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1955 Philadelphia Eagles
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Record: 4-7-1, Finished 4th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 248 points (20.7/g), 6th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 231 points (19.2/g), 4th.
Differential of 17 points (1.4/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 6.5-5.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -9 (-0.8/g), 10th.
Coached by Jim Trimble (4-7-1)
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1955 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 | Adrian Burk* | 28 | 5 | 9 | 110 for 228, 1,359 yards, 9 td, 17 int, & 36 rushes for 132 yards and 2 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1950 |
| QB | Bobby Thomason* | 27 | 6 | 3 | 88 for 171, 1,337 yards, 10 td, 7 int, & 17 rushes for 29 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 7th pick / 1949 |
| FB | Dick Bielski | 23 | Rook | 0 | 28 rushes for 67 yards, 1 td, & 8 catches for 48 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 9th pick / 1955 |
| LH | Toy Ledbetter | 28 | 5 | 0 | 21 rushes for 48 yards, 0 td, & 7 catches for 88 yards and 1 td | |
| LH | Hal Giancanelli | 26 | 2 | 0 | 97 rushes for 385 yards, 2 td, & 25 catches for 379 yards and 1 td | |
| RH | Ted Wegert | 23 | Rook | 0 | 26 rushes for 120 yards, 2 td, & 3 catches for 17 yards and 0 td | |
| RH | Jerry Norton | 24 | 1 | 0 | 36 rushes for 144 yards, 1 td, & 11 catches for 125 yards and 1 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 81st pick / 1954 |
| LE | Bill Stribling | 28 | 4 | 0 | 38 catches for 568 yards, 6 td | New York Giants / 21st / 267th pick / 1950 |
| LT | Jim Weatherall* | 26 | Rook | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 17th pick / 1952 |
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| LT | Frank Wydo | 31 | 8 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 29th pick / 1947 |
| LG | Buck Lansford | 22 | Rook | 12 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1955 |
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| C | Bob Kelley | 25 | Rook | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 25th / 293rd pick / 1952 |
| RG | Tom Higgins | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 6th / 70th pick / 1953 |
| RT | Lum Snyder | 25 | 3 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 29th pick / 1952 |
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| RE | Pete Pihos*+ | 32 | 8 | 0 | 62 catches for 864 yards, 7 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 41st pick / 1945 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Tom Scott | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 60th pick / 1953 |
| LDT | Jess Richardson | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 92nd pick / 1953 |
| MG | Mike Jarmoluk | 33 | 9 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 7th / 62nd pick / 1945 |
| RDT | Frank Wydo | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 29th pick / 1947 |
| RDE | Norm Willey* | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 170th pick / 1950 |
| LLB | Chuck Bednarik | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 1st pick / 1949 |
| RLB | Wayne Robinson* | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 89th pick / 1952 |
| RCB | Jerry Norton | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 81st pick / 1954 |
| LDH | Eddie Bell | 24 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 56th pick / 1953 |
| RDH | Bibbles Bawel | 25 | 3 | 0 | 9 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LS | Bob Hudson | 25 | 4 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 5 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 12th / 146th pick / 1951 |
| RS | Harry Dowda | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 19th / 168th pick / 1947 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Dick Bielski | 23 | Rook | 0 | 9 of 23 field goals & 23 of 24 extra points | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 9th pick / 1955 |
| P | Adrian Burk* | 28 | 5 | 9 | 61 punts for a 42.9 average, 0 blocked | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1950 |
| PR | Jerry Norton | 24 | 1 | 0 | 20 punt returns for a 1.6 average and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 81st pick / 1954 |
| KR | Hal Giancanelli | 26 | 2 | 0 | 11 kick returns for a 24.3 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Roy Barni | 28 | DB | 4 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | San Francisco | 2/15/1927 | 3 | |
| 20 | Bibbles Bawel | 25 | DB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Evansville | 11/21/1930 | 3 | |
| 60 | Chuck Bednarik | 30 | LB-C | 12 | 0 | 233 | 6-3 | Pennsylvania | 5/1/1925 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 1st pick / 1949 |
| 81 | Eddie Bell | 24 | DB-LB | 12 | 0 | 212 | 6-1 | Pennsylvania | 3/25/1931 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 56th pick / 1953 |
| 36 | Dick Bielski | 23 | E-FB | 12 | 0 | 224 | 6-1 | Maryland | 9/7/1932 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 9th pick / 1955 |
