1945 Philadelphia Eagles season
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The 1945
Philadelphia Eagles
season was their 13th in the league
. The team failed to improve on their previous output
of 7–1–2, losing three games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 13th consecutive season.
was held on April 8, 1945. It was the last draft held in Chicago; later in the year the league moved its offices to Philadelphia. It would be 32 rounds with the Eagles getting picks in 30 of them. The Eagles would pick 9th in the rounds.
The teams with the 5 worse records in 1944 season would be the only teams picking in rounds 2 and 4.
Future Hall of Famers in this draft included Charley Trippi, Halfback from Georgia taken 1st round 1st overall by the Chicago Cardinals.
Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch, Wide Receiver from Michigan taken 5th overall by the Cleveland Rams.
Pete Pihos, Defensive End from Indiana University,
Tom Fears, End from UCLA, and
Arnie Weinmeister, Defensive Tackle from Washington
Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away.
1945 NFL season
The 1945 NFL season was the 26th regular season of the National Football League. The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Chicago Cardinals resumed their traditional operations....
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 was their 13th in the league
National Football League
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. The team failed to improve on their previous output
1944 Philadelphia Eagles season
The 1944 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 12th in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 5–4–1, winning seven games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 12th consecutive season.-NFL Draft:...
of 7–1–2, losing three games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 13th consecutive season.
NFL Draft
The 1945 NFL Draft1945 NFL Draft
The 1945 National Football League Draft was held on April 8, 1945. It was the last draft held in Chicago; later in the year the league moved its offices to Philadelphia.-Player selections:-Round one:-Round two:-Round three:-Round four:...
was held on April 8, 1945. It was the last draft held in Chicago; later in the year the league moved its offices to Philadelphia. It would be 32 rounds with the Eagles getting picks in 30 of them. The Eagles would pick 9th in the rounds.
The teams with the 5 worse records in 1944 season would be the only teams picking in rounds 2 and 4.
Future Hall of Famers in this draft included Charley Trippi, Halfback from Georgia taken 1st round 1st overall by the Chicago Cardinals.
Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch, Wide Receiver from Michigan taken 5th overall by the Cleveland Rams.
Pete Pihos, Defensive End from Indiana University,
Tom Fears, End from UCLA, and
Arnie Weinmeister, Defensive Tackle from Washington
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.
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| Rd | Pick | |Position | School | Rd | Pick | |Position | School | |||
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| 1 | 8 | John Yonakor John Yonakor John Joseph Yonakor was an American football defensive lineman in the National Football League for the Cleveland Browns, New York Yanks, and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame and was drafted in the first round of the 1945 NFL Draft by the... |
Defensive End Defensive end Defensive end is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football.This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations have substantially changed how the position is played over the years... |
Notre Dame University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States... |
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| 3 | 25 | Alvin Dark Alvin Dark Alvin Ralph Dark , nicknamed "Blackie" and "The Swamp Fox", is a former shortstop and manager in Major League Baseball who played for five National League teams from 1946 to 1960. Named the major leagues' Rookie of the Year with the Boston Braves when he batted .322... |
Back | LSU Louisiana State University Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name... |
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| 5 | 41 | Pete Pihos Pete Pihos Peter Louis Pihos was a professional American football player in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles. He was a high school junior when his mother moved the family to Chicago. His father was a murder victim, and when a suspect was acquitted, Pete decided to become a lawyer... |
Wide Receiver Wide receiver A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible... |
Indiana | 6 | 52 | Chuck Dellago | Guard | Minnesota University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557... |
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| 7 | 63 | Gonzalo Morales | Back | St. Mary's (CA) | 8 | 41 | Sam Robinson | Back | Washington University of Washington University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University... |
