1955 Philadelphia Eagles Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-7-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Jim Trimble (4-7-1)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1955 Philadelphia Eagles StatisticsTeam Record: 4-7-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Jim Trimble (4-7-1)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1955 Philadelphia Eagles Results
The Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League ended the 1955 season with a record of 4 wins and 7 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division.
Philadelphia netted 248 points, while the defensive squad allowed 231. Adrian Burk threw for 1,359 yards, and Bobby Thomason threw the ball also. Pete Pihos grabbed 62 passes for 864 yards.
Hal Giancanelli carried the ball for a team-leading 385 yards for the Eagles.
Bibbles Bawel intercepted 9 opponent throws.
Jim Trimble coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Roy Barni | DB | February 15, 1927 | 5'11" | 185 | San Francisco | San Francisco, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Bibbles Bawel | RDH | November 21, 1930 | 6'1" | 185 | Evansville | Boonville, IN USA | 12 | 0 |
| 60 | Chuck Bednarik | LLB | May 1, 1925 | 6'3" | 233 | Pennsylvania | Bethlehem, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 81 | Eddie Bell | LDH | March 25, 1931 | 6'1" | 212 | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 36 | Dick Bielski | FB | September 7, 1932 | 6'1" | 224 | Maryland | Maple Shade, NJ USA | 12 | 0 |
| 10 | Adrian Burk | P | December 14, 1927 | 6'2" | 190 | Baylor | Mexia, TX USA | 12 | 9 |
| 64 | Russ Carroccio | G-T-DT-DG | April 28, 1931 | 6'1" | 235 | Virginia | Clifton, NJ | 7 | 0 |
| 44 | Harry Dowda | RS | December 29, 1922 | 6'2" | 195 | Wake Forest | Atlanta, GA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 27 | Hal Giancanelli | KR | May 21, 1929 | 5'10" | 182 | Loyola Marymount | Farr, CO USA | 12 | 0 |
| 22 | Ralph Goldston | HB-DB | February 25, 1929 | 5'11" | 195 | Indiana | Campbell, OH USA | 10 | 0 |
| 38 | Rob Goode | B | June 5, 1927 | 6'4" | 222 | Texas A&M | Roby, TX USA | 8 | 0 |
| 71 | Tom Higgins | RG | February 26, 1930 | 6'2" | 230 | North Carolina | Newark, NJ USA | 12 | 0 |
| 42 | Bob Hudson | LS | April 5, 1930 | 6'4" | 225 | Clemson | Lamar, SC USA | 12 | 0 |
| 63 | Ken Huxhold | G | August 10, 1929 | 6'1" | 226 | Wisconsin | Kenosha, WI USA | 12 | 0 |
| 78 | Mike Jarmoluk | MG | October 22, 1922 | 6'5" | 232 | Temple | Philadelphia, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 40 | Don Johnson | HB | October 31, 1931 | 6'0" | 187 | California | Bakersfield, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | Bob Kelley | C | May 8, 1930 | 6'2" | 232 | West Texas A&M | Hereford, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 76 | Bucko Kilroy | G-MG-T-DT | May 30, 1921 | 6'2" | 243 | Notre Dame | Philadelphia, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 79 | Buck Lansford | LG | November 4, 1933 | 6'2" | 232 | Texas | Catarina, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
| 25 | Toy Ledbetter | LH | October 30, 1927 | 5'10" | 198 | Oklahoma St. | Morris, OK USA | 8 | 0 |
| 67 | John Magee | G | July 21, 1923 | 5'10" | 220 | Rice | Robstown, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
| 41 | Jerry Norton | PR | May 16, 1931 | 5'11" | 195 | SMU | Gilmer, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 43 | Jim Parmer | FB-HB | April 25, 1926 | 6'0" | 193 | Texas A&M | Dallas, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 35 | Pete Pihos | RE | October 22, 1923 | 6'1" | 210 | Indiana | Orlando, FL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 71 | Jim Ricca | MG-T-G-DT | October 8, 1927 | 6'4" | 270 | Georgetown (DC) | Rockville Centre, NY USA | 6 | 0 |
| 72 | Jess Richardson | LDT | August 18, 1930 | 6'2" | 261 | Alabama | Philadelphia, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 52 | Wayne Robinson | RLB | January 14, 1930 | 6'2" | 225 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN USA | 12 | 0 |
| 82 | Tom Scott | LDE | September 3, 1930 | 6'2" | 218 | Virginia | Baltimore, MD USA | 12 | 0 |
| 66 | Ed Sharkey | LB-G-T-DG | July 6, 1927 | 6'3" | 229 | Duke | Brooklyn, NY USA | 7 | 0 |
| 73 | Lum Snyder | RT | August 12, 1930 | 6'5" | 228 | Georgia Tech | Cleveland, TN USA | 12 | 0 |
| 80 | Bill Stribling | LE | November 5, 1927 | 6'1" | 206 | Mississippi | Edinburg, MS USA | 12 | 0 |
| 24 | George Taliaferro | HB-TB-QB-DB | January 8, 1927 | 5'11" | 196 | Indiana | Gates, TN USA | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Bobby Thomason | QB | March 26, 1928 | 6'1" | 196 | VMI | Birmingham, AL USA | 10 | 3 |
| 83 | Bobby Walston | E-HB-K | October 17, 1928 | 6'0" | 190 | Georgia | Columbus, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 77 | Jim Weatherall | LT | October 26, 1929 | 6'4" | 245 | Oklahoma | Graham, OK USA | 12 | 0 |
| 46 | Ted Wegert | RH | April 17, 1932 | 5'11" | 202 | none | Riverhead, NY USA | 7 | 0 |
| 86 | Norm Willey | RDE | August 22, 1927 | 6'2" | 224 | Marshall | Hastings, WV USA | 12 | 0 |
| 75 | Frank Wydo | T-DT | June 15, 1924 | 6'4" | 225 | Duquesne | Footedale, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
