1960 Philadelphia Eagles season
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The 1960
Philadelphia Eagles
season, their 28th in the league
, resulted in defeating the Green Bay Packers
to win their third NFL Championship. It was their only postseason appearance in the twenty-eight seasons from 1950
to 1977
.
to stock the Dallas Rangers
. They later change their name to Cowboys. The Dallas Cowboys
were initially called the Dallas Rangers but were renamed to avoid confusion with a local minor league baseball club in Dallas. In this draft the Eagles lost tight end Dick Bielski
, tackle Jerry DeLucca
, and linebacker Bill Striegel to Dallas.
As since 1951 the Eagles hold training camp at Hersheypark Stadium
in Hershey, Pennsylvania
. This is the longest they have trained at one site continuously up to then and into 1995 when they started at Lehigh University
in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
. The last year at Hershey was 1967.
and The 1960 AFL Draft were separate drafts for college players.
Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away.
Chuck Bednarick becomes last player to play the whole game. He was averaging 58 minutes a game playing as starting center and a starting linebacker in second half of season.
In another piece of Philadelphia lore, Bednarik said that on the last play of the NFL championship game he tackled Jim Taylor on the last play of game on 7 yard line and lay on top of him as he fought to get up as clock tick off final seconds. When the clock hit 00:00 to end the game, Bednarik said
1960 NFL season
The 1960 NFL season was the 41st regular season of the National Football League. Before the season, Pete Rozelle was elected NFL commissioner as a compromise choice on the twenty-third ballot. Meanwhile, the league expanded to 13 teams with the addition of the Dallas Cowboys. Also, the Cardinals...
Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
season, their 28th in the league
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
, resulted in defeating the Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
to win their third NFL Championship. It was their only postseason appearance in the twenty-eight seasons from 1950
1950 Philadelphia Eagles season
The 1950 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 18th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 11–1, winning only six games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in four seasons.-Off Season:...
to 1977
1977 Philadelphia Eagles season
The 1977 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 45th in the league. The team improved upon their previous output of 4–10, winning five games. Despite the improvement, the team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the seventeenth consecutive season....
.
Off Season
On March 13, 1960 there was a expansion draft1960 NFL Expansion Draft
The 1960 NFL Expansion Draft was a National Football League draft in which a new expansion team, named the Dallas Cowboys, selected its first players. The NFL awarded Dallas, Texas a franchise to compete for revenue with Lamar Hunt's Dallas Texans of the upstart American Football League...
to stock the Dallas Rangers
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
. They later change their name to Cowboys. The Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
were initially called the Dallas Rangers but were renamed to avoid confusion with a local minor league baseball club in Dallas. In this draft the Eagles lost tight end Dick Bielski
Dick Bielski
Richard Adam Bielski is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys, and the Baltimore Colts. He played college football at the University of Maryland and was drafted in the first round of the 1955 NFL Draft...
, tackle Jerry DeLucca
Jerry DeLucca
Gerald Joseph DeLucca is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles. He also played in the American Football League for the Boston Patriots and Buffalo Bills...
, and linebacker Bill Striegel to Dallas.
As since 1951 the Eagles hold training camp at Hersheypark Stadium
Hersheypark Stadium
Hersheypark Stadium is a stadium, located in Hershey, Pennsylvania, on the grounds of Hersheypark. The General Manager is Frank O'Connell.It is used as a sporting facility, concert venue and location for various other large functions . In addition, it hosted the 2004 Presidential Race Campaign stop...
in Hershey, Pennsylvania
Hershey, Pennsylvania
Hershey is a census-designated place in Derry Township, Dauphin County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The community is located 14 miles east of Harrisburg and is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. Hershey has no legal status as an incorporated municipality...
. This is the longest they have trained at one site continuously up to then and into 1995 when they started at Lehigh University
Lehigh University
Lehigh University is a private, co-educational university located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the United States. It was established in 1865 by Asa Packer as a four-year technical school, but has grown to include studies in a wide variety of disciplines...
in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
. The last year at Hershey was 1967.
NFL Draft
The 1960 NFL Draft1960 NFL Draft
The 1960 National Football League Draft Annual Player Selection Meeting in which NFL teams take turns selecting amateur college American football players and other first-time eligible players, was held in secret in order to fend off increased competition for college players from the American...
and The 1960 AFL Draft were separate drafts for college players.
- The NFL Draft was a draft of 20 rounds with 12 teams picking. The Eagles would rotate having the 7th, 8th or 9th pick in the draft rounds, with Chicago and Cleveland. The quickly assembled NFL franchise of the Dallas Cowboys1960 Dallas Cowboys seasonThe 1960 Dallas Cowboys season was the inaugural season for the franchise in the National Football League. The team finished with no wins, 11 losses, and 1 tie, which placed them last in the Western Conference, and was the worst record in the NFL for that season.-Offseason:The NFL granted a...
did not have a chance to pick, as the draft was held before they were formed, January 28, 1960.
