1960 Philadelphia Eagles season

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.

1960 Philadelphia Eagles season
Owner	Happy Hundred
General manager	Vince McNally
Head coach	Buck Shaw
Home stadium	Franklin Field
Results
Record	10–2
Division place	1st NFL Eastern
Playoffs	Won NFL Championship (vs. Packers) 17–13
Pro Bowlers	RLB/MLB Maxie Baughan RE Bobby Walston LE Pete Retzlaff DE Marion Campbell RHB Tommy McDonald C Chuck Bednarik CB Tom Brookshier QB Norm Van Brocklin
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Off season

On March 13, 1960, there was an expansion draft to stock the Dallas Rangers, who soon changed their name to the "Cowboys."^[1] 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.^[2] 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 Bowler[3]

= AFL All-Star[4]

= Hall of Famer

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School		AFL	Round	Signed
1	9	Ron Burton[5]	Halfback	Northwestern		Boston Patriots	1	Boston
2	20	Maxie Baughan	Linebacker	Georgia Tech		Minneapolis[6]	1	Eagles
3	31	Curt Merz	End	Iowa		New York Titans	1	Dallas Texans
4	40	Ted Dean Pick from Washington Redskins	Halfback	Wichita State		Buffalo Bills	1	Eagles
4	45	Jack Cummings	Quarterback	North Carolina		Boston Patriots	1
5	56	Don Norton[7]	End	Iowa		Dallas Texans	1	Los Angeles Chargers
6	67	Emmett Wilson	Tackle	Georgia Tech		Buffalo Bills	2
7	81	John Wilkins	Tackle	USC		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 Graham	End	Virginia		Houston Oilers	2	Eagles
14	164	Ray Petersen	Back	West Virginia		Buffalo	1
15	175	John Wilcox	Tackle	Oregon		Minneapolis	1	Eagles
16	189	Larry Lancaster	Tackle	Georgia		Los Angeles Chargers	2
17	200	Mike Graney	End	Notre Dame		Buffalo Bills	2
18	211	Emory Turner	Guard	Purdue		Dallas	1
19	225	Bob Hain	Tackle	Iowa		Los Angeles Chargers	2
20	236	Ramon Armstrong	Guard	Texas Christian		New York Titans	2	Oakland Raiders

Personnel

1960 Philadelphia Eagles roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 9 Sonny Jurgensen QB 11 Norm Van Brocklin QB Running backs (RB) 33 Billy Ray Barnes HB 22 Timmy Brown RB 35 Ted Dean FB 26 Clarence Peaks FB 30 Theron Sapp FB Wide receivers (WR) 25 Tommy McDonald FL 44 Pete Retzlaff SE Tight ends (TE) 87 Dick Lucas E 17 Jerry Reichow E 83 Bobby Walston

Offensive linemen (OL) 60 Chuck Bednarik 67 Stan Campbell G 65 Gerry Huth G 61 Howard Keys OL 54 Bill Lapham C 75 Jim McCusker T 76 J. D. Smith T 62 John Wittenborn G Defensive linemen (DL) 78 Marion Campbell DE 79 Gene Gossage DL 71 Riley Gunnels DE 73 Eddie Khayat DT 70 Don Owens DT 72 Jess Richardson DT 66 Joe Robb DE 71 John Wilcox DT 88 Jerry Wilson DE

Linebackers (LB) 55 Maxie Baughan LB 29 John Nocera LB 53 Bob Pellegrini LB 51 Chuck Weber LB Defensive backs (DB) 40 Tom Brookshier CB 45 Don Burroughs S 21 Jimmy Carr CB 41 Bobby Freeman S 28 Bobby Jackson 27 Gene Johnson Special teams (ST)

Rookies in italics

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Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	August 13	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	August 27	at Washington Redskins	W 24–6	2–1	Foreman Field	20,132
4	September 3	vs. Detroit Lions	W 40–10	3–1	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium	32,500
5	September 9	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 13–34	3–2	Busch Stadium	23,666
6	September 17	Baltimore Colts	W 35–21	4–2	Hershey Stadium	20,125

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Game summaries

Week P2 (Sunday, August 21, 1960): at San Francisco 49ers

Week P2: Philadelphia Eagles 28 at San Francisco 49ers 45 – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles (1–1)	0	7	14	7	28
49ers (2–0–1)	14	10	0	21	45

at Kezar Stadium • San Francisco, California

• Date: August 21, 1960
• Game time: 4:30 p.m. EDT
• Game attendance: 17,677

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
DET	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
PHI	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP PHI SF "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 28 45

