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1958 Philadelphia Eagles
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Record: 2-9-1, Finished 5th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 235 points (19.6/g), 10th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 306 points (25.5/g), 9th.
Differential of -71 points (-5.9/g), 10th.
Expected W-L: 4.2-7.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -16 (-1.3/g), 11th.
Coached by Buck Shaw (2-9-1)
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1958 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 | Norm Van Brocklin* | 32 | 9 | 12 | 198 for 374, 2,409 yards, 15 td, 20 int, & 8 rushes for 5 yards and 1 td | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 37th pick / 1949 |
| FB | Clarence Peaks | 23 | 1 | 0 | 115 rushes for 386 yards, 3 td, & 29 catches for 248 yards and 2 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 7th pick / 1957 |
| LH | Billy Ray Barnes* | 23 | 1 | 0 | 156 rushes for 551 yards, 7 td, & 35 catches for 423 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 19th pick / 1957 |
| RH | Pete Retzlaff* | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 rush for -4 yards, 0 td, & 56 catches for 766 yards and 2 td | Detroit Lions / 22nd / 265th pick / 1953 |
| RH | Tommy McDonald* | 24 | 1 | 0 | 3 rushes for -4 yards, 0 td, & 29 catches for 603 yards and 9 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 31st pick / 1957 |
| LE | Bobby Walston | 30 | 7 | 0 | 21 catches for 298 yards, 3 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 166th pick / 1951 |
| LT | Len Szafaryn | 30 | 9 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 28th pick / 1949 |
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| LT | Proverb Jacobs | 23 | Rook | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 17th pick / 1958 |
| LG | Harold Bradley | 29 | 4 | 12 | ||
| C | Chuck Bednarik | 33 | 9 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 1st pick / 1949 |
| RG | Ken Huxhold | 29 | 4 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 27th / 319th pick / 1951 |
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| RT | Lum Snyder | 28 | 6 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 29th pick / 1952 |
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| RE | Dick Bielski | 26 | 3 | 0 | 23 catches for 234 yards, 1 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 9th pick / 1955 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Tom Scott* | 28 | 5 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 60th pick / 1953 |
| LDT | Jess Richardson | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 92nd pick / 1953 |
| RDT | Don Owens | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 30th pick / 1957 |
| RDE | Ed Meadows | 26 | 4 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 30th pick / 1954 |
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| LLB | Tom Louderback | 25 | Rook | 0 | Washington Redskins / 10th / 111th pick / 1955 |
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| MLB | Bob Pellegrini | 24 | 2 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1956 |
| RLB | Bill Koman | 24 | 2 | 12 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 91st pick / 1956 |
| LDH | Brad Myers | 29 | 5 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 108th pick / 1953 |
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| RDH | Lee Riley | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 48th pick / 1955 |
| LS | Jerry Norton* | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 81st pick / 1954 |
| RS | Tom Brookshier | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 117th pick / 1953 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Bobby Walston | 30 | 7 | 0 | 6 of 14 field goals & 31 of 31 extra points | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 166th pick / 1951 |
| P | Norm Van Brocklin* | 32 | 9 | 12 | 54 punts for a 41.2 average, 1 blocked | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 37th pick / 1949 |
| PR | Billy Wells | 27 | 4 | 0 | 19 punt returns for a 8.3 average and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 5th / 56th pick / 1954 |
| KR | Billy Wells | 27 | 4 | 0 | 14 kick returns for a 24.0 average and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 5th / 56th pick / 1954 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Billy Ray Barnes* | 23 | HB | 12 | 0 | 201 | 5-11 | Wake Forest | 5/14/1935 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 19th pick / 1957 |
| 60 | Chuck Bednarik | 33 | LB-C | 12 | 0 | 233 | 6-3 | Pennsylvania | 5/1/1925 | 9 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 1st pick / 1949 |
| 81 | Eddie Bell | 27 | DB-LB | 12 | 0 | 212 | 6-1 | Pennsylvania | 3/25/1931 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 56th pick / 1953 |
| 36 | Dick Bielski | 26 | E-FB | 12 | 0 | 224 | 6-1 | Maryland | 9/7/1932 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 9th pick / 1955 |
| 65 | Harold Bradley | 29 | G | 12 | 12 | 230 | 6-2 | Iowa | 10/13/1929 | 4 | |
| 40 | Tom Brookshier | 27 | DB | 11 | 0 | 196 | 6-0 | Colorado | 12/16/1931 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 117th pick / 1953 |
