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{{NFL team | name = Philadelphia Eagles
| logo = PhiladelphiaEagles.png
| founded = 1933
| city = [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
| uniform = Image:NFCE-Uniform-PHI.PNG
| colors = Midnight Green<ref>http://www.nestofdeath.com/eagleInfo.html</ref>, Black, White, Silver
{{color box|#003b48}} {{color box|#000000}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}} {{color box|#C0C0C0}}
| owner
| president = [[Joe Banner]]
| general manager = [[Tom Heckert]]
| coach = [[Andy Reid]]
| mascot = [[Swoop (mascot)|Swoop]]
| song = [[Fly, Eagles Fly]]
| nickname =
| hist_yr = 1944
| hist_misc =
* Philadelphia Eagles (1933-1942)
* Philadelphia-[[Pittsburgh Steelers|Pittsburgh]] "[[Steagles]]" (1943)
| NFL_start_yr = 1933
| division_hist =
*Eastern Division (1933-1949)
*American Conference (1950-1952)
*Eastern Conference (1953-1969)
**Capitol Division (1967-1969)
*'''[[National Football Conference]] (1970-present)'''
**'''[[NFC East]] (1970-present)'''
| no_league_champs = 3
| no_conf_champs = 3
| no_div_champs = 11
| league_champs =
*'''[[List of NFL champions|NFL Championships]] (3)'''<br>[[NFL Championship Game, 1948|1948]], [[NFL Championship Game, 1949|1949]], [[NFL Championship Game, 1960|1960]]
| conf_champs =
*'''NFL Eastern:''' 1960
*'''NFC:''' 1980, 2004
| div_champs =
*'''NFL East:''' 1947, 1948, 1949, 1960
*'''NFC East:''' 1980, 1988, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
| stadium_years =
*[[Baker Bowl]] (1933-1935)
*[[John F. Kennedy Stadium|Philadelphia Municipal Stadium]] (1936-1939; 1941)
*[[Connie Mack Stadium]] (1940; 1942-1957)
**a.k.a. [[Shibe Park]] (1940-1953)
*[[Franklin Field]] (1958-1970)
*[[Veterans Stadium]] (1971-2002)
*'''[[Lincoln Financial Field]] (2003-Present)'''
}}
The '''Philadelphia Eagles''' are a professional [[American football]] team based in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]].
The Eagles joined the [[National Football League]] (NFL) as an [[expansion team]] in 1933 Currently members of the [[NFC East|Eastern Division]] of the [[National Football Conference]] (NFC), the team has won three [[List of NFL champions|NFL titles]] and made two [[Super Bowl]] appearances ([[Super Bowl XV|1980]] and [[Super Bowl XXXIX|2004]]).
==Franchise history==
<!-- Note: This is just a summary, please do not add too much detail; the main article is probably best for detailed additions -->{{details|History of the Philadelphia Eagles}}
Half-way through the 1931 season, in the NFL, the [[Frankford Yellow Jackets]] went bankrupt and ceased operations. After more than a year of searching for a suitable replacement, the NFL awarded the dormant franchise to a syndicate headed by [[Bert Bell]] and [[Lud Wray]], in exchange for an entry fee of $2,500. Drawing inspiration from the insignia of the centerpiece of President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s [[New Deal]], the [[National Recovery Act]], Bell and Wray named the new franchise the Philadelphia Eagles. (Neither the Eagles nor the NFL officially regard the two franchises as the same, citing the aforementioned period of dormancy; furthermore, almost no Yellow Jackets players were on the Eagles' first roster. Some observers, however, believe the two teams should be treated as one). The Eagles, along with the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] and the defunct [[Cincinnati Reds (NFL)|Cincinnati Reds]], joined the NFL as [[expansion team]]s.
The Eagles struggled over the course of their first decade, enduring repeated losing seasons. In 1943, when manpower shortages stemming from [[World War II]] made it impossible to fill the roster, the team temporarily merged with the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] to form a team known as "the Phil-Pitt [[Steagles]]." (The merger, never intended as a permanent arrangement, was dissolved at the end of the 1943 season.) By the late 1940s, head coach [[Earle "Greasy" Neale]] and running back [[Steve Van Buren]] led the team to three consecutive NFL Championship Games, winning two of them in 1948 and 1949. Those two Championships mark the Eagles as the only NFL team ever to win back to back Championships by shutouts, defeating the Chicago Cardinals 7-0 in 1948 and the Los Angeles Rams 14-0 in 1949.
The Eagles won their third NFL championship in 1960 under the leadership of future [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]rs [[Norm Van Brocklin]] and [[Chuck Bednarik]]; the head coach was [[Buck Shaw]]. The 1960 Eagles, by a score of 17-13, became the only team to defeat [[Vince Lombardi]] and his [[Packers]] in the playoffs.
