1946 Philadelphia Eagles Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Greasy Neale (6-5)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1946 Philadelphia Eagles StatisticsTeam Record: 6-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Greasy Neale (6-5)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1946 Philadelphia Eagles Results
The Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League ended the 1946 season with a record of 6 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division.
Philadelphia scored 231 points, while the defensive squad allowed 220. Steve Van Buren carried the ball for a team-leading 529 yards for the Eagles.
Tommy Thompson passed for 745 yards, and Roy Zimmerman spent time under center, too. Jack Ferrante topped pass catchers, grabbing 28 passes for 451 yards.
Gil Steinke picked off 6 opponent throws.
Greasy Neale coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | Mel Bleeker | HB | August 20, 1920 | 5'11" | 189 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 84 | Larry Cabrelli | RE | March 28, 1917 | 5'11" | 194 | Colgate | Newark, NJ USA | 8 | 6 |
| 31 | Jim Castiglia | FB | September 30, 1918 | 5'11" | 208 | Georgetown (DC) | Passaic, NJ USA | 11 | 2 |
| 33 | Russ Craft | DB | October 15, 1919 | 5'9" | 178 | Alabama | McEwen, TN USA | 9 | 1 |
| 71 | Otis Douglas | T | July 25, 1911 | 6'1" | 224 | William & Mary | Reedville, VA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 74 | John Eibner | T | March 13, 1914 | 6'2" | 228 | Kentucky | Elyria, OH USA | 9 | 0 |
| 83 | Jack Ferrante | LE | March 9, 1916 | 6'1" | 197 | none | Camden, NJ USA | 11 | 9 |
| 85 | Bob Friedlund | E | January 6, 1920 | 6'3" | 210 | Michigan St. | Galesburg, IL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | Ray Graves | C | December 31, 1918 | 6'1" | 205 | Tennessee Wesleyan | Rockwood, TN USA | 7 | 0 |
| 73 | Henry Gude | C-G | February 25, 1919 | 6'1" | 225 | Vanderbilt | Memphis, TN USA | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Jack Hinkle | B | October 31, 1917 | 6'0" | 195 | Syracuse | Milton, PA USA | 10 | 3 |
| 81 | Dick Humbert | E | December 31, 1918 | 6'1" | 179 | Richmond | Reading, PA USA | 11 | 4 |
| 76 | Bucko Kilroy | G | May 30, 1921 | 6'2" | 243 | Notre Dame | Philadelphia, PA USA | 9 | 1 |
| 44 | Ben Kish | B | March 31, 1917 | 6'0" | 207 | Pittsburgh | Tonawanda, NY USA | 10 | 2 |
| 27 | Pete Kmetovic | HB | December 27, 1919 | 5'9" | 175 | Stanford | San Jose, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 89 | Bob Krieger | E | May 2, 1918 | 6'1" | 190 | Dartmouth | Minneapolis, MN USA | 7 | 2 |
| 80 | Bert Kuczynski | E | January 8, 1920 | 6'0" | 196 | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 52 | Vic Lindskog | C | December 3, 1914 | 6'1" | 203 | Stanford | Roundtop, MT USA | 11 | 10 |
| 62 | Augie Lio | K | April 30, 1918 | 6'0" | 234 | Georgetown (DC) | East Boston, MA USA | 11 | 5 |
| 85 | Jay MacDowell | T-DE | September 14, 1919 | 6'2" | 217 | Washington | Oak Park, IL USA | 6 | 0 |
| 61 | Duke Maronic | RG | July 13, 1921 | 5'9" | 209 | none | Steelton, PA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 81 | Flip McDonald | E | February 12, 1921 | 6'2" | 200 | Oklahoma | Webb City, MO USA | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | Bob McDonough | G | May 31, 1919 | 5'11" | 205 | Duke | Orange, NJ USA | 10 | 0 |
| 60 | Eddie Michaels | LG | June 11, 1914 | 5'11" | 205 | Villanova | Wilmington, DE USA | 10 | 5 |
| 36 | Joe Muha | FB | April 28, 1921 | 6'1" | 205 | VMI | Central City, PA USA | 10 | 8 |
| 40 | Elliott Ormsbee | HB | September 19, 1921 | 5'11" | 185 | Bradley | Hamilton, IL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 65 | Cliff Patton | G-LB | July 29, 1923 | 6'2" | 243 | TCU | Clyde, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | Bosh Pritchard | PR | September 10, 1919 | 5'11" | 164 | VMI | Windsor, NC USA | 11 | 5 |
| 79 | Vic Sears | LT | March 4, 1918 | 6'3" | 223 | Oregon St. | Ashwood, OR USA | 11 | 11 |
| 10 | Allie Sherman | QB | February 10, 1923 | 5'11" | 170 | Brooklyn | Brooklyn, NY USA | 11 | 0 |
| 82 | Rudy Smeja | E | December 1, 1920 | 6'2" | 195 | Michigan | Chicago, IL USA | 11 | 1 |
| 37 | Ernie Steele | HB | November 2, 1917 | 6'0" | 187 | Washington | Bothell, WA USA | 9 | 4 |
| 41 | Gil Steinke | HB | May 3, 1919 | 6'0" | 175 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Brenham, TX USA | 10 | 0 |
| 11 | Tommy Thompson | QB | August 15, 1916 | 6'1" | 192 | Tulsa | Hutchinson, KS USA | 10 | 3 |
| 15 | Steve Van Buren | KR | December 28, 1920 | 6'0" | 200 | LSU | La Ceiba, Honduras | 9 | 8 |
| 70 | Al Wistert | RT | December 28, 1920 | 6'1" | 214 | Michigan | Chicago, IL USA | 9 | 9 |
| 53 | Alex Wojciechowicz | C | August 12, 1915 | 5'11" | 217 | Fordham | South River, NJ USA | 7 | 1 |
| 66 | John Wyhonic | G | December 23, 1919 | 6'0" | 213 | Alabama | Tiltonville, OH USA | 11 | 2 |
| 7 | Roy Zimmerman | P | February 20, 1918 | 6'2" | 201 | San Jose St. | Tonganoxie, KS USA | 11 | 7 |
