1947 Philadelphia Eagles Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Greasy Neale (8-4)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1947 Philadelphia Eagles Statistics
1947 Philadelphia Eagles Results

The Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League ended the 1947 season with a record of 8 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

Philadelphia moved the ball well, scoring 308 points, while the defensive squad allowed 242. Steve Van Buren carried the pigskin for a team-leading 1,008 yards for the Eagles.

Tommy Thompson tossed for 1,680 yards. Pete Pihos grabbed 23 passes for 382 yards.

Ernie Steele picked off 6 opponent throws.

Greasy Neale coached the team. The 1947 Philadelphia Eagles lost in the Championship.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
80Neill ArmstrongEMarch 9, 19266'2"189Oklahoma St.Tishomingo, OK USA121
63Al BaisiGSeptember 6, 19176'0"217West VirginiaNorton, WV USA20
73Alf BaumanDT-TJanuary 3, 19206'2"228NorthwesternChicago, IL USA20
84Larry CabrelliE-DBMarch 28, 19175'11"194ColgateNewark, NJ USA60
72T.J. CampionTNovember 14, 19186'2"235SE Louisiana50
33Russ CraftDBOctober 15, 19195'9"178AlabamaMcEwen, TN USA104
45Noble DossHBMay 22, 19206'0"186TexasTemple, TX USA90
71Otis DouglasTJuly 25, 19116'1"224William & MaryReedville, VA USA123
82Jack FerranteLEMarch 9, 19166'1"197noneCamden, NJ USA1110
89John GreenDEOctober 14, 19216'1"192TulsaHastings, OK USA121
72Roger HardingC-LBJune 11, 19236'2"217CaliforniaOakland, CA USA60
43Jack HinkleBOctober 31, 19176'0"195SyracuseMilton, PA USA30
81Dick HumbertEDecember 31, 19186'1"179RichmondReading, PA USA111
77Jim KekerisTOctober 17, 19236'1"257MissouriSt. Louis, MO USA102
76Bucko KilroyRGMay 30, 19216'2"243Notre DamePhiladelphia, PA USA129
44Ben KishFBMarch 31, 19176'0"207PittsburghTonawanda, NY USA128
52Vic LindskogCDecember 3, 19146'1"203StanfordRoundtop, MT USA101
88Jay MacDowellTSeptember 14, 19196'2"217WashingtonOak Park, IL USA123
31Art MacioszczykFBOctober 19, 19206'0"208West. MichiganHamtramck, MI USA112
39Bill MackridesQBJuly 8, 19255'11"182Nevada-RenoPhiladelphia, PA USA80
61Duke MaronicGJuly 13, 19215'9"209noneSteelton, PA USA40
49Pat McHughDBDecember 21, 19195'11"166Georgia TechSelma, AL USA91
36Joe MuhaFBApril 28, 19216'1"205VMICentral City, PA USA129
65Cliff PattonKJuly 29, 19236'2"243TCUClyde, TX USA1212
35Pete PihosREOctober 22, 19236'1"210IndianaOrlando, FL USA1212
86Hal PrescottEOctober 18, 19206'1"199Hardin-SimmonsAbilene, TX USA112
30Bosh PritchardPRSeptember 10, 19195'11"164VMIWindsor, NC USA115
79Vic SearsLTMarch 4, 19186'3"223Oregon St.Ashwood, OR USA75
10Allie ShermanQBFebruary 10, 19235'11"170BrooklynBrooklyn, NY USA110
37Ernie SteeleLHNovember 2, 19176'0"187WashingtonBothell, WA USA125
41Gil SteinkeHBMay 3, 19196'0"175Texas A&M-KingsvilleBrenham, TX USA63
62Dan TalcottTMay 21, 19216'3"235UNLVGrass Valley, CA USA80
11Tommy ThompsonQBAugust 15, 19166'1"192TulsaHutchinson, KS USA121
15Steve Van BurenKRDecember 28, 19206'0"200LSULa Ceiba, Honduras127
60Don WeedonGJanuary 13, 19195'11"220TexasBryan, TX USA120
51Boyd WilliamsCMay 4, 19226'3"218SyracusePatton, PA USA60
70Al WistertRTDecember 28, 19206'1"214MichiganChicago, IL USA1212
53Alex WojciechowiczCAugust 12, 19155'11"217FordhamSouth River, NJ USA1211
66John WyhonicGDecember 23, 19196'0"213AlabamaTiltonville, OH USA122



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