In 1969 [[Leonard Tose]] bought the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] from [[Jerry Wolman]] for $16,155,000[http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/pdf/Y_B_YHISTORY.pdf ], then a record for a professional sports franchise. Tose's first official act was to fire Coach [[Joe Kuharich]]. He followed this by naming former Eagles receiving great [[Pete Retzlaff]] as [[General Manager]] and [[Jerry Williams]] as coach.
In 1976, along with [[General Manager]] [[Jim Murray (football)|Jimmy Murray]], lured [[Dick Vermeil]] from [[UCLA]] to coach the Eagles, who had only one winning season from 1962-75. Vermeil's 1980 team lost to [[Oakland Raiders|Oakland]] in the [[Super Bowl]]. In January 1983, Tose announced that his daughter, Susan Fletcher, the Eagles' vice president and legal counsel, would eventually succeed him as primary owner of the Eagles.
In 1985 Tose was forced to sell the Eagles to [[Norman Braman]] and Ed Leibowitz, highly successful automobile dealers from [[Florida]], for a reported $65 million to pay off his more than $25 million in gambling debts at [[Atlantic City]] casinos.
With the merger of the [[NFL]] and [[American Football League|AFL]] in 1970, the Eagles were placed in the [[NFC East]] Division with their archrivals the [[New York Giants]], the [[Washington Redskins]], and the [[Dallas Cowboys]]. But they would not qualify for the postseason again until 1978 when head coach [[Dick Vermeil]] and quarterback [[Ron Jaworski]] led the team to four consecutive playoff appearances, including their first [[NFC East]] division title in 1980 and a [[Super Bowl XV]] loss to the [[Oakland Raiders]].
Philadelphia football struggled through the [[Marion Campbell]] years of the mid 1980s and was marked by a malaise in fan participation. In 1986, the arrival of head coach [[Buddy Ryan]] and his fiery attitude rejuvenated team performance and ignited the fan base. From 1988 to 1996, the Eagles qualified for the playoffs during 6 out of those 9 seasons, but they won the [[NFC East]] only once, in 1988. Among the team's offensive stars during that period were quarterback [[Randall Cunningham]], tight end [[Keith Jackson (football player)|Keith Jackson]], and running back [[Keith Byars]]. But the "Gang Green" defense is what defined the team, led by [[Reggie White]], [[Jerome Brown]], [[Clyde Simmons]], [[Seth Joyner]], [[Wes Hopkins]], [[Byron Evans]], [[Eric Allen]], and [[Andre Waters]].
In 1999, the Eagles hired head coach [[Andy Reid]] and drafted quarterback [[Donovan McNabb]]. From that time on the team continually improved, returning to the playoffs in 2000, then succeeding in winning the [[NFC East]] and playing in four consecutive conference championship games between 2001 and 2004. After losing the conference championship in 2001 to the [[St. Louis Rams]], in 2002 to the eventual Super Bowl Champions [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] and 2003 to the [[Carolina Panthers]], the Eagles finally advanced to the Super Bowl again in 2004, [[Super Bowl XXXIX]], where they were lost narrowly to the [[New England Patriots]], 24-21. Following a 2005 season marred by injuries and controversy among its star players, the Eagles returned to the playoffs in 2006 with an improbable run of 5 consecutive wins to end the season, bringing the team its fifth NFC East title under Coach Reid. The Eagles finished the 2007 season with 3 consecutive wins, but failed to make the playoffs, finishing 8-8.
===Logo and uniforms===
[[Image:NFC-Throwback-Uniform-PHI.PNG|thumb|right|150px|Philadelphia Eagles uniform: 1989-1995]]
[[Image:NFCN-75th-Uniform-PHI.PNG|thumb|right|150px|Philadelphia Eagles 75th anniversary uniform: 2007]]
<gallery>
Image:Philly Eagles.PNG|'''1973–1995'''
Image:Philadelphia Eagles logo primary.svg|'''1996–present'''
Image:Eagleslogo.gif|Alternate logo<br>'''1996–present'''
</gallery>
For several decades, the Eagles ' colors were [[Kelly green]], [[silver (colour)|silver]], and [[white (colour)|white]]. Since the 1950s, the club's helmets have featured eagle wings, originally silver on a Kelly green helmet. In 1969, the team wore two helmet versions: Kelly green with white wings for road games, and white with Kelly green wings for home games. From 1970 to 1973, they wore the white helmets with Kelly green wings exclusively before switching back to Kelly green helmets with silver wings. By 1974 the silver wings took on a white outline, and this style on a Kelly green helmet became standard for over two decades. In 1969, the team introduced a stylized logo featuring an eagle carrying a football in its claws. This logo was redrawn several years later to be made more realistic.
However, both the logo and uniforms were radically altered in 1996. The primary Kelly green color was changed to a darker shade ([[Hex triplet]]: #003b48) officially described as "midnight green"; silver was practically abandoned, as uniform pants moved to either white or the aforementioned midnight green; and the traditional helmet wings were changed to a primarily white color, with silver and black accents. The team's logo combination - the stylized eagle and club name lettering - also changed in 1996, with the eagle itself limited to a white (bald eagle) head, drawn in a less realistic, more cartoon-based style, and the lettering changing from calligraphic to block letters.
