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35 unusual facts about Philadelphia Eagles


Allen Barbre

Allen Wade Barbre (born June 22, 1984) is an American football offensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Angelo Mosca

Mosca attended the University of Notre Dame and was drafted by the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles in 1959 in the 30th round (350th overall.) He had already decided to play in the CFL, in 1958 for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

Bill Hartman

He threw the winning pass in a 24-22 win over the Philadelphia Eagles in his first game in the NFL.

Bree Cuppoletti

Randolph Bruno "Bree" Cuppoletti (born June 19, 1910 – September 22, 1960) was a professional American football player who played guard for six seasons for the Chicago Cardinals and Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League.

Camden Children's Garden

The facility includes indoor attractions such as the Philadelphia Eagles Four Seasons Butterfly House, Plaza de Aibonito, a Puerto Rican tropical greenhouse exhibit, and Benjamin Franklin’s Secret Garden and Workshop.

David Clinton

†In 1977 the NBA held an exhibition race during the halftime period between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Los Angeles Rams NFL football game at the Los Angeles Coliseum in Los Angeles, California in August 1977 (the Rams moved from Los Angeles, California to St. Louis, Missouri in 1994).

Dom Moselle

He played two seasons in Green Bay and one season for the Philadelphia Eagles before playing a final season in the Canadian Football League for the Calgary Stampeders in 1955.

Donnie Fatso

The episode was viewed by an estimated 7.32 million viewers, despite airing simultaneously with Extreme Makeover Home Edition on ABC, The Amazing Race on CBS, and a game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Dallas Cowboys as part of the 2010 NFL season on NBC.

Eagles–Redskins rivalry

The Eagles–Redskins rivalry is a rivalry between the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins of the National Football League.

Gonna Fly Now

For example, it is played right before kickoff of Eagles games at Lincoln Financial Field.

Greg Liter

Greg Liter was a player in the National Football League for the San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles in 1987 as a defensive end.

Howie Roseman

Roseman was hired by the Philadelphia Eagles as an unpaid intern to work on salary cap issues in 2000.

Jake Bergey

Bergey quickly became a fan favorite, wearing #66, the same number his father wore with the Philadelphia Eagles where he was a star linebacker.

Jeff Stoutland

Stoutland was hired by the Philadelphia Eagles to coach their offensive line on February 7th, 2013.

John Adler

He lost the 2010 congressional election to former football player Jon Runyan (of the Philadelphia Eagles) and died the following year.

Keith line

In contemporary culture, the Keith Line has been cited as marking the approximate boundary between spheres of influence for New York City sports teams and Philadelphia sports teams; especially in the rivalry between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles.

Marion Barber III

Jim Johnson, the Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator, called Barber the hardest running back in the NFL to bring down.

Mark Herzlich

On November 20, 2011, Herzlich made his first NFL start against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Mark Matlak

While coaching at New Hampshire, he was a coach for current Philadelphia Eagles head coach, Chip Kelly.

MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors

Captain Oliver Wendell “Spearchucker” Jones – from New Jersey, neurosurgeon, played football for the Philadelphia Eagles, also threw javelin as a track athlete

Michael Bamiro

Michael Bamiro (born October 9, 1990) is an American football offensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL).

Mifflin County, Pennsylvania

In professional football, loyalties divide between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles.

Nate Menkin

He is a member of the Texans practice squad and has also played for the Philadelphia Eagles.

New Hebron, Mississippi

Major Everett - Running back in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles, Cleveland Browns and the Atlanta Falcons; played high school ball at New Hebron High School and at Mississippi College.

Rudy Gollomb

Rudy Gollomb was a player in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1936 as a guard.

Russ Craft

William Russell Craft (October 15, 1919 – January 12, 2009) was an American football defensive back in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Saintsations

The Saintsations are no secret to the international stage as their first border-crossing performance was in 1990 at London when the Saints played the Oakland Raiders in a pre-season contest where they did countless appearances during the week leading into the game and on game day, they would repeat this in 1993 when the Saints played in Tokyo for a pre-season game vs the Philadelphia Eagles.

Scott Columbus

He was a huge Philadelphia Eagles fan and would often dress up as a football player as a quarterback or running back.

Steve Maxwell

Maxwell trains professional athletes including players for the Phillies, Dodgers, and Eagles.

Stuart, Iowa

Buck Shaw - offensive tackle who blocked for George Gipp on Knute Rockne's first undefeated University of Notre Dame football team, the first football head coach at the United States Air Force Academy, the Philadelphia Eagles head coach who won 1960 NFL Championship, and the only coach to have beaten Vince Lombardi in the playoffs.

Sweet Taste of Liberty

Ted and Barney eventually find out that these two girls have boyfriends who are players for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Texas Football Classic

Among the notable players that have participated in short history of the Classic are former University of Texas and former Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson, former University of Houston and current Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Kevin Kolb, former University of Iowa quarterback Drew Tate and former University of Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel.

Tom Melvin

In 1999, Melvin joined the Philadelphia Eagles coaching staff, serving for three seasons as the offensive assistant/quality control coach before moving to his current position as tight ends coach.

Ukee Washington

He is also the Godfather of Philadelphia Eagles safety Nate Allen, as stated in a radio interview by Nate Allen.

