1937 Philadelphia Eagles Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-8-1
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Bert Bell (2-8-1)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1937 Philadelphia Eagles Statistics
1937 Philadelphia Eagles Results

The Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League ended the 1937 season with a record of 2 wins and 8 losses and 1 ties, finishing fifth in the NFL's East Division.

Philadelphia racked up 86 points, while the shaky defensive squad conceded 177. Emmett Mortell carried the ball for a team-leading 312 yards for the Eagles, while Dave Smukler also buoyed the ground attack.

Dave Smukler passed for 432 yards, and Emmett Mortell spent time under center also. Bill Hewitt grabbed 16 passes, while Joe Carter added 282 receiving yards.

Bert Bell coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
34Jay ArnoldKSeptember 9, 19126'1"210TexasRogers, TX USA106
26Winnie BazeBJuly 14, 19145'11"190Schreiner CollegeRobert Lee, TX USA104
12Art BussLTJuly 14, 19116'3"219Michigan St.St. Joseph, MI USA1111
17Joe CarterREJuly 23, 19106'1"201AustinDalhart, TX USA108
22Jack DempseyTMarch 12, 19126'2"225BucknellScranton, PA USA21
11Fritz FerkoRTJuly 6, 19126'1"242West Chester105
32Glenn FreyBBMarch 6, 19125'10"193TempleTunkhannock, PA USA65
14Swede HansonBNovember 10, 19076'1"192TempleNavesink, NJ USA20
10Maurice HarperCMay 14, 19106'4"227AustinBandera, TX USA93
56Bill HewittLEOctober 8, 19095'9"190MichiganBay City, MI USA1111
Tex HolcombTJune 21, 19136'2"235Texas TechAmarillo, TX USA11
15Bill HughesRGApril 11, 19156'1"226TexasVan Alstyne, TX USA118
24Rabbit KeenQBDecember 10, 19145'9"170ArkansasStillwell, OK USA80
29Charlie KnoxB5'11"185St. Edmonds10
16John KuskoBMarch 27, 19145'11"194TempleNesquehoning, PA USA104
19Jim LeonardBFebruary 14, 19106'0"204Notre DamePedricktown, NJ USA20
20Jim MacMurdoT-GSeptember 2, 19096'1"209PittsburghEllwood City, PA USA30
30Bob MastersHBJune 26, 19115'11"200BaylorComanche, TX USA93
35Forrest McPhersonG-C-TOctober 22, 19115'11"233NebraskaFairbury, NE USA30
31Emmett MortellTBApril 8, 19166'1"181Notre DameAppleton, WI USA1111
28Joe PilconisEOctober 9, 19116'1"189TempleShenandoah, PA USA113
27George RadoGOctober 24, 19125'9"194DuquesneYoungstown, OH USA91
25Hank ReeseCOctober 24, 19095'11"214TempleScranton, PA USA118
18Herb RotonEAugust 28, 19136'2"210AuburnMontgomery, AL USA91
22Jim RussellGAugust 18, 19085'11"210TempleSinnemahoning, PA USA31
13Dave SmuklerFBMay 28, 19146'1"226MissouriNewark, NJ USA1111
33Ray SpillersTOctober 23, 19126'3"218ArkansasNorth Little Rock, AR USA103
21Mule StocktonLGDecember 29, 19136'1"214McMurryAbilene, TX USA1111
23Vince ZizakGAugust 8, 19085'8"208VillanovaCamden, NJ USA21


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