Since the 1996 alterations, the team has made only minor alterations, mostly relating to jersey/pant combinations worn during specific games. For example, in 1997, against the [[San Francisco 49ers]], the team wore midnight green jerseys and pants for the first of only 2 occasions in team history. And in the first two games of the 2003 season (both home losses to Tampa Bay and New England), the Eagles wore white jerseys with white pants. The white jerseys along with white pants are worn during their preseason games, since 2003. However, in every regular season game since the New England loss, when the team has worn the white jersey they have paired it with green pants.
The 2003 season also saw the first (though only subtle) change to the 1996-style uniform. On both white and green jerseys, black shadows and silver trim were added to both the green and white numbering. The stripe on the pants changed from black-green-black to black-silver-green on the white pants, and from a solid black stripe to one stripe of black, another of silver, with one small white stripe in between for the midnight green pants. The 2003 season also saw the team debut black alternate jerseys, with a green (instead of black) shadow on white numbers, and silver trim. These black jerseys have been worn for two selected home games each season. In the 2003 and 2004 regular-season home finales, the team wore the green road pants with the black alternate jerseys, but lost each game. Since then, the Eagles have only worn the black jerseys with the white pants. The team also started wearing black shoes exclusively in 2004.
To celebrate the team's 75th anniversary, the 2007 uniforms feature a 75th season logo patch on the left shoulder. In addition, the team wore 'throwback' jerseys in a 2007 game against the [[Detroit Lions]]. The yellow and blue jerseys, the same colors found on Philadelphia's city flag, are based on those worn by the Philadelphia Eagles in the team's inaugural season, and were the same colors used by the former [[Frankford Yellowjackets]] franchise prior to their suspension of operations in 1931. The Eagles beat Detroit, 56-21<ref>[http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/homeNewsDetail.jsp?id=67623 Eagles Unveil 75th Anniversary Plans - Philadelphia Eagles<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
===Season-by-season records===
{{main|Philadelphia Eagles seasons}}
==Fight song==
{{details|Fly, Eagles Fly}}
''Fly, Eagles Fly, on The Road to Victory!''
''Fight, Eagles, Fight, Score a Touchdown 1-2-3!''
''Hit 'em low, hit 'em high,''
''And watch our Eagles fly!''
''Fly, Eagles fly, On The Road to Victory!''
'''E-A-G-L-E-S Eagles!'''
==Eagles training camp==
The Eagles begin each season with summer training camp at the football facilities of [[Lehigh University]] in [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]], located about 50 miles north of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania's [[Lehigh Valley]].
Eagles training camp in Bethlehem is notable for routinely drawing some of the largest and most enthusiastic crowds of any NFL team's training camp,<ref>[http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/newsDetail.jsp?id=3104 News - Philadelphia Eagles<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> with crowds typically exceeding 10,000 and sometimes as many as 20,000 to the Eagles' twice-daily training camp practices.
Eagles training camp begins in mid-July and ends in mid-August. In addition to the twice-daily practices, Eagles players are typically available at training camp for autographs. The camp also features food, games and Eagles' merchandise for all ages.
The Eagles formerly used [[West Chester University]], [[Widener University]] and [[Albright College]] for their training camp facilities.
==Charitable activity==
===Eagles Fly for Leukemia, Ronald McDonald Houses===
In 1971, Kim Hill, the daughter of Philadelphia Eagles tight end Fred Hill was diagnosed with [[leukemia]]. As Hill and his family dealt with the devastating blow to the family, his teammates and owner Leonard Tose pledged their emotional support.
As Fred continued to research Kim's leukemia, the support of Leonard Tose and the Philadelphia Eagles continued to inspire him. The Eagles held fund raising dinners, the team made individual contributions, and Fred and Kim continued to bravely battle this disease.
After Kim's successful treatment, Fred realized how powerful the spirit of solidarity that his teammates displayed truly was. Fred became committed to helping other families battle pediatric cancers. From helping them identify resources, to assisting financially, Fred and his teammates continued their fight against childhood cancers. In 1972, Philadelphia Eagles owner Leonard Tose officially recognized Eagles Fly for Leukemia as the official philanthropy of the Philadelphia Eagles Football Club.
The spirit of the Eagles and Leonard Tose led to the development of the world's first [[Ronald McDonald House]], a place for families to find shelter when their children are sick. Now, over 200 Ronald McDonald houses shelter thousands of families around the world.
The spirit continued, and over the last 30 years, "Eagles Fly for Leukemia" has raised over $10 million towards pediatric cancer research and Family Support.
In 1991, Eagles Fly for Leukemia soared higher, and established itself as a free-standing non-profit organization, outside of the Philadelphia Eagles Football Club. However, the spirit remains, with the Eagles continuing to support and encourage Eagles Fly for Leukemia initiatives.
