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The '''[[Philadelphia Eagles]]''' are a professional [[American football]] team based in [[Philadelphia]]. They are members of the [[NFC East|East Division]] of the [[National Football Conference]] (NFC) in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). The Eagles have won three [[List of NFL champions|NFL titles]] and made two [[Super Bowl]] appearances, losing both (in [[Super Bowl XV|1980]] to the [[Oakland Raiders]] and in [[Super Bowl XXXIX|2004]] to the [[New England Patriots]]).
The '''[[Philadelphia Eagles]]''' are a professional [[American football]] team based in [[Philadelphia]]. They are members of the [[NFC East|East Division]] of the [[National Football Conference]] (NFC) in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). The Eagles have won three [[List of NFL champions|NFL titles]] and made two [[Super Bowl]] appearances, LOSING both (in [[Super Bowl XV|1980]] to the [[Oakland Raiders]] and in [[Super Bowl XXXIX|2004]] to the [[New England Patriots]]).


The club was established in 1933 as a replacement for the bankrupt [[Frankford Yellow Jackets]] after a syndicate led by future NFL commissioner [[Bert Bell]] purchased the rights to a Philadelphia franchise from the league. The Eagles were named after the [[Blue Eagle]], a symbol used for the [[New Deal]] stimulus programs initiated during the [[Great Depression in the United States|Great Depression]].
The club was established in 1933 as a replacement for the bankrupt [[Frankford Yellow Jackets]] after a syndicate led by future NFL commissioner [[Bert Bell]] purchased the rights to a Philadelphia franchise from the league. The Eagles were named after the [[Blue Eagle]], a symbol used for the [[New Deal]] stimulus programs initiated during the [[Great Depression in the United States|Great Depression]].

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Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles logo
Philadelphia Eagles logo
Logo
Established 1933
Play in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
League / conference affiliations
National Football League (1933–present)
  • Eastern Division (1933-1949)
  • American Conference (1950-1952)
  • Eastern Conference (1953-1969)
    • Capitol Division (1967-1969)
  • National Football Conference (1970-present)
Uniforms
File:NFCE-Uniform-PHI.PNG
Team colorsMidnight green, black, white, silver        
Fight songFly, Eagles Fly
MascotSwoop (changed from Blitz in 1988)
Personnel
Owner(s)Jeffrey Lurie
General managerTom Heckert
PresidentJoe Banner
Head coachAndy Reid
Team history
  • Philadelphia Eagles (1933-1942)
  • Philadelphia-Pittsburgh "Steagles" (1943)
  • Philadelphia Eagles (1944–present)
Championships
League championships (3)
Conference championships (3)
  • NFL Eastern: 1960
  • NFC: 1980, 2004
Division championships (11)
  • NFL East: 1947, 1948, 1949, 1960
  • NFC East: 1980, 1988, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
Playoff appearances (21)
  • NFL: 1947, 1948, 1949, 1960, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008
Home fields

The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The Eagles have won three NFL titles and made two Super Bowl appearances, LOSING both (in 1980 to the Oakland Raiders and in 2004 to the New England Patriots).

The club was established in 1933 as a replacement for the bankrupt Frankford Yellow Jackets after a syndicate led by future NFL commissioner Bert Bell purchased the rights to a Philadelphia franchise from the league. The Eagles were named after the Blue Eagle, a symbol used for the New Deal stimulus programs initiated during the Great Depression.

Eagles players who have been inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame include Chuck Bednarik, Bob Brown, Reggie White, Steve Van Buren, Tommy McDonald, Earle "Greasy" Neale, Pete Pihos, Sonny Jurgensen and Norm Van Brocklin. Bell was also inducted as a contributor.

Franchise history

Half-way through the 1931 season, in the NFL, the Frankford Yellow Jackets went bankrupt and ceased operations. After more than a year of searching for a suitable replacement, the NFL awarded the dormant franchise to a syndicate headed by Bert Bell and Lud Wray, in exchange for an entry fee of $2,500. Drawing inspiration from the insignia of the centerpiece of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal, the National Recovery Act, Bell and Wray named the new franchise the Philadelphia Eagles. (Neither the Eagles nor the NFL officially regard the two franchises as the same, citing the aforementioned period of dormancy; furthermore, almost no Yellow Jackets players were on the Eagles' first roster.). The Eagles, along with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the defunct Cincinnati Reds, joined the NFL as expansion teams.

