1945 Philadelphia Eagles Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-3
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Greasy Neale (7-3)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1945 Philadelphia Eagles StatisticsTeam Record: 7-3
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Greasy Neale (7-3)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1945 Philadelphia Eagles Results
The Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League ended the 1945 season with a record of 7 wins and 3 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division.
Offensively, the Eagles paced the league with 272 points. Meanwhile, the rigid defensive squad surrendered 133 points. Steve Van Buren carried the ball for a team-leading 832 yards.
Roy Zimmerman tossed for 991 yards. Jack Ferrante topped pass catchers, grabbing 21 passes for 464 yards.
Roy Zimmerman intercepted 7 opponent throws.
Greasy Neale coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | Ben Agajanian | K | August 28, 1919 | 6'0" | 215 | New Mexico | Santa Ana, CA USA | 1 | 1 |
| 63 | Bruno Banducci | RG | November 11, 1920 | 5'11" | 216 | Stanford | Tsingnano, Italy | 9 | 8 |
| 33 | Jack Banta | HB | November 19, 1917 | 5'11" | 191 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 5 | 1 |
| 49 | Mel Bleeker | RH | August 20, 1920 | 5'11" | 189 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 4 | 4 |
| 27 | Johnny Butler | HB-TB | September 10, 1918 | 5'10" | 185 | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN USA | 7 | 0 |
| 84 | Larry Cabrelli | RE | March 28, 1917 | 5'11" | 194 | Colgate | Newark, NJ USA | 10 | 8 |
| 75 | Rocco Canale | T-G | May 1, 1917 | 5'11" | 240 | Boston Col. | Boston, MA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | Jim Castiglia | FB | September 30, 1918 | 5'11" | 208 | Georgetown (DC) | Passaic, NJ USA | 1 | 1 |
| 51 | Enio Conti | G | February 15, 1913 | 5'11" | 204 | Arkansas | Naples, Italy | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Dick Erdlitz | HB | February 16, 1920 | 5'10" | 181 | Northwestern | Menomonie, MI USA | 7 | 0 |
| 83 | Jack Ferrante | LE | March 9, 1916 | 6'1" | 197 | none | Camden, NJ USA | 10 | 8 |
| 36 | Terry Fox | FB-LB | July 6, 1918 | 6'1" | 208 | Miami (FL) | Newark, NJ USA | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | George Fritts | T | December 30, 1919 | 5'11" | 205 | Clemson | Lenor City, TN USA | 10 | 1 |
| 85 | Charlie Gauer | FB-E | September 24, 1921 | 6'2" | 213 | Colgate | Chicago, IL USA | 7 | 0 |
| 48 | Jack Hinkle | B | October 31, 1917 | 6'0" | 195 | Syracuse | Milton, PA USA | 3 | 2 |
| 86 | Dick Humbert | E | December 31, 1918 | 6'1" | 179 | Richmond | Reading, PA USA | 4 | 2 |
| 40 | Abe Karnofsky | QB | September 22, 1922 | 5'10" | 175 | Arizona | Oxnard, CA USA | 8 | 2 |
| 76 | Bucko Kilroy | G-MG-T-DT | May 30, 1921 | 6'2" | 243 | Notre Dame | Philadelphia, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 44 | Ben Kish | FB | March 31, 1917 | 6'0" | 207 | Pittsburgh | Tonawanda, NY USA | 9 | 5 |
| 52 | Vic Lindskog | C | December 3, 1914 | 6'1" | 203 | Stanford | Roundtop, MT USA | 10 | 6 |
| 62 | Mike Mandarino | T-C-G | March 16, 1921 | 5'11" | 240 | La Salle | Philadelphia, PA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 50 | Bap Manzini | C | August 27, 1920 | 5'11" | 195 | St. Vincent | Treveskyn, PA USA | 9 | 4 |
| 61 | Duke Maronic | G | July 13, 1921 | 5'9" | 209 | none | Steelton, PA USA | 8 | 2 |
| 81 | Flip McDonald | E | February 12, 1921 | 6'2" | 200 | Oklahoma | Webb City, MO USA | 9 | 2 |
| 89 | Fred Meyer | E-DE | September 29, 1919 | 6'2" | 190 | Stanford | Mount Sterling, IL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 60 | Eddie Michaels | LG | June 11, 1914 | 5'11" | 205 | Villanova | Wilmington, DE USA | 9 | 8 |
| 88 | Red Ramsey | E | April 9, 1911 | 6'0" | 196 | Texas Tech | Chillicothe, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | John Rogalla | FB | May 31, 1917 | 6'0" | 215 | Scranton | Duryea, PA USA | 8 | 4 |
| 67 | Jack Sanders | G | March 11, 1917 | 6'0" | 219 | SMU | San Antonio, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 79 | Vic Sears | LT | March 4, 1918 | 6'3" | 223 | Oregon St. | Ashwood, OR USA | 10 | 9 |
| 10 | Allie Sherman | QB | February 10, 1923 | 5'11" | 170 | Brooklyn | Brooklyn, NY USA | 10 | 1 |
| 73 | Abe Shires | T | February 12, 1917 | 6'2" | 220 | Tennessee | Alderson, WV USA | 7 | 0 |
| 83 | John Smith | T | 6'2" | 200 | Florida | 1 | 0 | ||
| 82 | Milt Smith | DB-QB | July 7, 1919 | 6'3" | 185 | UCLA | San Bernardino County, CA | 5 | 0 |
| 37 | Ernie Steele | HB | November 2, 1917 | 6'0" | 187 | Washington | Bothell, WA USA | 7 | 1 |
| 41 | Gil Steinke | HB | May 3, 1919 | 6'0" | 175 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Brenham, TX USA | 7 | 1 |
| 65 | Bob Suffridge | G | March 17, 1916 | 6'0" | 205 | Tennessee | Fountain City, TN USA | 10 | 1 |
| 11 | Tommy Thompson | QB | August 15, 1916 | 6'1" | 192 | Tulsa | Hutchinson, KS USA | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | Steve Van Buren | KR | December 28, 1920 | 6'0" | 200 | LSU | La Ceiba, Honduras | 10 | 9 |
| 41 | Buzz Warren | TB-HB | August 13, 1916 | 5'11" | 175 | Tennessee | Provo, UT USA | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | Al Wistert | RT | December 28, 1920 | 6'1" | 214 | Michigan | Chicago, IL USA | 10 | 10 |
| 7 | Roy Zimmerman | K | February 20, 1918 | 6'2" | 201 | San Jose St. | Tonganoxie, KS USA | 10 | 8 |