===Eagles Youth Partnership===
In 1995, in an effort to better give back to the community, Eagles Youth Partnership (EYP) was formed as a [[501(c)(3)]] public charity in the emerging field of sports philanthropy.
Eagles Youth Partnership (EYP) serves over 50,000 low income children in the Greater Philadelphia region every year via two mobile units, the [[Eagles Eye Mobile]], which gives eye examinations, and the Eagles Book Mobile, a literacy program. EYP is also known for annual playground builds in underserved neighborhoods, an annual chess tournament, and a variety of other programs and events.
The Philadelphia Eagles Football Club is the EYP's largest funder. The Eagles also donate free office space, staff support and other resources in support of the organization. Corporate, foundation and individual donors join to support Eagles Youth Partnership's efforts.
==Eagles in popular culture==
The Philadelphia Eagles have been widely referenced in movies, books, music and other contemporary culture. Examples include:
===Movies===
*This fictional tale is similar to the true story of [[Vince Papale]], dramatized in the 2006 film ''[[Invincible (2006 film)|Invincible]]''. In the movie, Papale is a 30-year-old bartender who enters an open tryout with the Eagles and, against the odds, actually makes the team. Papale is played by [[Mark Wahlberg]] who later shows up in the film ''[[Shooter (2007 film)|Shooter]]'' wearing an Eagles jacket and ball cap. In reality, while at the time he was in fact a bartender, Papale had previously played for the [[World Football League]]'s [[Philadelphia Bell]], and did well enough to earn a private workout with then Eagles head coach [[Dick Vermeil]]. Papale played three seasons with the Eagles, playing as both a [[wide receiver]] on offense and on [[special teams]].
*The 2003 [[Adam Sandler]] film ''[[Anger Management]]'' features [[Jonathan Loughran]] portraying a Philadelphia sports fan who is a member of an anger management group, poking fun at Philadelphia's unfortunate penchant for losses and irate fans. Loughran is seen in the film wearing a #5 [[Donovan McNabb]] Eagles jersey, as well as a #6 [[Julius Erving]] [[Philadelphia 76ers]] jersey.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/gallery/ss/0305224/DF-6659.jpg.html?path=pgallery&path_key=Loughran,%20Jonathan&seq=2 Anger Management Photos<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*The 1998 film ''[[The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon]]'' stars [[Tony Danza]] as a Philadelphia sanitation worker. Because his garbage truck fails to close its payload properly, he is forced to kick it shut. As a result, his leg becomes so strong that he can kick field goals beyond 50 yards, and the Eagles sign him as their [[place kicker|kicker]].
===Books===
* ''Looking Back 76yrs of Eagles History'', by Eli Kowalski (2007)
* ''If Football's a Religion, Why Don't We Have a Prayer? Philadelphia, Its Faithful, and the Eternal Quest for Sports Salvation'', by Jere Longman (2006).
* ''The Great Book of Philadelphia Sports Lists'', by Macnow and Big Daddy Graham, Philadelphia sports talk radio hosts on [[WIP]] (2006).
* ''Philly Sports Challenge Eagles Edition'', by Eli Kowalski (2006).
* ''The Eagles Encyclopedia'', by [[Ray Didinger]] and [[Robert Lyons]] (2005).
* ''A Sunday Pilgrimage: Six Days, Several Prayers and the Super Bowl'', by Anthony Gargano (2005).
* ''The Great Philadelphia Sports Debate'', by Macnow and [[Angelo Cataldi]], another WIP host (2004).
* ''The Great Philadelphia Fan Book'', by Glen Macnow and Anthony Gargano, both of the authors host a Philadelphia sports-talk radio show on Philadelphia's [[WIP]], one of the city's all-sports radio stations (2003).
* ''Bringing The Heat'' by [[Mark Bowden]] (1994).
* ''Eagles by the Number: Jersey Numbers and the Players Who Wore Them'', by John Maxymuk.
*In [[John Irving]]'s novel ''[[The World According to Garp]]'' the protagonist's sidekick is a [[transsexual]] former Eagles [[tight end]], played in the film adaptation by [[John Lithgow]].
==Fan enthusiasm and misbehavior==
Eagles fans' devotion to their team is reflected by ticket sales: games are invariably sold out, and the waiting list for season tickets numbers 60,000.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/team/frontofficebio.jsp?id=658
| title = Front Office Bio - Joe Banner
| publisher = PhiladelphiaEagles.com
| accessdate = 2006-06-22
}}</ref> In June 2006, tickets for home games were sold out in a matter of minutes after phone and internet lines opened.<ref name=berman>{{cite web
| last = Berman
| first = Zack
| date = [[2006-06-14]]
| url = http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/homeNewsDetail.jsp?id=50198
| title = Single Game Tickets Sold Out!
| publisher = PhiladelphiaEagles.com
| accessdate = 2006-06-22
}}</ref> Despite finishing with a 6-10 record in the 2005-2006 season, the Eagles ranked second in the NFL in merchandise sales the following year.<ref name=berman />
Eagles fans have become notorious in the NFL for their enthusiasm, knowledge and team loyalty, and sometimes also for their bad behavior. Eagles' fans enthusiastically embrace hard-edged, dedicated play, but they have also turned quickly against teams perceived as lacking a sufficient commitment to winning.
