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1954 Philadelphia Eagles
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Record: 7-4-1, Finished 2nd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 284 points (23.7/g), 7th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 230 points (19.2/g), 4th.
Differential of 54 points (4.5/g), 5th.
Expected W-L: 7.5-4.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.2/g), 7th.
Coached by Jim Trimble (7-4-1)
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1954 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 | Adrian Burk* | 27 | 4 | 8 | 123 for 231, 1,740 yards, 23 td, 17 int, & 15 rushes for 18 yards and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1950 |
| QB | Bobby Thomason | 26 | 5 | 4 | 83 for 170, 1,242 yards, 10 td, 13 int, & 10 rushes for 45 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 7th pick / 1949 |
| FB | Jim Parmer | 28 | 6 | 0 | 119 rushes for 408 yards, 0 td, & 12 catches for 40 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 25th / 234th pick / 1948 |
| FB | Neil Worden | 23 | Rook | 0 | 58 rushes for 128 yards, 1 td, & 7 catches for 63 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 9th pick / 1954 |
| LH | Jerry Williams | 31 | 5 | 0 | 47 rushes for 183 yards, 1 td, & 44 catches for 668 yards and 3 td | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 63rd pick / 1949 |
| RH | Hal Giancanelli | 25 | 1 | 0 | 33 rushes for 47 yards, 0 td, & 14 catches for 195 yards and 4 td | |
| LE | Bobby Walston | 26 | 3 | 0 | 31 catches for 581 yards, 11 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 166th pick / 1951 |
| LT | Frank Wydo | 30 | 7 | 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 29th pick / 1947 |
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| LG | Ken Huxhold | 25 | Rook | 6 | Chicago Cardinals / 27th / 319th pick / 1951 |
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| C | Ken Farragut | 26 | 3 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 68th pick / 1951 |
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| RG | John Magee | 31 | 6 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 22nd / 228th pick / 1945 |
| RT | Lum Snyder* | 24 | 2 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 29th pick / 1952 |
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| RE | Pete Pihos*+ | 31 | 7 | 0 | 60 catches for 872 yards, 10 td, & 1 rush for -1 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 41st pick / 1945 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Tom Scott | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 60th pick / 1953 |
| LDT | Jess Richardson | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 92nd pick / 1953 |
| MG | Bucko Kilroy* | 33 | 11 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | |
| RDT | Mike Jarmoluk | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 7th / 62nd pick / 1945 |
| RDE | Norm Willey*+ | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 170th pick / 1950 |
| LLB | Chuck Bednarik*+ | 29 | 5 | 0 | 1 interception, 4 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 1st pick / 1949 |
| RLB | Wayne Robinson* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 89th pick / 1952 |
| LDH | Jerry Norton | 23 | Rook | 0 | 5 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 81st pick / 1954 |
| RDH | Harry Dowda | 32 | 5 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 19th / 168th pick / 1947 |
| LS | Bob Hudson | 24 | 3 | 0 | 8 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 12th / 146th pick / 1951 |
| RS | Roy Barni | 27 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Bobby Walston | 26 | 3 | 0 | 4 of 10 field goals & 36 of 39 extra points | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 166th pick / 1951 |
| P | Adrian Burk* | 27 | 4 | 8 | 73 punts for a 40.0 average, 0 blocked | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1950 |
| PR | Jerry Williams | 31 | 5 | 0 | 23 punt returns for a 6.7 average and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 63rd pick / 1949 |
| KR | Hal Giancanelli | 25 | 1 | 0 | 17 kick returns for a 22.8 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Roy Barni | 27 | DB | 10 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | San Francisco | 2/15/1927 | 2 | |
| 60 | Chuck Bednarik*+ | 29 | LB-C | 12 | 0 | 233 | 6-3 | Pennsylvania | 5/1/1925 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 1st pick / 1949 |
| 10 | Adrian Burk* | 27 | QB | 12 | 8 | 190 | 6-2 | Baylor | 12/14/1927 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1950 |
| 77 | Gus Cifelli | 28 | T | 7 | 0 | 244 | 6-4 | Nevada-Reno,Notre Dame | 2/3/1926 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 19th / 239th pick / 1950 |
| 44 | Harry Dowda | 32 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Wake Forest | 12/29/1922 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 19th / 168th pick / 1947 |