The Eagles struggled over the course of their first decade, enduring repeated losing seasons. In 1943, when manpower shortages stemming from World War II made it impossible to fill the roster, the team merged with the Pittsburgh Steelers forming the "Phil-Pitt Eagles" and were known as the "Steagles." (The merger, never intended as a permanent arrangement, was dissolved at the end of the 1943 season.) By the late 1940s, head coach Earle "Greasy" Neale and running back Steve Van Buren led the team to three consecutive NFL Championship Games, winning two of them in 1948 and 1949. Those two Championships mark the Eagles as the only NFL team ever to win back to back Championships by shutouts, defeating the Chicago Cardinals 7-0 in 1948 and the Los Angeles Rams 14-0 in 1949.

The Eagles won their third NFL championship in 1960 under the leadership of future Pro Football Hall of Famers Norm Van Brocklin and Chuck Bednarik; the head coach was Buck Shaw. The 1960 Eagles, by a score of 17-13, became the only team to defeat Vince Lombardi and his Packers in the playoffs.

In 1969 Leonard Tose bought the Philadelphia Eagles from Jerry Wolman for $16,155,000[1], then a record for a professional sports franchise. Tose's first official act was to fire Coach Joe Kuharich. He followed this by naming former Eagles receiving great Pete Retzlaff as General Manager and Jerry Williams as coach.

In 1976, Dick Vermeil was hired from UCLA to coach the Eagles, who had only one winning season from 1962–75. Vermeil's 1980 team lost to Oakland in the Super Bowl. In January 1983, Tose announced that his daughter, Susan Fletcher, the Eagles' vice president and legal counsel, would eventually succeed him as primary owner of the Eagles.

In 1985 Tose was forced to sell the Eagles to Norman Braman and Ed Leibowitz, highly successful automobile dealers from Florida, for a reported $65 million to pay off his more than $25 million in gambling debts at Atlantic City casinos.

With the merger of the NFL and AFL in 1970, the Eagles were placed in the NFC East Division with their archrivals the New York Giants, the Washington Redskins, and the Dallas Cowboys. But they would not qualify for the postseason again until 1978 when head coach Dick Vermeil and quarterback Ron Jaworski led the team to four consecutive playoff appearances, including their first NFC East division title in 1980 and a Super Bowl XV loss to the Oakland Raiders.

Philadelphia football struggled through the Marion Campbell years of the mid 1980s and was marked by a malaise in fan participation. In 1986, the arrival of head coach Buddy Ryan and his fiery attitude rejuvenated team performance and ignited the fan base. From 1988 to 1996, the Eagles qualified for the playoffs during 6 out of those 9 seasons, but they won the NFC East only once, in 1988. Among the team's offensive stars during that period were quarterback Randall Cunningham, tight end Keith Jackson, and running back Herschel Walker. But the "Gang Green" defense is what defined the team, led by Reggie White, Jerome Brown, Clyde Simmons, Seth Joyner, Wes Hopkins,Mike Golic, Byron Evans, Eric Allen, and Andre Waters.

Jeffrey Lurie bought the Eagles on May 6, 1994 from then owner Norman Braman for $195 million. The club is now estimated to be the 5th most valuable NFL franchise, worth $1.024 billion, as valuated in 2006 by Forbes. In 1999, the Eagles hired head coach Andy Reid and drafted quarterback Donovan McNabb. From that time on the team continually improved, returning to the playoffs in 2000, then succeeding in winning the NFC East and playing in four consecutive conference championship games between 2001 and 2004. After losing the conference championship in 2001 to the St. Louis Rams, in 2002 to the eventual Super Bowl Champions Tampa Bay Buccaneers and 2003 to the Carolina Panthers, the Eagles finally advanced to the Super Bowl again in 2004, Super Bowl XXXIX, where they lost narrowly to the New England Patriots, 24–21. In 2006 the team earned its fifth NFC East title under Coach Reid and in 2008, the team won their 500th game. On January 11, 2009 the team defeated the defending Super Bowl Champions and current NFC East champion New York Giants 23-11 en route to their 5th NFC Championship in 8 years and 5th in the 10 years the Eagles have been coached by Andy Reid. In the 2008 NFC Championship Game, the Eagles lost to the Arizona Cardinals by a score of 32-25.