The most infamous example was the "Santa Claus Incident," on [[December 15]], [[1968]], at [[Franklin Field]], in which angry fans, upset at the conclusion of yet another failed season under head coach [[Joe Kuharich]] (including first losing 11 games, then winning 2, which prevented the team from getting first pick in the next draft, [[O.J. Simpson]]), booed and threw [[snowball]]s at a man dressed as Santa Claus during the halftime show.<ref name=usatoday-snowball>{{cite news
| first=Gary
| last=Mihoces
| url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/eagles/2003-11-27-santa-snowballs_x.htm
| title=Santa snowball incident shrouded in myth
| publisher=USA Today
| date=[[2003-11-27]]
| accessdate=2006-03-29
}}</ref>
Frank Olivo, a 20-year-old fan dressed as [[Santa Claus]] who had been drafted from the stands as an ad hoc replacement for the scheduled Christmas pageant, was the target of the crowd's anger.<ref name=usatoday-snowball /> As Olivo recounts, fans threw snowballs at him after he reached the end zone, shouting that he made a poor Santa. Olivo was interviewed years later by NFL Films, recalling the incident with a smile, saying that he thought the whole thing was humorous.
Other high-profile examples of fan misbehavior include:
* At a December 10, 1989 game dubbed "[[Bounty Bowl II]]" against the [[Dallas Cowboys]], the city failed to clear the stadium following a snowstorm. Fans threw snowballs, [[Battery (electricity)|batteries]], beer, and other larger objects onto the field, pelting Cowboys players and coaching staff, NFL officials, and one another. Future Mayor of Philadelphia and current [[Governor of Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania Governor]] [[Edward Rendell]] got caught up in the fallout from that game when he admitted to a reporter that he had bet another fan $20 that he couldn't reach the field with a snowball. (It can be seen from the videotape that Dallas Cowboys' head coach Jimmy Johnson was, in fact, pelted in the head with a snowball.)<ref>{{cite web
| last = Paolantonio
| first = Sal
| date = [[December 12]], [[2002]]
| url = http://espn.go.com/nfl/columns/paolantonio_sal/1476046.html
| title = Eagles preparing to leave Veterans Stadium
| publisher = ESPN.com
| accessdate = 2006-03-31
}}
</ref> As a result, the team added security and banned beer sales for their last remaining home game of the regular season. <ref>{{cite web
| url = http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE7DD1F3CF931A2575BC0A966958260
| title = PRO FOOTBALL; Less Beer in Philadelphia
| publisher = Associated Press
| date = [[August 12]], [[1990]]
| accessdate = 2006-04-25
}}
</ref>
* During a November 10, 1997, [[Monday Night Football]] game against the [[San Francisco 49ers]], the Eagles fans, in a 24-12 loss, infuriated by a number of calls by the officials and poor play by the Eagles, engaged in a number of highly visible, large-scale brawls on national television. In the last quarter, one fan fired a [[flare gun]] across the stadium into empty seats in the 700 level. Shortly thereafter, the infamous Veterans Stadium courtroom was established.<ref>{{cite news
| url=http://www.cbs.sportsline.com/nfl/story/5841176
| title= Eagles, Giants Play Last Monday Night Game Veterans Stadium
| publisher=Associated Press
| date=[[October 22]], [[2002]]
| accessdate=2006-03-27
}}</ref>
* A contingent of Eagles fans traveled to the 1999 [[NFL Draft]] in New York to jeer the Eagles' selection of anyone other than [[Heisman Trophy]]-winning running back [[Ricky Williams]]. Local radio hosts, notably [[Angelo Cataldi]] of 610 [[WIP (AM)]], had recruited thirty boorishly behaving fans, self-styled as the "Dirty Thirty", to protest the selection of quarterback [[Donovan McNabb]]. McNabb has since become a successful sports figure, while Williams has had numerous off-field problems, hampering his career. This has led to criticism of the "Dirty Thirty" and their radio-host instigators.
