1957 Philadelphia Eagles season
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The 1957
1957 NFL season
The 1957 NFL season was the 38th regular season of the National Football League. The season ended when the Detroit Lions crushed the Cleveland Browns in the NFL Championship Game, 59–14.-Major rule changes:...

 Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

 season
was their 25th in the league
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

. They improved on their previous output
1956 Philadelphia Eagles season
The 1956 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 24th in the league. They failed to improve on their previous output of 4–7–1, winning only three games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.-Off Season:...

 of 3–8–1, winning four games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season.

NFL Draft

The 1957 NFL Draft
1957 NFL Draft
The 1957 National Football League Draft was held on November 27, 1956.-Player selections:-Round one:-Round two:-Round three:-Round four:-Round five:-Round six:-Round seven:-Round eight:-Round nine:-Round ten:...

 was held on November 27, 1956. This was before the end of the NFL Season and the between time of NCAA College football season end and the College bowl games. The draft once again was 30 rounds long, 12 teams picking, and a total of 360 players selected. This again was a year that there was a Lottery bonus pick. This years team to get the overall number 1 pick in the draft was the Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...

 that selected, 1956 Heisman Trophy
Heisman Trophy
The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award , is awarded annually to the player deemed the most outstanding player in collegiate football. It was created in 1935 as the Downtown Athletic Club trophy and renamed in 1936 following the death of the Club's athletic director, John Heisman The Heisman Memorial...

 winner, Paul Hornung
Paul Hornung
Paul Vernon Hornung is a retired Hall of Fame professional football player who played for the Green Bay Packers from 1957-66...

 
who was a Halfback
Running back
A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...

 out of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...



3–8–1

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 Bowl
Pro Bowl
In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those...

er
= Hall of Fame
Pro Football Hall of Fame
The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional football in the United States with an emphasis on the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees...

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Rd Pick Player Position School
1 7 Clarence Peaks
Clarence Peaks
Clarence Earl Peaks was a professional American football fullback in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at Michigan State University and was drafted in the first round of the 1957 NFL Draft.-References:...

Fullback Michigan State
Michigan State University
Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...

2 19 Billy Ray Barnes
Billy Ray Barnes
William Ray Barnes is a former professional American football player and coach.-Early life:Barnes' sports career began at Landis High School were he was a three sport star and led his 1953 football team to an undefeated season.-College career:In the fall of 1953, Barnes enrolled at Wake Forest...

Back Wake Forest
Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational university in the U.S. state of North Carolina, founded in 1834. The university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina, the state capital. The Reynolda Campus, the university's main campus, is...

3 31 Tommy McDonald Wide receiver Oklahoma
4 43 Sonny Jurgensen
Sonny Jurgensen
Christian Adolph "Sonny" Jurgensen III is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1983....

Quarterback Duke
5 55 Jimmy Harris Quarterback Oklahoma
6 62 Choice Traded to
San Francisco
7 74 Tom Saidock
Tom Saidock
Thomas Saidock was an American collegiate and Professional Football defensive lineman in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles, and in the American Football League for the New York Titans and Buffalo Bills...

Tackle Michigan State
8 86 Hal McElhaney Back Duke
9 98 Hal Davis Back Westminster (PA)
10 110 Don Bruhns Center Drake
11 122 Gil Shoaf Tackle Wabash
12 134 Buddy Dike Back Texas Christian
13 146 Hubert Bobo
Hubert Bobo
Hubert Lee Bobo was an American football linebacker. He played college football at Ohio State, and played professionally in the American Football League for the Los Angeles Chargers in 1960 and for the New York Titans from 1961-1962...

