1947 Philadelphia Eagles season
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The 1947
Philadelphia Eagles
season was their 15th in the league
. The team improved on their previous output
of 6–5, winning eight games. The team qualified for the playoffs for the first time in fifteen seasons.
December 16, 1946. The NFL started a Lottery of a Bonus Pick for the FIRST PICK in the Draft. They would do this until 1958.
The Eagles would make 29 selections over the 32 rounds. They would get the 6th or 7th pick in the rounds they had picks.
The top 2 picks in the draft was a Lottery bonus pick as the number 1 pick by the NFL Champion Chicago Bears
Bob Fenimore
a Back that attended Oklahoma A&M.
With the number 2 pick the Detroit Lions
took 1946 Heisman Trophy
winner Glenn Davis a Halfback from Army. He was unable to play due to military service required for attending the United States Military Academy
.
Cal Rossi
running back
from UCLA was drafted again this year with the 4th pick by the Washington Redskins
, he was taken in error with the 9th pick in 1946's draft when he was still a Jr. in college, he declined to play pro football.
The future NFL Hall of Famers that were in this draft where Dante Lavelli(12th round), Art Donovan (22nd rd), and Tom Landry (20nd rd).
Some players drafted were signed by All-America Football Conference
teams.
Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away.
Link to all time List of Philadelphia Eagles players in franchise history
1947 NFL season
The 1947 NFL season was the 28th regular season of the National Football League. The league expanded the regular season by one game from eleven games per team to twelve, a number that remained constant until the 1961 season....
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 15th 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...
. The team improved on their previous output
1946 Philadelphia Eagles season
The 1946 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 14th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 7–3, winning only six games...
of 6–5, winning eight games. The team qualified for the playoffs for the first time in fifteen seasons.
Off Season
The Eagles for the 2nd year go to Saranac High School Field / Eagles Residence, in Saranac Lake, New York to hold training camp. Greasy Neale like having the Eagles train away from Philadelphia as they only trained in the area was when there was Wartime Travel Restrictions during WW II. Under Neale the Eagles would train in Wisconsin, upstate New York, and Minnesota when they could travel.NFL DRAFT
The 1947 NFL Draft1947 NFL Draft
The 1947 National Football League Draft was held on December 16, 1946.The National Football League in this draft made the first overall pick a bonus pick determined by lottery. The Chicago Bears won the first lottery...
December 16, 1946. The NFL started a Lottery of a Bonus Pick for the FIRST PICK in the Draft. They would do this until 1958.
The Eagles would make 29 selections over the 32 rounds. They would get the 6th or 7th pick in the rounds they had picks.
The top 2 picks in the draft was a Lottery bonus pick as the number 1 pick by the NFL Champion Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
Bob Fenimore
Bob Fenimore
Robert Dale Fenimore known as the Blonde Bomber was a halfback for the Oklahoma A&M football team from 1943 to 1946. He was the first two-time All America selection from Oklahoma A&M and finished third in the Heisman voting in 1945, but still led the nation in rushing with 142 carries for 1,048...
a Back that attended Oklahoma A&M.
With the number 2 pick the 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...
took 1946 Heisman Trophy
Heisman Trophy
The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award , is awarded annually to the player deemed the most outstanding player in collegiate football. It was created in 1935 as the Downtown Athletic Club trophy and renamed in 1936 following the death of the Club's athletic director, John Heisman The Heisman Memorial...
winner Glenn Davis a Halfback from Army. He was unable to play due to military service required for attending the United States Military Academy
United States Military Academy
The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City...
.
Cal Rossi
Cal Rossi
Cal Rossi was an American football running back who played at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the only football player to be selected twice in the NFL Draft. He was first drafted in the first round of the 1946 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins...
running back
Running back
A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...
from UCLA was drafted again this year with the 4th pick by the 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,...
, he was taken in error with the 9th pick in 1946's draft when he was still a Jr. in college, he declined to play pro football.
The future NFL Hall of Famers that were in this draft where Dante Lavelli(12th round), Art Donovan (22nd rd), and Tom Landry (20nd rd).
