1953 Philadelphia Eagles Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-4-1
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Jim Trimble (7-4-1)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1953 Philadelphia Eagles Statistics
1953 Philadelphia Eagles Results

The Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League ended the 1953 season with a record of 7 wins and 4 losses and 1 ties, finishing second in the NFL's East Division.

Philadelphia scored 352 points, while the defense yielded 215. Bobby Thomason passed for 2,462 yards. Pete Pihos topped all receivers, grabbing 63 passes for 1,049 yards.

Don Johnson carried the ball for a team-leading 439 yards for the Eagles, and Jerry Williams also aided the ground game.

Tom Brookshier intercepted 8 opponent throws.

Jim Trimble coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
60Chuck BednarikLLBMay 1, 19256'3"233PennsylvaniaBethlehem, PA USA120
36John BrewerFBAugust 26, 19286'4"230LouisvilleTwin Branch, WV USA60
45Tom BrookshierRDHDecember 16, 19316'0"196ColoradoRoswell, NM USA110
10Adrian BurkPDecember 14, 19276'2"190BaylorMexia, TX USA104
33Russ CraftLDHOctober 15, 19195'9"178AlabamaMcEwen, TN USA120
53Ken FarragutCDecember 23, 19286'4"240MississippiPonchatoula, LA USA120
14Bob GamboldQBFebruary 5, 19296'4"215Washington St.Longview, WA USA30
27Hal GiancanelliHBMay 21, 19295'10"182Loyola MarymountFarr, CO USA120
88Bob HudsonLSApril 5, 19306'4"225ClemsonLamar, SC USA120
81Willie IrvinDE-EJanuary 3, 19306'3"203Florida A&MSt. Augustine, FL USA30
78Mike JarmolukRDTOctober 22, 19226'5"232TemplePhiladelphia, PA USA120
40Don JohnsonHBOctober 31, 19316'0"187CaliforniaBakersfield, CA USA120
76Bucko KilroyMGMay 30, 19216'2"243Notre DamePhiladelphia, PA USA120
25Toy LedbetterLHOctober 30, 19275'10"198Oklahoma St.Morris, OK USA100
67John MageeRGJuly 21, 19235'10"220RiceRobstown, TX USA120
61John MichelsGFebruary 15, 19315'11"200TennesseePhiladelphia, PA USA110
72George MrkonicT-DTDecember 17, 19296'2"225KansasMcKeesport, PA USA100
68Maury NippLGMarch 21, 19306'0"219Loyola MarymountYankton, SD USA120
43Jim ParmerFB-HBApril 25, 19266'0"193Texas A&MDallas, TX USA120
35Pete PihosREOctober 22, 19236'1"210IndianaOrlando, FL USA120
21Al PollardFBSeptember 7, 19286'0"196Loyola MarymountLos Angeles, CA USA120
65Jess RichardsonDTAugust 18, 19306'2"261AlabamaPhiladelphia, PA USA120
52Wayne RobinsonRLBJanuary 14, 19306'2"225MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN USA110
85Bob SchnelkerEOctober 17, 19286'3"214Bowling GreenGalion, OH USA80
82Tom ScottLDESeptember 3, 19306'2"218VirginiaBaltimore, MD USA120
79Vic SearsLDTMarch 4, 19186'3"223Oregon St.Ashwood, OR USA120
73Lum SnyderRTAugust 12, 19306'5"228Georgia TechCleveland, TN USA120
44Bob StringerRSOctober 8, 19296'1"197TulsaShawnee, OK USA120
11Bobby ThomasonQBMarch 26, 19286'1"196VMIBirmingham, AL USA128
31Ebert Van BurenDB-LB-FB-HBDecember 6, 19246'2"210LSUTela, Honduras120
83Bobby WalstonKOctober 17, 19286'0"190GeorgiaColumbus, OH USA120
86Norm WilleyRDEAugust 22, 19276'2"224MarshallHastings, WV USA120
49Jerry WilliamsKRNovember 1, 19235'10"175IdahoSpokane, WA USA120
75Frank WydoLTJune 15, 19246'4"225DuquesneFootedale, PA USA1212
41Frank ZieglerRHOctober 1, 19235'11"175Georgia TechCollege Park, GA USA120



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