| 53 | Ken Farragut | 26 | C-LB | 8 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Mississippi | 12/23/1928 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 68th pick / 1951 |
| 27 | Hal Giancanelli | 25 | HB | 10 | 0 | 182 | 5-10 | Loyola Marymount | 5/21/1929 | 1 | |
| 22 | Ralph Goldston | 25 | HB-DB | 8 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Indiana,Youngstown State | 2/25/1929 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 125th pick / 1952 |
| 71 | Tom Higgins | 24 | T-G-DT | 5 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 2/26/1930 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 6th / 70th pick / 1953 |
| 42 | Bob Hudson | 24 | DB-LB-E | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Clemson | 4/5/1930 | 3 | New York Giants / 12th / 146th pick / 1951 |
| 63 | Ken Huxhold | 25 | G | 11 | 6 | 226 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 8/10/1929 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 27th / 319th pick / 1951 |
| 78 | Mike Jarmoluk | 32 | DT-T-MG | 12 | 0 | 232 | 6-5 | Temple | 10/22/1922 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 62nd pick / 1945 |
| 40 | Don Johnson | 23 | HB | 6 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | California | 10/31/1931 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 34th pick / 1953 |
| 76 | Bucko Kilroy* | 33 | G-MG-T-DT | 12 | 0 | 243 | 6-2 | Notre Dame,Temple | 5/30/1921 | 11 | |
| 25 | Toy Ledbetter | 27 | HB | 12 | 0 | 198 | 5-10 | Oklahoma State | 10/30/1927 | 4 | |
| 89 | Don Luft | 24 | E | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-5 | Indiana | 2/14/1930 | Rook | |
| 67 | John Magee | 31 | G | 12 | 0 | 220 | 5-10 | La-Lafayette,Rice | 7/21/1923 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 22nd / 228th pick / 1945 |
| 64 | Menil Mavraides | 23 | G | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 11/17/1931 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 45th pick / 1954 |
| 46 | Don Miller | 22 | HB | 2 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | SMU | 5/24/1932 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 84th pick / 1954 |
| 24 | Dom Moselle | 28 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | Wisconsin-Superior | 6/23/1926 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 23rd / 299th pick / 1950 |
| 41 | Jerry Norton | 23 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | SMU | 5/16/1931 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 81st pick / 1954 |
| 43 | Jim Parmer | 28 | FB-HB | 10 | 0 | 193 | 6-0 | Oklahoma State,Texas A&M | 4/25/1926 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 25th / 234th pick / 1948 |
| 35 | Pete Pihos*+ | 31 | E-DE | 12 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Indiana | 10/22/1923 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 41st pick / 1945 |
| 72 | Jess Richardson | 24 | DT | 12 | 0 | 261 | 6-2 | Alabama | 8/18/1930 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 92nd pick / 1953 |
| 52 | Wayne Robinson* | 24 | LB-C | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 1/14/1930 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 89th pick / 1952 |
| 23 | Bill Roffler | 24 | DB | 3 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Washington State | 9/16/1930 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 116th pick / 1952 |
| 82 | Tom Scott | 24 | DE-LB | 12 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | Virginia | 9/3/1930 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 60th pick / 1953 |
| 66 | Ed Sharkey | 27 | LB-G-T-DG | 12 | 0 | 229 | 6-3 | Duke,Nevada-Reno | 7/6/1927 | 7 | |
| 73 | Lum Snyder* | 24 | T | 12 | 0 | 228 | 6-5 | Georgia Tech | 8/12/1930 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 29th pick / 1952 |
| 20 | Don Stevens | 26 | HB | 4 | 0 | 176 | 5-9 | Illinois | 5/25/1928 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 30th / 353rd pick / 1952 |
| 11 | Bobby Thomason | 26 | QB | 10 | 4 | 196 | 6-1 | VMI | 3/26/1928 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 7th pick / 1949 |
| 83 | Bobby Walston | 26 | E-HB-K | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Georgia | 10/17/1928 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 166th pick / 1951 |
| 86 | Norm Willey*+ | 27 | DE-G-E | 12 | 0 | 224 | 6-2 | Marshall | 8/22/1927 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 170th pick / 1950 |
| 49 | Jerry Williams | 31 | DB-HB | 11 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | Idaho,Washington State | 11/1/1923 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 63rd pick / 1949 |
| 32 | Neil Worden | 23 | FB | 12 | 0 | 198 | 5-10 | Notre Dame | 7/1/1931 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 9th pick / 1954 |
| 75 | Frank Wydo | 30 | T-DT | 12 | 12 | 225 | 6-4 | Cornell,Duquesne | 6/15/1924 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 29th pick / 1947 |
| Team Total | 26.5 | 12 | 211.4 | 6-1.2 | 3.2 |