Some players drafted were signed by All-America Football Conference
All-America Football Conference
The All-America Football Conference was a professional American football league that challenged the established National Football League from 1946 to 1949. One of the NFL's most formidable challengers, the AAFC attracted many of the nation's best players, and introduced many lasting innovations...
teams.
Player Selections
The table shows the Eagles slections 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 |
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| Rd | Pick | |Position | School | Rd | Pick | |Position | School | |||
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| 1 | 8 | Neill Armstrong | End | Oklahoma A&M Oklahoma State Cowboys football The Oklahoma State Cowboys football program represents Oklahoma State University–Stillwater in college football. The team is a member of the Big 12 Conference and completes at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. The Cowboys are led by Mike Gundy, who is in his seventh year as... |
2 | No PICK | ||||
| 3 | 19 | Bill Mackrides | Back | Nevada-Reno | 4 | No PICK | ||||
| 5 | 30 | George Savitsky | Tackle | Pennsylvania | 6 | 42 | Traded Pick | to the | Chicago Bears | |
| 7 | 51 | Tony Yovicsin | End | Miami (FL) | 8 | 68 | Al Satterfield | Tackle | Vanderbilt | |
| 9 | 71 | Bob Leonetti | Guard | Wake Forest Wake Forest Demon Deacons football The Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represents Wake Forest University in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Wake Forest plays its home football games at BB&T Field.... |
10 | 80 | Ulysses Cornogg | Tackle | Wake Forest | |
| 11 | 91 | Alex Sarkisian Alex Sarkisian Alex Sarkisian was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1998. His father was an immigrant steelworker.-References:... |
Center | Northwestern | 12 | 102 | Jerry D'Arcy | Center | Tulsa University of Tulsa The University of Tulsa is a private university awarding bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. It is currently ranked 75th among doctoral degree granting universities in the nation by US News and World Report and is listed as one of the "Best 366 Colleges" by... |
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| 13 | 110 | John Hamberger | Tackle | Southern Methodist | 14 | 121 | Alvin Johnson | Back | Hardin-Simmons | |
| 15 | 132 | Joe Cook | Back | Hardin-Simmons | 16 | 140 | Jeff Durkota | Back | Penn State | |
| 17 | 152 | Hubert Shurtz | Tackle | Louisiana State | 18 | 161 | Hal Bell | Back | Muhlenberg | |
| 19 | 170 | Tom Campion | Tackle | Southeastern Louisiana | 20 | 182 | Fred Hall | Guard | Louisiana State | |
| 21 | 191 | Jim Clayton | Tackle | Wyoming | 22 | 200 | George Blomquist | End | North Carolina State | |
| 23 | 212 | Joe Haynes | Guard | Tulsa | 24 | 221 | Stanton Hense | End | Xavier | |
| 25 | 230 | Johnny Kelly | Back | Rice | 26 | 242 | H. J. Roberts | Guard | Rice | |
| 27 | 251 | Phil Cutchin Phil Cutchin -External links:... |
Back | Kentucky | 28 | 261 | Charley Wakefield | Tackle | Stanford | |
| 29 | 272 | Dick Langenbeck | Tackle | Cincinnati | 30 | 281 | Bernie Winkler | Tackle | Texas Tech | |
| 31 | 288 | Bill Stephens | Tackle | Baylor | 32 | 298 | Mike Kalosh | End | Wisconsin–La Crosse | |
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 28, 1947 | 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 45–42 |
| 2 | October 5, 1947 | 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 23–0 |
| 3 | October 12, 1947 | at Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 40–7 |
| 4 | October 19, 1947 | 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 35–24 |
| 5 | October 26, 1947 | Los Angeles Rams | W 14–7 |
| 6 | November 2, 1947 | 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 38–14 |
| 7 | November 9, 1947 | 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 41–24 |
| 8 | November 16, 1947 | 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 32–0 |
| 9 | November 23, 1947 | at 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... |
L 21–14 |
| 10 | November 30, 1947 | 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 21–0 |
| 11 | December 7, 1947 | Chicago Cardinals | L 45–21 |
| 12 | December 14, 1947 | 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 28–14 |
Playoffs
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Division | December 21, 1947 | 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 21–0 |
| Championship | December 28, 1947 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 28–21 |
1947 Roster
(All time List of Philadelphia Eagles players in franchise history)| = 1947 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 | Neill Armstrong Neill Armstrong Neill Ford Armstrong is a former American football player and coach whose career spanned more than 40 years at both the collegiate and professional levels.... > | 21 | E-DB | 12 | 1 | 189 | 6–2 | Rookie | |||||