- The AFL draft was a list made the teams of territorial players they claimed first. Then a draft was held by drafting players by position instead of any available player. When Minneapolis left league other AFL teams pursued those picks. Oakland got the rights after they joined the league.
- The Philadelphia Eagles lost 4 players to the AFL including 1st round pick Ron Burton a running back out of the Northwestern University. A total of 6 NFL 1st round picks in this draft would sign with the AFL this year.
Player Selections
The table shows the Eagles selections and what picks they had that were traded away and the team that ended up with that pick. It is possible the Eagles' pick ended up with this team via another team that the Eagles made a trade with.Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away.
| = Pro Bowl Pro Bowl In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those... er |
= AFL All-Star | = Hall of Fame Pro Football Hall of Fame The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional football in the United States with an emphasis on the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees... r |
| Rd | PICK | PLAYER | POS | SCHOOL | AFL | Rd | Signed | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Ron Burton Ron Burton Ronald E. "Ron" Burton became a college All-American running back at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, a member of the Northwestern Hall of Fame, and a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.... |
Halfback | Northwestern Northwestern Wildcats football The Northwestern Wildcats football team, representing Northwestern University, is a NCAA Division I team and member of the Big Ten Conference, with evidence of organization in 1876... |
Boston Patriots | 1 | Boston | ||||||||
| 2 | 20 | Maxie Baughan Maxie Baughan -Honors:In addition to being a member of the Georgia Tech and College Football Halls of Fame, Baughan has also been inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame , the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame and the Gator Bowl Hall of Fame. However, he has not yet been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of... |
Linebacker | Georgia Tech | Minneapolis | 1 | Eagles | ||||||||
| 3 | 31 | Curt Merz Curt Merz Curtis Carl Merz is a former college and professional American football guard who played seven seasons in the American Football League from 1962–1968... |
End | Iowa | New York Titans | 1 | Dallas Texans 1960 Dallas Texans season The 1960 Dallas Texans season was the inaugural season of Lamar Hunt’s American Football League franchise from Dallas, Texas. Head coach Hank Stram led the team to an 8–6 record and second place in the AFL’s Western Conference.... |
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| 4 | 40 | Ted Dean Ted Dean Theodore Curtis Dean is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Minnesota Vikings... Pick from Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
Running back | Wichita State Wichita State University Wichita State University is a NCAA Division I public university in Wichita, Kansas with selective admissions. WSU is one of six state universities governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. The current president is Dr. Donald Beggs.... |
Buffalo Bills Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
1 | Eagles | ||||||||
| 4 | 45 | Jack Cummings | Quarterback | North Carolina | Boston | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 | 56 | Don Norton Don Norton Donald Farris Norton is a former American football end in the American Football League. He played college football at the University of Iowa and was drafted by the newly formed AFL in 1960, playing seven seasons for the Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers , making the AFL All-Star team in 1961 and 1962... |
End | Iowa | Dallas Texans 1960 Dallas Texans season The 1960 Dallas Texans season was the inaugural season of Lamar Hunt’s American Football League franchise from Dallas, Texas. Head coach Hank Stram led the team to an 8–6 record and second place in the AFL’s Western Conference.... |
1 | Los Angeles Chargers | ||||||||
| 6 | 67 | Emmett Wilson | Tackle | Georgia Tech | Buffalo Bills | ||||||||||
| 7 | 81 | John Wilkins | Tackle | USC | Denver Broncos Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
2 | Eagles | ||||||||
| 8 | 92 | Monte Lee | End | Texas | |||||||||||
| 9 | 103 | Pick Taken by Baltimore Colts |
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| 10 | 117 | Pick Taken by Detroit Lions |
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| 11 | 129 | Pick Taken by Chicago Bears |
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| 12 | 139 | Dave Grosz | Quarterback | Oregon | Minneapolis | 2 | |||||||||
| 13 | 153 | Dave Graham | End | Virginia | Houston Oilers | 2 | Eagles | ||||||||
| 14 | 164 | Ray Petersen | Back | West Virginia | Buffalo | 1 | |||||||||
| 15 | 175 | John Wilcox | Tackle | Oregon | Minneapolis | 1 | |||||||||
| 16 | 189 | Larry Lancaster | Tackle | Georgia | Los Angeles | 1 | |||||||||
| 17 | 200 | Mike Graney | End | Notre Dame | Buffalo | 2 | |||||||||
| 18 | 211 | Emory Turner | Guard | Purdue | Dallas | 1 | |||||||||
| 19 | 225 | Bob Hain | Tackle | Iowa | Los Angeles | 2 | |||||||||
| 20 | 236 | Ramon Armstrong | Guard | Texas Christian | New York | 2 | Oakland Raiders Oakland Raiders The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
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Regular season
During the 1960 season, Chuck Bednarik is perhaps best known for knocking Frank Gifford of the New York Giants out of football for over eighteen months. It is considered one of the most famous tackles in NFL history.Chuck Bednarick becomes last player to play the whole game. He was averaging 58 minutes a game playing as starting center and a starting linebacker in second half of season.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 25, 1960 | Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 24–41 |