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| 9 | 85 | Forrest Hall | Back | San Francisco University of San Francisco The University of San Francisco , is a private, Jesuit/Catholic university located in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1855, USF was established as the first university in San Francisco. It is the second oldest institution for higher learning in California and the tenth-oldest university of... |
10 | 96 | Joe Sadonis | Tackle | Fordham Fordham University Fordham University is a private, nonprofit, coeducational research university in the United States, with three campuses in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841 as St... |
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| 11 | 107 | Rudy Mobley | Back | Hardin-Simmons | 12 | 118 | Jim Newmeyer | Tackle | St. Vincent | |
| 13 | 129 | Bill Chambers | Tackle | UCLA | 14 | 140 | John Duda | Back | Virginia University of Virginia The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson... |
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| 15 | 151 | Bill Montgomery | Back | Louisiana State | 16 | 162 | Howard Werner | End | Syracuse | |
| 17 | 173 | Jim Austin | Back | Missouri University of Missouri The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses... |
18 | 184 | Quentin Klenk | Tackle | USC USC Trojans The USC Trojans are the athletic teams representing the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California. While the men's teams are nicknamed the Trojans, the women's athletic teams are referred to as either the Trojans or Women of Troy... |
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| 19 | 195 | Joe Spencer | Tackle | Oklahoma A & M | 20 | 206 | Leo Pratt | Tackle | Oklahoma A & M | |
| 21 | 217 | Phil Teschner | Tackle | Brown Brown University Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,... |
22 | 2228 | John Magee John Magee (American football) John Wesley Magee was an American football guard in the National Football League. He played eight seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles . He played college football at Southwestern Louisiana University and Rice University.-References:... |
Guard | Rice Rice University William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a heavily wooded campus in Houston, Texas, United States... |
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| 23 | 239 | Norm "Monk" Mosley | Back | Alabama University of Alabama The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States.... |
24 | 250 | Blair Brown | Guard | Oklahoma A & M | |
| 25 | 261 | Bob Hall | End | Stanford Stanford University The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San... |
26 | 272 | Dan Talcott | Tackle | Nevada-Reno | |
| 27 | 283 | Bill Thompson | Tackle | New Mexico University of New Mexico The University of New Mexico at Albuquerque is a public research university located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the United States. It is the state's flagship research institution... |
28 | 294 | Al Fleming | Center | Wichita State | |
| 29 | 305 | Leo Benjamin | Center | West Virginia University of West Virginia The University of West Virginia was an educational authority formed by the West Virginia Legislature on July 1, 1989, to oversee the operation of the state's graduate and doctoral degree-granting institutions. It was abolished on June 30, 2000... |
30 | 316 | Jim Dougherty | Back | University of Miami (OH) | |
| 31 | 292 | Ken Reese | Back | Alabama | 32 | 298 | Loren Braner | Center | Pittsburgh | |
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 7, 1945 | Chicago Cardinals | W 21–6 |
| 2 | October 14, 1945 | at 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... |
L 28–24 |
| 3 | October 21, 1945 | 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,... |
L 24–14 |
| 4 | October 28, 1945 | Cleveland Rams Cleveland Rams The Cleveland Rams were a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio.The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio. The NFL considers the franchise as a second incarnation of the previous Cleveland Rams team that was a charter member of the second American Football League... |
W 28–14 |
| 5 | November 4, 1945 | 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... |
W 45–3 |
| 6 | November 11, 1945 | 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 38–17 |
| 7 | November 18, 1945 | 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 30–6 |
| 8 | November 25, 1945 | 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 16–0 |
| 9 | December 2, 1945 | 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... |
L 28–21 |
| 10 | December 9, 1945 | Boston Yanks Boston Yanks The Boston Yanks were a National Football League team based in Boston, Massachusetts that played from 1944 to 1948. The team played its home games at Fenway Park. Games that conflicted with the Boston Red Sox schedule were held at the Manning Bowl in Lynn, Massachusetts... |
W 35–7 |
Standings
| NFL Eastern Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932... |
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Washington Redskins 1945 Washington Redskins season The 1945 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 6-3-1 record from 1944. They would end the season by losing the NFL Championship game to the Cleveland Rams, 15-14.-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:... |
