Philadelphia
EAGLES
< 1959 1960
1961 >
Head Coach Lawrence "Buck" Shaw
1960 regular
season:
L 41-24 Sept 25 Cleveland browns
W 27-25 Sept 30 at Dallas cowboys FRI Eagles'
Bob Freeman blocks two extra points
game attendance: 18,500, played at the Cotton Bowl on the Texas State Fairgorunds
W 31-27 Oct 9 cardinals
W 28-10 Oct 16 Detriot lions
W 31-29 Oct 23 at Cleveland browns
W 34-7 Nov 6 Pittsburgh steelers
W 19-13 Nov 13 Washington redskins
W 17-10 Nov 20 at NY giants Eagles' Chuck
Bednarik knocks NY giants' Frank Gifford unconscious at Yankee Stadium
Gifford
remained unconscious for 40 hours, and did not play again until 1962
W 31-23 Nov 27 NY giants
W 20-6 Dec 4 at cardinals
L 27-21 Dec 11 at Pittsburgh steelers
W 38-28 Dec 18 at Washington redskins
10-2
NFL
East standings:
Eagles 10-2
browns 8-3-1
giants 6-4-2
cardinals 6-5-1
steelers 5-6-1
redskins 1-9-2
NFL Championship
Dec 26,1960 Philadelphia EAGLES 17 - Green Bay packers
13 played
on a Monday (due to Christmas)
Eagles
Chuck Bednarik played all 60 minutes
Bednarik's
game-ending tackle of Green Bay's Jim Taylor on the 8-yard line
attendance:
67,325 at Franklin Field, Philadelphia
portable
belachers were installed - normal capacity was 60,671
Game
Day programs - 50¢; hot dogs - 25¢
packers
Head Coach Vince Lombardi's only postseason loss
Philadelphia EAGLES - NFL Champions
1960 Title Game:
Gross receipts (incl. radio and TV) $747,876.
Net receipts $591,454.
Taxes and rentals $104,123.
Game operating expense $52,297.
Winning players' share $223,569.
Losing players' share $149,404.
winner's share:
$5,116 each
loser's share: $3,105 each
After the game, the team celebrated with a team party at Rittenhouse Square's Warwick Hotel.
The 1961 NFL draft was Dec 27 at the Warwick Hotel.