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1 Offseason  


1.1  NFL Draft  




1.2  Player selections  






2 Schedule  


2.1  Standings  






3 Roster  




4 Postseason  




5 References  













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1957 Philadelphia Eagles season
OwnerHappy Hundred
Head coachHugh Devore
Results
Record4–8
Division place5th NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify
  • Eagles seasons
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    • The 1957 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 25th in the league. They improved on their previous output of 3–8–1, winning six games.[1] The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season.

    Offseason[edit]

    NFL Draft[edit]

    The 1957 NFL draft 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 year's team to get the overall number 1 pick in the draft was the Green Bay Packers that selected, 1956 Heisman Trophy winner, Paul Hornung[2] who was a Halfback out of Notre Dame

    3–8–1

    Player selections[edit]

    Main article: 1957 NFL Draft
    1957 Philadelphia Eagles draft
    Round Pick Player Position College Notes
    1 7 Clarence Peaks  FB Michigan State
    2 19 Billy Ray Barnes *  HB Wake Forest
    3 31 Tommy McDonald * †  WR Oklahoma
    4 43 Sonny Jurgensen * †  QB Duke
    5 50 Jimmy Harris  DB Oklahoma
    7 74 Tom Saidock  DT Michigan State
    8 86 Hal McElhaney  B Duke
    9 98 Harold Davis  B Westminster (PA)
    10 110 Don Bruhns  C Drake
    11 122 Gil Shoaf  T Wabash
    12 134 Buddy Dike  B TCU
    13 146 Hubert Bobo  LB Ohio State
    14 158 Jerry Cashman  T Syracuse
    15 170 Mort Moriarity  E Texas
    16 182 John Nocera  LB Iowa Made roster in 1959
    17 194 Dan Radakovich  C Penn State
    18 206 Billy Kelley  T Baylor
    19 218 Paul Harasimowicz  T Vermont
    20 230 Leroy Thompson  B Butler
    21 242 Charley Brooks  E Michigan
    22 254 John Simerson  C Purdue
    23 266 Lou Lovely  G Boston University
    24 278 Dennis McGill  B Yale
    25 290 Bob Ratliff  B West Texas State
    26 302 Al Richardson  DE Grambling
    27 314 Frank Hall  B USC
    28 326 Clem Corona  G Michigan
    29 338 John Niznik  E Wake Forest
    30 350 Larry Hubbard  E Marquette
          Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

    [3][4]

    Schedule[edit]

    Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
    1 September 29 atLos Angeles Rams L 13–17 0–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 62,506
    2 October 5 New York Giants L 20–24 0–2 Connie Mack Stadium 28,342
    3 October 13 atCleveland Browns L 7–24 0–3 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 53,493
    4 October 20 Cleveland Browns W 17–7 1–3 Connie Mack Stadium 22,443
    5 October 27 atPittsburgh Steelers L 0–6 1–4 Forbes Field 27,016
    6 November 3 atChicago Cardinals W 38–21 2–4 Comiskey Park 18,718
    7 November 10 Detroit Lions L 16–27 2–5 Connie Mack Stadium 29,320
    8 November 17 atNew York Giants L 0–13 2–6 Yankee Stadium 42,845
    9 November 24 Washington Redskins W 21–12 3-6 Connie Mack Stadium 20,730
    10 December 1 Pittsburgh Steelers W 7–6 4–6 Connie Mack Stadium 16,364
    11 December 8 atWashington Redskins L 7–42 4–7 Griffith Stadium 21,304
    12 December 14 Chicago Cardinals L 27–31 4–8 Connie Mack Stadium 12,555
    Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

    Standings[edit]

    NFL Eastern Conference
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    		•  W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
    Cleveland Browns 9 2 1 .818 8–1–1 269 172 W1
    New York Giants 7 5 0 .583 6–4 254 211 L3
    Pittsburgh Steelers 6 6 0 .500 5–5 161 178 W1
    Washington Redskins 5 6 1 .455 4–5–1 251 230 W3
    Philadelphia Eagles 4 8 0 .333 4–6 173 230 L2
    Chicago Cardinals 3 9 0 .250 2–8 200 299 L1
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

    Roster[edit]

