Brandon_Project

My project is on the founding of The Philiadelphia Eagels. Which i have looked up and found 2 Websites on so far. I hope to find more. (**1/24/07)**

Today i found everything i need to know about my project. The Eagles made the NFL as a 1933 Expansion Team-(//is a term used for a brand new team in a sports league.//) They made the [|Super Bowl] twice but lost a hard fight both times. The team has won three [|NFL titles] thats really good.

//Midway through the 1931 season, Philadelphia's representative 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 former Yellow Jackets owners// [|//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. Some observers, however, believe the two teams should be treated as one.) 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 temporarily merged with the// [|//Pittsburgh Steelers//] //to form a team known as "the Phil-Pitt// [|//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.// //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 a// [|//Super Bowl XV//] //loss to the// [|//Oakland Raiders//]//.// //Philadelphia football struggled through the// [|//Marion Campbell//] //years 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 fanbase. From 1988 to 1996, the Eagles qualified for the playoffs during 6 out of those 9 seasons. Among the team's offensive stars during that period were quarterback// [|//Randall Cunningham//]//, tight end// [|//Keith Jackson//]//, and running back// [|//Keith Byars//]//. But the "Gang Green" defense is what defined the team, led by// [|//Reggie White//]//,// [|//Jerome Brown//]//,// [|//Clyde Simmons//]//,// [|//Seth Joyner//]//,// [|//Wes Hopkins//]//,// [|//Byron Evans//]//,// [|//Eric Allen//]//, and// [|//Andre Waters//]//.// //In 1999, the Eagles hired head coach// [|//Andy Reid//] //and drafted quarterback// [|//Donovan McNabb//]//. Since that time, the team continually improved and eventually succeeded in 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,// [|//Super Bowl XXXIX//]//, where they were defeated by the// [|//New England Patriots//]//. After a lackluster 2005 campaign, the Eagles returned in 2006 to win the NFC East Championship, eventually losing to the// [|//New Orleans Saints//] //in the divisional playoffs.//
 * THE FRANCHISE HISTORY** //**( The season in which the team compets with other teams.)**//

For several decades, the Eagles' colors were Kelly green, silver, and white. Since the 1950s, the club's helmets have featured eagle wings. At first they were silver wings on a Kelly green helmet. Then in 1969, the team wore two helmet versions: Kelly green helmets with white wings for road games, and white helmets 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 later redrawn a few years later to be a more realistic. However, both the logo and uniforms were radically altered in 1996. The primary Kelly green color was changed to a darker shade ([|Hex triplet]: #003b48) 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.
 * There Logo and Uniform colors and designs**

The Eagles currently begin each season with summer training camp at the football practice facilities of [|Lehigh University] in [|Bethlehem, Pennsylvania], about 50 miles north of [|Philadelphia] in [|Pennsylvania]'s [|Lehigh Valley]. Eagles' training camps routinely draw some of the largest and most enthusiastic crowds[[|//citation needed//]], often as many as 10,000 fans, of any NFL training camp. The Eagles' twice-daily practices are held from mid-July to mid-August. On the first day of 2004 training camp, Over 100,000 spectators appeared to see new star [|Terrell Owens] (who is now not currently on the team)
 * Eagles training camp**

