1955 Philadelphia Eagles season
| 1955 Philadelphia Eagles season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Jim Trimble | ||||||
| Results | |||||||
| Record | 4–7–1 | ||||||
| Division place | 6th NFL Eastern | ||||||
| Playoff finish | did not qualify | ||||||
| Timeline | |||||||
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The 1955 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 23rd in the league. They failed to improve on their previous output of 7–4–1, winning only four games.[1] The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.
Off Season
NFL Draft
The 1955 NFL Draft was held on January 27–28, 1955. This was a draft that lasted for 30 rounds, with 12 teams selecting 360 players. This was also a lottery pick year again and the Baltimore Colts had that and the third pick in the draft. With the Lottery bonus pick, they chose George Shaw a Quarterback from the University of Oregon footabll program. Two picks later they chose 1954 Heisman Trophy winner Alan Ameche [2] a Fullbackthat played in the Wisconsin Badgers footballprogram.
Because of a 7–4–1 record in the 1954 Philadelphia Eagles season the Eagles normally will pick 8th in the odd rounds and 9th in the even rounds. They alternated with the San Francisco 49ers The Eagle made a pick in every round.
The Philadelphia Eagles used their 1st round pick, 9th pick in the draft, to select Dick Bielski a Fullback from Maryland
Only draftee from this year draft to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame is Johnny Unitas, Quarterback from the Louisville taken 9th round 102nd overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was a Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1979 [3] member.
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. 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 [4] | = Hall of Famer |
| Rd | Pick | Player | Position | School | Rd | Pick | Player | Position | School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | - bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Dick Bielski | Fullback | Maryland | 2 | 22 | Alex "Buck" Lansford | Tackle | Texas | |
| 3 | 33 | Frank Eidom | Back | Southern Methodist | 4 | 46 | Dean Dugger | End | Ohio State | |
| 5 | 57 | Gene Lamone | Guard | West Virginia | 6 | 70 | Billy Quinn | Back | Texas | |
| 7 | 81 | Bill McKenna | End | Brandeis | 8 | 94 | Herman Watson | Tackle | Vanderbilt | |
| 9 | 105 | Von Morgan | End | Abilene Christian | 10 | 118 | Talmadge "Duke" Washington | Back | Washington State | |
| 11 | 129 | Bob Hardy | Back | Kentucky | 12 | 142 | Andy Nacrelli | End | Fordham | |
| 13 | 153 | Jerry Krisher | Center | Ohio State | 14 | 166 | Tommy Bell | Back | Army | |
| 15 | 177 | Don Brougher | Center | Maryland | 16 | 190 | Clyde White | Guard | Clemson | |
| 17 | 18 | |||||||||
| 19 | 225 | Terry Fails | End | Vanderbilt | 20 | |||||
| 21 | 22 | |||||||||
| 23 | 24 | 286 | Vic "Hootie" Postula | Back | Michigan State | |||||
| 25 | 26 | 310 | George Palachunik | Guard | Maryland | |||||
| 27 | 28 | |||||||||
| 29 | 345 | Ron Lloyd | Tackle | Bucknell | 30 | 357 | Dave Finney | Back | Texas Christian |
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 24, 1955 | New York Giants | W 27–17 | |
| 2 | October 1, 1955 | Washington Redskins | L 31–30 | |
| 3 | October 9, 1955 | at Cleveland Browns | L 21–17 | |
| 4 | October 15, 1955 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 13–7 | |
| 5 | October 23, 1955 | at Chicago Cardinals | T 24–24 | |
| 6 | October 30, 1955 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 24–0 | |
| 7 | November 6, 1955 | at Washington Redskins | L 34–21 | |
| 8 | November 13, 1955 | Cleveland Browns | W 33–17 | |
| 9 | November 20, 1955 | at New York Giants | L 31–7 | |
| 10 | November 27, 1955 | Los Angeles Rams | L 23–21 | |
| 11 | December 4, 1955 | Chicago Cardinals | W 27–3 | |
| 12 | December 11, 1955 | at Chicago Bears | L 17–10 | |
Standings
| NFL Eastern Conference | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Cleveland Browns | 9 | 2 | 1 | .818 | 7–2–1 | 349 | 218 | W2 | |
| Washington Redskins | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 6–4 | 246 | 222 | W1 | |