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Eagles	Game Statistics	49ers
	First downs
	Rushes–yards
	Passing yards
	Passes
	Sacked–yards
	Net passing yards
	Total yards
	Return yards
	Punts
	Fumbles–lost
	Penalties–yards
	Time of possession

Week P4 (Saturday, September 3, 1960): vs. Detroit Lions

Preseason Week 4: Detroit Lions 10 at Philadelphia Eagles 40 – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions (2–2)	7	3	0	0	10
Eagles (3–1)	17	7	9	7	40

at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma

• Date: September 3, 1960
• Game time: 9:00 p.m. EDT
• Game attendance: 32,500

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
DET	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
PHI	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP DET PHI "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 10 40

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Lions	Game Statistics	Eagles
	First downs
	Rushes–yards
	Passing yards
	Passes
	Sacked–yards
	Net passing yards
	Total yards
	Return yards
	Punts
	Fumbles–lost
	Penalties–yards
	Time of possession

Week P5 (Friday, September 9, 1960): at St. Louis Cardinals

Week P5: Philadelphia Eagles 13 at St. Louis Cardinals 34 – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles (3–2)	6	0	0	7	13
Cardinals (3–2)	0	14	7	13	34

at Busch Stadium • St. Louis, Missouri

• Date: September 9, 1960
• Game time: 9:30 p.m. EDT
• Game attendance: 21,358

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
PHI	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
STL	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP PHI STL "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 13 34

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Eagles	Game Statistics	Cardinals
	First downs
	Rushes–yards
	Passing yards
	Passes
	Sacked–yards
	Net passing yards
	Total yards
	Return yards
	Punts
	Fumbles–lost
	Penalties–yards
	Time of possession

Week P6 (Saturday, September 17, 1960): vs. Baltimore Colts

Preseason Week 6: Baltimore Colts 21 at Philadelphia Eagles 35 – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts (3–3)	7	7	7	0	21
Eagles (4–2)	0	28	0	7	35

at Hershey Stadium • Hershey, Pennsylvania

• Date: September 17, 1960
• Game time: 8:05 p.m. EDT
• Game attendance: 20,125

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BAL	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
PHI	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BAL PHI "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 21 35

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Colts	Game Statistics	Eagles
	First downs
	Rushes–yards
	Passing yards
	Passes
	Sacked–yards
	Net passing yards
	Total yards
	Return yards
	Punts
	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.^[10] It occurred late in the game at Yankee Stadium on November 20.^[11][12]

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.^[13]

Schedule

A bye week was necessary in 1960, 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	September 30	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

Week 1: Cleveland Browns 41 at Philadelphia Eagles 24 – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns (1–0)	14	10	7	10	41
Eagles (0–1)	3	7	0	14	24

at Franklin Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: September 25, 1960
• Game time: 1:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Relative Humidity 77% • Wind: 9 mph (14 km/h)
• Game attendance: 56,303
• Referee: Ron Gibbs
• TV announcers (SNI): Ken Coleman (play-by-play) and Jimmy Dudley (analyst)
• ^[14]

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
CLE	Passing	Milt Plum	9/11, 67 YDS, 1 TD
	Rushing	Bobby Mitchell	14 CAR, 156 YDS, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Bobby Mitchell	5 REC, 34 YDS, 1 TD
PHI	Passing	Norm Van Brocklin	16/30, 251 YDS, 2 TDs, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Billy Ray Barnes	10 CAR, 56 YDS
	Receiving	Pete Retzlaff Tommy McDonald	5 REC, 80 YDS, 1 TD 5 REC, 67 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP CLE PHI 1 13:24 1 31 Browns Mitchell 31-yard touchdown run, Baker kick good 7 0 1 5:41 2 8 Browns Brown 1-yard touchdown run, Baker kick good 14 0 1 0:16 Eagles 21-yard field goal by Walston 14 3 2 13:03 Browns 36-yard field goal by Baker 17 3 2 10:08 5 74 Eagles McDonald 24-yard touchdown reception from Van Brocklin, Walston kick good 17 10 2 2:52 12 69 Browns Plum 31-yard touchdown run, Baker kick good 24 10 3 7:19 3 70 Browns Mitchell 30-yard touchdown run, Baker kick good 31 10 4 10:48 Browns 15-yard field goal by Baker 34 10 4 8:24 2 57 Eagles Walston 10-yard touchdown reception from Van Brocklin, Walston kick good 34 17 4 1:55 12 61 Browns Mitchell 11-yard touchdown reception from Plum, Baker kick good 41 17 4 0:24 8 75 Eagles Retzlaff 6-yard touchdown reception from Jurgensen, Walston kick good 41 24 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 41 24