* In a [[October 10]], [[1999]] game against division rival [[Dallas Cowboys]], Cowboys wide receiver [[Michael Irvin]] was knocked unconscious when his head hit the Vet's hard artificial-turf-covered cement field after a catch. As Irvin lay immobile on the turf, some Eagles fans cheered. Irvin was later diagnosed with a career-ending broken neck. In that game, the Eagles rallied from a 10-0 deficit to gain their first victory of the season, 13-10.<ref>{{cite news
| url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/news/1999/10/10/cowboys_eagles_ap/
| title= Where Eagles fly: Eagles overcome inept offense to upset Cowboys
| publisher=Associated Press
| date=[[October 14]], [[1999]]
| accessdate=2006-03-27
}}</ref>
Acts of violence by Eagles fans against fans of visiting teams, combined with ongoing difficulties with public drunkenness, prompted Philadelphia municipal judge [[Seamus McCaffrey]] and the [[Philadelphia Police Department]] to establish a small courtroom inside the Vet in 1997. Additionally, plainclothes officers dressed in the colors of the visiting team were assigned to sit in sections (mostly in the Vet's notorious "[[700 Level]]" upperdeck) known as being dangerous to opposing fans. By 1999, incidents of fan misbehavior had diminished to the point that the courtroom was no longer needed.
==Celebrity fans==
The Philadelphia Eagles have several celebrity fans, predominantly including celebrities who currently live, or once lived, in [[Delaware Valley|or near]] Philadelphia, including:
*[[Jim Cramer]], [[CNBC]] television host, former [[hedge fund]] manager.<ref>[http://madmoneyrecap.com/daily_recap_openingsegment_091207.htm "Mad Money Recap," September 12, 2007.]</ref>
*[[Matthew Fox (actor)|Matthew Fox]], actor, [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC's]] ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'', former male model.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0289142/ Matthew Fox trivia section at IMDB.]</ref>
*[[Mark Wahlberg]], actor "[[Shooter (film)|Shooter]]", producer "[[Entourage (TV series)|Entourage]]", and former rap artist.<ref>[http://www.zap2it.com/movies/reviews/zap-markwahlberginvinciblefeature,0,462865.story] by Daniel Fienberg August 25, 2006</ref>
*[[Michael Johns (executive)|Michael Johns]], health care executive, author, former [[White House]] Presidential speechwriter.<ref>[http://michaeljohnsonfreedomandprosperity.blogspot.com/2007/04/giving-kevin-kolb-benefit-of-doubt.html "Giving Kevin Kolb the Benefit of the Doubt," by Michael Johns, Michael Johns blog, April 28, 2007.]</ref>
*[[Ryan Phillippe]], actor, ''[[Crash (2004 film)|Crash]]'', ''[[I Know What You Did Last Summer]]''.<ref>[http://trouble.philadelphiaweekly.com/archives/2006/06/quote_of_the_da_1.html "Quote of the Day: For Philly Fans," The Trouble with Spikol blog, June 16, 2006.]</ref>
*[[Ed Rendell]], [[List of Governors of Pennsylvania|Governor of Pennsylvania]], former [[List of mayors of Philadelphia|Mayor of Philadelphia]], Eagles post-game analyst for Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia.<ref>[http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/governor_races/pennsylvania_governor_rendell_swann_a_toss_up "Pennsylvania Governor: Rendell-Swann a Toss-up," Rasmussen Reports, January 19, 2006.]</ref>
*[[Will Smith]], rap artist, "[[Gettin' Jiggy wit It]]," "[[Wild Wild West (Will Smith song)|Wild Wild West]]," actor,"[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]" ''[[Men in Black (film)|Men in Black]]'', ''[[Ali (film)|Ali]]'', ''[[I Am Legend]]''.<ref>http://www.popstarsplus.com/actors_willsmith.htm "PopStarsPlus.com.</ref>
*[[Arlen Specter]], U.S. Senator.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9402EEDA143EF930A35752C1A9649C8B63&n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/People/S/Specter,%20Arlen "Defending Philly," ''The New York Times'', November 3, 2002.]</ref>
*[[Martin Truex, Jr.]], [[NASCAR]] driver.
==Players of note==
{{main|List of Philadelphia Eagles players}}
===Current roster===
{{Philadelphia Eagles roster}}
===Pro Football Hall of Famers===
*[[Chuck Bednarik]] (1967) - 1949-1962
*[[Bert Bell]] (1963) - 1933-1940
*[[Bob Brown (NFL)|Bob Brown]] (2004) - 1964-1968
*[[Mike Ditka]] (1988) - 1967-1968
*[[Bill Hewitt]] (1971) - 1937-1939
*[[Sonny Jurgensen]] (1983) - 1957-1963
*[[James Lofton]] (2003) - 1993
*[[John Madden (football)|John Madden]] (2007) - Drafted in 1958, never played in a game due to training camp injury
*[[Ollie Matson]] (1972) - 1964-1966
*[[Tommy McDonald]] (1998) - 1957-1963
*[[Art Monk|James Arthur "Art" Monk]] (2008) - 1995
*[[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
*[[Reggie White]] (2006) - 1985-1992
*[[Alex Wojciechowicz]] (1968) - 1946-1950
===Retired numbers===
*15 [[Steve Van Buren]], HB/S, 1944-51
*40 [[Tom Brookshier]], DB, 1953-61
*44 [[Pete Retzlaff]], RB/WR/TE, 1956-66
*60 [[Chuck Bednarik]], C/LB, 1949-62
*70 [[Al Wistert]], OT, 1943-51
*92 [[Reggie White]], DE, 1985-92
*99 [[Jerome Brown]], DT, 1986-92
===Eagles Honor Roll===
In 1987, the Eagles Honor Roll was established. Each Eagle player who had by then been elected into the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] was among the inaugural induction class.
