1953 Philadelphia Eagles Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-4-1
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Jim Trimble (7-4-1)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1953 Philadelphia Eagles Statistics
1953 Philadelphia Eagles Results

The Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League ended the 1953 season with a record of 7 wins and 4 losses and 1 ties, finishing second in the NFL's East Division.

Philadelphia scored 352 points, while the defense yielded 215. Bobby Thomason passed for 2,462 yards. Pete Pihos topped all receivers, grabbing 63 passes for 1,049 yards.

Don Johnson carried the ball for a team-leading 439 yards for the Eagles, and Jerry Williams also aided the ground game.

Tom Brookshier intercepted 8 opponent throws.

Jim Trimble coached the team.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
60	Chuck Bednarik	LLB	May 1, 1925	6'3"	233	Pennsylvania	Bethlehem, PA USA	12	12
36	John Brewer	FB	August 26, 1928	6'4"	230	Louisville	Twin Branch, WV USA	6	0
45	Tom Brookshier	RDH	December 16, 1931	6'0"	196	Colorado	Roswell, NM USA	11	11
10	Adrian Burk	P	December 14, 1927	6'2"	190	Baylor	Mexia, TX USA	10	4
33	Russ Craft	LDH	October 15, 1919	5'9"	178	Alabama	McEwen, TN USA	12	12
53	Ken Farragut	C	December 23, 1928	6'4"	240	Mississippi	Ponchatoula, LA USA	12	12
14	Bob Gambold	QB	February 5, 1929	6'4"	215	Washington St.	Longview, WA USA	3	0
27	Hal Giancanelli	ROH-LOH	May 21, 1929	5'10"	182	Loyola Marymount	Farr, CO USA	12	1
88	Bob Hudson	LS	April 5, 1930	6'4"	225	Clemson	Lamar, SC USA	12	12
81	Willie Irvin	RCB	January 3, 1930	6'3"	203	Florida A&M	St. Augustine, FL USA	3	1
78	Mike Jarmoluk	RDT	October 22, 1922	6'5"	232	Temple	Philadelphia, PA USA	12	12
40	Don Johnson	ROH-LOH	October 31, 1931	6'0"	187	California	Bakersfield, CA USA	12	4
76	Bucko Kilroy	MG	May 30, 1921	6'2"	243	Notre Dame	Philadelphia, PA USA	12	12
25	Toy Ledbetter	LH	October 30, 1927	5'10"	198	Oklahoma St.	Morris, OK USA	10	6
67	John Magee	RG	July 21, 1923	5'10"	220	Rice	Robstown, TX USA	12	12
61	John Michels	ROG-LOG	February 15, 1931	5'11"	200	Tennessee	Philadelphia, PA USA	11	0
72	George Mrkonic	LOT	December 17, 1929	6'2"	225	Kansas	McKeesport, PA USA	10	0
68	Maury Nipp	LG	March 21, 1930	6'0"	219	Loyola Marymount	Yankton, SD USA	12	12
43	Jim Parmer	LOH-FB	April 25, 1926	6'0"	193	Texas A&M	Dallas, TX USA	12	2
35	Pete Pihos	RE	October 22, 1923	6'1"	210	Indiana	Orlando, FL USA	12	12
21	Al Pollard	FB	September 7, 1928	6'0"	196	Loyola Marymount	Los Angeles, CA USA	12	10
65	Jess Richardson	RDT-MG	August 18, 1930	6'2"	261	Alabama	Philadelphia, PA USA	12	0
52	Wayne Robinson	RLB	January 14, 1930	6'2"	225	Minnesota	Minneapolis, MN USA	11	11
85	Bob Schnelker	LOE	October 17, 1928	6'3"	214	Bowling Green	Galion, OH USA	8	2
82	Tom Scott	LDE	September 3, 1930	6'2"	218	Virginia	Baltimore, MD USA	12	12
79	Vic Sears	LDT	March 4, 1918	6'3"	223	Oregon St.	Ashwood, OR USA	12	12
73	Lum Snyder	RT	August 12, 1930	6'5"	228	Georgia Tech	Cleveland, TN USA	12	12
44	Bob Stringer	RS	October 8, 1929	6'1"	197	Tulsa	Shawnee, OK USA	12	12
11	Bobby Thomason	QB	March 26, 1928	6'1"	196	VMI	Birmingham, AL USA	12	8
31	Ebert Van Buren	FB-LOH	December 6, 1924	6'2"	210	LSU	Tela, Honduras	12	0
83	Bobby Walston	K	October 17, 1928	6'0"	190	Georgia	Columbus, OH USA	12	10
86	Norm Willey	RDE	August 22, 1927	6'2"	224	Marshall	Hastings, WV USA	12	12
49	Jerry Williams	KR	November 1, 1923	5'10"	175	Idaho	Spokane, WA USA	12	4
75	Frank Wydo	LT	June 15, 1924	6'4"	225	Duquesne	Footedale, PA USA	12	12
41	Frank Ziegler	RH	October 1, 1923	5'11"	175	Georgia Tech	College Park, GA USA	12	10