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| 30 | G | 2 | 0 | 217 | 6–0 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 27 | DT-T | 2 | 0 | 228 | 6–2 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 30 | E-DB | 6 | 0 | 194 | 5–11 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 29 | T | 5 | 0 | 235 | 6–2 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 26 | DB-HB | 10 | 4 | 178 | 5–9 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 27 | HB | 9 | 0 | 186 | 6–0 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 36 | T | 12 | 3 | 224 | 6–1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 31 | E-DE | 11 | 6 | 197 | 6–1 | 6 | none | ||||||||||
| 26 | DE-E | 12 | 1 | 192 | 6–1 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 24 | C-LB | 6 | 0 | 217 | 6–2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 30 | B | 3 | 0 | 195 | 6–0 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 29 | E-DE | 11 | 1 | 179 | 6–1 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 24 | T | 10 | 2 | 257 | 6–1 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 26 | G-MG-T-DT | 12 | 9 | 243 | 6–2 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 30 | B | 12 | 8 | 207 | 6–0 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 27 | HB | 5 | 0 | 175 | 5–9 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 28 | E | 7 | 2 | 190 | 6–1 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 26 | E | 3 | 0 | 196 | 6–0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 33 | C | 10 | 1 | 203 | 6–1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 28 | T-DE | 12 | 3 | 217 | 6–2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 27 | FB | 11 | 2 | 208 | 6–0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 22 | QB | 8 | 0 | 182 | 5–11 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 26 | G | 4 | 0 | 209 | 5–9 | 3 | none | ||||||||||
| 28 | DB-HB | 9 | 1 | 166 | 5–11 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 26 | FB-LB | 12 | 12 | 205 | 6–1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 24 | G-LB | 12 | 12 | 243 | 6–2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 24 | E-DE | 12 | 12 | 210 | 6–1 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 27 | E | 11 | 2 | 199 | 6–1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 28 | HB | 11 | 5 | 164 | 5–11 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 29 | T-DT | 7 | 5 | 223 | 6–3 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 24 | QB | 11 | 0 | 170 | 5–11 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 30 | HB-DB | 12 | 5 | 187 | 6–0 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 28 | HB | 6 | 3 | 175 | 6–0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 26 | T | 8 | 0 | 235 | 6–3 | Rookie | UNLV UNLV Rebels football The UNLV Rebels football program is a college football team that represents the University of Nevada, Las Vegas . The team is currently a member of the Mountain West Conference, which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletics Association... |
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| 31 | QB | 12 | 1 | 192 | 6–1 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 27 | HB | 12 | 7 | 200 | 6–0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 28 | G | 12 | 0 | 220 | 5–11 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 25 | C | 6 | 0 | 218 | 6–3 | Rookie | |||||||||||
| 27 | T-G-DT | 12 | 12 | 214 | 6–1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 32 | C-LB-E | 12 | 11 | 217 | 5–11 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 28 | G | 12 | 2 | 213 | 6–0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 41 Players Team Average |
27.6 | 11 | 205 | 6–0.5 | 2,7 |
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 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 308 | 242 | W-1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers 1947 Pittsburgh Steelers season The 1947 Pittsbutgh Steelers represented the franchise in its 14th season of play as part of the NFL. The team improved on its 1946 record by winning eight games and losing four... |
8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 240 | 259 | W-1 |
| Boston Yanks 1947 Boston Yanks season The 1947 Boston Yanks season was their fourth in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 2-8-1, winning four games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 168 | 256 | L-2 |
| Washington Redskins 1947 Washington Redskins season The 1947 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 5-5-1 record from 1946.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 295 | 367 | W-1 |
| New York Giants 1947 New York Giants season The 1947 New York Giants season was the 23rd season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons... |
2 | 8 | 2 | .200 | 190 | 309 | L-1 |