Logo and uniforms

File:NFC-Throwback-Uniform-PHI.PNG
Philadelphia Eagles uniform: 1989-1995
File:NFCN-75th-Uniform-PHI.PNG
Philadelphia Eagles 75th anniversary uniform: 2007

For several decades, the Eagles ' colors were Kelly green, silver, and white. Since the 1950s, the club's helmets have featured eagle wings, originally silver on a Kelly green helmet. In 1969, the team wore two helmet versions: Kelly green with white wings for road games, and white with Kelly green wings for home games. From 1970 to 1973, they wore the white helmets with Kelly green wings exclusively before switching back to Kelly green helmets with silver wings. By 1974 the silver wings took on a white outline, and this style on a Kelly green helmet became standard for over two decades. In 1969, the team introduced a stylized logo featuring an eagle carrying a football in its claws. This logo was redrawn several years later to be made more realistic.

However, both the logo and uniforms were radically altered in 1996. The primary Kelly green color was changed to a darker shade [RGB: 0,73,83]*[Hex triplet: #004953]* [CMYK: 100,15,26,70] & [PMS: 316C] officially described as "midnight green"; silver was practically abandoned, as uniform pants moved to either white or the aforementioned midnight green; and the traditional helmet wings were changed to a primarily white color, with silver and black accents. The team's logo combination - the stylized eagle and club name lettering - also changed in 1996, with the eagle itself limited to a white (bald eagle) head, drawn in a less realistic, more cartoon-based style, and the lettering changing from calligraphic to block letters.

Since the 1996 alterations, the team has made only minor alterations, mostly relating to jersey/pant combinations worn during specific games. For example, in 1997, against the San Francisco 49ers, the team wore midnight green jerseys and pants for the first of only 2 occasions in team history. And in the first two games of the 2003 season (both home losses to Tampa Bay and New England), the Eagles wore white jerseys with white pants. The white jerseys along with white pants are worn during all preseason games, since 2003. However, in every regular season game since the New England loss, when the team has worn the white jersey they have paired it with green pants.

The 2003 season also saw the first (though only subtle) change to the 1996-style uniform. On both white and green jerseys, black shadows and silver trim were added to both the green and white numbering. The stripe on the pants changed from black-green-black to black-silver-green on the white pants, and from a solid black stripe to one stripe of black, another of silver, with one small white stripe in between for the midnight green pants. The 2003 season also saw the team debut black alternate jerseys, with a green (instead of black) shadow on white numbers, and silver trim. These black jerseys have been worn for two selected home games each season (usually the first home game after BYE week and season finale). In the 2003 and 2004 regular-season home finales, the team wore the green road pants with the black alternate jerseys, but lost each game. Since then, the Eagles have only worn the black jerseys with the white pants. However, the Eagles did not wear the alternate black jersey during the 2007 season, but the black jerseys with white pants re-appeared for the 2008 Thanksgiving night game against the Arizona Cardinals. The team also started wearing black shoes exclusively in 2004.

To celebrate the team's 75th anniversary, the 2007 uniforms feature a 75th season logo patch on the left shoulder. In addition, the team wore 'throwback' jerseys in a 2007 game against the Detroit Lions. The yellow and blue jerseys, the same colors found on Philadelphia's city flag, are based on those worn by the Philadelphia Eagles in the team's inaugural season, and were the same colors used by the former Frankford Yellowjackets franchise prior to their suspension of operations in 1931. The Eagles beat Detroit, 56-21[2].

Season-by-season records

Fight song

Fly, Eagles Fly, on The Road to Victory!

Fight, Eagles, Fight, Score a Touchdown 1-2-3!

Hit 'em low, hit 'em high,

And watch our Eagles fly!

Fly, Eagles fly, On The Road to Victory!

E-A-G-L-E-S Eagles!

The Eagles fight song is heard after every Eagles touchdown at home and before the team is introduced prior to kickoff.