• Point spread: Eagles Pick'em
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Browns	Game Statistics	Eagles
21	First downs	24
44–329	Rushes–yards	33–106
67	Passing yards	308
9–11–0	Passes	21–36–3
0	Sacked–yards	8
67	Net passing yards	300
396	Total yards	406
129	Return yards	141
2–34.0	Punts	0–0.0
0–0	Fumbles–lost	3–1
5–65	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

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Eagles	3	10	0	14	27
Cowboys	3	3	6	13	25

• Date: September 30
• Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas
• Game attendance: 18,500
• Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C); Wind 11 mph (18 km/h)

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Week 3 (Sunday, October 9, 1960): vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Week 3: St. Louis Cardinals 27 at Philadelphia Eagles 31 – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals (1–2)	7	7	3	10	27
Eagles (2–1)	7	14	0	10	31

at Franklin Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: October 9, 1960
• Game time: 1:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Relative Humidity 65% • Wind: 5 mph (8 km/h)
• Game attendance: 33,701
• Referee: Emil Heintz
• TV announcers (CBS): Jack Drees (play-by-play) and Terry Brennan (analyst)
• ^[16]

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
STL	Passing	John Roach	9/25, 133 YDS, 4 INTs
	Rushing	John David Crow	16 CAR, 143 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	John David Crow Hugh McInnis	3 REC, 65 YDS 3 REC, 31 YDS
PHI	Passing	Norm Van Brocklin	17/23, 199 YDS, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Clarence Peaks	11 CAR, 73 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Pete Retzlaff	7 REC, 132 YDS, 2 TDs

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP STL PHI 1 10:42 6 62 Cardinals Hammack 3-yard touchdown run, Conrad kick good 7 0 1 1:08 1 21 Eagles Retzlaff 21-yard touchdown reception from Van Brocklin, Walston kick good 7 7 2 11:43 3 40 Cardinals Childress 23-yard touchdown reception from Crow, Conrad kick good 14 7 2 7:01 5 62 Eagles Retzlaff 13-yard touchdown reception from Van Brocklin, Walston kick good 14 14 3 1:12 Cardinals 18-yard field goal by Perry 17 21 4 14:55 Eagles 27-yard field goal by Walston 17 24 4 13:15 3 59 Cardinals Crow 46-yard touchdown run, Conrad kick good 24 24 4 9:08 Cardinals 12-yard field goal by Perry 27 24 4 6:27 9 72 Eagles McDonald 11-yard touchdown reception from Van Brocklin, Walston kick good 27 31 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 27 31

• Point spread: Eagles –6½
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Cardinals	Game Statistics	Eagles
20	First downs	14
41–219	Rushes–yards	26–94
156	Passing yards	199
10–27–4	Passes	17–23–1
11	Sacked–yards	0
145	Net passing yards	199
364	Total yards	293
144	Return yards	241
2–54.0	Punts	3–46.7
2–2	Fumbles–lost	3–2
1–5	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) ack NixMuha

Week 4 (Sunday, October 16, 1960): vs. Detroit Lions

Week 4: Detroit Lions 10 at Philadelphia Eagles 28 – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions (0–3)	0	3	7	0	10
Eagles (3–1)	7	7	0	14	28

at Franklin Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: October 16, 1960
• Game time: 1:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Relative Humidity 88% • Wind: 7 mph (11 km/h)
• Game attendance: 38,065
• Referee: Bill Downes
• TV announcers (CBS): Van Patrick and Bob Reynolds (play-by-play)
• ^[17]

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
DET	Passing	Jim Ninowski	7/22, 99 YDS, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Ken Webb	10 CAR, 48 YDS
	Receiving	Gail Cogdill Jim Gibbons Nick Pietrosante	3 REC, 38 YDS 3 REC, 37 YDS 3 REC, 36 YDS
PHI	Passing	Norm Van Brocklin	9/19, 193 YDS, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Clarence Peaks	14 CAR, 88 YDS, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Clarence Peaks	3 REC, 10 YDS