| 78 | Marion Campbell | 29 | DE-DT-MG-G-T | 11 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Georgia | 5/25/1929 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 46th pick / 1952 |
| 86 | Ed Cooke | 23 | DE-LB | 7 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Maryland | 5/3/1935 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 29th pick / 1958 |
| 42 | Bob Hudson | 28 | DB-LB-E | 11 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Clemson | 4/5/1930 | 7 | New York Giants / 12th / 146th pick / 1951 |
| 63 | Ken Huxhold | 29 | G | 12 | 0 | 226 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 8/10/1929 | 4 | Chicago Cardinals / 27th / 319th pick / 1951 |
| 67 | Proverb Jacobs | 23 | T-DT | 12 | 0 | 258 | 6-4 | California | 5/25/1935 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 17th pick / 1958 |
| 9 | Sonny Jurgensen | 24 | QB | 12 | 0 | 202 | 5-11 | Duke | 8/23/1934 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 43rd pick / 1957 |
| 73 | Ed Khayat | 23 | DT-DE-T | 5 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Millsaps,Tulane | 9/14/1935 | 1 | |
| 68 | Bill Koman | 24 | LB | 12 | 12 | 229 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 9/16/1934 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 91st pick / 1956 |
| 43 | Walt Kowalczyk | 23 | FB-DB | 12 | 0 | 208 | 6-0 | Michigan State | 4/17/1935 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 6th pick / 1958 |
| 64 | Galen Laack | 26 | G | 8 | 0 | 230 | 6-0 | Pacific | 4/3/1932 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 9th / 105th pick / 1957 |
| 61 | Tom Louderback | 25 | LB-C-G | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | San Jose State | 3/5/1933 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 10th / 111th pick / 1955 |
| 25 | Tommy McDonald* | 24 | FL-HB-SE-WR | 10 | 0 | 178 | 5-9 | Oklahoma | 7/26/1934 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 31st pick / 1957 |
| 66 | Ed Meadows | 26 | DE-E | 12 | 0 | 221 | 6-2 | Duke | 2/19/1932 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 30th pick / 1954 |
| 80 | Gene Mitcham | 26 | E | 2 | 0 | 206 | 6-2 | Arizona State | 5/18/1932 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 17th / 199th pick / 1955 |
| 46 | Brad Myers | 29 | B-E | 9 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | Bucknell | 2/14/1929 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 108th pick / 1953 |
| 87 | Andy Nacrelli | 25 | E | 2 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Fordham | 8/15/1933 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 142nd pick / 1955 |
| 41 | Jerry Norton* | 27 | DB-HB | 9 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | SMU | 5/16/1931 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 81st pick / 1954 |
| 70 | Don Owens | 26 | DT-T | 12 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Southern Miss | 4/3/1932 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 30th pick / 1957 |
| 26 | Clarence Peaks | 23 | FB | 11 | 0 | 218 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 9/23/1935 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 7th pick / 1957 |
| 53 | Bob Pellegrini | 24 | LB-G | 12 | 0 | 233 | 6-2 | Maryland | 11/13/1934 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1956 |
| 76 | Volney Peters | 30 | DT-T-DE | 10 | 0 | 237 | 6-4 | USC | 1/1/1928 | 6 | Chicago Cardinals / 13th / 151st pick / 1951 |
| 44 | Pete Retzlaff* | 27 | E-HB-TE | 12 | 0 | 211 | 6-1 | North Dakota-Ellendale,South Dakota State | 8/21/1931 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 22nd / 265th pick / 1953 |
| 72 | Jess Richardson | 28 | DT | 12 | 0 | 261 | 6-2 | Alabama | 8/18/1930 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 92nd pick / 1953 |
| 22 | Lee Riley | 26 | DB | 12 | 0 | 192 | 6-1 | Detroit Mercy | 8/24/1932 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 48th pick / 1955 |
| 45 | Rocky Ryan | 26 | DB-E | 3 | 0 | 202 | 6-1 | Illinois | 7/5/1932 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 21st pick / 1954 |
| 82 | Tom Scott* | 28 | DE-LB | 12 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | Virginia | 9/3/1930 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 60th pick / 1953 |
| 64 | John Simerson | 23 | C-T | 4 | 0 | 257 | 6-3 | Purdue | 4/20/1935 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 22nd / 254th pick / 1957 |
| 79 | Lum Snyder | 28 | T | 12 | 0 | 228 | 6-5 | Georgia Tech | 8/12/1930 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 29th pick / 1952 |
| 74 | Len Szafaryn | 30 | T-G-LB-DT | 7 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 1/19/1928 | 9 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 28th pick / 1949 |
| 11 | Norm Van Brocklin* | 32 | QB | 12 | 12 | 190 | 6-1 | Oregon | 3/15/1926 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 37th pick / 1949 |
| 83 | Bobby Walston | 30 | E-HB-K | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Georgia | 10/17/1928 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 166th pick / 1951 |
| 27 | Billy Wells | 27 | HB | 12 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Michigan State | 12/7/1931 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 56th pick / 1954 |
| 73 | Sid Youngelman | 27 | DT-DE | 5 | 0 | 257 | 6-3 | Alabama | 12/1/1931 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 83rd pick / 1954 |
| Team Total | 26.5 | 12 | 220.3 | 6-1.5 | 3.2 |