| New York Giants | 6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 4–5–1 | 267 | 223 | W2 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 4–5–1 | 248 | 231 | L1 | |
| Chicago Cardinals | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 3–6–1 | 224 | 252 | L2 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 4–6 | 195 | 285 | L7 | |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
1955 Roster
(All time List of Philadelphia Eagles players in franchise history)
| = 1955 Pro Bowl [5] | = Hall of Famer |
- + = Was a Starter in the Pro-Bowl
| NO. | Player | AGE | POS | GP | GS | WT | HT | YRS | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Trimble | 35 | COACH | 1945 record 4–7–1 | NFL-Eagles Lifetime 25–20–3 | 4th | Indiana University | |||
| 33 | Roy Barni | 28 | DB | 4 | 0 | 185 | 5–11 | 3 | San Francisco |
| 20 | Bibbles Bawel | 25 | DB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6–1 | 3 | Evansville |
| 60 | Chuck Bednarik | 29 | LB-C | 12 | 0 | 233 | 6–3 | 5 | Pennsylvania |
| 81 | Eddie Bell | 24 | DB-LB | 12 | 0 | 212 | 6–1 | Rookie | Pennsylvania |
| 36 | Dick Bielski | 23 | E-FB | 12 | 0 | 224 | 6–1 | Rookie | Maryland |
| 10 | Adrian Burk | 27 | QB | 12 | 8 | 190 | 6–2 | 4 | Baylor |
| 64 | Russ Carroccio | 24 | G-T-DT-DG | 7 | 0 | 235 | 6–1 | 1 | Virginia |
| 44 | Harry Dowda | 33 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6–2 | 6 | Wake Forest |
| 27 | Hal Giancanelli | 26 | HB | 12 | 0 | 182 | 5–10 | 2 | Loyola Marymount |
| 22 | Ralph Goldston | 26 | HB-DB | 10 | 0 | 195 | 5–11 | 3 | Youngstown State |
| 71 | Tom Higgins | 25 | T-G-DT | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6–2 | 2 | North Carolina |
| 42 | Bob Hudson | 25 | DB-LB-E | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6–4 | 4 | Clemson |
| 63 | Ken Huxhold | 26 | G | 12 | 0 | 226 | 6–1 | 1 | Wisconsin |
| 78 | Mike Jarmoluk | 33 | DT-T-MG | 12 | 0 | 232 | 6–5 | 9 | Temple |
| 40 | Don Johnson | 24 | HB | 2 | 0 | 187 | 6–0 | 2 | California |
| 50 | Bob Kelley | 25 | C | 12 | 0 | 232 | 6–2 | Rookie | West Texas A&M |
| 76 | Bucko Kilroy | 34 | G-MG-T-DT | 1 | 0 | 243 | 6–2 | 12 | Temple |
| 79 | Buck Lansford | 22 | G-T | 12 | 12 | 232 | 6–2 | Rookie | Texas |
| 25 | Toy Ledbetter | 28 | HB | 8 | 0 | 198 | 5–10 | 5 | Oklahoma State |
| 67 | John Magee | 32 | G | 7 | 0 | 220 | 5–10 | 7 | La-Lafayette, and Rice |
| 41 | Jerry Norton | 24 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 5–11 | 1 | SMU |
| 43 | Jim Parmer | 29 | FB-HB | 12 | 0 | 193 | 6–0 | 7 | Oklahoma State |
| 35 | Pete Pihos + | 32 | E-DE | 12 | 0 | 210 | 6–1 | 8 | Indiana |
| 71 | Jim Ricca | 28 | MG-T-G-DT | 6 | 0 | 270 | 6–4 | 4 | Georgetown (DC) |
| 72 | Jess Richardson | 25 | DT | 12 | 0 | 261 | 6–2 | 2 | Alabama |
| 52 | Wayne Robinson | 25 | LB-C | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6–2 | 3 | Minnesota |
| 82 | Tom Scott | 25 | DE-LB | 12 | 0 | 218 | 6–2 | 2 | Virginia |
| 66 | Ed Sharkey | 28 | LB-G-T-DG | 7 | 0 | 229 | 6–3 | 8 | Duke, and Nevada-Reno |
| 73 | Lum Snyder | 25 | T | 12 | 0 | 228 | 6–5 | 3 | Georgia Tech |
| 80 | Bill Stribling | 28 | E | 12 | 0 | 206 | 6–1 | 4 | Mississippi |
| 24 | George Taliaferro | 28 | HB-TB-QB-DB | 3 | 0 | 196 | 5–11 | 6 | Indiana |
| 11 | Bobby Thomason | 27 | QB | 10 | 3 | 196 | 6–1 | 6 | VMI |
| 83 | Bobby Walston | 27 | E-HB-K | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6–0 | 4 | Georgia ... Uga's page |
| 77 | Jim Weatherall | 26 | DT-T | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6–4 | Rookie | Oklahoma |
| 46 | Ted Wegert | 23 | HB | 7 | 0 | 202 | 5–11 | Rookie | none |
| 86 | Norm Willey + | 27 | DE-G-E | 12 | 0 | 224 | 6–2 | 4 | Marshall |
| 75 | Frank Wydo | 31 | T-DT | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6–4 | 8 | Cornell |
| 37 Players Team Average | 27.1 | 12 | 215.7 | 6–1.4 | 3.9 |
References
- ↑ 1955 Philadelphia Eagles
- ↑ Alan Ameche, 1954 Heisman Trophy winner "Heisman Trophy". Retrieved August 4, 2008.
- ↑ List of 1970s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
- ↑ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
- ↑ Players are identified as a 1955 All-Star.
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