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP DET PHI 1 6:55 8 80 Eagles Peaks 1-yard touchdown run, Walston kick good 0 7 2 7:45 4 38 Eagles Dean 22-yard touchdown reception from Van Brocklin, Walston kick good 0 14 2 4:22 Lions 33-yard field goal by Martin 3 14 3 4:23 — — — Lions Interception returned 17 yards for touchdown by Schmidt, Martin kick good 10 21 4 12:13 2 38 Eagles Walston 38-yard touchdown reception from Van Brocklin, Walston kick good 10 21 4 6:15 3 61 Eagles Peaks 49-yard touchdown run, Walston kick good 10 28 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 10 28

• Point spread: Eagles –7
• Over/Under:
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Lions	Game Statistics	Eagles
14	First downs	16
25–154	Rushes–yards	40–139
162	Passing yards	190
14–37–4	Passes	10–23–2
40	Sacked–yards	0
122	Net passing yards	190
276	Total yards	329
151	Return yards	140
5–52.4	Punts	8–44.3
3–2	Fumbles–lost	1–0
6–57	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

Week 5: Philadelphia Eagles 31 at Cleveland Browns 29 – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles (4–1)	7	0	14	10	31
Browns (3–1)	3	12	7	7	29

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium • Cleveland, Ohio

• Date: October 23, 1960
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Relative Humidity 61% • Wind: 18 mph (29 km/h)
• Game attendance: 64,850
• Referee: Ron Gibbs
• TV announcers (CBS): Jack Whitaker (play-by-play) and Bosh Pritchard (analyst)
• ^[18]

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
PHI	Passing	Norm Van Brocklin	17/26, 292 YDS, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Clarence Peaks	13 CAR, 102 YDS
	Receiving	Billy Ray Barnes	7 REC, 48 YDS, 1 TD
CLE	Passing	Milt Plum	16/22, 289 YDS, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Jim Brown	22 CAR, 167 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Bobby Mitchell	7 REC, 70 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP PHI CLE 1 11:10 1 49 Eagles Walston 49-yard touchdown reception from Van Brocklin, Walston kick good 7 0 1 4:25 Browns 12-yard field goal by Baker 7 3 2 13:25 Browns 25-yard field goal by Baker 7 6 2 10:25 2 85 Browns Clakre 86-yard touchdown reception from Plum, Baker kick no good 7 12 2 0:05 Browns 44-yard field goal by Baker 7 15 3 10:20 2 80 Browns Brown 71-yard touchdown run, Baker kick good 7 22 3 8:10 6 74 Eagles Barnes 2-yard touchdown run, Walston kick good 14 22 3 4:53 1 57 Eagles Walston 57-yard touchdown reception from Van Brocklin, Walston kick good 21 22 4 14:55 7 64 Eagles Barnes 8-yard touchdown reception from Van Brocklin, Walston kick good 28 22 4 8:55 11 88 Browns Mitchell 3-yard touchdown reception from Plum, Baker kick good 28 29 4 0:10 Eagles 38-yard field goal by Walston 31 29 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 31 29

• Point spread: Eagles +10
• Over/Under:
• Time of Game:

Eagles	Game Statistics	Browns
18	First downs	21
24–136	Rushes–yards	36–202
292	Passing yards	289
17–26–1	Passes	16–22–0
0	Sacked–yards	40
292	Net passing yards	249
426	Total yards	451
97	Return yards	100
5–37.0	Punts	5–46.8
1–1	Fumbles–lost	0–0
4–58	Penalties–yards	7–114
	Time of possession

Individual stats

• Passing: Van Brocklin – 17/26, 292 YDS, 3 TDs, 1 INT
• Rushing: Peaks – 13 CAR, 102 YDS; Barnes – 9 CAR, 25 YDS, 1 TD; Dean – 1 CAR, 8 YDS; Van Brocklin – 1 CAR, 1 YD
• Receiving: Barnes – 7 REC, 48 YDS, 1 TD; Walston – 4 REC, 94 TDS, 1 TD; Retzlaff – 3 REC, 80 YDS; McDonald – 2 REC, 66 YDS, 1 TD; Peaks – 1 REC, 4 YDS
• Kickoff Returns: Dean – 5 KR, 76 YDS; Robb – 1 KR, 15 YDS; Baughan – 1 KR, 1 YD
• Punt Returns: Dean – 3 PR, 5 YDS
• Punting: Van Brocklin – 5 PUNTS, 236 YDS
• Kicking: Walston – 4/4 PAT, 1/2 FG
• Eagles Missed Field Goals: Walston 45

Officials

• Referee: (#5) Ron Gibbs
• Umpire: (#18) Tony Sacco
• Head Linesman: (#26) Ed Marion
• Back Judge: (#37) Cleo Diehl
• Field Judge: (#16) Mike Lisetski