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

    = 1957 Pro Bowl[5] = Hall of Famer
    NO. Player AGE POS GP GS WT HT YRS College
    Hugh Devore COACH 1957
    record
    4–8–0    		 Eagles
    Lifetime
    7–16–1    		 NFL
    Lifetime
    7–18–1    		 2nd University of Notre Dame
    33 Billy Ray Barnes 22 HB 12 0 201 5–11 Rookie Wake Forest
    60 Chuck Bednarik 32 LB-C 11 0 233 6–3 8 Pennsylvania Quakers
    81 Eddie Bell 26 DB-LB 12 0 212 6–1 2 Pennsylvania
    36 Dick Bielski 25 E-FB 12 0 224 6–1 2 Maryland Terrapins
    40 Tom Brookshier 26 DB 12 0 196 6–0 4 Colorado Buffalos
    84 Hank Burnine 25 E 7 0 188 6–2 1 Missouri
    78 Marion Campbell 28 DE-DT-MG
    G-T    		 10 0 250 6–3 3 Georgia
    10 Al Dorow 28 QB 6 0 193 6–0 3 Michigan State
    64 Bob Gaona 26 T 12 0 243 6–3 4 Wake Forest
    64 Abe Gibron 32 G 12 0 243 5–11 8 Purdue,Valparaiso
    20 Jimmy Harris 23 DB 12 0 178 6–1 Rookie Oklahoma Sooners
    42 Bob Hudson 27 DB-LB-E 12 0 225 6–4 6 Clemson Tigers
    63 Ken Huxhold 28 G 12 0 226 6–1 3 Wisconsin Badgers
    9 Sonny Jurgensen 23 QB 10 5 202 5–11 Rookie Duke
    23 Ken Keller 23 HB 12 0 180 5–10 1 North Carolina Tarheels
    68 Bill Koman 23 LB 11 11 229 6–2 1 North Carolina
    79 Buck Lansford 24 G-T 10 10 232 6–2 2 Texas Longhorns
    65 Menil Mavraides 26 G 12 0 235 6–1 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
    25 Tommy McDonald 23 FL-HB
    SE-WR    		 12 0 178 5–9 Rookie Oklahoma Sooners
    41 Jerry Norton 26 DB-HB 12 0 195 5–11 3 SMU Mustangs
    26 Clarence Peaks 22 FB 12 0 218 6–1 Rookie Michigan State
    44 Pete Retzlaff 26 E-HB-TE 12 0 211 6–1 1 South Dakota St. Jackrabbits
    45 Rocky Ryan 25 DB-E 9 0 202 6–1 1 Illinois
    75 Tom Saidock 27 DT 11 5 261 6–5 Rookie Michigan State
    82 Tom Scott 27 DE-LB 12 0 218 6–2 4 Virginia
    53 John Simerson 22 C-T 12 12 257 6–3 Rookie Purdue Boilermakers
    80 Bill Stribling 30 E 12 0 206 6–1 6 Mississippi
    76 Len Szafaryn 29 T-G-LB-DT 1 1 226 6–2 8 North Carolina
    11 Bobby Thomason 29 QB 12 7 196 6–1 8 VMI
    83 Bobby Walston 29 E-HB-K 12 0 190 6–0 6 Georgia
    77 Jim Weatherall 28 DT-T 12 0 245 6–4 2 Oklahoma
    86 Norm Willey 30 DE-G-E 12 0 224 6–2 7 Marshall Thundering Herd
    32 Neil Worden 26 FB 12 0 198 5–10 3 Notre Dame
    74 Frank Wydo 33 T-DT 12 0 225 6–4 10 Cornell
    73 Sid Youngelman 26 DT-DE 12 0 257 6–3 2 Alabama
    35 Players
    Team Average    		 26.4 12 217.1 6–1.2 3.2

    Postseason[edit]

    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.

    References[edit]

    1. ^ 1957 Philadelphia Eagles
  • ^ Paul Hornung, 1956 Heisman Trophy winner "Heisman Trophy". Heismen. Archived from the original on September 20, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
  • ^ "1957 Philadelphia Eagles Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  • ^ "1957 National Football League Draft | Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site". Archived from the original on September 16, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
  • ^ Players are identified as a 1957 All-Star.

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