Washington State | 11/1/1923 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 63rd pick / 1949 |
| 75 | Frank Wydo | 29 | T-DT | 12 | 12 | 225 | 6-4 | Cornell,Duquesne | 6/15/1924 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 29th pick / 1947 |
| 41 | Frank Ziegler | 30 | HB-DB | 12 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Georgia Tech | 10/1/1923 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 29th pick / 1949 |
| Team Total | 26.2 | 12 | 210.7 | 6-1.4 | 2.8 |