Week 7

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	0	0	7	7
• Eagles	14	3	7	10	34

• Date: November 6
• Location: Franklin Field, Philadelphia
• Game attendance: 58,324
• Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C); Wind 12 mph (19 km/h)

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Week 8

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	3	0	7	3	13
• Eagles	0	3	6	10	19

• Date: November 13
• Location: Franklin Field, Philadelphia
• Game attendance: 39,361
• Game weather: 39 °F (4 °C); Wind 5 mph (8 km/h)

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Week 9 (Sunday, November 20, 1960): at New York Giants

Week 9: Philadelphia Eagles 17 at New York Giants 10 – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles (7–1)	0	0	7	10	17
Giants (5–2–1)	7	3	0	0	10

at Yankee Stadium • The Bronx, New York

• Date: November 20, 1960
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Temperature: 49 °F (9 °C) • Relative Humidity 51% • Wind: 12 mph (19 km/h)
• Game attendance: 63,571
• Referee: George Rennix
• TV announcers (CBS): Jack Whitaker (play-by-play) and Bosh Pritchard (analyst)
• ^[21]

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
PHI	Passing	Norm Van Brocklin	13/24, 236 YDS, 1 TD
	Rushing	Ted Dean	19 CAR, 34 YDS
	Receiving	Bobby Walston	6 REC, 119 YDS
NYG	Passing	George Shaw	11/24, 196 YDS, 1 INT
	Rushing	Mel Triplett	19 CAR, 62 YDS
	Receiving	Frank Gifford	5 REC, 89 YDS

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP PHI NYG 1 2:13 10 75 Giants Morrison 1-yard touchdown run, Summerall kick good 0 7 2 10:39 Giants 26-yard field goal by Summerall 0 10 3 6:08 6 80 Eagles McDonald 35-yard touchdown reception from Van Brocklin, Walston kick good 7 10 4 4:24 Eagles 12-yard field goal by Walston 10 10 4 2:37 — — — Eagles Fumble recovery returned 38 yards for touchdown by Carr, Walston kick good 17 10 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 17 10

• Point spread: Eagles +3½
• Over/Under:
• Time of Game:

Eagles	Game Statistics	Giants
14	First downs	17
30–61	Rushes–yards	40–154
236	Passing yards	209
13–24–0	Passes	12–25–1
33	Sacked–yards	5
203	Net passing yards	204
264	Total yards	358
50	Return yards	86
7–39.9	Punts	2–46.0
1–0	Fumbles–lost	5–3
3–35	Penalties–yards	4–50
	Time of possession

Individual stats

• Passing: Van Brocklin – 13/24, 236 YDS, 1 TD
• Rushing: Dean – 19 CAR, 34 YDS; Barnes – 10 CAR, 27 YDS; Van Brocklin – 1 CAR, 0 YDS
• Receiving: Walston – 6 REC, 119 YDS; McDonald – 4 REC, 80 YDS, 1 TD; Dean – 2 REC, 19 YDS; Retzlaff – 1 REC, 18 YDS
• Kickoff Returns: Dean – 2 KR, 45 YDS
• Punt Returns: Dean – 1 PR, 2 YDS
• Punting: Van Brocklin – 7 PUNTS, 279 YARDS
• Kicking: Walston – 2/2 PAT, 1/2 FG
• Interceptions: Freeman – 1 INT, 3 YDS
• Eagles Missed Field Goals: Walston 17 (BL)

Officials

• Referee: (#52) George Rennix
• Umpire: (#57) Joe Connell
• Head Linesman: (#31) Charlie Berry
• Back Judge: (#29) Stan Jaworoski
• Field Judge: (#27) Herman Rohrig

Week 10 (Sunday, November 27, 1960): vs. New York Giants

Week 10: New York Giants 23 at Philadelphia Eagles 31 – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants (5–3–1)	17	3	3	0	23
Eagles (8–1)	0	17	0	14	31

at Franklin Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: November 27, 1960
• Game time: 1:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Temperature: 49 °F (9 °C) • Relative Humidity 85% • Wind: 7 mph (11 km/h)
• Game attendance: 60,547
• Referee: Ron Gibbs
• TV announcers (CBS): Chris Schenkel (play-by-play) and Johnny Lujack (analyst)
• ^[22]

