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Vincent Francis Papale (born February 9, 1946) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver. He played three seasons [ 1 ] with the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles , primarily on special teams , following two seasons with the Philadelphia Bell of the World Football League (WFL).
In 1976, the gung-ho new coach of football's hapless Philadelphia Eagles, Dick Vermeil, held open tryouts. Papale's fumble recovery for a touchdown against the Giants did actually happen, however, it was called back due to a penalty. As is typical with movies based on a true story however, several other events depicted in the movie, never happened.
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This is a list of players who have appeared in at least one regular season or postseason game in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles franchise and whose last names fall between "Kh" and "Z".
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Vermeil's time with the Eagles is featured in the 2006 movie Invincible [14] in which the movie depicts open tryouts and how 30-year Philadelphia native Vince Papale made the team. In actuality, Vermeil had seen tape of Papale playing semi-pro ball in Philadelphia and invited him to a workout and a subsequent tryout.
This is a list of players who have appeared in at least one regular season or postseason game in the National Football League (NFL) or American Football League (AFL) and have a last name that starts with "P".
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