1972 Philadelphia Eagles Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-11-1
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Ed Khayat (2-11-1)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1972 Philadelphia Eagles StatisticsTeam Record: 2-11-1
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Ed Khayat (2-11-1)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1972 Philadelphia Eagles Results
The Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 2 wins and 11 losses and 1 ties, finishing fifth in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.
Philadelphia scored only 145 points, worst in the league, while the defense allowed 352. John Reaves threw for 1,508 yards. Harold Jackson grabbed 62 passes for 1,048 yards.
Po James carried the ball for a team-leading 565 yards for the Eagles.
Bill Bradley picked off 9 opponent throws.
Ed Khayat coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Dick Absher | LB-K | April 19, 1944 | 6'4" | 230 | Maryland | Washington, DC USA | 8 | 0 |
| 39 | Kermit Alexander | DB | January 4, 1941 | 5'11" | 187 | UCLA | New Iberia, LA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 54 | Chuck Allen | MLB | September 7, 1939 | 6'1" | 225 | Washington | Cle Elum, WA USA | 12 | 8 |
| 21 | Jackie Allen | DB | September 24, 1947 | 6'1" | 190 | Baylor | Lawton, OK USA | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | Henry Allison | ROG | February 11, 1947 | 6'3" | 255 | Col. of the Sequoias | Stevenson, AL USA | 6 | 2 |
| 75 | Houston Antwine | RDT | April 11, 1939 | 6'0" | 270 | Southern Illinois | Louise, MS USA | 14 | 9 |
| 11 | Rick Arrington | QB | February 26, 1947 | 6'2" | 200 | Georgia | Charlotte, NC USA | 1 | 9 |
| 31 | Tom Bailey | RB | February 7, 1949 | 6'2" | 211 | Florida St. | Gainesville, FL USA | 14 | 9 |
| 38 | Tony Baker | RB | February 16, 1945 | 5'11" | 229 | Iowa St. | Fort Madison, IA USA | 13 | 6 |
| 85 | Gary Ballman | TE | July 6, 1940 | 6'1" | 215 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 8 | 4 |
| 28 | Bill Bradley | FS | January 24, 1947 | 5'11" | 190 | Texas | Palestine, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 95 | John Bunting | LB | July 15, 1950 | 6'1" | 220 | North Carolina | Portland, ME USA | 14 | 3 |
| 77 | Ernie Calloway | DT-DE | January 1, 1948 | 6'6" | 255 | Texas Southern | Orlando, FL USA | 5 | 5 |
| 17 | Harold Carmichael | WR | September 22, 1949 | 6'8" | 225 | Southern | Jacksonville, FL USA | 13 | 5 |
| 66 | Bill Cody | LB | August 2, 1944 | 6'2" | 230 | Auburn | Greenwood, MS USA | 11 | 0 |
| 8 | Al Coleman | DB | December 27, 1944 | 6'1" | 183 | Jackson St. | Gulfport, MS USA | 12 | 0 |
| 58 | Bob Creech | RLB | January 26, 1949 | 6'3" | 236 | TCU | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 13 | 11 |
| 47 | Larry Crowe | RB | January 18, 1950 | 6'1" | 198 | Texas Southern | Diana, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Tom Dempsey | K | January 12, 1947 | 6'2" | 255 | Palomar College | Milwaukee, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 81 | Larry Estes | DE | December 9, 1946 | 6'6" | 255 | Alcorn St. | Louisville, MS USA | 7 | 0 |
| 59 | Mike Evans | C | August 6, 1946 | 6'5" | 250 | Boston Col. | Philadelphia, PA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 45 | Pat Gibbs | CB | April 5, 1950 | 5'10" | 188 | Lamar | Marshall, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | Richard Harris | LDE | January 21, 1948 | 6'5" | 260 | Grambling St. | Shreveport, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 18 | Ben Hawkins | WR | March 22, 1944 | 6'1" | 180 | Arizona St. | Newark, NJ USA | 14 | 14 |