Back Ohio State
14 158 Jerry Cashman Tackle Syracuse
15 170 Mort Moriarity End Texas
16 182 John Nocera Back Iowa
17 194 Dan Radakovich Center Penn State
18 206 Billy Kelley Tackle Baylor
19 218 Paul Harasimowicz Tackle Vermont
20 230 Leroy Thompson Back Butler
21 242 Charley Brooks End Michigan
22 254 John Simerson Tackle Purdue
23 266 Lou Lovely Guard Boston University
24 278 Dennis McGill Back Yale
25 290 Bob Ratliff Back West Texas State
26 302 Alvin Richardson Tackle Grambling
27 314 Frank Hall Back USC
28 326 Clem Corona Guard Michigan
29 338 John Niznik End Wake Forest
30 350 Larry Hubbard End Marquette

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result
1 September 29, 1957 at Los Angeles Rams L 13–17
2 October 5, 1957 New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

L 24–20
3 October 13, 1957 at Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

L 24–7
4 October 20, 1957 Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

W 17–7
5 October 27, 1957 at Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...

L 6–0
6 November 3, 1957 at Chicago Cardinals W 38–21
7 November 10, 1957 Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...

L 27–16
8 November 17, 1957 New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

L 13–0
9 November 24, 1957 Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...

W 21–12
10 December 1, 1957 Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...

W 7–6
11 December 8, 1957 at Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...

L 42–7
12 December 14, 1957 Chicago Cardinals L 31–27

Standings

NFL Eastern
Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69
The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932...

W L T PCT PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns
1957 Cleveland Browns season
Scoring*DET – FG Martin 31*DET – Rote 1 yard run *DET – Gedman 1 yard run *CLE – Brown 29 yard run *DET – Junker 26 yard pass from Rote *DET – Barr 19 yard interception...

9 2 1 .818 269 172 W-1
New York Giants
1957 New York Giants season
The 1957 New York Giants season was the 33rd season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...

7 5 0 .583 254 211 L-3
Pittsburgh Steelers
1957 Pittsburgh Steelers season
-Schedule:- Week 1 : Washington Redskins :at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania* Game time:* Game weather:* Game attendance: 27,452* Referee:* TV announcers:Scoring drives:...

6 6 0 .500 161 178 W-1
Washington Redskins
1957 Washington Redskins season
The 1957 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 6-6 record from 1956.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...

5 6 1 .455 251 230 W-3
Philadelphia Eagles 4 8 0 .333 173 230 L-2
Chicago Cardinals
1957 Chicago Cardinals season
The 1957 Chicago Cardinals season was the 38th season the team was in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 7-5, winning only three games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season.-Schedule:...

3 9 0 .250 200 299 L-1

1957 Roster

(All time List of Philadelphia Eagles players in franchise history)
= 1957 Pro Bowl
Pro Bowl
In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those...

 
= Hall of Fame
Pro Football Hall of Fame
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  • + = Was a Starter in the Pro-Bowl Hugh Devore
    Hugh Devore
    Hugh John Devore was a football player and coach whose close connection to the University of Notre Dame saw him serve in both capacities, while also seeing time as head coach at two other colleges as well as the National Football League's Philadelphia Eagles.-Early career:Devore was born and...

     > University of Notre Dame
    University of Notre Dame
    The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...

    > Billy Ray Barnes
    Billy Ray Barnes
    William Ray Barnes is a former professional American football player and coach.-Early life:Barnes' sports career began at Landis High School were he was a three sport star and led his 1953 football team to an undefeated season.-College career:In the fall of 1953, Barnes enrolled at Wake Forest...

    > Chuck Bednarik
    Chuck Bednarik
    Charles Philip Bednarik is a former professional American football player, known as one of the most devastating tacklers in the history of football and the last two-way player in the National Football League...

    > Dick Bielski
    Dick Bielski
    Richard Adam Bielski is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys, and the Baltimore Colts. He played college football at the University of Maryland and was drafted in the first round of the 1955 NFL Draft...

    > Maryland Terrapins
    Maryland Terrapins football
    The Maryland Terrapins football team represents the University of Maryland in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision competition. The Terrapins compete within the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference...

    > Tom Brookshier
    Tom Brookshier
    Thomas Jefferson "Tom" Brookshier was an American professional football player, coach and sportscaster. He was a starting defensive back for the Philadelphia Eagles for seven seasons from 1953 to 1961...

