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Eagles' Bridge, Sofia

Eagles' Bridge and the junction are located in the immediate proximity of the Vasil Levski National Stadium, the Monument to the Soviet Army, the Borisova gradina park and Lake Ariana, and near Sofia University.


1961 Philadelphia Eagles season

Since 1951 the Eagles have held their training camp at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

1994 LSU Tigers football team

Hallman was named LSU's coach in November 1990 after leading the Golden Eagles to 26 victories over three seasons, mostly on the strength of future Super Bowl winning quarterback Brett Favre.

2002 Philadelphia Eagles season

The Eagles defense harassed Dallas quarterback Chad Hutchinson throughout the game, sacking him seven times and holding him to 128 passing yards.

2007 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles season

The Sea Eagles went on to reach the 2007 NRL grand final which they lost to minor premiers, the Melbourne Storm (who were later stripped of this title after being found guilty of salary cap breaches).

2012–13 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented Winthrop University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

2013–14 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represents Winthrop University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

And Now You're Dead

And Now You're Dead (also known as Enter the Eagles) is a 1998 Hong Kong action thriller film directed by Corey Yuen, and starring Shannon Lee, Michael Wong, Jordan Chan, Anita Yuen, Benny “The Jet” Urquidez and Jordan Andrew Perry.

Arnold, Nottinghamshire

Due to the local topography Arnold can never have been a haunt of eagles, because they inhabit areas of rocky outcrops, which have formed cliffs; the nearest such location being Creswell Crags, some 20 miles north-west as the eagle flies, although the fish-eating European White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) could have caught fish in the River Trent, which lies a mere 4 miles south-east of Arnold, on the other side of the Mapperley Plains ridge.

Best Coast

The band's second album, The Only Place, was developed with a flurry of influences: traditional country music (such as Loretta Lynn, Dusty Springfield and Patsy Cline), Eagles, Fleetwood Mac and Drake's Take Care.

Brian Dawkins

After Dawkins signed with the Broncos in 2009, Dan Leone, an Eagles employee who was a gate chief at Lincoln Financial Field was fired by the Eagles after Leone posted messages on his Facebook page expressing his disappointment in the team.

Brightwell Banda

He is currently coaching Zambia’s Division I South side Young Eagles in Chipata.

Bubby Brister

Brister's interception percentage that year was the lowest in Eagles team history for more than a decade until eclipsed by Donovan McNabb.

Christie Murray

Aged 16, she moved to Jefferson City, Tennessee on a soccer scholarship and scored six goals for the Lady Eagles.

Coat of arms of Ghana

Holding the coat of arms and seal are two golden Tawny eagles, which have black stars on a band of the national colors hanging around the neck.

Culley

David Culley (born 1955), currently the wide receivers coach with the Philadelphia Eagles

Curtis Marsh

Curtis Marsh, Jr. (born 1988), American football cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles, son of the former

David Givens

In Super Bowl XXXIX against the Philadelphia Eagles, Givens mocked the wing-flap celebration of Eagles receiver Terrell Owens after catching a four-yard touchdown from Tom Brady.

Deke Cooper

On fourth-and-goal from inside the one-yard line, Cooper burst through the line unblocked to stop Eagles' running back Mike Cloud.

Dick Seay

While a player with the Eagles, Seay was part of the "Million Dollar Infield," consisting of Seay, Ray Dandridge, Mule Suttles, and Willie Wells.

Elliot Scheiner

Scheiner has received 24 Grammy Award nominations, 7 of which he won, and he has been awarded four Emmy nominations, two Emmy Award for his work with the Eagles on their farewell tour broadcast, and the documentary film History of the Eagles, three TEC Awards nominations, a TEC Hall of Fame inductee, and recipient of the Surround Pioneer Award.

Enoch Maki

Enoch followed soon after and with is built he caught the eyes of the Eagles selectors and in 2008 he was the sought after player in the Digicel Cup competition.

Ernest E. Tissot, Jr.

He retired from the Navy in 1981 and worked for Northrop Corporation until 1991 and is a member of the Navy Golden Eagles.

First Eagles: The Great War 1918

In 2007, First Eagles: Expansion Pack 1 was released that adds the Sopwith Camel, Albatros D.III, Albatros D.Va, and Fokker Dr.I.