| 80 | Clark Hoss | TE | February 19, 1949 | 6'8" | 235 | Oregon St. | Portland, OR USA | 4 | 0 |
| 83 | Don Hultz | LDT | December 16, 1940 | 6'3" | 241 | Southern Miss | Moss Point, MS USA | 14 | 13 |
| 29 | Harold Jackson | WR | January 6, 1946 | 5'10" | 175 | Jackson St. | Hattiesburg, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 27 | Po James | RB | March 19, 1949 | 6'1" | 202 | New Mexico St. | New Brighton, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 72 | Wade Key | LT | October 14, 1946 | 6'5" | 245 | Texas | San Antonio, TX USA | 13 | 13 |
| 20 | Leroy Keyes | SS | February 18, 1947 | 6'3" | 208 | Purdue | Newport News, VA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 87 | Kent Kramer | TE | July 21, 1944 | 6'4" | 235 | Minnesota | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 8 |
| 14 | Pete Liske | QB | May 24, 1942 | 6'3" | 200 | Penn St. | Plainfield, NJ USA | 14 | 7 |
| 63 | Tom Luken | LG | June 15, 1950 | 6'3" | 253 | Purdue | Cincinnati, OH USA | 12 | 8 |
| 78 | Wayne Mass | OG | March 11, 1946 | 6'4" | 240 | Clemson | Portales, NM USA | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Tom McNeill | P | August 12, 1942 | 6'1" | 195 | S.F. Austin | Rockford, IL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Al Nelson | KR | October 27, 1943 | 5'11" | 186 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 68 | Mark Nordquist | RG | November 3, 1945 | 6'4" | 246 | Pacific | Long Beach, CA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 56 | Bill Overmyer | LB | June 16, 1949 | 6'3" | 220 | Ashland | Fremont, OH USA | 6 | 0 |
| 88 | Gary Pettigrew | DT-DE | October 10, 1944 | 6'5" | 255 | Stanford | Vancouver, BC Canada | 13 | 2 |
| 50 | Ron Porter | LLB | July 27, 1945 | 6'3" | 232 | Idaho | Columbus, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 33 | Steve Preece | S | February 15, 1947 | 6'1" | 195 | Oregon St. | Idaho Falls, ID USA | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Nate Ramsey | RCB | July 12, 1941 | 6'1" | 200 | Indiana St. | Neptune, NJ USA | 14 | 14 |
| 6 | John Reaves | QB | March 2, 1950 | 6'3" | 210 | Florida | Anniston, AL USA | 11 | 7 |
| 70 | Jim Skaggs | LG | January 3, 1940 | 6'3" | 250 | Washington | Wetumka, OK USA | 10 | 6 |
| 74 | Steve Smith | RT | May 29, 1944 | 6'2" | 250 | Michigan | St. Louis, MO USA | 14 | 14 |
| 96 | John Sodaski | LB | January 14, 1948 | 6'2" | 222 | Villanova | Phoenixville, PA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 73 | Dick Stevens | OT | February 23, 1948 | 6'4" | 240 | Baylor | Dublin, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
| 55 | Jerry Sturm | C | December 31, 1936 | 6'3" | 260 | Illinois | English, IN USA | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Tom Sullivan | RB | March 5, 1950 | 6'0" | 190 | Miami (FL) | Jacksonville, FL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 49 | Jim Thrower | DB | November 6, 1947 | 6'2" | 195 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Camden, AR USA | 5 | 0 |
| 99 | Mel Tom | RDE | August 4, 1941 | 6'4" | 249 | Hawaii | Honolulu, HI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 9 | Billy Walik | WR-DB | November 8, 1947 | 5'11" | 180 | Villanova | New Haven, CT USA | 10 | 0 |
| 34 | Larry Watkins | FB | October 5, 1946 | 6'2" | 230 | Alcorn St. | Bessemer, AL USA | 14 | 8 |
| 67 | Vernon Winfield | ROG | August 27, 1949 | 6'2" | 248 | Minnesota | Norfolk, VA USA | 9 | 2 |
| 35 | Adrian Young | LB | January 31, 1946 | 6'1" | 232 | USC | Dublin, Ireland | 1 | 0 |
| 89 | Steve Zabel | MLB | March 20, 1948 | 6'4" | 235 | Oklahoma | Minneapolis, MN USA | 7 | 6 |
