PHILADELPHIA EAGLES Lincoln Financial Field
Number of seasons played – 86
Record – 568-594-26
Playoff appearances – 39
Championships – 4 (NFL Championship 1948, 1949, 1960) Super Bowl 2018 Super Bowl LII
Eagles in Pro Football Hall of Fame (year inducted)
Chuck Bednarik C/LB (1967)
Bert Bell Owner (1963)
Bill Hewitt End (1971)
Sonny Jurgensen QB (1983)
Earl “Greasy” Neale Head Coach (1969)
Pete Pihos End (1970)
Norm Van Brocklin QB (1971)
Steve Van Buren HB (1965)
Reggie White DE (2006)
Bob Brown T (2004)
Ollie Matson HB (1972)
Tommy McDonald WR (1998)
Jim Ringo C (1981)
Alex Wojciechowicz C (1968)
Brian Dawkins S (2018)
Terrell Owens WR (2018)
Retired Eagles Jersey Numbers
#5 – Donovan McNabb
#15 – Steve Van Buren
#20 – Brian Dawkins
#40 – Tom Brookshier
#44 – Pete Retzlaff
#60 – Chuck Bednarik
#70 – Al Wistert
#92 – Reggie White
#99 – Jerome Brown
Eagles Hall of Fame
Chuck Bednarik 1987
Harold Carmichael 1987
Bill Hewitt 1987
Sonny Jurgensen 1987
Wilbert Montgomery 1987
Pete Pihos 1987
Norm Van Brocklin 1987
Steve Van Buren 1987
Ollie Matson 1987
Jim Ringo 1987
Alex Wojciechowicz 1987
Bill Bergey 1988
Tommy McDonald 1988
Tom Brookshier 1989
Pete Retzlaff 1989
Timmy Brown 1990
Jerry Sisemore 1991
Stan Walters 1991
Ron Jaworski 1992
Bill Bradley 1993
Mike Quick 1995
Jerome Brown 1996
Bob Brown 2004
Reggie White 2005
Randall Cunningham 2009
Al Wistert 2009
Eric Allen 2011
Brian Dawkins 2012
Troy Vincent 2012
Donovan McNabb 2013
Maxie Baughan 2015
Brian Westbrook 2015
Jeremiah Trotter 2016
Bert Bell Owner 1987
Earl “Greasy” Neale Head Coach 1987
Dick Vermeil Head Coach 1994
Jim Gallagher Executive 1995
1948, 1949 NFL Championship Teams 1999
Otho Davis Head Trainer 1999
Jim Johnson defensive coordinator 2011
Leo Carlin executive 2012
Merrill Reese Radio Broadcaster 2016
League Award Winners
Super Bowl MVP
Nick Foles 2018
Pro Bowl MVP
Chuck Bednarik 1954
Floyd Peters 1967 – lineman of the game
Reggie White 1987
Randall Cunningham 1989
Nick Foles 2014
AP MVP
Norm Van Brocklin 1960
Pro Football Writers Assoc NFL MVP Award
Randall Cunningham 1990
AP NFL COACH OF THE YEAR
Andy Reid 2002
Ray Rhodes 1995
Buck Shaw 1960
AP DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Reggie White 1987
AP COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Michael Vick 2010
WALTER PAYTON NFL MAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
Troy Vincent 2002
Harold Carmichael 1980
FedEx Air Player of the Year
Carson Wentz 2017
FedEx Ground Player of the Year
LeSean McCoy 2011
ALL-TIME LEADERS
Offensive
Rushing – LeSean McCoy, 6,792 yds
Passing – Donovan McNabb, 32,837 yds
Receptions – Harold Carmichael, 589
Receiving yards – Harold Carmichael, 8,978
Scoring – David Akers, 1,323 pts
Games Played – David Akers, 188
Touchdowns – Harold Carmichael, 79
TD passes – Donovan McNabb, 216
Completions – Donovan McNabb, 2,801
Rushing TDs – Steve Van Buren, 69
Defensive
Interceptions – Brian Dawkins, 34
Sacks – Reggie White, 124.0
Tackles – Andre Waters, 910
Forced Fumbles – Brian Dawkins, 32
Fumble Recovery TDs – Seth Joyner, 3
Pick 6’s – Eric Allen, 5
NFL RECORDS HELD BY AN EAGLE
Most Touchdown Passes, Game – 7 Nick Foles (11/3/2013 at Raiders)
Adrian Burk (10/17/1954 at Redskins);
tied with 6 others
Longest TD Pass – 99 yards Ron Jaworski to Mike Quick, (11/10/1985 vs. Falcons) (OT); tied with many others
Most Interception Returns for TDs, Season – 4 Eric Allen, 1993; tied with two others
Most Interceptions, Game – 4 Russ Craft (9/24/1950 at Cardinals); tied with 17 others
Most Kickoff Return TDs, Game – 2 Timmy Brown (11/6/1966 vs. Cowboys), 93, 90 yards; tied with 7 others
Most 50-Plus-Yard Touchdowns, Season – 8 DeSean Jackson (2009); tied with 2 others
Pick 6’s in a season – 4 Eric Allen 1993
Did you know…
Did you know… Bert Bell, an original owner of the Eagles, is the person who first introduced the concept of a college draft to fairly distribute incoming talent to the teams in the league.
