Philadelphia Eagles

The Philadelphia Eagles are a National Football League team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Eagles, along with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Reds, joined the NFL as 1933 expansion teams. The team is regarded as a second incarnation of the defunct NFL team Frankford Yellow Jackets, who folded two years earlier due to financial hardships brought on by the Great Depression.

Players of note

Pro Football Hall of Famers

• Chuck Bednarik (1967) - 1949-1962
• Bert Bell (1963) - 1933-1940
• Bob Brown (NFL) (2004) - 1964-1968
• Mike Ditka (1988) - 1967-1968
• Sonny Jurgensen (1983) - 1957-1963
• Ollie Matson (1972) 1964-1966
• Tommy McDonald (1998) - 1957-1963
• Earle "Greasy" Neale (1969) - 1941-1950
• Pete Pihos (1970) - 1947-1955
• Jim Ringo (1981) - 1964-1967
• Norm Van Brocklin (1971) - 1958-1960
• Steve Van Buren (1965) - 1944-1951
• Alex Wociechowicz (1968) - 1946-1950

Current players

• Keith Adams LB
• David Akers K
• Mike Bartrum TE/LS
• Reggie Brown
• Sheldon Brown CB
• Correll Buckhalter RB
• Trent Cole LB/DE
• Brian Dawkins FS
• Hank Fraley C
• Artis Hicks G
• Dirk Johnson P
• Dhani Jones LB
• N.D. Kalu DE
• Jevon Kearse DE
• Greg Lewis WR
• Michael Lewis SS
• Matt McCoy LB
• Jerome McDougle DE
• Donovan McNabb QB
• Terrell Owens WR
• Mike Patterson DT
• Todd Pinkston WR
• Sam Rayburn DT
• Jon Runyan OT
• Mark Simoneau LB
• L. J. Smith TE
• Lito Sheppard CB
• Tra Thomas OT
• Jeremiah Trotter LB
• Darwin Walker DT
• Brian Westbrook RB

Retired numbers

• 15 Steve Van Buren
• 40 Tom Brookshier
• 44 Pete Retzlaff
• 60 Chuck Bednarik
• 70 Al Wistert
• 92 Reggie White (will be officially retired prior to a home Eagles game on December 5, 2005)
• 99 Jerome Brown

Not to be forgotten

• Eric Allen
• Chuck Bednarik
• Bert Bell
• Bill Bergey
• Jerome Brown
• Keith Byars
• Randall Cunningham
• Herman Edwards
• Tony Franklin
• Irving Fryar
• Harold Jackson
• Ron Jaworski
• Seth Joyner
• Chad Lewis
• Tommy McDonald
• Freddie Mitchell
• Mike Quick
• Pete Pihos
• Corey Simon
• Clyde Simmons
• Duce Staley
• Bobby Taylor
• Norm Van Brocklin
• Steve Van Buren
• Dick Vermeil
• Troy Vincent
• Andre Waters
• Ricky Watters
• Reggie White

Coaches (since 1958)

• Andy Reid (1999- )
• Ray Rhodes (1995-1998)
• Rich Kotite (1991-1994)
• Buddy Ryan (1986-1990)
• Marion Campbell (1983-1985)
• Dick Vermeil (1976-1982)
• Mike McCormack (1973-1975)
• Ed Khayat (1971-1972)
• Jerry Williams (1969-1971)
• Joe Kuharich (1964-1968)
• Nick Skorich (1961-1963)
• Buck Shaw (1958-1960)