Current Eagles Honor Roll members include:
* 60 [[Chuck Bednarik]], C-LB, 1949-62, inducted 1987
* [[Bert Bell]], founder-owner, 1933-40, inducted 1987
* 17 [[Harold Carmichael]], WR, 1971-83, inducted 1987
* 56 [[Bill Hewitt (American football)|Bill Hewitt]], TE-DE, 1936-39 and 1943, inducted 1987
* 9 [[Sonny Jurgensen]], QB, 1957-63, inducted 1987
* 31 [[Wilbert Montgomery]], RB, 1977-84, inducted 1987
* [[Earle "Greasy" Neale]], Head Coach, 1941-50, inducted 1987
* 35 [[Pete Pihos]], TE-DE, 1947-55, inducted 1987
* 33 [[Ollie Matson]], RB, 1964-66, inducted 1987
* 54 [[Jim Ringo]], C, 1964-67, inducted 1987
* 11 [[Norm Van Brocklin]], QB, 1958-60, inducted 1987
* 15 [[Steve Van Buren]], RB-S, 1944-51, inducted 1987
* 53 [[Alex Wojciechowicz]], C-DT, 1946-50, inducted 1987
* 66 [[Bill Bergey]], LB, 1974-80, inducted 1988
* 25 [[Tommy McDonald]], WR, 1957-63, inducted 1988
* 40 [[Tom Brookshier]], CB, 1954-61, inducted 1989
* 44 [[Pete Retzlaff]], TE, 1956-66, inducted 1989
* 22 [[Timmy Brown]], RB, 1960-67, inducted 1990
* 76 [[Jerry Sisemore]], OT, 1973-84, inducted 1991
* 75 [[Stan Walters]], OT, 1975-83, inducted 1991
* 7 [[Ron Jaworski]], QB, 1977-86, inducted 1992
* 28 [[Bill Bradley (football player)|Bill Bradley]], S-P, 1969-76, inducted 1993
* [[Dick Vermeil]], Head Coach, 1976-82, inducted 1994
* Jim Gallagher, team executive, 1949-95, inducted 1995
* 82 [[Mike Quick]], WR, 1982-90, inducted 1995
* 99 [[Jerome Brown]], DT, 1987-91, inducted 1996
* [[Otho Davis]], head trainer, 1973-95, inducted 1999
* 92 [[Reggie White]], DE, 1987-92, inducted 2006
Despite having his number 70 retired, Al Wistert has not yet been inducted into the Eagles Honor Roll.
Bednarik, Bell, Pihos, Van Buren, McDonald, White and broadcaster Bill Campbell have all been inducted into the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame.
===75th anniversary team===
{{Eagles75}}
===Other notable alumni (excluding Hall of Fame and Honor Roll inductees)===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
* 1 [[Tony Franklin]], K
* 4 [[Max Runager]], P
* 5 [[Roman Gabriel]], QB
* 8 [[Paul McFadden]], K
* 9 [[Jim McMahon]], QB
* 12 [[Randall Cunningham]], QB
* 16 [[Norm Snead]], QB
* 19 [[Tom Dempsey]], K
* 20 [[Andre Waters]], SS
* 21 [[Eric Allen]], CB
* 21 [[Bobby Taylor]], CB
* 22 [[Duce Staley]], RB
* 23 [[Troy Vincent]], CB
* 24 [[Edgar Manske]], E
* 26 [[Al Nelson]], DB
* 29 [[Harold Jackson (football)|Harold Jackson ]], WR
* 32 [[Ricky Watters]], RB
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* 34 [[Herschel Walker]], RB
* 41 [[Keith Byars]], RB
* 41 [[Randy Logan]], S
* 43 [[Roynell Young]], CB
* 46 [[Herman Edwards]], CB
* 46 [[Izel Jenkins]], CB
* 48 [[Jon Ritchie]], FB
* 48 [[Wes Hopkins]], S
* 51 [[William Thomas (American football)|William Thomas]], LB
* 53 [[Hugh Douglas (American footballer)|Hugh Douglas]], DE
* 55 [[Frank LeMaster]], LB
* 56 [[Byron Evans]], LB
* 56 [[Jerry Robinson (american football)|Jerry Robinson]], LB
* 59 [[Seth Joyner]], LB
* 65 [[Charlie Johnson (Eagles and Vikings football)|Charlie Johnson]], DT
* 68 [[Dennis Harrison]], DE
* 69 [[Woody Peoples]], G
{{col-3}}
* 71 [[Jermane Mayberry]], OT
* 76 [[Bob Brown (NFL)|Bob Brown]], OT
* 76 [[Frank Kilroy]], OT
* 78 [[Carl Hairston]], DE
* 80 [[Cris Carter]], WR
* 80 [[Irving Fryar]], WR
* 83 [[Vince Papale]] WR
* 85 [[Charlie Smith (American football)|Charlie Smith]], WR
* 86 [[Fred Barnett]], WR
* 87 [[Claude Humphrey]], DE
* 88 [[John Spagnola]], TE
* 88 [[Keith Jackson (football player)|Keith Jackson]], TE
* 89 [[Calvin Williams]], WR
* 90 [[Mike Golic]], DT
* 95 [[William Fuller (football player)|William Fuller]], DE