Eagles fans

Although the methodology may vary, studies that attempt to rank the 32 fan bases in the NFL consistently place Eagles fans among the best in the league, noting their "unmatched fervor."[3]

The American City Business Journals, which conducts a regular study to determine the most loyal fans in the NFL, evaluates fans based primarily on attendance-related factors,[4] and ranked Eagles fans third in both 1999[5] and 2006.[6] The 2006 study called the fans "incredibly loyal," noting that they filled 99.8 percent of the seats in the stadium over the previous decade.[7] Forbes placed the Eagles fans first in its 2008 survey,[8] which was based on the correlation between team performance and fan attendance.[9] ESPN.com placed Eagles fans fourth in the league in its 2008 survey, citing the connection between the team's performance and the mood of the city.[10]

The studies note that — win or lose — Eagles fans can be counted on to pack their stadium. As of August 2008, the team had sold out 71 consecutive games, and 70,000 were on the team's waiting list for season tickets.[10] Despite finishing with a 6-10 record in the 2005-2006 season, the Eagles ranked second in the NFL in merchandise sales, and single-game tickets for the next season were sold out minutes after phone and Internet lines opened.[11]

While praising their loyalty, the Forbes study, also calls the team's fans "famously cruel," noting their proclivity for picking fights and harassing fans of visiting teams.[8] Some local media have criticized portions of the fan base, calling them "aggressive, drunken louts with a penchant for harassing women."[12]

Some Eagles fans have been involved in a series of high-profile incidents of rowdy behavior, including:

  • Bounty Bowl II, where a barrage of snowballs and batteries from the stands forced police to escort Dallas Cowboys head coach Jimmy Johnson, off the field;[13]
  • "all-out debauchery" at the November 10, 1997, game against the San Francisco 49ers, featuring a fan with a flare gun, a large brawl on an upper level, and an Eagles fan being mauled because his friend was wearing a New York Giants jacket;[14] all leading to six arrests and 269 ejections from the stadium, as well as a ban on beer sales for the remainder of the season and the introduction of the famous "Eagles Court" in the stadium's basement;[15]
  • booing the Easter Bunny;[16]
  • pelting Santa Claus with snowballs;[16] and
  • cheering after watching Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin suffer a career-ending injury[17] that required him to be removed from the field on a stretcher.[18][19]

Police say that rowdy behavior has decreased since the Eagles moved to Lincoln Financial Field in 2003. Increased costs have priced out some of the problem fans and increased security measures have given stadium staff the ability to address unruliness more quickly,[20] though ESPN still advises fans of opposing teams to "tread lightly" when visiting Lincoln Field.[10]

Charitable activity

Eagles Fly for Leukemia, Ronald McDonald Houses

In 1971, Kim Hill, the daughter of Philadelphia Eagles tight end Fred Hill was diagnosed with leukemia. As Hill and his family dealt with the devastating blow to the family, his teammates and owner Leonard Tose pledged their emotional support.

As Fred continued to research Kim's leukemia, the support of Leonard Tose and the Philadelphia Eagles continued to inspire him. The Eagles held fund raising dinners, the team made individual contributions, and Fred and Kim continued to bravely battle this disease.

After Kim's successful treatment, Fred realized how powerful the spirit of solidarity that his teammates displayed truly was. Fred became committed to helping other families battle pediatric cancers. From helping them identify resources, to assisting financially, Fred and his teammates continued their fight against childhood cancers. In 1972, Philadelphia Eagles owner Leonard Tose officially recognized Eagles Fly for Leukemia as the official philanthropy of the Philadelphia Eagles Football Club.

The spirit of the Eagles and Leonard Tose led to the development of the world's first Ronald McDonald House, a place for families to find shelter when their children are sick. Now, over 200 Ronald McDonald houses shelter thousands of families around the world.

The spirit continued, and over the last 30 years, "Eagles Fly for Leukemia" has raised over $10 million towards pediatric cancer research and Family Support.

In 1991, Eagles Fly for Leukemia soared higher, and established itself as a free-standing non-profit organization, outside of the Philadelphia Eagles Football Club. However, the spirit remains, with the Eagles continuing to support and encourage Eagles Fly for Leukemia initiatives.

Eagles Youth Partnership

In 1995, in an effort to better give back to the community, Eagles Youth Partnership (EYP) was formed as a 501(c)(3) public charity in the emerging field of sports philanthropy.

Eagles Youth Partnership (EYP) serves over 50,000 low income children in the Greater Philadelphia region every year via two mobile units, the Eagles Eye Mobile, which gives eye examinations, and the Eagles Book Mobile, a literacy program. EYP is also known for annual playground builds in underserved neighborhoods, an annual chess tournament, and a variety of other programs and events.

The Philadelphia Eagles Football Club is the EYP's largest funder. The Eagles also donate free office space, staff support and other resources in support of the organization. Corporate, foundation and individual donors join to support Eagles Youth Partnership's efforts.

Players of note

Current roster

Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve


As of December 18, 2024. Rookies in italics.