| 10 | Adrian Burk* | 28 | QB | 12 | 9 | 190 | 6-2 | Baylor | 12/14/1927 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1950 |
| 64 | Russ Carroccio | 24 | G-T-DT-DG | 7 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Virginia | 4/28/1931 | 1 | |
| 44 | Harry Dowda | 33 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Wake Forest | 12/29/1922 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 19th / 168th pick / 1947 |
| 27 | Hal Giancanelli | 26 | HB | 12 | 0 | 182 | 5-10 | Loyola Marymount | 5/21/1929 | 2 | |
| 22 | Ralph Goldston | 26 | HB-DB | 10 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Indiana,Youngstown State | 2/25/1929 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 125th pick / 1952 |
| 38 | Rob Goode | 28 | B | 8 | 0 | 222 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 6/5/1927 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 8th pick / 1949 |
| 71 | Tom Higgins | 25 | T-G-DT | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 2/26/1930 | 2 | Chicago Cardinals / 6th / 70th pick / 1953 |
| 42 | Bob Hudson | 25 | DB-LB-E | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Clemson | 4/5/1930 | 4 | New York Giants / 12th / 146th pick / 1951 |
| 63 | Ken Huxhold | 26 | G | 12 | 0 | 226 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 8/10/1929 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 27th / 319th pick / 1951 |
| 78 | Mike Jarmoluk | 33 | DT-T-MG | 12 | 0 | 232 | 6-5 | Temple | 10/22/1922 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 62nd pick / 1945 |
| 40 | Don Johnson | 24 | HB | 2 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | California | 10/31/1931 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 34th pick / 1953 |
| 50 | Bob Kelley | 25 | C | 12 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | West Texas A&M | 5/8/1930 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 25th / 293rd pick / 1952 |
| 76 | Bucko Kilroy | 34 | G-MG-T-DT | 1 | 0 | 243 | 6-2 | Notre Dame,Temple | 5/30/1921 | 12 | |
| 79 | Buck Lansford | 22 | G-T | 12 | 12 | 232 | 6-2 | Texas | 11/4/1933 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1955 |
| 25 | Toy Ledbetter | 28 | HB | 8 | 0 | 198 | 5-10 | Oklahoma State | 10/30/1927 | 5 | |
| 67 | John Magee | 32 | G | 7 | 0 | 220 | 5-10 | La-Lafayette,Rice | 7/21/1923 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 22nd / 228th pick / 1945 |
| 41 | Jerry Norton | 24 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | SMU | 5/16/1931 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 81st pick / 1954 |
| 43 | Jim Parmer | 29 | FB-HB | 12 | 0 | 193 | 6-0 | Oklahoma State,Texas A&M | 4/25/1926 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 25th / 234th pick / 1948 |
| 35 | Pete Pihos*+ | 32 | E-DE | 12 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Indiana | 10/22/1923 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 41st pick / 1945 |
| 71 | Jim Ricca | 28 | MG-T-G-DT | 6 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Georgetown (DC) | 10/8/1927 | 4 | |
| 72 | Jess Richardson | 25 | DT | 12 | 0 | 261 | 6-2 | Alabama | 8/18/1930 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 92nd pick / 1953 |
| 52 | Wayne Robinson* | 25 | LB-C | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 1/14/1930 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 89th pick / 1952 |
| 82 | Tom Scott | 25 | DE-LB | 12 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | Virginia | 9/3/1930 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 60th pick / 1953 |
| 66 | Ed Sharkey | 28 | LB-G-T-DG | 7 | 0 | 229 | 6-3 | Duke,Nevada-Reno | 7/6/1927 | 8 | |
| 73 | Lum Snyder | 25 | T | 12 | 0 | 228 | 6-5 | Georgia Tech | 8/12/1930 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 29th pick / 1952 |
| 80 | Bill Stribling | 28 | E | 12 | 0 | 206 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 11/5/1927 | 4 | New York Giants / 21st / 267th pick / 1950 |
| 24 | George Taliaferro | 28 | HB-TB-QB-DB | 3 | 0 | 196 | 5-11 | Indiana | 1/8/1927 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 13th / 129th pick / 1949 |
| 11 | Bobby Thomason* | 27 | QB | 10 | 3 | 196 | 6-1 | VMI | 3/26/1928 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 7th pick / 1949 |
| 83 | Bobby Walston | 27 | E-HB-K | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Georgia | 10/17/1928 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 166th pick / 1951 |
| 77 | Jim Weatherall* | 26 | DT-T | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 10/26/1929 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 17th pick / 1952 |
| 46 | Ted Wegert | 23 | HB | 7 | 0 | 202 | 5-11 | none | 4/17/1932 | Rook | |
| 86 | Norm Willey* | 28 | DE-G-E | 12 | 0 | 224 | 6-2 | Marshall | 8/22/1927 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 170th pick / 1950 |
| 75 | Frank Wydo | 31 | T-DT | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Cornell,Duquesne | 6/15/1924 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 29th pick / 1947 |
| Team Total | 27.1 | 12 | 215.7 | 6-1.4 | 3.9 |