    > Colorado Buffalos
    Colorado Buffaloes football
    The Colorado Buffaloes football program represents the University of Colorado at Boulder in college football at the NCAA Division I FBS level. The team is currently a member of the Pacific-12 Conference, having previously been a charter member of the Big 12 Conference. Before joining the Big 12,...

    > Missouri
    Missouri Tigers football
    The Missouri Tigers football team represents the University of Missouri in NCAA Division I FBS college football. The team has competed in the North Division of the Big 12 Conference since the conference's inception in 1996...

    > Marion Campbell
    Marion Campbell
    Francis Marion Campbell is a former American football defensive lineman and head coach. Campbell played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs from 1949 until 1951, where he was appropriately nicknamed "Swamp Fox"...

    > Al Dorow
    Al Dorow
    Albert Richard "Al" Dorow was an American collegiate and Professional Football quarterback. He played collegiately for Michigan State and professionally in the National Football League and the American Football League....

    > Abe Gibron
    Abe Gibron
    Abraham Gibron was an American football coach and player. He is best remembered for his tenure as head coach of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He played in the NFL as an offensive lineman for the Cleveland Browns, the Philadelphia Eagles, and the Bears...

    > Clemson Tigers
    Clemson Tigers football
    The Clemson Tigers football team is an American football team from Clemson University in South Carolina. It competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference...

    > Ken Huxhold
    Ken Huxhold
    Ken Huxhold was a player in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1954 to 1958 as a guard. Huxhold was previously drafted in the twenty-seventh round of the 1951 NFL Draft by the Chicago Cardinals. He played at the collegiate level at the University of...

    > Wisconsin Badgers
    Wisconsin Badgers football
    The Wisconsin Badgers are a college football program that represents the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and the Big Ten Conference. They play their home games at Camp Randall Stadium, the fourth-oldest stadium in college football...

    > Sonny Jurgensen
    Sonny Jurgensen
    Christian Adolph "Sonny" Jurgensen III is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1983....

    > Duke
    Duke
    A duke or duchess is a member of the nobility, historically of highest rank below the monarch, and historically controlling a duchy...

      > Ken Keller
    Ken Keller
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    > Bill Koman
    Bill Koman
    William John Koman is a former professional American football linebacker who played in the National Football League for the Baltimore Colts, Philadelphia Eagles, and the Chicago / St. Louis Cardinals...

    > Buck Lansford
    Buck Lansford
    Alex John "Buck" Lansford is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Los Angeles Rams. He was named to the Pro Bowl one time. Lansford played college football at the University of Texas and was drafted in the second round...

    > Texas Longhorns
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    The Texas Longhorns football program is the intercollegiate football team representing The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. The team currently competes in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Big 12 Conference which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision of the National...

    > Menil Mavraides
    Menil Mavraides
    Menil Mavraides was a guard for the Philadelphia Eagles football team in 1954 and 1957. With the nickname "Minnie," he was listed at 6'-2" and 220 lbs.-Early years:Mavraides was born November 17, 1931 in Lowell, Massachusetts...

    > Jerry Norton
    Jerry Norton
    Jerry Ray Norton is a former professional American football safety and punter in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles, the Chicago/St. Louis Cardinals, the Dallas Cowboys, and the Green Bay Packers. He was selected to five Pro Bowls...

    > SMU Mustangs
    SMU Mustangs football
    The SMU Mustangs football program is a college football team that represents Southern Methodist University . The team competes in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision as a member Conference USA...

      > Clarence Peaks
    Clarence Peaks
    Clarence Earl Peaks was a professional American football fullback in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at Michigan State University and was drafted in the first round of the 1957 NFL Draft.-References:...

    > Pete Retzlaff
    Pete Retzlaff
    Palmer Edward "Pete" Retzlaff, nicknamed "Pistol Pete" and "The Baron", is a former professional American football player and general manager....

    > South Dakota St. Jackrabbits
    South Dakota State Jackrabbits football
    The South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team is a Football Championship Subdivision program that competes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The Jackrabbits were a Division II program in the North Central Conference until moving to Football Championship Subdivision in 2004...

