Heritage

Ninety years of players and places. The number you owe each week comes off the same scoreboard these people played for.

The legends

Steve Van Buren
1944–1951
Ran the Eagles to back-to-back titles in 1948 and 1949.
Bowman Gum · Public domain
Chuck Bednarik
1949–1962
The last full-time two-way player. Sixty minutes, every Sunday.
Bowman Gum · Public domain
Pete Pihos
1947–1955
Hall of Fame end who caught the ball and hit like a lineman.
Bowman Gum · Public domain
Wilbert Montgomery
1977–1984
His 42-yard run in the 1980 NFC title game sent Philly to the Super Bowl.
Jeno's Pizza · Public domain
Harold Carmichael
1971–1983
Six foot eight. Caught something in 127 straight games.
Bertolinephotos · CC BY-SA 4.0
Ron Jaworski
1977–1988
Jaws. Started 116 straight games and took the Birds to Super Bowl XV.
All-Pro Reels · CC BY-SA 2.0
Randall Cunningham
1985–1995
Could run, could punt, could throw it 60 yards on the move.
Justvikings · Public domain
Reggie White
1985–1992
The Minister of Defense. 124 sacks in eight seasons in midnight green.
Erik Daniel Drost · CC BY 2.0
Brian Dawkins
1996–2008
Weapon X. Nine Pro Bowls and the emotional core of a decade.
Old man gnar · CC BY 3.0
Donovan McNabb
1999–2009
Five NFC Championship games. Still the franchise passing leader.
JO3 Corwin Colbert, U.S. Navy · Public domain
Brian Westbrook
2002–2009
Impossible to cover with a linebacker, too quick for a safety.
Keith Allison · CC BY-SA 2.0
Nick Foles
2012–2018
Backup quarterback. Super Bowl LII MVP. Caught the Philly Special.
Sgt. Kyle Richardson · Public domain
Jason Kelce
2011–2023
Gave the parade speech that the city has been quoting ever since.
Governor Tom Wolf · CC BY 2.0
David Akers
1999–2010
The franchise scoring leader. Twelve seasons of reliable points.
Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol · Public domain
LeSean McCoy
2009–2014
Shady. Still the franchise’s all-time leading rusher.
Matthew Straubmuller · CC BY 2.0
Brandon Graham
2010–2024
Stripped the ball from Brady to seal Super Bowl LII.
Keith Allison · CC BY-SA 2.0
Fletcher Cox
2012–2023
Six Pro Bowls wrecking plays from the interior.
Keith Allison · CC BY-SA 2.0
Malcolm Jenkins
2014–2019
Ran the secondary that held Brady to nothing when it counted.
Keith Allison · CC BY-SA 2.0
Doug Pederson
2016–2020
Had the nerve to call the Philly Special on fourth down.
Governor Tom Wolf · CC BY 2.0
Jalen Hurts
2020–
The challenge is named after him. The number comes off his scoreboard.
All-Pro Reels · CC BY-SA 2.0

The grounds

Franklin Field
1958–1970
Where the Eagles won the 1960 NFL Championship.
Unknown · Public domain
Shibe Park
1940–1957
Connie Mack Stadium. The Eagles played here for eighteen seasons.
George Grantham Bain Collection · Public domain
Municipal Stadium
1936–1939
The vast South Philly bowl the team called home in its early years.
Art View Card Distributors · Public domain
Veterans Stadium
1971–2002
Concrete, bad turf, and the most hostile crowd in football.
Wikipedia contributor · CC BY 3.0
Lincoln Financial Field
2003–
The Linc. Where this season’s numbers get set.
Wlaw422 · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Parade
February 2018
Broad Street after Super Bowl LII. Worth every rep.
Peetlesnumber1 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Image credits

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The Philadelphia Eagles wordmark is in the public domain. The club’s winged logo is deliberately not used here — it is available only under a non-free fair-use tag that does not extend to this site. This is a fan project, unaffiliated with the Philadelphia Eagles or the NFL.

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