1948 Philadelphia Eagles Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-2-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: Greasy Neale (9-2-1)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1948 Philadelphia Eagles Statistics
1948 Philadelphia Eagles Results

The Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League ended the 1948 season with a record of 9 wins and 2 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the NFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-0.

Philadelphia piled up points with 376 points, while the solid defense yielded 156. Steve Van Buren carried the ball for a team-leading 945 yards for the Eagles.

Tommy Thompson passed for 1,965 yards. Pete Pihos grabbed 46 passes for 766 yards.

Ernie Steele picked off 6 opponent throws.

Greasy Neale coached the team. The 1948 Philadelphia Eagles won 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 USA124
74Walt BarnesROG-RDTJanuary 26, 19186'1"238LSUParkersburg, WV USA110
33Russ CraftDBOctober 15, 19195'9"178AlabamaMcEwen, TN USA122
45Noble DossLOH-DBMay 22, 19206'0"186TexasTemple, TX USA110
71Otis DouglasLTJuly 25, 19116'1"224William & MaryReedville, VA USA50
83Jack FerranteLOE-LDEMarch 9, 19166'1"197noneCamden, NJ USA120
64Mario GiannelliMGDecember 24, 19206'0"265Boston Col.Everett, MA USA121
89John GreenLEOctober 14, 19216'1"192TulsaHastings, OK USA129
73Fred HartmanROT-RDTMay 21, 19176'1"229Schreiner CollegeDallas, TX USA120
81Dick HumbertRDH-ROEDecember 31, 19186'1"179RichmondReading, PA USA1212
27Al JohnsonDBAugust 15, 19226'0"175Hardin-SimmonsMunday, TX USA50
76Bucko KilroyRGMay 30, 19216'2"243Notre DamePhiladelphia, PA USA1212
44Ben KishFB-LBMarch 31, 19176'0"207PittsburghTonawanda, NY USA91
52Vic LindskogCDecember 3, 19146'1"203StanfordRoundtop, MT USA1211
88Jay MacDowellLTSeptember 14, 19196'2"217WashingtonOak Park, IL USA1210
39Bill MackridesQBJuly 8, 19255'11"182Nevada-RenoPhiladelphia, PA USA101
67John MageeLGJuly 21, 19235'10"220RiceRobstown, TX USA128
66Bap ManziniC-LBAugust 27, 19205'11"195St. VincentTreveskyn, PA USA30
61Duke MaronicGJuly 13, 19215'9"209noneSteelton, PA USA121
49Pat McHughDBDecember 21, 19195'11"166Georgia TechSelma, AL USA101
36Joe MuhaFBApril 28, 19216'1"205VMICentral City, PA USA1111
32Jack MyersQBOctober 8, 19246'2"200UCLASt. Louis, MO USA127
40Les PalmerDB-PDecember 15, 19236'0"190North Carolina St.Cedar Grove, WV USA50
43Jim ParmerFBApril 25, 19266'0"193Texas A&MDallas, TX USA112
65Cliff PattonKJuly 29, 19236'2"243TCUClyde, TX USA122
35Pete PihosREOctober 22, 19236'1"210IndianaOrlando, FL USA1211
86Hal PrescottRDEOctober 18, 19206'1"199Hardin-SimmonsAbilene, TX USA110
30Bosh PritchardPRSeptember 10, 19195'11"164VMIWindsor, NC USA129
75George SavitskyLOT-LDTJuly 30, 19246'2"244PennsylvaniaNew York, NY USA120
79Vic SearsTMarch 4, 19186'3"223Oregon St.Ashwood, OR USA122
37Ernie SteeleHBNovember 2, 19176'0"187WashingtonBothell, WA USA122
41Gil SteinkeHBMay 3, 19196'0"175Texas A&M-KingsvilleBrenham, TX USA21
51Frank SzymanskiC-LBJuly 6, 19235'11"225Notre DameDetroit, MI USA90
11Tommy ThompsonQBAugust 15, 19166'1"192TulsaHutchinson, KS USA124
15Steve Van BurenKRDecember 28, 19206'0"200LSULa Ceiba, Honduras118
70Al WistertRTDecember 28, 19206'1"214MichiganChicago, IL USA1212
53Alex WojciechowiczCAugust 12, 19155'11"217FordhamSouth River, NJ USA101