    > Illinois
    Illinois Fighting Illini football
    The Illinois Fighting Illini are a major college football program, representing the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. They compete in NCAA Division I-A and the Big Ten Conference.-Current staff:-All-time win/loss/tie record:*563-513-51...

    > Tom Saidock
    Tom Saidock
    Thomas Saidock was an American collegiate and Professional Football defensive lineman in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles, and in the American Football League for the New York Titans and Buffalo Bills...

    > Virginia
    Virginia Cavaliers football
    Virginia Cavaliers football is a college football program that competes in the NCAA Division I-FBS and the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference...

    > Bill Stribling
    Bill Stribling
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    > Len Szafaryn
    Len Szafaryn
    Leonard Adolph Szafaryn was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, Green Bay Packers, and the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at the University of North Carolina and was drafted in the third round of the 1949 NFL Draft....

    > Bobby Thomason
    Bobby Thomason
    Robert Lee "Bobby" Thomason is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams, Green Bay Packers, and the Philadelphia Eagles. He was selected to three Pro Bowls. Thomason played college football at Virginia Military Institute and was drafted in...

    > VMI
    VMI Keydets football
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    > Bobby Walston
    Bobby Walston
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    > Jim Weatherall
    Jim Weatherall
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    > Norm Willey
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    > Marshall Thundering Herd
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    > Neil Worden
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    > Frank Wydo
    Frank Wydo
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    > Cornell
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    > Sid Youngelman
    Sid Youngelman
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    NO. Player AGE POS GP GS WT HT YRS College
    COACH 1957
    record

    4–8–0
    Eagles
    Lifetime

    7–16–1
    NFL
    Lifetime

    7–18–1
    2nd
    33
    22 HB 12 0 201 5–11 Rookie
    60
    32 LB-C 11 0 233 6–3 8
    81
    26 DB-LB 12 0 212 6–1 2
    36
    25 E-FB 12 0 224 6–1 2
    40
    26 DB 12 0 196 |6–0 4
    84
    25 E 7 0 188 6–2 1
    78
    28 DE-DT-MG
    G-T
    10 0 250 6–3 3
    10
    28 QB 6 0 193 6–0 3
    64
    26 T 12 0 243 6–3 4
    64
    32 G 12 0 243 5–11 8
    20
    23 DB 12 0 178 6–1 Rookie
    42
    27 DB-LB-E 12 0 225 6–4 6
    63
    28 G 12 0 226 6–1 3
    9
    23 QB 10 5 202 5–11 Rookie
    23
    23 HB 12 0 180 5–10 1
    68
    23 LB 11 11 229 6–2 1
    79
    24 G-T 10 10 232 6–2 2
    65
    26 G 12 0 235 6–1 3
    25
    23 FL-HB
    SE-WR
    12 0 178 5–9 Rookie
    41
    26 DB-HB 12 0 195 5–11 3
    26
    22 FB 12 0 218 6–1 Rookike
    44
    26 E-HB-TE 12 0 211 6–1 1
    45
    25 DB-E 9 0 202 6–1 1
    75
    27 DT 11 5 261 6–5 Rookie
    82
    27 DE-LB 12 0 218 6–2 4
    53
    22 C-T 12 12 257 6–3 Rookie
    80
    30 E 12 0 206 6–1 6
    76
    29 T-G-LB-DT 1 1 226 6–2 8
    11
    29 QB 12 7 196 6–1 8
    83
    29 E-HB-K 12 0 190 6–0 6
    77
    28 DT-T 12 0 245 6–4 2
    86
    30 DE-G-E 12 0 224 6–2 7
    32
    26 FB 12 0 198 5–10 3
    74
    33 T-DT 12 0 225 6–4 10
    73
    26 DT-DE 12 0 257 6–3 2
    35 Players
    Team Average
    26.4 12 217.1 6–1.2 3.2

Post Season

Head Coach Hugh Devore struggled during his two seasons in the City of Brotherly Love, compiling a mark of 7–16–1. The poor record led to Devore's firing on January 11, 1958. Despite adding assistants such as former New York Giants head coach Steve Owen.
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