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The Worst Disappointment in Watching the Eagles. Copied From Another Editorial 008: Cardinals 32, Eagles 25. The Cardinals were 9-7. They won all six games with the weak NFC West opponents; with other teams the Cardinals were 3-7. An 8-8 record would have won the Western Division. The Eagles were 1/...

008: Cardinals 32, Eagles 25. The Cardinals were 9-7. They won all six games with the weak NFC West opponents; with other teams the Cardinals were 3-7. An 8-8 record would have won the Western Division. The Eagles were 1/2 game better at 9-6-1. Ponder five of the Arizona Cardinals losses. @ New York...

We old-timers remember Fred Cox and Sam Baker as placekickers and punters in the NFL. In college, they were both running backs who also handled all kicking chores. I never understood why their coaches never used them as running backs. Sam Baker from Oregon State played 18 years for Washington, Cleve...

I guess you could say he was the first lineman to gain publicity because of television and being an a cham[ionship team.

To say last week's game was a big letdown would be putting it mildly. It reminded us of several points in just about any sport. They are not new but deeply critical in both short and long term planning. I use the word Eagles rather team just to avoid confusing myself. 1. Philadelphia cannot continua...

He made Dick Butkus a better player. Butkus did not have as much ground to cover with the support of Doug Buffone. Imagine how great both would have been with just an average offense that gave them less playing time.

This was a prelude to the Title Game about six weeks. Except for the outcome, the games were close and exciting; and both were at Yankee Stadium. Baltimore had George Shaw at Quarterback because Johnny Unitas had an injured knee. Shaw completed 11 of 29 passes for 239 yards and three touchdowns. Ala...

We have talked about the three weeks in December which made football the number one spectator sport in America; but the New York Giants in week five and six were also big setting up the rousing finish. Week 6 at Cleveland Browns In the first quarter, Charley Connerly threw a 39 yard touchdown pass t...

These games were at Yankee Stadium on three consecutive Sundays in December 1958 Week 12-The Giants defeated the Cleveland Browns 13 to 10. In a blizzard, Pat Summerall booted a 50 yard field goal with about two minutes left in the game. Both New York and Cleveland finished at 9-3 forcing a playoff ...

I don’t know if yesterday’s win was sloppy or ugly. Nevertheless, some improvement in pass defense is a necessity if the Eagles are to keep winning. They did not play well against a quarterback who at this point is average. Big points: –in the first half, Eagles muffed two potential turnovers in the...