1944 Philadelphia Eagles season explained

Team:Philadelphia Eagles
Year:1944
Record:7–1–2
Division Place:2nd NFL Eastern
Owner:Alexis Thompson
General Manager:Harry Thayer
Coach:Greasy Neale
Stadium:Shibe Park
Playoffs:Did not qualify
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The 1944 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 12th in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 5–4–1, winning seven games.[1] The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 12th consecutive season.

Rookie Mel Bleeker broke was the NFL’s top receiver, as he played 9 games for the Eagles, starting three of them.[2] He was second in the NFL in long reception (75), third in touchdowns (8; still the team's all-time rookie record) and yards/rushing attempt (5.3), fourth in yards from scrimmage (614), and sixth in points scored (48).[3] [2] He led the Eagles in touchdowns and scoring, despite having been primarily a blocking back in college.[4]

Off season

NFL draft

The 1944 NFL draft was held on April 19, 1944. The draft would be for 32 rounds. Again in round 2 and 4 only the 5 lowest wins teams from the 1943 season would pick. The Eagles would alternate with the Pittsburgh Steelers in picking either 4th or 9th in each round.

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 Bowler [5] = Hall of Famer
Rd width=5% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Pick width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Playerwidth=5% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Positionwidth=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"School Rd width=5% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Pick width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Playerwidth=5% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Positionwidth=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"School
1 5Steve Van BurenHalfbackLSU2 15 No Pick
3 20 Loren LaPradeGuardStanford4 31 No Pick
5 36 Joe ParkerEnd6 52 Hillary HorneTackleMississippi State
7 58 Vic KulbitskiBack8 74 George PhillipsBackUCLA
9 80 Paul SarringhausBackOhio State1096 John PerkoGuardMinnesota
11 102 Elliott OrmsbeeBackBradley 12 118 Earle ParsonsBackUSC
13 124 Bob HanzlikEnd14 140 Jim TalleyCenterLouisiana State
15 146 Dom FusciTackle16 162 Johnny GreenEndTulsa
17 168 Jackie FreemanBackWilliam & Mary 18 184 Joe KaneBack
19 190 Tony SchiroGuardSanta Clara 20 206 Norm MichaelBackSyracuse
21 212 Eddie KulakowskiTackleWest Virginia 22 228 Al PostusBackVillanova
23 234 Milt SmithEnd24 250 Earl KlapsteinTacklePacific
25 256 Bob FrisbeeBackStanford 26 272 Edmund EidenBackScranton
27 278 Barney BurdickEndCreighton 28 294 Nick DaukasTackleDartmouth
29 300 Pasquale DaroneGuard30 316 Bill ClarkTackleColorado College
31 322 Pete PaskoEndEast Stroudsburg 32 328 Myron MajewskiTackleAmerican International

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1Bye
2at Boston YanksW 28–71–0Fenway Park25,061
3Bye
4October 8Washington RedskinsT 31–311–0–1Shibe Park32,549
3October 22Boston YanksW 38–02–0–1Shibe Park24,638
4October 29at New York GiantsW 24–173–0–1Polo Grounds42,639
5November 5at Brooklyn TigersW 21–74–0–1Ebbets Field15,289
6November 12New York GiantsT 21–214–0–2Shibe Park33,248
7November 19at Washington RedskinsW 37–75–0–2Griffith Stadium35,540
8November 26Chicago BearsL 7–285–1–2Shibe Park34,035
9December 3Brooklyn TigersW 34–06–1–2Shibe Park13,467
10December 10Cleveland RamsW 26–137–1–2Shibe Park24,123
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Roster

(All time List of Philadelphia Eagles players in franchise history)

= 1944 Pro All-Star[6]
  • + = 1st team All-Star
NO. width=20% style="background:#00cc00;"Playerwidth=4% style="background:#00cc00;"AGE width=6% style="background:#00cc00;"POS width=2% style="background:#00cc00;"GP width=1% style="background:#00cc00;"GSwidth=4% style="background:#00cc00;"WTwidth=4% style="background:#00cc00;"HTwidth=4% style="background:#00cc00;"YRSwidth=20% style="background:#00cc00;"College
- align=left bgcolor=#ccffcc53 Coach 1944
record

7–1–2
NFL-Eagles
Lifetime

16–22–4
4th - align=centerWest Virginia Wesleyan
- align=leftBruno Banducci24G1092165–11Rookie- align=leftStanford
- align=leftJack Banta27HB721915–113- align=leftUSC
- align=leftMel Bleeker24HB931895–11Rookie- align=leftUSC
- align=leftLarry Cabrelli27E-DB991945–113- align=leftColgate
- align=leftRocco Canale27T-G912405–111 - align=leftBoston College
- align=leftEnio Conti31G852045–113- align=leftArkansas,
Bucknell
- align=leftJohn Durko30E602356–4Rookie- align=leftAlbright
- align=leftCarl Fagiolo27G202006–0Rookienone
- align=leftJack Ferrante28E-DE1041976–13none
- align=leftBob Friedman23T1082156–2Rookie- align=leftWashington
- align=leftCharlie Gauer23FB-E742136–21 - align=leftColgate
- align=leftJack Hinkle27B1071956–04- align=leftSyracuse
- align=leftToimi Jarvi24HB502006–0Rookie- align=leftNorthern Illinois
- align=leftBucko Kilroy23G-MG-T-DT1042436–21 - align=leftNotre Dame,
Temple
- align=leftBen Kish27B10102076–04- align=leftPittsburgh
- align=leftTed Laux26HB-DB101855–101 - align=leftSt. Joseph's (PA)
- align=leftVic Lindskog30C742036–1Rookie- align=leftStanford
- align=leftArt Macioszczyk24FB1002086–0Rookie- align=leftWestern Michigan
- align=leftMike Mandarino23T-C-G802405–11Rookie- align=leftLa Salle
- align=leftBap Manzini24C1061955–11Rookie- align=leftSt. Vincent
- align=leftDuke Maronic23G902095–9Rookienone
- align=leftFlip McDonald23E502006–2Rookie- align=leftOklahoma
- align=leftEddie Michaels30G1062055–118- align=leftVillanova
- align=leftTom Miller26DE-E1032026–21 - align=leftHampden-Sydney
- align=leftWalt Nowak29E201855–11Rookie- align=left
- align=leftAllie Sherman21QB1001705–111 - align=leftBrooklyn
- align=leftErnie Steele27HB-DB921876–02- align=leftWashington
- align=left bgcolor=#ccffccSteve Van Buren+24HB962006–0Rookie- align=leftLSU
- align=leftAl Wistert+24T-G-DT872146–11 - align=leftMichigan
- align=leftJohn Yovicsin26DE101956–3Rookie- align=leftGettysburg
- align=leftRoy Zimmerman26QB-WB-K10102016–24- align=left
31 Players
Team Average
25.7 10 204.56–0.2 1.3

Notes and References

  1. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/phi/1944.htm 1944 Philadelphia Eagles
  2. Web site: Mel Bleeker Stats. Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  3. Web site: Eagles running back Corey Clement a true underdog. January 30, 2018. Bucks County Courier Times. Ed . Kracz.
  4. Web site: Bleeker Sees Game, Rejoins Eagles . Haskell Cohen. Jewish Post. October 11, 1946.
  5. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
  6. Players are identified as a 1940 Pro All-Star.