8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 209 | 121 | W-2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 272 | 133 | W-1 |
| Boston Yanks 1945 Boston Yanks season The 1945 Yanks season was their second in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 2-8, winning three games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season. The Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Yanks merge for the season and played under the name... |
3 | 6 | 1 | .333 | 123 | 211 | L-5 |
| New York Giants 1945 New York Giants season The 1945 New York Giants season was the 21st season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons... |
3 | 6 | 1 | .333 | 179 | 198 | L-1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers 1945 Pittsburgh Steelers season -Schedule:- Week 2 : Boston Yanks :at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts* Game time:* Game weather:* Game attendance: 27,502* Referee:Scoring Drives:* Boston – J. Martin 5 run... |
2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 79 | 220 | L-3 |
1945 Roster
(All time List of Philadelphia Eagles players in franchise history)| = 1945 Pro All-Star 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... |
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| NO. | |AGE | |GP | |WT | |YRS | Ben Agajanian Ben Agajanian Benjamin James Agajanian "The Toeless Wonder" is an American former collegiate and Professional Football player. He was born in Santa Ana, California. A placekicker, he played college football at the University of New Mexico... > | 26 | K | 1 | 1 | 215 | 6–0 | Rookie | |||||
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| 25 | G | 9 | 8 | 216 | 5–11 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 28 | HB | 5 | 1 | 191 | 5–11 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 25 | HB | 4 | 4 | 189 | 5–11 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 27 | HB-TB | 7 | 0 | 185 | 5–10 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 28 | E-DB | 10 | 8 | 194 | 5–11 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 28 | T-G | 3 | 0 | 240 | 5–11 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 27 | FB | 1 | 1 | 208 | 5–11 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 32 | G | 2 | 1 | 204 | 5–11 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 25 | HB | 7 | 0 | 181 | 5–10 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 29 | E-DE | 10 | 8 | 197 | 6–1 | 4 | none | ||||||||||
| 27 | FB-LB | 2 | 0 | 208 | 6–1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 26 | T | 10 | 1 | 205 | 5–11 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 24 | FB-E | 7 | 0 | 213 | 6–2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 28 | B | 3 | 2 | 195 | 6–0 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 27 | E-DE | 4 | 2 | 179 | 6–1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 23 | QB-HB-DB | 8 | 2 | 175 | 5–10 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 24 | G-MG-T-DT | 9 | 0 | 243 | 6–2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 28 | B | 9 | 5 | 207 | 6–0 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 31 | C | 10 | 6 | 203 | 6–1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 24 | T-C-G | 5 | 0 | 240 | 5–11 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 25 | C | 9 | 4 | 195 | 5–11 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 24 | G | 8 | 2 | 209 | 5–9 | 1 | none | ||||||||||
| 24 | E | 9 | 2 | 200 | 6–2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 26 | E-DE | 8 | 0 | 190 | 6–2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 31 | G | 9 | 8 | 205 | 5–11 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 34 | E | 2 | 0 | 196 | 6–0 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 28 | FB | 8 | 4 | 215 | 6–0 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 28 | G | 3 | 0 | 219 | 6–0 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 27 | T-DT | 10 | 9 | 223 | 6–3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 22 | QB | 10 | 1 | 170 | 5–11 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 28 | T | 7 | 0 | 220 | 6–2 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| T | 1 | 0 | 200 | 6–2 | Rookie | ||||||||||||
| 26 | DB-QB | 5 | 0 | 185 | 6–3 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 28 | HB-DB | 7 | 1 | 187 | 6–0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 26 | HB | 7 | 1 | 175 | 6–0 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 29 | G | 10 | 1 | 205 | 6–0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 29 | QB | 8 | 0 | 192 | 6–1 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 25 | HB | 10 | 9 | 200 | 6–0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 29 | TB-HB | 1 | 0 | 175 | 5–11 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 25 | T-G-DT | 10 | 10 | 214 | 6–1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 27 | QB-WB-K | 10 | 8 | 201 | 6–2 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 41 Players Team Average |
26.3 | 10 | 201.5 | 6–0.1 | 2.5 |