1960 Philadelphia Eagles season

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1960 Philadelphia Eagles season
Head coach Buck Shaw
Home field Franklin Field
Results
Record 10–2–0
Division place 1st NFL Eastern
Playoff finish Won NFL Championship

The 1960 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 28th in the National Football League, and culminated in the Eagles' defeat of the Green Bay Packers in the NFL championship game to win their third league title. The victory over the Packers was also the first and only playoff defeat of the great Vince Lombardi's coaching career. . The 1960 season was the Eagles' first postseason appearance since their last NFL championship season of 1949. It was their only postseason appearance in the 28 seasons from 1950 to 1977.

Off Season

On March 13, 1960, there was an expansion draft to stock the Dallas Rangers, who soon changed their name to the "Cowboys." [1] In this draft the Eagles lost tight end Dick Bielski, tackle Jerry DeLucca, and linebacker Bill Striegel to Dallas.

As since 1951, the Eagles held training camp at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, Pennsylvania. This is the longest they have trained at one site continuously up to then and into 1995, when they started at Lehigh University in Bethlehem. The last year at Hershey was 1967.

NFL Draft

The 1960 NFL draft and the 1960 AFL Draft were held separately for college players (the common draft was initiated in 1967).

The NFL Draft was a draft of 20 rounds with 12 teams picking. The Eagles would rotate having the 7th, 8th or 9th pick in the draft rounds, with Chicago and Cleveland. The quickly assembled NFL franchise of the Dallas Cowboys did not have a chance to pick, as the draft was held on November 30, 1959 before they were formed, January 28, 1960.
The AFL draft was a list made the teams of territorial players they claimed first. Then a draft was held by drafting players by position instead of any available player. When Minneapolis left league other AFL teams pursued those picks. Oakland got the rights after they joined the league.
The Philadelphia Eagles lost 4 players to the AFL including 1st round pick Ron Burton a running back out of the Northwestern University. A total of 6 NFL 1st round picks in this draft would sign with the AFL this year.

Player Selections

The table shows the Eagles selections and what picks they had that were traded away and the team that ended up with that pick.[2] It is possible the Eagles' pick ended up with this team via another team that the Eagles made a trade with. Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away.

= Pro Bowler[3] = AFL All-Star[4] = Hall of Famer
Rd PICK PLAYER POS SCHOOL AFL Rd Signed
1 9 Ron Burton[5] Halfback Northwestern Boston Patriots 1 Boston
2 20 Maxie Baughan Linebacker Georgia Tech Minneapolis[6] 1 Eagles
3 31 Curt Merz End Iowa New York Titans 1 Dallas Texans
4 40 Ted Dean
Pick from
Washington Redskins		 Running back Wichita State Buffalo Bills 1 Eagles
4 45 Jack Cummings Quarterback North Carolina Boston 1
5 56 Don Norton[7] End Iowa Dallas Texans 1 Los Angeles Chargers
6 67 Emmett Wilson Tackle Georgia Tech Buffalo Bills
7 81 John Wilkins Tackle USC Denver Broncos 2 Eagles
8 92 Monte Lee End Texas
9 103 Pick Taken by
Baltimore Colts
10 117 Pick Taken by
Detroit Lions
11 129 Pick Taken by
Chicago Bears
12 139 Dave Grosz Quarterback Oregon Minneapolis 2
13 153 Dave Graham End Virginia Houston Oilers 2 Eagles
14 164 Ray Petersen Back West Virginia Buffalo 1
15 175 John Wilcox Tackle Oregon Minneapolis 1
16 189 Larry Lancaster Tackle Georgia Los Angeles 1
17 200 Mike Graney End Notre Dame Buffalo 2
18 211 Emory Turner Guard Purdue Dallas 1
19 225 Bob Hain Tackle Iowa Los Angeles 2
20 236 Ramon Armstrong Guard Texas Christian New York 2 Oakland Raiders

Regular season

During the 1960 season, Chuck Bednarik is perhaps best known for knocking Frank Gifford of the New York Giants out of football for over eighteen months, considered one of the most famous tackles in NFL history.[8] It occurred late in the game at Yankee Stadium on November 20.[9][10]

Bednarik was the last player to play the whole game. He averaged 58 minutes a game, starting at center and linebacker in the second half of season.[11]

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 25, 1960 Cleveland Browns L 24–41
56,303
2 September 30, 1960 at Dallas Cowboys W 27–25
18,500
3 October 9, 1960 St. Louis Cardinals W 31–27
33,701
4 October 16, 1960 Detroit Lions W 28–10
38,065
5 October 23, 1960 at Cleveland Browns W 31–29
64,850
6 Bye
7 November 6, 1960 Pittsburgh Steelers W 34–7
58,324
8 November 13, 1960 Washington Redskins W 19–13
39,361
9 November 20, 1960 at New York Giants W 17–10
63,571
10 November 27, 1960 New York Giants W 31–23
60,547
11 December 4, 1960 at St. Louis Cardinals W 20–6
21,358
12 December 11, 1960 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 21–27
22,101
13 December 18, 1960 at Washington Redskins W 38–28
20,558
  • A bye week was necessary in 1960, as the league expanded to an odd-number (13) of teams (Dallas).