Did you know… The Eagles have the only left-facing logo in the NFL. The Eagle feathers form the letter “E” for Eagles.
Did you know… In 1939, the Eagles played the Brooklyn Dodgers in the first-ever televised football game. The game, broadcasted by NBC, was played at Ebbetts Field in Brooklyn on October 22nd. The Dodgers won 23-14.
Did you know… The Eagles also participated in the first-ever televised championship game, defeating the Chicago Cardinals 7-0 on December 19th, 1948, in blizzard-like conditions.
Did you know… In 1943, finding it difficult to field a complete team due to the war in Europe, the Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers merged for the season and called themselves the Steagles. It was the Eagles first winning season going 5-4-1.
Did you know… In the 2000 season opener, Sept. 3rd, the Eagles and Cowboys played in “the pickle-juice” game. The temp was 109 degrees Fahrenheit at kick off and the temperature rose throughout the game. The Eagles training staff had players drinking juice from dill pickle jars to retain body moisture and fight dehydration. It worked. A number of Cowboys were sidelined from the oppressive Texas heat but no Eagles were. The eagles won 44-14.
Did you know… Prior to coaching the Eagles, Earl “Greasy” Neale was an outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies from 1918-1922, debuting with Cincinnati on April 12th, 1916. Neale played for the Phillies during the 1921 season.
Did you know… Ollie Matson was traded for 9 players in 1959. In 1952 at the Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, he medaled twice for Team USA in track, winning the bronze in the Men’s 400 meter, and a silver medal in the Men’s 4×400 meter relay.
Did you know… Eagles become 1st team in NFL history to be shutout twice at home in the same season by 30 points or more during the 1998 season.
Did you know… The Eagles have selected five 1st round picks from USC. No other college has provided the Eagles with more than three 1st round selections. The 1st round picks from USC are Nelson Agholor 2015, Mike Patterson 2005, Charle Young 1973, Tim Rossovich 1968, and Leo Riggs 1946.
Did you know… Eagles kicker David Akers made a team-record 173 consecutive PATs from 2004-2009.
Did you know… Eagles Super Bowl LII MVP QB Nick Foles holds the team record for lowest INT pct in a single season with 0.63 in 2013. He threw just 2 INTs in 317 pass attempts.
Best of Eagles Wall of Famer – Defensive Coordinator Jim Johnson
From 2000-2007 the Johnson-led Eagles defense amassed 342 sacks, tied for 1st in NFL
In 2001, Johnson’s defense became just the 4th team in NFL history to hold opponents to 21 pts or less in every game of a complete 16-game season.
Jim Johnson sent Eagles to the Pro Bowl 26 times: Brian Dawkins (7), Troy Vincent (5), Jeremiah Trotter (4), Hugh Douglas (3), Lito Sheppard (2), Trent Cole, Michael Lewis, Asante Samuel, Corey Simon, Bobby Taylor (1).
3 – # of current NFL Head Coaches that were assistants under Jim Johnson (John Harbaugh, Ron Rivera, Sean McDermott)
On February 4th, 2018 the Eagles defeated the New England Patriots to win Super Bowl LII, 41-33 to capture their first Super Bowl Championship and becoming the 20th NFL team to win it. (12 teams still have not won a Super Bowl, and 4 teams have zero appearances).
Here are some of the NFL records re-written during the game…
Most combined total yards in a Super Bowl … 1,151 yards
Most passing yards in a postseason game – 505, Tom Brady
Most points scored by the losing team in a Super Bowl – 33, New England Patriots
Most total passing yards in a Super Bowl – 874
First player to throw and catch a TD in the same Super Bowl – Nick Foles
First QB to catch a touchdown pass in the Super Bowl – Nick Foles
Longest FG by a rookie in a Super Bowl – 46 yards, Jake Elliott
Fewest punts returned (both teams) – 0