In [|John Irving]'s novel //[|The World According to Garp]// the protagonist's sidekick is a [|transsexual] former Eagles [|tight end], played in the film adaptation by [|John Lithgow]. The [|1998] film //[|The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon]// stars [|Tony Danza] as a Philadelphia sanitation worker. Because his garbage truck fails to close its payload properly, he is forced to kick it shut. As a result, his leg becomes so strong that he can kick field goals beyond 50 yards, and the Eagles sign him as their [|kicker]. This fictional tale is similar to the true story of [|Vince Papale], dramatized in the [|2006] film //[|Invincible]//. Papale was a part-time teacher and bartender who had attended [|St. Joseph's University] and briefly played for the [|World Football League]'s [|Philadelphia Bell]. At age 30, he entered an open tryout for the Eagles and made the team, as wide receiver, where he played from [|1976] to [|1978]. In reflection of the fictional boxer, Papale was nicknamed "[|Rocky]." The 2003 [|Adam Sandler] film //[|Anger Management]// features [|Jonathan Loughran] portraying a Philadelphia sports fan who is a member of an anger management group, poking fun at Philadelphia's unfortunate penchant for losses and irate fans. Loughran is seen in the film wearing a #5 [|Donovan McNabb] Eagles jersey, as well as a #6 [|Julius Erving] [|Philadelphia Sixers] jersey. [|[2]][|[3]] Books about the Eagles and their fans include:
 * Eagles in popular culture**
 * //The Great Philadelphia Fan Book//, by [|Glen Macnow] and [|Anthony Gargano], both hosts on Philadelphia's sports-talk radio station [|WIP] (2003).
 * //The Great Philadelphia Sports Debate//, by Macnow and [|Angelo Cataldi], another WIP host (2004).
 * //The Eagles Encyclopedia//, by [|Ray Didinger] and [|Robert Lyons] (2005).
 * //A Sunday Pilgrimage: Six Days, Several Prayers and the Super Bowl//, by [|Anthony Gargano] (2005).
 * //If Football's a Religion, Why Don't We Have a Prayer? Philadelphia, Its Faithful, and the Eternal Quest for Sports Salvation//, by [|Jere Longman] (2006).
 * //The Great Book of Philadelphia Sports Lists//, [|Glen Macnow] and [|Big Daddy Graham], Philadelphia sports talk radio hosts [|WIP] (2006).