Game summaries

Week 1

1 2 3 4 Total
• Browns 14 10 7 10 41
Eagles 3 7 0 14 24

[12]

Week 2

1 2 3 4 Total
• Eagles 3 10 0 14 27
Cowboys 3 3 6 13 25
  • Date: September 30
  • Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas
  • Game attendance: 18,500
  • Game weather: 77°F; Wind 11

[13]

Week 3

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 7 7 3 10 27
• Eagles 7 14 0 10 31

[14]

Week 4

1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 0 3 7 0 10
• Eagles 7 7 0 14 28

[15]

Week 5

1 2 3 4 Total
• Eagles 7 0 14 10 31
Browns 3 12 7 7 29

[16]

Week 6

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 0 0 7 7
• Eagles 14 3 7 10 34

[17]

Week 7

1 2 3 4 Total
Redskins 3 0 7 3 13
• Eagles 0 3 6 10 19

[18]

Week 8

1 2 3 4 Total
• Eagles 0 0 7 10 17
Giants 7 3 0 0 10

[19]

Week 9

1 2 3 4 Total
Giants 17 3 3 0 23
• Eagles 0 17 0 14 31

[20]

Week 10

1 2 3 4 Total
• Eagles 3 7 3 7 20
Cardinals 0 0 6 0 6

[21]

Week 11

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 0 0 21 21
• Steelers 13 14 0 0 27

[22]

Week 12

1 2 3 4 Total
• Eagles 7 10 7 14 38
Redskins 7 7 7 7 28

[23]

Playoffs

1960 NFL Championship Game unused ticket
Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
Championship December 26, 1960 Green Bay Packers W 17–13
67,325

NFL Championship

NFL Championship
Green Bay Packers (8–4) vs. Philadelphia Eagles (10–2)
1 2 3 4 Total
Packers 3 3 0 7 13
• Eagles 0 10 0 7 17

[24]

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You can get up now, Taylor. This (expletive deleted) game's over.

~Chuck Bednarik, as he lay on top of Jim Taylor after making the tackle on the game's final play.

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Philadelphia Eagles 10 2 0 .833 8–2 321 246 W1
Cleveland Browns 8 3 1 .727 6–3–1 362 217 W3
New York Giants 6 4 2 .600 5–4–1 271 261 L1
St. Louis Cardinals 6 5 1 .545 4–5–1 288 230 W1
Pittsburgh Steelers 5 6 1 .455 4–5–1 240 275 L1
Washington Redskins 1 9 2 .100 0–8–2 178 309 L8

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Results

NFL Championship

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Main article: 1960 NFL Championship Game

1960 Roster

(All time List of Philadelphia Eagles players in franchise history)

