1951 Philadelphia Eagles Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-8
Finishing 5th in the NFL's American Division
Coach: Wayne Millner (2-8)
Coach: Bo McMillin (2-0)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1951 Philadelphia Eagles StatisticsTeam Record: 4-8
Finishing 5th in the NFL's American Division
Coach: Wayne Millner (2-8)
Coach: Bo McMillin (2-0)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1951 Philadelphia Eagles Results
The Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League ended the 1951 season with a record of 4 wins and 8 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's American Division.
The Eagles chalked up 234 points, but the defensive squad surrendered 264. Frank Ziegler carried the ball for a team-leading 418 yards for Philadelphia, while Jim Parmer and Steve Van Buren also aided the ground game.
Adrian Burk threw for 1,329 yards. Pete Pihos topped all receivers, grabbing 35 passes for 536 yards. Bobby Walston contributed to the receiving game, too.
Frank Reagan and Neill Armstrong each picked off 4 opponent throws.
Wayne Millner and Bo McMillin coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Neill Armstrong | E-DB | March 9, 1926 | 6'2" | 189 | Oklahoma St. | Tishomingo, OK USA | 6 | 0 |
| 74 | Walt Barnes | LG | January 26, 1918 | 6'1" | 238 | LSU | Parkersburg, WV USA | 12 | 0 |
| 60 | Chuck Bednarik | LLB | May 1, 1925 | 6'3" | 233 | Pennsylvania | Bethlehem, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 10 | Adrian Burk | P | December 14, 1927 | 6'2" | 190 | Baylor | Mexia, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
| 36 | Gerry Cowhig | RLB | July 5, 1921 | 6'2" | 215 | Notre Dame | Boston, MA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 33 | Russ Craft | LDH | October 15, 1919 | 5'9" | 178 | Alabama | McEwen, TN USA | 12 | 0 |
| 53 | Ken Farragut | C-LB | December 23, 1928 | 6'4" | 240 | Mississippi | Ponchatoula, LA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 64 | Mario Giannelli | MG-G | December 24, 1920 | 6'0" | 265 | Boston Col. | Everett, MA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 86 | Bud Grant | LDE | May 20, 1927 | 6'3" | 199 | Minnesota | Superior, WI USA | 12 | 0 |
| 89 | John Green | DE-E | October 14, 1921 | 6'1" | 192 | Tulsa | Hastings, OK USA | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | Roscoe Hansen | T-DT | September 24, 1929 | 6'3" | 215 | North Carolina | New York, NY USA | 9 | 0 |
| 78 | Mike Jarmoluk | RDT | October 22, 1922 | 6'5" | 232 | Temple | Philadelphia, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 76 | Bucko Kilroy | RT | May 30, 1921 | 6'2" | 243 | Notre Dame | Philadelphia, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 52 | Vic Lindskog | C | December 3, 1914 | 6'1" | 203 | Stanford | Roundtop, MT USA | 11 | 0 |
| 88 | Jay MacDowell | T-DE | September 14, 1919 | 6'2" | 217 | Washington | Oak Park, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 39 | Bill Mackrides | QB | July 8, 1925 | 5'11" | 182 | Nevada-Reno | Philadelphia, PA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 67 | John Magee | G | July 21, 1923 | 5'10" | 220 | Rice | Robstown, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 49 | Pat McHugh | DB-HB | December 21, 1919 | 5'11" | 166 | Georgia Tech | Selma, AL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 81 | Red O'Quinn | DB-E | September 7, 1925 | 6'2" | 195 | Wake Forest | Bluett Falls, NC USA | 5 | 0 |
| 43 | Jim Parmer | FB | April 25, 1926 | 6'0" | 193 | Texas A&M | Dallas, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
| 35 | Pete Pihos | RDE | October 22, 1923 | 6'1" | 210 | Indiana | Orlando, FL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 21 | Al Pollard | KR | September 7, 1928 | 6'0" | 196 | Loyola Marymount | Los Angeles, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 30 | Bosh Pritchard | HB | September 10, 1919 | 5'11" | 164 | VMI | Windsor, NC USA | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | John Rauch | QB-DB | August 20, 1927 | 6'1" | 195 | Georgia | Philadelphia, PA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 40 | Frank Reagan | RS | July 28, 1919 | 5'11" | 182 | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 68 | Ray Romero | G | December 31, 1927 | 5'11" | 213 | Kansas St. | Wichita, KS USA | 7 | 0 |
| 31 | Dan Sandifer | RDH | March 1, 1927 | 6'1" | 190 | LSU | Shreveport, LA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 27 | Clyde Scott | HB-DB | August 29, 1924 | 6'0" | 174 | Navy | Dixie, LA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 79 | Vic Sears | LDT | March 4, 1918 | 6'3" | 223 | Oregon St. | Ashwood, OR USA | 12 | 0 |
| 72 | Dick Steere | G | March 2, 1927 | 6'4" | 240 | Drake | Chicago, IL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 75 | Walt Stickel | T-DT | March 31, 1922 | 6'3" | 247 | Tulsa | Philadelphia, PA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 45 | Joe Sutton | DB-HB | April 26, 1924 | 5'11" | 180 | Temple | Philadelphia, PA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 17 | Ebert Van Buren | DB-LB-FB-HB | December 6, 1924 | 6'2" | 210 | LSU | Tela, Honduras | 12 | 0 |
| 15 | Steve Van Buren | LH | December 28, 1920 | 6'0" | 200 | LSU | La Ceiba, Honduras | 10 | 0 |
| 83 | Bobby Walston | K | October 17, 1928 | 6'0" | 190 | Georgia | Columbus, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 44 | Norm Willey | DE-G-E | August 22, 1927 | 6'2" | 224 | Marshall | Hastings, WV USA | 11 | 0 |
| 70 | Al Wistert | MG | December 28, 1920 | 6'1" | 214 | Michigan | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 41 | Frank Ziegler | RH | October 1, 1923 | 5'11" | 175 | Georgia Tech | College Park, GA USA | 12 | 0 |