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
NYG	Passing	George Shaw	9/19, 179 YDS, 2 TDs, 4 INTs
	Rushing	Ed Sutton	5 CAR, 57 YDS
	Receiving	Kyle Rote	4 REC, 124 YDS, 2 TDs
PHI	Passing	Norm Van Brocklin	13/23, 147 YDS, 3 TDs, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Billy Ray Barnes	17 CAR, 35 YDS
	Receiving	Ted Dean	5 REC, 74 YDS

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NYG PHI 1 14:13 1 71 Giants Rote 71-yard touchdown reception from Shaw, Summerall kick good 7 0 1 8:11 8 83 Giants Rote 11-yard touchdown reception from Shaw, Summerall kick good 14 0 1 2:11 Giants 35-yard field goal by Summerall 17 0 2 8:20 Eagles 15-yard field goal by Walston 17 3 2 5:15 3 26 Eagles Dean 25-yard touchdown reception from Van Brocklin, Walston kick good 17 10 2 3:00 5 33 Eagles Fumble recovery returned 0 yards for touchdown by Smith, Walston kick good 17 17 2 0:09 Giants 35-yard field goal by Summerall 20 17 3 7:31 Giants 15-yard field goal by Summerall 23 17 4 14:51 1 49 Eagles Dean 49-yard touchdown reception from Van Brocklin, Walston kick good 23 24 4 9:35 8 30 Eagles Barnes 8-yard touchdown reception from Van Brocklin, Walston kick good 23 31 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 23 31

• Point spread: Eagles –6½
• Over/Under:
• Time of Game:

Giants	Game Statistics	Eagles
13	First downs	12
35–144	Rushes–yards	29–64
205	Passing yards	147
11–21–4	Passes	13–23–3
12	Sacked–yards	0
193	Net passing yards	147
337	Total yards	211
168	Return yards	170
3–45.0	Punts	6–45.3
3–1	Fumbles–lost	3–0
4–41	Penalties–yards	6–50
	Time of possession

Individual stats

• Passing: Van Brocklin – 13/23, 147 YDS, 3 TDs, 3 INTs
• Rushing: Barnes – 17 CAR, 35 YDS; Dean – 11 CAR, 28 YDS; Van Brocklin – 1 CAR, 1 YD
• Receiving: Dean – 5 REC, 74 YDS; McDonald – 3 REC, 46 YDS; Walston – 2 REC, 11 YDS; Retzlaff – 2 REC, 8 YDS; Barnes – 1 REC, 8 YDS, 1 TD
• Kickoff Returns: Dean – 3 KR, 76 YDS; Brown – 1 KR, 22 YDS
• Punt Returns: Dean – 2 PR, 5 YDS
• Punting: Van Brocklin – 6 PUNTS, 274 YARDS
• Kicking: Walston – 4/4 PAT, 1/1 FG
• Interceptions: Burroughs – 2 INTs, 2 YDS; Freeman – 1 INT, 48 YDS; Baughan – 1 INT, 17 YDS

Officials

• Referee: (#5) Ron Gibbs
• Umpire: (#18) Tony Sacco
• Head Linesman: (#31) Charlie Berry
• Back Judge: (#37) Cleo Diehl
• Field Judge: (#22) Charles Sweeney

Week 11 (Sunday, December 4, 1960): at St. Louis Cardinals

Week 11: Philadelphia Eagles 20 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles (9–1)	3	70	3	7	83
Cardinals (5–5–1)	0	0	6	0	6

at Busch Stadium • St. Louis, Missouri

• Date: December 4, 1960
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 53 °F (12 °C) • Relative Humidity 40% • Wind: 16 mph (26 km/h)
• Game attendance: 23,666
• Referee: Emil Heintz
• TV announcers (CBS): Jack Whitaker (play-by-play) and Bosh Pritchard (analyst)
• ^[23]

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
PHI	Passing	Norm Van Brocklin	13/27, 251 YDS, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Ted Dean	11 CAR, 39 YDS
	Receiving	Pete Retzlaff	5 REC, 123 YDS, 1 TD
STL	Passing	John Roach	2/5, 18 YDS, 1 INT
	Rushing	John David Crow	15 CAR, 74 YDS
	Receiving	Sonny Randle	2 REC, 18 YDS

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP PHI STL 1 6:27 Eagles 32-yard field goal by Walston 3 0 2 1:04 10 78 Eagles Retzlaff 22-yard touchdown reception from Van Brocklin, Walston kick good 10 0 3 12:39 Eagles 39-yard field goal by Walston 13 0 3 2:17 3 26 Cardinals Hammack 2-yard touchdown run, Conrad kick no good 13 6 4 10:34 5 46 Eagles McDonald 25-yard touchdown reception from Van Brocklin, Walston kick good 20 6 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 20 6