53 active, 7 reserve, 16 practice squad (+1 exempt)

Pro Football Hall of Famers

Retired numbers

Eagles Honor Roll

In 1987, the Eagles Honor Roll was established. Each Eagle player who had by then been elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame was among the inaugural induction class.

Current Eagles Honor Roll members include:

Despite having his number 70 retired, Al Wistert has not yet been inducted into the Eagles Honor Roll.

Bednarik, Bell, Pihos, Van Buren, McDonald, White and broadcaster Bill Campbell have all been inducted into the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame.

75th anniversary team

Other notable alumni (excluding Hall of Fame and Honor Roll inductees)

Coaches of note

Current staff

Front office
  • Chairman/CEO – Jeffrey Lurie
  • President – Don Smolenski
  • General manager/executive vice president – Howie Roseman
  • Assistant general manager – Alec Halaby
  • Assistant general manager – Jon Ferrari
  • Senior advisor to the general manager/chief security officer – Dom DiSandro
  • Vice president of football operations – Jeff Scott
  • Senior vice president/Tertiary football executive – Bryce Johnston
  • Senior personnel director/advisor to the general manager – Matt Russell
  • Senior personnel director/advisor to the general manager – Dave Caldwell
  • Director of player development – Connor Barwin
  • Senior director of scouting – Brandon Hunt
  • Vice president of player personnel – Charles Walls
  • Vice president of player personnel – Alan Wolking
  • Director of player personnel – Phil Bhaya
  • Assistant director of player personnel – Jeremy Gray
  • Senior director of college scouting – Anthony Patch
  • Assistant director of college scouting – Ryan Myers
  • Director of football analytics – James Gilman
  • Assistant director of football analytics – John Liu
  • Director of football operations/pro scout – Ameena Soliman
  • Vice president of football operations and strategy – Adam Berry
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
 
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Vic Fangio
  • Senior defensive assistant/defensive line – Clint Hurtt
  • Defensive ends/outside linebackers – Jeremiah Washburn
  • Inside linebackers – Bobby King
  • Passing game coordinator/defensive backs – Christian Parker
  • Cornerbacks – Roy Anderson
  • Safeties – Joe Kasper
  • Defensive quality control/assistant linebackers – Ronell Williams
  • Defensive quality control – Tyler Scudder
Special teams coaches
  • Special teams coordinator – Michael Clay
  • Assistant special teams coordinator – Joe Pannunzio
  • Special teams assistant – Tyler Brown
Support staff
  • Head coach quality control – Tyler Yelk
Strength and conditioning
  • Head athletic trainer – Tom Hunkele
  • Head strength and conditioning – Fernando Noriega

Coaching staff
Front office
More NFL staffs

Radio and television

Beginning with the 2008 season, Eagles games will now be broadcasted on both 94.1 WYSP-FM and Sports Radio 610 WIP-AM, as both stations are owned and operated by CBS Radio. Merrill Reese, who joined the Eagles in the mid-1970s, is the play-by-play announcer, and former Eagles wide receiver Mike Quick is the color analyst. Former Eagles linebacker Bill Bergey is among several Eagles post-game commentators on WYSP.

Most preseason games are televised on WPVI, the local ABC owned and operated station. Television announcers for these preseason games are Gus Johnson and Charley Casserly.

Eagles radio announcers

Years Flagship station Play-by-Play Color Commentator
1939 WCAU Taylor Grant Bob Hall and Harry McTique
1940-41 WCAU Byrum Saam Bob Hall
1942-44 WCAU Byrum Saam Chuck Thompson
1945 WCAU Byrum Saam Claude Haring
1946-49 WIBG Byrum Saam Claude Haring
1950 WPEN Franny Murray Del Parks and Jules Rind
1951 WCAU Bill Sears
1952-54 WCAU Byrum Saam Claude Haring
1955 WCAU Byrum Saam Claude Haring and Bill Bransome
1956 WCAU Bill Campbell Bill Bransome
1957 WCAU Bill Campbell Bill Bransome and Ed Romance
1958-59 WCAU Bill Campbell Bill Bransome
1960 WCAU Bill Campbell Ed Harvey and Russ Hall
1961 WCAU Bill Campbell Ed Harvey, Russ Hall, Jack Buck, or Tommy Roberts
1962 WCAU Bill Campbell Bobby Thomason and Tom Brookshier
1963 WCAU Bill Campbell Tom Brookshier
1964 WCAU Bill Campbell Byrum Saam and Tom Brookshier
1965 WCAU Andy Musser Charlie Gauer and Stan Hochman
1966-67 WCAU Andy Musser Charlie Gauer and Ed Harvey
1968 WCAU Andy Musser Charlie Gauer
1969 WIP Charlie Swift Clarence Parks and Thatcher Longstreth
1970 WIP Charlie Swift Al Pollard, Clarence Parks, or Thatcher Longstreth
1971-76 WIP Charlie Swift Al Pollard
1971-76 WIP Charlie Swift Merrill Reese and Herb Adderley
1978-81 WIP Merrill Reese Jim Barniak
1982 WIP Merrill Reese Jim Barniak and Bill Bergey
1983 WIP Merrill Reese Bill Bergey
1984-91 WIP Merrill Reese Stan Walters
1992-97 WYSP Merrill Reese Stan Walters
1998-2007 WYSP Merrill Reese Mike Quick
2008-Present WIP and WYSP Merrill Reese Mike Quick

