Philadelphia Eagles

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The Philadelphia Eagles are a National Football League team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Founded: 1933, by Lud Wray and Bert Bell

Home stadium: Lincoln Financial Field (2003- )

Former Stadium: Veterans Stadium (1971-2002)

Uniform colors: Midnight green, silver, and white

Helmet design: A white wing on a green helmet

League championships won: 1948, 1949, 1960.

Super Bowl appearances: XV (lost)

Contents 1 Franchise history 2 Players of note 3 External link 3.1 References

Franchise history

Players of note

Pro Football Hall of Fame:

• Chuck Bednarik (1967) - 1949-1962
• Bert Bell (1963) - 1933-1940
• Sonny Jurgensen (1983) - 1957-1963
• Tommy McDonald (1998) - 1957-1963
• Earle Greasy Neale (1969) - 1941-1950
• Pete Pihos (1970) - 1947-1955
• Steve Van Buren (1965) - 1944-1951

Current stars:

• David Akers
• Chad Lewis
• Donovan McNabb
• Troy Vincent

Retired numbers:

• 15 Steve Van Buren
• 40 Tom Brooksheier
• 44 Pete Retzlaff
• 60 Chuck Bednarik
• 70 Al Wistert
• 99 Jerome Brown

Note: Although Reggie White's 92 has not been worn since Reggie had it, the number is not officially retired.

Not to be forgotten:

• Ron Jaworski

Current and past coaches:

• Andy Reid
• Ray Rhodes
• Buddy Ryan

External link

• Philadelphia Eagles official web site

References

• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Philadelphia_Eagles" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Eagles, used under the GNU Free Documentation License