The 1960 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 28th season in the National Football League, and finished with the Eagles' win over the Green Bay Packers in the NFL championship game to get their third league title. The victory over the Packers was also the first and only playoff defeat of the Packers' Vince Lombardi's coaching career. The 1960 season was the Eagles' first postseason appearance since their last NFL championship season of 1949. It was their only postseason appearance in the 28 seasons from 1950 to 1977, and their last NFL title until their victory in Super Bowl LII, 57 years later.
Off season On March 13, 1960, there was an expansion draft to stock the Dallas Rangers, who soon changed their name to the "Cowboys."The Dallas Cowboys were initially called the Dallas Rangers but were renamed to avoid confusion with a local minor league baseball club in Dallas. In this draft the Eagles lost tight end Dick Bielski, tackle Jerry DeLucca, and linebacker Bill Striegel to Dallas.
As since 1951, the Eagles held training camp at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
NFL draft The 1960 NFL draft and the 1960 AFL draft were held separately for college players (the common draft was initiated in 1967). The NFL draft was a draft of 20 rounds with 12 teams picking. The Eagles rotated having the 7th, 8th or 9th pick in the draft rounds, with Chicago and Cleveland. The quickly assembled NFL franchise of the Dallas Cowboys did not have a chance to pick, as the draft was held on November 30, 1959, before they were formed on January 28, 1960.
The AFL draft was a list made the teams of territorial players they claimed first. Then a draft was held by drafting players by position instead of any available player. When Minneapolis left the league other AFL teams pursued those picks. Oakland got the rights after they joined the league.
The Philadelphia Eagles lost four players to the AFL including 1st round pick Ron Burton, a running back from Northwestern University. A total of six NFL 1st round picks in this draft signed with the AFL this year.
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 BowlerPlayers are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their careers.= AFL All-StarPlayers are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star team at any time in their careers.= Hall of Famer Round PickPlayerPosition School AFLRoundSigned 1 9 Ron BurtonRon Burton signed with the Boston Patriots of the AFLHalfbackNorthwestern Boston Patriots 1 Boston 2 20 Maxie BaughanLinebackerGeorgia Tech MinneapolisMinneapolis owners were offered an NFL franchise. To replace Minneapolis the AFL put a team in Oakland 1 Eagles 3 31 Curt MerzEndIowa New York Titans 1 Dallas Texans 4 40 Ted DeanPick from Washington RedskinsHalfbackWichita State Buffalo Bills 1 Eagles 4 45 Jack CummingsQuarterbackNorth Carolina Boston Patriots 1 5 56 Don NortonDon Norton signed with the Dallas Texans of the AFLEndIowa Dallas Texans 1 Los Angeles Chargers 6 67 Emmett WilsonTackleGeorgia Tech Buffalo Bills 2 7 81 John WilkinsTackleUSC Denver Broncos 2 Eagles 8 92 Monte Lee End Texas 9 103 Pick Taken by Baltimore Colts 10 117 Pick Taken by Detroit Lions 11 129 Pick Taken by Chicago Bears 12 139 Dave Grosz Quarterback Oregon Minneapolis 1 13 153 Dave GrahamEndVirginia Houston Oilers 2 Eagles 14 164 Ray PetersenBackWest Virginia Buffalo 1 15 175 John WilcoxTackleOregon Minneapolis 1 Eagles 16 189 Larry LancasterTackleGeorgia Los Angeles Chargers 2 17 200 Mike GraneyEndNotre Dame Buffalo Bills 2 18 211 Emory TurnerGuardPurdue Dallas 1 19 225 Bob HainTackleIowa Los Angeles Chargers 2 20 236 Ramon ArmstrongGuardTexas Christian New York Titans 2 Oakland Raiders
Personnel
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Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 at Los Angeles Rams W 20–7 1–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 39,480 2 August 21 at San Francisco 49ers L 28–45 1–1 Kezar Stadium 17,677 3 at Washington Redskins W 24–6 2–1 Foreman Field 20,132 4 vs. Detroit Lions W 40–10 3–1 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium 32,500 5 at St. Louis Cardinals L 13–34 3–2 Busch Stadium 23,666 6 Baltimore Colts W 35–21 4–2 Hershey Stadium 20,125
Game summaries Week P1 (Saturday, August 13, 1960): at Los Angeles Rams
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EaglesGame statisticsRams First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession
Week P2 (Sunday, August 21, 1960): at San Francisco 49ers
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EaglesGame statistics49ers First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession
Week P3 (Sunday, August 27, 1960): at Washington Redskins
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EaglesGame statisticsRedskins First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession
Week P4 (Saturday, September 3, 1960): vs. Detroit Lions
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LionsGame statisticsEagles First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession
Week P5 (Friday, September 9, 1960): at St. Louis Cardinals
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EaglesGame statisticsCardinals First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession
Week P6 (Saturday, September 17, 1960): vs. Baltimore Colts
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ColtsGame statisticsEagles First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession
Regular season During the 1960 season, Chuck Bednarik is perhaps best known for knocking Frank Gifford of the New York Giants out of football for over eighteen months, considered one of the most famous tackles in NFL history.http://prosportsblogging.com/psb/uploads/2010/12/Chuck-Bedrarick-vs-Frank-Gifford-1960.jpg Photo after the hit with Gifford on ground and Bednarik standing over him It occurred late in the game at Yankee Stadium on November 20.