Notes and references

  1. ^ http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/pdf/Y_B_YHISTORY.pdf
  2. ^ Eagles Unveil 75th Anniversary Plans - Philadelphia Eagles
  3. ^ Woolsey, Matt (2008-09-01). "In Depth: America's Most Die-Hard Football Fans". Forbes. Retrieved 2009-02-08. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |curly= ignored (help)
  4. ^ >Thomas, G. Scott (2006-09-04). "NFL Fan Loyalty: Methodology". Bizjournals. Retrieved 2009-02-06. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |curly= ignored (help)
  5. ^ George, John (1999-02-05). "Proven: Eagles' fans are fanatics". Philadelphia Business Journal. Philadelphia; Pennsylvania. p. 3. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |curly= ignored (help)
  6. ^ Thomas, G. Scott (2006-09-04). "Full fan loyalty rankings". Bizjournals. Retrieved 2009-02-06. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |curly= ignored (help)
  7. ^ Thomas, G. Scott (2006-09-04). "NFL Fan Support Rankings". Bizjournals. Retrieved 2009-02-06. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |curly= ignored (help)
  8. ^ a b Woolsey, Matt (2008-09-01). "America's Most Die-Hard Football Fans". Forbes. Retrieved 2009-02-08. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |curly= ignored (help)
  9. ^ Woolsey, Matt (2008-09-01). "America's Most Die-Hard Football Fans: Methodology". Forbes. Retrieved 2009-02-08. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |curly= ignored (help)
  10. ^ a b c Mosley, Matt (2008-08-29). "NFL's best fans? We gotta hand it to Steelers (barely)". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
  11. ^ Berman, Zack (2006-06-14). "Single Game Tickets Sold Out!". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved 2006-06-22. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ Lucey, Catherine (2004-11-08). "Fan crudity can't steel market from Birdbrains". Philadelphia Daily News. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 3. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |curly= ignored (help)
  13. ^ Myers, Gary (20007-12-16). "Down and dirty: Spy Bowl just the latest NFL grudge match". New York Daily News. New York, New York. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |curly= ignored (help)
  14. ^ Adamson, April (1997-11-18). "Violence at the Vet: Eagles say feathers will fly against future unruly fans". Philadelphia Daily News. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 7. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |curly= ignored (help)
  15. ^ Sheridan, Phil (1997-11-21). "Eagles, city plot tighter coverage for fan offenses". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. A1. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |curly= ignored (help)
  16. ^ a b Lyon, Bill (1997-11-23). "Law west of the sideline; Instant justice on hand to discourage louts". Austin American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. p. C14. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |curly= ignored (help)
  17. ^ "Cowboys' Irvin to retire". Associated Press. 2000-07-11. Retrieved 2009-02-20. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |curly= ignored (help)
  18. ^ "Where Eagles fly: Eagles overcome inept offense to upset Cowboys". Associated Press. 2006-03-27. Retrieved 2009-02-19. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |curly= ignored (help)
  19. ^ Evans, Judith (1999-10-12). "Fans Criticized After Cheering Hurt Irvin". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. p. D7. Retrieved 2009-02-20. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |curly= ignored (help)
  20. ^ Yost, Mark (2008-10-14). "NFL's Eagles tackle drunken, rowdy fans". Wall Street Journal. New York City, New York. Retrieved 2009-02-19. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |curly= ignored (help)

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