• Point spread: Eagles –5
• Over/Under:
• Time of Game:

Eagles	Game Statistics	Cardinals
10	First downs	13
25–54	Rushes–yards	44–165
251	Passing yards	45
13–27–1	Passes	5–16–2
37	Sacked–yards	20
214	Net passing yards	25
268	Total yards	190
65	Return yards	55
8–48.1	Punts	8–47.8
1–0	Fumbles–lost	3–0
4–46	Penalties–yards	1–15
	Time of possession

Individual stats

• Passing: Van Brocklin – 13/27, 251 YDS, 2 TDs, 1 INT
• Rushing: Dean – 11 CAR, 39 YDS; Sapp – 3 CAR, 14 YDS; Barnes – 10 CAR, 4 YDS; Van Brocklin – 1 CAR, –3 YDS
• Receiving: Retzlaff – 5 REC, 123 YDS, 1 TD; McDonald – 3 REC, 66 YDS, 1 TD; Dean – 2 REC, 43 YDS; Sapp – 1 REC, 14 YDS; Walston – 1 REC, 4 YDS; Barnes – 1 REC, 1 YD
• Kickoff Returns: McDonald – 2 KR, 45 YDS
• Punt Returns: Brown – 3 PR, 10 YDS; Jackson – 1 PR, 5 YDS; Dean – 1 PR, 3 YDS; McDonald – 1 PR, 2 YDS
• Punting: Van Brocklin – 8 PUNTS, 385 YARDS
• Kicking: Walston – 2/2 PAT, 2/2 FG
• Interceptions: Burroughs – 1 INT, 46 YDS; Carr – 1 INT, 4 YDS

Officials

• Referee: (#9) Emil Heintz
• Umpire: (#12) Cletus Gardner
• Head Linesman: (#30) George Murphy
• Back Judge: (#41) Jack Nix
• Field Judge: (#56) Norm Schachter

Week 12

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	0	21	21
• Steelers	13	14	0	0	27

• Date: December 11
• Location: Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Game attendance: 22,101
• Game weather: 28 °F (−2 °C); Wind 12 mph (19 km/h)

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Week 13

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Eagles	7	10	7	14	38
Redskins	7	7	7	7	28

• Date: December 18
• Location: Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C.
• Game attendance: 20,558
• Game weather: 29 °F (−2 °C); Wind 3 mph (5 km/h)

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Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Philadelphia Eagles	10	2	0	.833	8–2	321	246	W1
Cleveland Browns	8	3	1	.727	6–3–1	362	217	W3
New York Giants	6	4	2	.600	5–4–1	271	261	L1
St. Louis Cardinals	6	5	1	.545	4–5–1	288	230	W1
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	6	1	.455	4–5–1	240	275	L1
Washington Redskins	1	9	2	.100	0–8–2	178	309	L8

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

NFL Western Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Green Bay Packers	8	4	0	.667	7–4	332	209	W3
Detroit Lions	7	5	0	.583	7–4	239	212	W4
San Francisco 49ers	7	5	0	.583	7–4	208	205	W1
Baltimore Colts	6	6	0	.500	5–6	288	234	L4
Chicago Bears	5	6	1	.455	5–5–1	194	299	L3
Los Angeles Rams	4	7	1	.364	4–6–1	265	297	L1
Dallas Cowboys	0	11	1	.000	0–6	177	369	L1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Postseason

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance	Recap
Championship	December 26	Green Bay Packers	W 17–13	Franklin Field	67,325	Recap

Game summaries

1960 NFL Championship Game (Monday, December 26, 1960): vs. Green Bay Packers

Main article: 1960 NFL Championship Game

1960 NFL Championship Game (Monday, December 26, 1960): Green Bay Packers 13 vs. Philadelphia Eagles 17 – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers (0–1)	3	3	0	7	13
Eagles (1–0)	0	10	0	7	17

at Franklin Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: December 26, 1960
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Temperature: 28 °F (−2 °C) • Relative Humidity 84% • Wind: 7 mph (11 km/h) • Wind Chlll: 21 °F (−6 °C)
• Game attendance: 67,325
• Referee: Ron Gibbs
• TV announcers (NBC/NBC Radio): Lindsey Nelson and Ray Scott (play-by-play)/Jack Whitaker and Blaine Walsh (play-by-play)
• ^[26]