| 2 | September 30, 1960 | at Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas... |
W 27–25 |
| 3 | October 9, 1960 | St. Louis Cardinals Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 31–27 |
| 4 | October 16, 1960 | Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
W 28–10 |
| 5 | October 23, 1960 | at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 31–29 |
| 7 | November 6, 1960 | Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
W 34–7 |
| 8 | November 13, 1960 | Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
W 19–13 |
| 9 | November 20, 1960 | at New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 17–10 |
| 10 | November 27, 1960 | New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 31–23 |
| 11 | December 4, 1960 | at St. Louis Cardinals Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 20–6 |
| 12 | December 11, 1960 | at Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
L 21-27 |
| 13 | December 18, 1960 | at Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
W 38–28 |
Playoffs
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Championship NFL Championship Game, 1960 The 1960 National Football League championship game was the 28th NFL title game. The game was played on Monday, December 26, 1960 at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
December 26, 1960 | Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
W 17–13 |
In another piece of Philadelphia lore, Bednarik said that on the last play of the NFL championship game he tackled Jim Taylor on the last play of game on 7 yard line and lay on top of him as he fought to get up as clock tick off final seconds. When the clock hit 00:00 to end the game, Bednarik said
Championship Game: vs Green Bay Packers
1960 Roster
(All time List of Philadelphia Eagles players in franchise history)| = 1960 All-Star Selection Pro Bowl In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those... |
= Hall of Fame Pro Football Hall of Fame The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional football in the United States with an emphasis on the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees... r |
- + After name means 1st team selection
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>61 COACH 1958
record
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Team Average26.4 12 220.9 6–1.6 3.2
Post Season
Soon after the Championship Game against Green Bay, 61-year-old Buck ShawBuck ShawLawrence T. "Buck" Shaw was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach for Santa Clara University, the University of California, Berkeley, the San Francisco 49ers, the United States Air Force Academy, and the Philadelphia Eagles...
retires as Head Coach of the Eagles. Eagles quarterback and 12 years veteran, Norm Van Brocklin retires after game also and expects to be named head coach. They instead name name Asst. Coach Nick SkorichNick SkorichNicholas Leonard Skorich was an American football offensive lineman and coach.Skorich played guard at Bellaire High School and the University of Cincinnati before joining the Navy in 1943. After the end of World War II, he signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers, who had drafted him in 1943...
who will lead the Eagle for the next 3 years.
Norm Van Brocklin is named Head Coach of the 1961 expansion Minnesota Vikings1961 Minnesota Vikings seasonThe 1961 Minnesota Vikings season was the first year of season play for the expansion franchise and the 42nd regular season of the National Football League. The Vikings finished with a record of three wins and eleven losses under head coach Norm Van Brocklin. The team's first ever regular season...
In the 1961 expansion draft1961 NFL Expansion DraftThe 1961 NFL Expansion Draft was a National Football League draft in which a new expansion team, named the Minnesota Vikings, selected its first players. In August 1959, a group of Minneapolis businessmen were awarded a franchise in the new American Football League...
the Eagles lost guard Gerry HuthGerry HuthGerald Bernard Huth was an American football guard in the National Football League for the New York Giants, the Philadelphia Eagles, and the Minnesota Vikings. He played college football at Wake Forest University and was drafted in the twenty fourth round of the 1956 NFL Draft....
, defensive back Gene Johnson, and center Bill Lapham, to Minnesota.
Awards and honors
1960 Pro Bowl Players:- QB – Norm Van Brocklin
- TE – Pete Retzlaff
- OE – Bobby Walston
- FL – Tommy McDonald
- DT – Marion Campbell
- LB – Maxie Baughan
- LB – Chuck Bednarik
- CB – Tom Brookshier
League Leaders- Norm Van Brocklin finishes 2nd to Johnny UnitasJohnny UnitasJohn Constantine Unitas , known as Johnny Unitas or "Johnny U", and nicknamed "The Golden Arm", was a professional American football player in the 1950s through the 1970s, spending the majority of his career with the Baltimore Colts. He was a record-setting quarterback, and the National Football...
in Passing Attempts, Completions,Yards, and TDs - Norm Van Brocklin finishes 2nd to Mike Plum in Yards per Attempt and Passer Rating
- Ted Dean leads league in KO Returns and 2nd in Punt Returns
Other Awards- Chuck Bednarik, All-Pro Selection
- Norm Van Brocklin, Bert Bell AwardBert Bell AwardThe Bert Bell Award for the Professional American football Player of the Year is presented by the Maxwell Football Club. This award is named in honor of Bert Bell , Commissioner of the National Football League and founder of the Maxwell Club...
- AP NFL MVP – Norm Van Brocklin
- UPI MVP – Norm Van Brocklin