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The 1968 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 36th season in the National Football League (NFL). They failed to improve on their previous output of 6–7–1, winning only two games. Eagles fans expected to get O. J. Simpson if the team went winless, a finish of 2–12 was not enough to top futility due to the Buffalo Bills going 1 ...
The Philadelphia Eagles all-time roster is split by name into the following two lists: Philadelphia Eagles all-time roster (A–Ke)
Wayne Millner, who coached the team in 1951, was enshrined as a player in 1968. Greasy Neale was in the class of 1969 for his work as the Eagles coach in the 1940s. Mike McCormack made the 1984 class for his Offensive Tackle play. Several former NFL players have been head coaches for the Eagles, including Jerry Williams, Ed Khayat, and Marion ...
The Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers, another NFL team from Pennsylvania, combined to form the "Steagles" (officially known as the "Phil-Pitt Combine") for the 1943 NFL season. The two franchises were compelled to field a single combined team because both had lost many players to military service during World War II.
William Michael Evans is an American former professional football player who was an offensive lineman for six seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Boston College Eagles and was selected in the ninth round of the 1968 NFL draft with the 232nd overall pick. [1]
The Eagles' early rosters largely consisted of former Penn, Temple, and Villanova players who played for the Eagles for a few years before going on to other things. In 1935, Bell proposed an annual college draft to equalize talent across the league. The draft was a revolutionary concept in professional sports.
He was traded along with second- and sixth-round selections in 1971 (50th and 154th overall–Hank Allison and Mississippi defensive back Wyck Neely respectively) and a 1972 third-round pick (76th overall–Bobby Majors) from the Vikings to the Eagles for Norm Snead on January 28, 1971.
6 1968 Roster. 7 1969 Roster. 8 1969 Staff and Coaches. 9 1970 Season. 10 1970 Roster. ... The Firebirds affiliation with the Philadelphia Eagles was short-lived and ...