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
GB	Passing	Bart Starr	21/34, 178 YDS, 1 TD
	Rushing	Jim Taylor	24 CAR, 105 YDS
	Receiving	Gary Knafelc Taylor	6 REC, 76 YDS 6 REC, 46 YDS
PHI	Passing	Norm Van Brocklin	9/20, 204 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Ted Dean	13 CAR, 54 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Tommy McDonald Bobby Walston	3 REC, 90 YDS, 1 TD 3 REC, 38 YDS

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP GB PHI 1 8:40 Packers 20-yard field goal by Hornung 3 0 2 13:16 Packers 20-yard field goal by Hornung 6 0 2 6:52 2 57 Eagles McDonald 35-yard touchdown reception from Van Brocklin, Walston kick good 6 7 2 3:12 Eagles 15-yard field goal by Walston 6 10 4 13:07 12 80 Packers McGee 7-yard touchdown reception from Starr, Hornung kick good 13 10 4 9:39 7 61 Eagles Dean 5-yard touchdown run, Walston kick good 13 17 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 13 17

You can get up now, Taylor. This (expletive deleted) game's over.

~Chuck Bednarik, as he lay on top of Jim Taylor after making the tackle on the game's final play.

• Point spread: Eagles +2½
• Over/Under:
• Time of Game:

Packers	Game Statistics	Eagles
22	First downs	13
42–223	Rushes–yards	28–99
178	Passing yards	204
21–35–0	Passes	9–20–1
0–0	Sacked–yards	1–7
178	Net passing yards	197
401	Total yards	296
67	Return yards	101
5–45.2	Punts	6–39.5
1–1	Fumbles–lost	3–2
4–27	Penalties–yards	0–0
	Time of possession

Individual stats

• Passing: Van Brocklin – 9/20, 204 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
• Rushing: Dean – 13 CAR, 54 YDS, 1 TD; Barnes – 13 CAR, 42 YDS; Van Brocklin – 2 CAR, 3 YDS
• Receiving: McDonald – 3 REC, 90 YDS, 1 TD; Walston – 3 REC, 38 YDS; Retzlaff – 1 REC, 41 YDS; Dean – 1 REC, 22 YDS; Barnes – 1 REC, 13 YDS
• Kickoff Returns: Dean – 1 KR, 58 YDS; Brown – 1 KR, 20 YDS; Lucas – 1 KR, 9 YDS; Robb – 1 KR, 4 YDS
• Punt Returns: Dean – 1 PR, 10 YDS
• Punts: Van Brocklin – 6 PUNTS, 237 YARDS
• Kicking: Walston – 2/2 PAT, 1/1 FG

Officials

• Referee: (#5) Ron Gibbs
• Umpire: (#57) Joe Connell
• Head Linesman: (#48) John Highberger
• Back Judge: (#10) Sam Giangreco
• Field Judge: (#27) Herm Rohrig
• Alternate referee: (#35) Art McNally
• Alternate umpire: (#20) Frank Sinkovitz
• Alternate head linesman: (#31) Charlie Berry
• Alternate back judge: (#29) Stan Jaworowski
• Alternate field judge: (#16) Mike Lisetski

Aftermath

Soon after the championship game against Green Bay, 61-year-old Buck Shaw retired as head coach of the Eagles.^[27] Quarterback and 12-year veteran Norm Van Brocklin retired after the game also and expected to be named head coach, but assistant coach Nick Skorich was promoted;^[28] he led the Eagles for the next three years, through the 1963 season.

Van Brocklin, age 34, was named head coach of the expansion Minnesota Vikings in January 1961.^[29][30] In the 1961 expansion draft the Eagles lost guard Gerry Huth, defensive back Gene Johnson, and center Bill Lapham to Minnesota.

Awards and honors

1960 Pro Bowl Players:

QB – Norm Van Brocklin TE – Pete Retzlaff OE – Bobby Walston FL – Tommy McDonald

DT – Marion Campbell LB – Maxie Baughan LB – Chuck Bednarik CB – Tom Brookshier

League Leaders^[31]

• Norm Van Brocklin finishes 2nd to Johnny Unitas in Passing Attempts, Completions, Yards, and TDs
• Norm Van Brocklin finishes 2nd to Milt Plum in Yards per Attempt and Passer Rating
• Ted Dean leads league in KO Returns and 2nd in Punt Returns

Other Awards

• Chuck Bednarik, All-Pro Selection
• Norm Van Brocklin, Bert Bell Award^[32]
• AP NFL MVP – Norm Van Brocklin
• UPI MVP – Norm Van Brocklin