= 1960 All-Star Selection[25] = Hall of Famer
  • + After name means 1st team selection
NO. Player AGE POS GP GS WT HT YRS College
Buck Shaw 61 COACH 1960
record
10–2–0		 Eagles
Lifetime
19–16–1		 NFL
Lifetime
90–55–5		 2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
33 Billy Ray Barnes 25 HB 12 0 201 5–11 3 Wake Forest Demon Deacons
55 Maxie Baughan 22 LB 12 12 227 6–1 Rookie Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
60 Chuck Bednarik 35 LB-C 12 0 233 6–3 11 Pennsylvania Quakers
40 Tom Brookshier 29 DB 12 0 196 6–0 7 Colorado Buffaloes
22 Timmy Brown 23 RB 12 0 198 5–11 1 Ball State Cardinal
45 Don Burroughs 29 DB 12 0 190 6–4 5 Colorado State Rams
78 Marion Campbell 31 DE-DT-MG-G-T 12 0 250 6–3 6 Georgia Bulldogs
67 Stan Campbell 30 G 12 0 226 6–0 8 Iowa State Cyclones
21 Jimmy Carr 27 DB-LB-HB 10 0 206 6–1 5 Charleston Golden Eagles
35 Ted Dean 22 FB-HB 12 0 213 6–2 Rookie Wichita State Shockers
41 Bobby Freeman 28 DB 12 0 202 6–1 3 Auburn Tigers
74 Gene Gossage 25 DE-DT-G 12 0 240 6–3 Rookie Northwestern Wildcats
71 Riley Gunnels 23 DT-DE 12 0 253 6–3 Rookie Georgia Bulldogs
65 Gerry Huth 27 G 12 0 226 6–0 4 Wake Forest Demon Deacons
28 Bobby G. Jackson 24 DB 12 0 190 6–1 Rookie Alabama Crimson Tide
27 Gene Johnson 25 DB 11 0 187 6–0 1 Cincinnati Bearcats
9 Sonny Jurgensen 26 QB 12 0 202 5–11 3 Duke Blue Devils
61 Howard Keys 25 C-T 12 0 239 6–3 Rookie Oklahoma State Cowboys
73 Eddie Khayat 25 DT-DE-T 12 12 240 6–3 3 Tulane Green Wave
54 Bill Lapham 26 C 12 0 238 6–5 Rookie Iowa Hawkeyes
87 Dick Lucas 26 E 12 0 213 6–2 2 Boston College Eagles
75 Jim McCusker 24 T 12 12 246 6–2 2 Pittsburgh Panthers
25 Tommy McDonald 26 FL-HB-SE-WR 12 0 178 5–9 3 Oklahoma Sooners
29 John Nocera 26 LB 10 0 220 6–1 1 Iowa Hawkeyes
70 Don Owens 28 DT-T 3 0 255 6–5 3 Southern Miss
26 Clarence Peaks 25 FB 7 0 218 6–1 3 Michigan State Spartans
53 Bob Pellegrini 26 LB-G 9 8 233 6–2 4 Maryland Terrapins
17 Jerry Reichow 26 E-QB 12 0 217 6–2 4 Iowa Hawkeyes
44 Pete Retzlaff 29 E-HB-TE 12 0 211 6–1 4 South Dakota State Jackrabbits
72 Jesse Richardson 30 DT 12 0 261 6–2 7 Alabama Crimson Tide
66 Joe Robb 23 DE-LB 12 0 238 6–3 1 TCU
30 Theron Sapp 25 FB-HB 5 0 203 6–1 1 Georgia Bulldogs
76 J.D. Smith 24 T 12 12 250 6–2 1 Rice Owls
11 Norm Van Brocklin 34 QB 12 12 190 6–1 11 Oregon Ducks
83 Bobby Walston 32 E-HB-K 12 0 190 6–0 9 Georgia Bulldogs
71 Chuck Weber 30 LB-DE-G 12 0 229 6–1 5 West Chester Golden Rams
88 John Wilcox 22 DT 12 0 230 6–5 Rookie Oregon Ducks
62 Jerry Wilson 24 DE 4 0 238 6–3 1 Auburn Tigers
62 John Wittenborn 24 G-K 8 0 238 6–2 2 Southeast Missouri State
38 Players
Team Average		 26.4 12 220.9 6–1.6 3.2

Post season

Soon after the championship game against Green Bay, 61-year-old Buck Shaw retired as head coach of the Eagles.[26] Quarterback and 12-year veteran Norm Van Brocklin retired after the game also and expected to be named head coach, bur assistant coach Nick Skorich was promoted;[27] he led the Eagles for the next three years, through the 1963 season.

Van Brocklin, age 34, was named head coach of the expansion Minnesota Vikings in January 1961.[28][29] In the 1961 expansion draft the Eagles lost guard Gerry Huth, defensive back Gene Johnson, and center Bill Lapham to Minnesota.

Awards and honors

1960 Pro Bowl Players:

  • QB – Norm Van Brocklin
  • TE – Pete Retzlaff
  • OE – Bobby Walston
  • FL – Tommy McDonald
  • DT – Marion Campbell
  • LB – Maxie Baughan
  • LB – Chuck Bednarik
  • CB – Tom Brookshier

League Leaders[30]

  • Norm Van Brocklin finishes 2nd to Johnny Unitas in Passing Attempts, Completions,Yards, and TDs
  • Norm Van Brocklin finishes 2nd to Mike Plum in Yards per Attempt and Passer Rating
  • Ted Dean leads league in KO Returns and 2nd in Punt Returns

Other Awards

  • Chuck Bednarik, All-Pro Selection
  • Norm Van Brocklin, Bert Bell Award[31]
  • AP NFL MVP – Norm Van Brocklin
  • UPI MVP – Norm Van Brocklin

References

  1. ↑ The Dallas Cowboys were initially called the Dallas Rangers but were renamed to avoid confusion with a local minor league baseball club in Dallas.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ http://www.profootballhof.com/history/release.aspx?release_id=1450
  3. ↑ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their careers.
  4. ↑ Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star team at any time in their careers.
  5. ↑ Ron Burton signed with the Boston Patriots of the AFL
  6. ↑ Minneapolis owners were offered a NFL franchise. To replace Minneapolis the AFL put a team in Oakland
  7. ↑ Don Norton signed with the Dallas Texans of the AFL
  8. ↑ http://prosportsblogging.com/psb/uploads/2010/12/Chuck-Bedrarick-vs-Frank-Gifford-1960.jpg Photo after the hit with Gifford on ground and Bednarik standing over him
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  25. ↑ Players are identified as a 1960 Pro Bowl selections.
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  30. ↑ http://www.databasefootball.com/leagues/leagueyear.htm?lg=nfl&yr=1960
  31. ↑ http://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/awards/bell/past_bell.htm
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