Garry Cobb

While with the Eagles, Cobb was a teammate with quarterback Randall Cunningham and played in one of coach Buddy Ryan's most dominant defensive front units which included Jerome Brown, Clyde Simmons, Seth Joyner and Hall of Famer Reggie White.

Giant Blackpool

However after a season, the franchise was sold, relocated to Welkom, renamed to Welkom Eagles and relegated in 1993.

Horse-collar tackle

The injuries that season included broken legs for Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Terrell Owens, Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb, Baltimore Ravens running back Musa Smith, and Tennessee Titans wide out Tyrone Calico.

Jick

Andy Jick, public address announcer for the Boston College Eagles

Joondanna, Western Australia

Footballer Chris Judd lived in Joondanna when he played for the West Coast Eagles and Paralympian Louise Sauvage grew up in the suburb.

Jorrick Calvin

On December 12, 2010, Calvin fielded a kickoff from Dallas Cowboys kicker David Buehler in the Eagles' own end zone.

Koy Detmer

Detmer was reunited with Vikings Head Coach Brad Childress who previously was with the Eagles as the Offensive Coordinator.

Detmer was released after the Eagles signed former Eagle A. J. Feeley as their backup and moved punter Dirk Johnson into the role of kick holder.

Leonard Tose

Mr. Tose flew to Eagles home games in a helicopter, was married aboard the liner Queen Elizabeth 2 and fed reporters filet mignon and shrimp cocktail.

Longbranch Pennywhistle

Souther and Frey would continue to collaborate after Longbranch Pennywhistle on such Eagles classics as "Best of My Love", "New Kid in Town", "Victim of Love", "The Sad Café", and "Heartache Tonight".

Ma Jung-Kil

However, Ma decided to enter the Eagles after graduation from college and continued to play baseball at Dankook University in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do.

Mansfield Football Club

Trent Hotton, who played for the Eagles last season, won the league best and fairest in 2007.

Mel Thomas

Although she had not heard of the school, prior to a tip from colleague Ann Strother that the Eagles were looking to fill the position, head coach Karl Smesko had heard of Thomas.

Mike Missanelli

In an interview with Philadelphia Eagles kicker David Akers, Missanelli called the Eagles kicker a "girl" and criticized him for not being "a real athlete" and referred to him as "just a kicker".

Monk Boudreaux

Monk Boudreaux (born Joseph Pierre Boudreaux; 1941 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States) is the Big Chief of the Golden Eagles, a Mardi Gras Indian tribe.

Natalija Konstantinović

C. L. Sulzberger, The Fall of Eagles, 1977, Crown Publishing, Inc., New York

New Town Eagles

Newtown Eagles Football Club is a soccer club which represents New Town in the Tasmanian Southern Premier League.

Ol 55

Ol' '55 - A 1973 song by Tom Waits, covered by the Eagles

Rilee Rossouw

Rilee Roscoe Rossouw (born 9 October 1989 in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State) is a South African cricketer who plays for the Eagles and Free State, as well as Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Scott Watters

However, when he was not selected in the 1992 premiership team, he was traded to Sydney as part of a deal which gave the Eagles the Number 1 draft pick, which they used to select Drew Banfield.

St Medardus and St Gildardus Church, Little Bytham

The church also has several Romanesque details dating from the Norman era, including a Priest's Door ("uncommonly ornate", according to Nikolaus Pevsner) with a finely carved tympanum; the empty circular niche in the tympanum is said to have held a relic; the birds in roundels to either side are probably eagles, as one is legendarily supposed to have sheltered Medard from the rain.

Steve Matai

Matai travelled to England with the Sea Eagles and played in their 2012 World Club Challenge loss to the Leeds Rhinos before the start of the 2012 NRL season.

Warsaw Eagles

KFA Wielkopolska, Pomorze Seahawks (currently Seahawks Gdynia) and The Crew Wrocław (currently Giants Wrocław), the Eagles debuted in the very first edition of the Polish American Football League and having dominated each game, won the first Championship title.

Wiley Brown

During his time with the Eagles' organization, Brown played under the direction of Dick Vermeil and Marion Campbell.

Young Eagles

In May 2009, EAA joined with Sporty's Pilot Shop of Batavia, Ohio, to provide the Next Step to the Young Eagles Flight experience.


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