* 95 [[John Bunting (coach)|John Bunting]], LB
* 96 [[Clyde Simmons]], DE
{{col-end}}
==Coaches of note==
{{main|List of Philadelphia Eagles head coaches}}
===Head coaches===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="2" width="140px"|Name
!rowspan="2"|From
!rowspan="2"|To
!colspan="3"|Record
!rowspan="2"|Titles<ref>NFL Championships and Super Bowl Championships collected during a coaching tenure</ref>
|-
!W!!L!!T
|-
|align=left|[[Lud Wray]]
|align=left |1933
|align=left |1935
|9||21||1
|
|-
|align=left|[[Bert Bell]]
|align=left |1936
|align=left |1940
|10||44||2
|
|-
|align=left|[[Greasy Neale|Earle "Greasy" Neale]]
|align=left |1941
|align=left |1950
|66||44||5
|2
|-
|align=left|[[Bo McMillin]]
|align=left |1951
|align=left |1951
|2||0||0
|
|-
|align=left|[[Wayne Millner]]
|align=left |1951
|align=left |1951
|2||8||0
|
|-
|align=left|[[Jim Trimble]]
|align=left |1952
|align=left |1955
|25||20||3
|
|-
|align=left|[[Hugh Devore]]
|align=left |1956
|align=left |1957
|7||16||1
|
|-
|align=left|[[Buck Shaw]]
|align=left |1958
|align=left |1960
|19||16||1
|1
|-
|align=left|[[Nick Skorich]]
|align=left |1961
|align=left |1963
|15||24||3
|
|-
|align=left|[[Joe Kuharich]]
|align=left |1964
|align=left |1968
|28||42||1
|
|-
|align=left|[[Jerry Williams]]
|align=left |1969
|align=left |1971
|7||22||2
|
|-
|align=left|[[Ed Khayat]]
|align=left |1971
|align=left |1972
|8||15||2
|
|-
|align=left|[[Mike McCormack (American football)|Mike McCormack]]
|align=left |1973
|align=left |1975
|16||25||1
|
|-
|align=left|[[Dick Vermeil]]
|align=left |1976
|align=left |1982
|57||51||0
|
|-
|align=left|[[Marion Campbell]]
|align=left |1983
|align=left |[[December 16]], [[1985]]
|17||29||1
|
|-
|align=left|[[Fred Bruney]]
|align=left |[[December 16]], [[1985]]
|align=left |1985
|1||0||0
|
|-
|align=left|[[Buddy Ryan]]
|align=left |[[January 29]], [[1986]]
|align=left |[[January 8]], [[1991]]
|43||35||1
|
|-
|align=left|[[Rich Kotite]]
|align=left |[[January 8]], [[1991]]
|align=left |[[December 24]], [[1994]]
|36||28||0
|
|-
|align=left|[[Ray Rhodes]]
|align=left |[[February 2]], [[1995]]
|align=left |[[December 28]], [[1998]]
|29||34||1
|
|-
|align=left|[[Andy Reid]]
|align=left |[[January 11]], [[1999]]
|align=left |''Present''
|90||56||0
|
|-
|}
===Current staff===
{{Philadelphia Eagles staff}}
==Radio and television==
Beginning with the 2008 season, Eagles games will now be broadcasted on both [[WYSP|94.1 WYSP-FM]] and [[WIP (AM)|Sports Radio 610 WIP-AM]], as both stations are owned and operated by [[CBS]] Radio. [[Merrill Reese]], who joined the Eagles in the mid-1970s, is the play-by-play announcer, and former Eagles wide receiver [[Mike Quick]] is the color analyst. Former Eagles linebacker [[Bill Bergey]] is among several Eagles post-game commentators on WYSP.
Most preseason games are televised on [[WPVI]], the local [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] [[owned and operated station]]. Television announcers for these preseason games are [[Gus Johnson (sportscaster)|Gus Johnson]] and former Eagles linebacker [[Ike Reese]].
The Eagles also helped to usher in the [[television]] as a national phenomenon in the United States, when a contest between the Eagles and the [[Brooklyn Dodgers (football)|Brooklyn Dodgers]] became the first NFL game broadcast on a major television network ([[NBC]]) on [[October 22]], [[1939]].
==Notes and references==
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==External links==
* [http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/ Philadelphia Eagles official web site]
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