Bednarik was the last player to play the whole game. He averaged 58 minutes a game, starting at center and linebacker in the second half of season.
Schedule
A bye week was necessary in , as the league expanded to an odd-number (13) of teams (Dallas); one team was idle each week.
Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 25 Cleveland Browns L 24–41 0–1 Franklin Field 56,303 Recap 2 at Dallas Cowboys W 27–25 1–1 Cotton Bowl 18,500 Recap 3 October 9 St. Louis Cardinals W 31–27 2–1 Franklin Field 33,701 Recap 4 October 16 Detroit Lions W 28–10 3–1 Franklin Field 38,065 Recap 5 October 23 at Cleveland Browns W 31–29 4–1 Cleveland Stadium 64,850 Recap 6 Bye 7 November 6 Pittsburgh Steelers W 34–7 5–1 Franklin Field 58,324 Recap 8 November 13 Washington Redskins W 19–13 6–1 Franklin Field 39,361 Recap 9 November 20 at New York Giants W 17–10 7–1 Yankee Stadium 63,571 Recap 10 November 27 New York Giants W 31–23 8–1 Franklin Field 60,547 Recap 11 December 4 at St. Louis Cardinals W 20–6 9–1 Busch Stadium 21,358 Recap 12 December 11 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 21–27 9–2 Forbes Field 22,101 Recap 13 December 18 at Washington Redskins W 38–28 10–2 Griffith Stadium 20,558 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Friday night: September 30.
Game summaries
Week 1 (Sunday, September 25, 1960): vs. Cleveland Browns
Point spread: Eagles Pick'em Over/under: Time of game:
BrownsGame statisticsEagles21 First downs 2444–329 Rushes–yards 33–10667 Passing yards 3089–11–0 21–36–30 Sacked–yards 867 Net passing yards 300396 Total yards 406129 Return yards 1412–34.0 0–0.00–0 Fumbles–lost 3–15–65 Penalties–yards 3–24 Time of possession
Individual stats Passing: Van Brocklin – 16/30, 251 YDS, 2 TDs, 3 INTs; Jurgensen – 5/6, 57 YDS, 1 TD Rushing: Barnes – 10 CAR, 56 YDS; Dean – 11 CAR, 30 YDS; Peaks – 10 CAR, 20 YDS; Van Brocklin – 1 CAR, 0 YDS Receiving: Retzlaff – 5 REC, 80 YDS, 1 TD; McDonald – 5 REC, 67 YDS, 1 TD; Walston – 4 REC, 75 YDS, 1 TD; Peaks – 4 REC, 35 YDS; Barnes – 2 REC, 20 YDS; Dean – 1 REC, 31 YDS Kickoff returns: Dean – 3 KR, 55 YDS; Brown – 2 KR, 47 YDS; Robb – 2 KR, 22 YDS; Reichow – 1 KR, 0 YDS Punt returns: Brown – 1 PR, 10 YDS Kicking: Walston – 3/3 PAT, 1/2 FG Eagles Missed Field Goals: Walston 39
Officials Referee: (#5) Ron Gibbs Umpire: (#18) Tony Sacco Head linesman: (#26) Ed Marion Back judge: (#10) Sam Giangreco Field judge: (#16) Mike Lisetski
Week 2: (Friday, September 30, 1960): at Dallas Cowboys
Point spread: Eagles –6½ Over/under: Time of game:
EaglesGame statisticsCowboys First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession
Week 3 (Sunday, October 9, 1960): vs. St. Louis Cardinals
Point spread: Eagles –6½ Over/under: Time of game:
CardinalsGame statisticsEagles20 First downs 1441–219 Rushes–yards 26–94156 Passing yards 19910–27–4 17–23–111 Sacked–yards 0145 Net passing yards 199364 Total yards 293144 Return yards 2412–54.0 3–46.72–2 Fumbles–lost 3–21–5 Penalties–yards 2–15 Time of possession
Individual stats Passing: Van Brocklin – 17/23, 199 YDS, 3 TDs, 1 INT Rushing: Peaks – 11 CAR, 73 YDS, 1 TD; Dean – 11 CAR, 24 YDS; Barnes – 2 CAR, –1 YD; Van Brocklin – 2 CAR, –2 YDS Receiving: Retzlaff – 7 REC, 132 YDS, 2 TDs; McDonald – 3 REC, 37 YDS, 1 TD; Dean – 3 REC, 8 YDS; Barnes – 2 REC, 3 YDS; Peaks – 1 REC, 10 YDS; Walston – 1 REC, 9 YDS Kickoff returns: Dean – 4 KR, 94 YDS; Brown – 2 KR, 84 YDS Punt returns: Dean – 1 PR, 7 YDS Punting: Van Brocklin – 3 PUNTS, 140 YDS Kicking: Walston – 4/4 PAT, 1/3 FG Interceptions: Burroughs – 2 INTs, 38 YDS; Brookshier – 1 INT, 14 YDS; Weber – 1 INT, 4 YDS Eagles Missed Field Goals: Walston 28, 33
Officials Referee: (#9) Emil Heintz Umpire: (#43) Jim Muha Head linesman: (#31) Charlie Berry Back judge: (#34) John Vaughn Field judge: (#41) Jack Nix
Week 4 (Sunday, October 16, 1960): vs. Detroit Lions
Point spread: Eagles –7 Over/under: Time of game:
LionsGame statisticsEagles14 First downs 1625–154 Rushes–yards 40–139162 Passing yards 19014–37–4 10–23–240 Sacked–yards 0122 Net passing yards 190276 Total yards 329151 Return yards 1405–52.4 8–44.33–2 Fumbles–lost 1–06–57 Penalties–yards 9–81 Time of possession
Individual stats Passing: Van Brocklin – 9/19, 193 YDS, 2 TDs, 2 INTs; Jurgensen – 1/4, –3 YDS Rushing: Peaks – 14 CAR, 88 YDS, 2 TDs; Dean – 14 CAR, 29 YDS; Barnes – 10 CAR, 19 YDS; Brown – 2 CAR, 3 YDS Receiving: Peaks – 3 REC, 10 YDS; Walston – 2 REC, 58 YDS, 1 TD; Dean – 2 REC, 43 YDS, 1 TD; McDonald – 1 REC, 51 YDS; Retzlaff – 1 REC, 25 YDS; Barnes – 1 REC, 3 YDS Kickoff returns: Brown – 2 KR, 55 YDS; Dean – 1 KR, 24 YDS Punt returns: Dean – 2 PR, 8 YDS; Brown – 2 PR, 7 YDS Punting: Van Brocklin – 8 PUNTS, 354 YARDS Kicking: Walston – 4/4 PAT Interceptions: Johnson – 2 INT, 33 YDS; Burroughs – 1 INT, 13 YDS; Bednarik – 1 INT, 0 YDS
Officials Referee: (#3) Bill Downes Umpire: (#20) Frank Sinkovitz Head linesman: (#48) John Highberger Back judge: (#25) Tom Kelleher Field judge: (#22) Charles Sweeney
Week 5 (Sunday, October 23, 1960): at Cleveland Browns
Point spread: Eagles +10 Over/under: Time of game: