1948 Philadelphia Eagles Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-2-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: Greasy Neale (9-2-1)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1948 Philadelphia Eagles StatisticsTeam Record: 9-2-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: Greasy Neale (9-2-1)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1948 Philadelphia Eagles Results
The Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League ended the 1948 season with a record of 9 wins and 2 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the NFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-0.
The Eagles piled up points with 376 points, and the solid defense yielded 156. Steve Van Buren carried the ball for a team-leading 945 yards for Philadelphia.
Tommy Thompson passed for 1,965 yards. Pete Pihos grabbed 46 passes for 766 yards.
Ernie Steele picked off 6 opponent throws.
Greasy Neale coached the team. The 1948 Philadelphia Eagles won the Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Neill Armstrong | E | March 9, 1926 | 6'2" | 189 | Oklahoma St. | Tishomingo, OK USA | 12 | 4 |
| 74 | Walt Barnes | G | January 26, 1918 | 6'1" | 238 | LSU | Parkersburg, WV USA | 11 | 0 |
| 33 | Russ Craft | DB | October 15, 1919 | 5'9" | 178 | Alabama | McEwen, TN USA | 12 | 2 |
| 45 | Noble Doss | HB | May 22, 1920 | 6'0" | 186 | Texas | Temple, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
| 71 | Otis Douglas | T | July 25, 1911 | 6'1" | 224 | William & Mary | Reedville, VA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 83 | Jack Ferrante | E-DE | March 9, 1916 | 6'1" | 197 | none | Camden, NJ USA | 12 | 0 |
| 64 | Mario Giannelli | MG | December 24, 1920 | 6'0" | 265 | Boston Col. | Everett, MA USA | 12 | 1 |
| 89 | John Green | LE | October 14, 1921 | 6'1" | 192 | Tulsa | Hastings, OK USA | 12 | 9 |
| 73 | Fred Hartman | T | May 21, 1917 | 6'1" | 229 | Schreiner College | Dallas, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 81 | Dick Humbert | E-DE | December 31, 1918 | 6'1" | 179 | Richmond | Reading, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 27 | Al Johnson | QB-P | August 15, 1922 | 6'0" | Hardin-Simmons | Munday, TX USA | 5 | 0 | |
| 76 | Bucko Kilroy | RG | May 30, 1921 | 6'2" | 243 | Notre Dame | Philadelphia, PA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 44 | Ben Kish | B | March 31, 1917 | 6'0" | 207 | Pittsburgh | Tonawanda, NY USA | 9 | 0 |
| 52 | Vic Lindskog | C | December 3, 1914 | 6'1" | 203 | Stanford | Roundtop, MT USA | 12 | 11 |
| 88 | Jay MacDowell | LT | September 14, 1919 | 6'2" | 217 | Washington | Oak Park, IL USA | 12 | 10 |
| 39 | Bill Mackrides | QB | July 8, 1925 | 5'11" | 182 | Nevada-Reno | Philadelphia, PA USA | 10 | 1 |
| 67 | John Magee | LG | July 21, 1923 | 5'10" | 220 | Rice | Robstown, TX USA | 12 | 8 |
| 66 | Bap Manzini | C | August 27, 1920 | 5'11" | 195 | St. Vincent | Treveskyn, PA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 61 | Duke Maronic | G | July 13, 1921 | 5'9" | 209 | none | Steelton, PA USA | 12 | 1 |
| 49 | Pat McHugh | DB | December 21, 1919 | 5'11" | 166 | Georgia Tech | Selma, AL USA | 10 | 1 |
| 36 | Joe Muha | FB | April 28, 1921 | 6'1" | 205 | VMI | Central City, PA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 32 | Jack Myers | QB | October 8, 1924 | 6'2" | 200 | UCLA | St. Louis, MO USA | 12 | 7 |
| 40 | Les Palmer | HB | December 15, 1923 | 6'0" | 190 | North Carolina St. | Cedar Grove, WV USA | 5 | 0 |
| 43 | Jim Parmer | FB | April 25, 1926 | 6'0" | 193 | Texas A&M | Dallas, TX USA | 11 | 2 |
| 65 | Cliff Patton | K | July 29, 1923 | 6'2" | 243 | TCU | Clyde, TX USA | 12 | 2 |
| 35 | Pete Pihos | RE | October 22, 1923 | 6'1" | 210 | Indiana | Orlando, FL USA | 12 | 11 |
| 86 | Hal Prescott | E | October 18, 1920 | 6'1" | 199 | Hardin-Simmons | Abilene, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
| 30 | Bosh Pritchard | PR | September 10, 1919 | 5'11" | 164 | VMI | Windsor, NC USA | 12 | 9 |
| 75 | George Savitsky | T | July 30, 1924 | 6'2" | 244 | Pennsylvania | New York, NY USA | 12 | 0 |
| 79 | Vic Sears | T | March 4, 1918 | 6'3" | 223 | Oregon St. | Ashwood, OR USA | 12 | 2 |
| 37 | Ernie Steele | HB | November 2, 1917 | 6'0" | 187 | Washington | Bothell, WA USA | 12 | 2 |
| 41 | Gil Steinke | HB | May 3, 1919 | 6'0" | 175 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Brenham, TX USA | 2 | 1 |
| 51 | Frank Szymanski | C | July 6, 1923 | 5'11" | 225 | Notre Dame | Detroit, MI USA | 9 | 0 |
| 11 | Tommy Thompson | QB | August 15, 1916 | 6'1" | 192 | Tulsa | Hutchinson, KS USA | 12 | 4 |
| 15 | Steve Van Buren | KR | December 28, 1920 | 6'0" | 200 | LSU | La Ceiba, Honduras | 11 | 8 |
| 70 | Al Wistert | RT | December 28, 1920 | 6'1" | 214 | Michigan | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 12 |
| 53 | Alex Wojciechowicz | C | August 12, 1915 | 5'11" | 217 | Fordham | South River, NJ USA | 10 | 1 |