Vic Rowen

Rowen has had two of his assistant coaches go on to lead teams as head coach in Super Bowls: Andy Reid with the Philadelphia Eagles and Mike Holmgren with both the Green Bay Packers and the Seattle Seahawks.


Aeneas Williams

Then in the NFC title game, he intercepted a pass from Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb, with 2 minutes left in regulation, clinching the game and ensuring the Rams' berth in Super Bowl XXXVI.

Albert Baisy

Albert Baisy (September 6, 1917 in Norton, West Virginia – April 16, 2005) is a former offensive lineman in the NFL for the Chicago Bears, and Philadelphia Eagles.

Brandon Hughes

Hughes was signed off the Giants' practice squad by the Philadelphia Eagles on November 23, 2010, to fill the slot vacated after cornerback Ellis Hobbs was placed on the injured reserve.

Captain Morgan

The league made this announcement following such a celebration by Brent Celek of the Philadelphia Eagles.

College Basketball on CBS

NFL on CBS broadcaster Tom Brookshier became the subject of controversy because of a remark he made during a Philadelphia Eagles vs. New Orleans Saints game broadcast on December 11, 1983.

Dale Haupt

In 1986, Haupt joined Bears defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan in leaving the team to join the Philadelphia Eagles, and was replaced by John Levra.

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.

Dick Frahm

Herald Samuel Frahm (April 11, 1906 – October 19, 1977) was an American football halfback for the Staten Island Stapletons, the Boston Redskins, and the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League and the St. Louis/Kansas City Blues of the 1934 version of the American Football League.

Dion Lewis

Lewis was selected with the 149th pick in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles.

Ellis Hobbs

On the second day of the 2009 NFL Draft, the Patriots traded Hobbs to the Philadelphia Eagles for two fifth-round selections, which the Patriots traded for fourth- and sixth-round selections; the Patriots ultimately drafted guard Rich Ohrnberger and long snapper Jake Ingram with the picks they received for Hobbs.

Fitz Eugene Dixon, Jr.

Dixon became an owner of and investor in Philadelphia professional sports franchises, including the Eagles, the Phillies, the Flyers, and the Wings, but his most notable sports investment was the Philadelphia 76ers.

Gerry Philbin

In 1973 he joined the Philadelphia Eagles for one season and finished his career in the short-lived World Football League as a member of the New York Stars in 1974 where he joined former Super Bowl III alumni George Sauer, Jr, Randy Beverly, John Dockery, John Elliott, and Vito (Babe) Parilli.

Gus the groundhog

Gus has also appeared dressed in both Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers uniforms with other similarly uniformed men in a licensed co-branding with those two National Football League teams, as certain instant games are branded for those teams.

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.

Jeff Dellenbach

Jeffrey Alan Dellenbach (born February 14, 1963 in Wausau, Wisconsin) is a former American football center in the National Football League for the Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, Green Bay Packers, and the Philadelphia Eagles.

Jim Gilliam

On September 5, Gilliam hit a 2-run pinch triple in a road game against the Houston Astros, giving the Dodgers a 3–2 lead in the 9th inning; the Los Angeles Rams, playing a preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles at the Coliseum, were playing so poorly despite their 10–0 win that the biggest cheer from the stands came from people listening to portable radios tuned to the Dodger game who cheered when Gilliam got the hit.

Marla Green

Events she has worked on in the past have benefited the National Museum of American Jewish History, The Prince Music Theater, The Ambassadors Circle Dinner, the American Red Cross Breakfast (honoring Joe Banner, President of the Philadelphia Eagles), the Anti-Defamation League (honoring Sidney Kimmel, owner of Jones NY), and the Laurel House Gala (honoring Tammy & Andy Reid of the Philadelphia Eagles).

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".

Mike Reichenbach

Jon Michael Reichenbach (born September 14, 1961 in Fort Meade, Maryland) is a former American football linebacker who played eight seasons in the National Football League, mainly with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Nickel defense

The nickel defense originated as an innovation of Philadelphia Eagles defensive coach Jerry Williams in 1960 as a measure to defend against star tight end Mike Ditka of the Chicago Bears.

North Stafford High School

Nate Ilaoa, Class of 2001 - Philadelphia Eagles running back; 236th overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft; 2007 NFL Combine Invite; Starting running back at the University of Hawaii; 2000 Washington Post Offensive Player of the Year, 2-time All-Met selection.

Pennsville Township, New Jersey

Norm Willey (1927–2011), defensive lineman who played in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and then taught and coached football at Pennsville Memorial High School after retiring.

Pinckneyville, Illinois

Hubert Shurtz (1923-2000) (Professional football player) played tackle for LSU , drafted by Philadelphia Eagles but traded and played for the Pittsburgh Steelers

Ralph Kohl

After the 1964 season, Kohl resigned his position as the head coach at Eastern Illinois to accept a job a scout for BLESTO, an NFL scouting combine that was an acronym for the Bears, Lions, Eagles and Steelers Talent Organization.

Vince Wilfork

Wilfork saw considerable playing time during his rookie season, sharing the nose tackle position with veteran Keith Traylor and started Super Bowl XXXIX against the Philadelphia Eagles, a Patriots victory.