Season-by-season records //**Note:** W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties// + = Due to a strike-shortened season in 1982, all teams were ranked by conference instead of division.
 * Season || W || L || T || Finish || Playoff Results ||
 * **Philadelphia Eagles** ||
 * 1933 || 3 || 5 || 1 || 4th NFL East || -- ||
 * 1934 || 4 || 7 || 0 || T-3rd NFL East || -- ||
 * 1935 || 2 || 9 || 0 || 5th NFL East || -- ||
 * 1936 || 1 || 11 || 0 || 5th NFL East || -- ||
 * 1937 || 2 || 8 || 1 || 5th NFL East || -- ||
 * 1938 || 5 || 6 || 0 || 4th NFL East || -- ||
 * 1939 || 1 || 9 || 1 || T-4th NFL East || -- ||
 * 1940 || 1 || 10 || 0 || 5th NFL East || -- ||
 * 1941 || 2 || 8 || 1 || 4th NFL East || -- ||
 * 1942 || 2 || 9 || 0 || 5th NFL East || -- ||
 * **Steagles** ||
 * 1943 || 5 || 4 || 1 || 3rd NFL East || -- ||
 * **Philadelphia Eagles** ||
 * 1944 || 7 || 1 || 2 || 2nd NFL East || -- ||
 * 1945 || 7 || 3 || 0 || 2nd NFL East || -- ||
 * 1946 || 6 || 5 || 0 || 2nd NFL East || -- ||
 * 1947 || 8 || 4 || 0 || **1st NFL East** || **Won** Eastern Divisional Playoff ([|Steelers]) 21-0 Lost NFL Championship ([|C. Cardinals]) 28-21 ||
 * 1948 || 9 || 2 || 1 || **1st NFL East** || **Won NFL Championship** ([|C. Cardinals]) 7-0 ||
 * 1949 || 11 || 1 || 0 || **1st NFL East** || **Won NFL Championship** ([|L.A. Rams]) 14-0 ||
 * 1950 || 6 || 6 || 0 || T-3rd NFL AFC || -- ||
 * 1951 || 4 || 8 || 0 || 5th NFL AFC || -- ||
 * 1952 || 7 || 5 || 0 || T-2nd NFL AFC || -- ||
 * 1953 || 7 || 4 || 1 || 2nd NFL East || -- ||
 * 1954 || 7 || 4 || 1 || 2nd NFL East || -- ||
 * 1955 || 4 || 7 || 1 || T-4th NFL East || -- ||
 * 1956 || 3 || 8 || 1 || 6th NFL East || -- ||
 * 1957 || 4 || 8 || 0 || 5th NFL East || -- ||
 * 1958 || 2 || 9 || 1 || T-5th NFL East || -- ||
 * 1959 || 7 || 5 || 0 || T-2nd NFL East || -- ||
 * 1960 || 10 || 2 || 0 || **1st NFL East** || **Won NFL Championship** ([|Packers]) 17-13 ||
 * 1961 || 10 || 4 || 0 || 2nd NFL East || -- ||
 * 1962 || 3 || 10 || 1 || 7th NFL East || -- ||
 * 1963 || 2 || 10 || 2 || 7th NFL East || -- ||
 * 1964 || 6 || 8 || 0 || T-3rd NFL East || -- ||
 * 1965 || 5 || 9 || 0 || T-5th NFL East || -- ||
 * 1966 || 9 || 5 || 0 || T-2nd NFL East || -- ||
 * 1967 || 6 || 7 || 1 || 2nd NFL Capitol || -- ||
 * 1968 || 2 || 12 || 0 || 4th NFL Capitol || -- ||
 * 1969 || 4 || 9 || 1 || 4th NFL Capitol || -- ||
 * 1970 || 3 || 10 || 1 || 5th NFC East || -- ||
 * 1971 || 6 || 7 || 1 || 3rd NFC East || -- ||
 * 1972 || 2 || 11 || 1 || 5th NFC East || -- ||
 * 1973 || 5 || 8 || 1 || 3rd NFC East || -- ||
 * 1974 || 7 || 7 || 0 || 4th NFC East || -- ||
 * 1975 || 4 || 10 || 0 || 5th NFC East || -- ||
 * 1976 || 4 || 10 || 0 || 4th NFC East || -- ||
 * 1977 || 5 || 9 || 0 || 4th NFC East || -- ||
 * 1978 || 9 || 7 || 0 || 2nd NFC East || Lost [|Wild Card Playoffs] ([|Falcons]) 14-13 ||
 * 1979 || 11 || 5 || 0 || 2nd NFC East || **Won** [|Wild Card Playoffs] ([|Bears]) 27-17 Lost [|Divisional Playoffs] ([|Buccaneers]) 24-17 ||
 * 1980 || 12 || 4 || 0 || **1st NFC East** || **Won** [|Divisional Playoffs] ([|Vikings]) 31-16 **Won** [|Conference Championship] ([|Cowboys]) 20-7 Lost [|Super Bowl XV] ([|Raiders]) 27-10 ||
 * 1981 || 10 || 6 || 0 || 2nd NFC East || Lost [|Wild Card Playoffs] ([|Giants]) 27-21 ||
 * 1982 || 3 || 6 || 0 || 13th NFC Conf.+ || -- ||
 * 1983 || 5 || 11 || 0 || 4th NFC East || -- ||
 * 1984 || 6 || 9 || 1 || 5th NFC East || -- ||
 * 1985 || 7 || 9 || 0 || 4th NFC East || -- ||
 * 1986 || 5 || 10 || 1 || 4th NFC East || -- ||
 * 1987 || 7 || 8 || 0 || 4th NFC East || -- ||
 * 1988 || 10 || 6 || 0 || **1st NFC East** || Lost [|Divisional Playoffs] ([|Bears]) 20-12 ||
 * 1989 || 11 || 5 || 0 || 2nd NFC East || Lost [|Wild Card Playoffs] ([|L.A. Rams]) 21-7 ||
 * 1990 || 10 || 6 || 0 || 2nd NFC East || Lost [|Wild Card Playoffs] ([|Redskins]) 20-6 ||
 * 1991 || 10 || 6 || 0 || 3rd NFC East || -- ||
 * 1992 || 11 || 5 || 0 || 2nd NFC East || **Won** [|Wild Card Playoffs] ([|Saints]) 36-20 Lost [|Divisional Playoffs] ([|Cowboys]) 34-10 ||
 * 1993 || 8 || 8 || 0 || 3rd NFC East || -- ||
 * 1994 || 7 || 9 || 0 || 4th NFC East || -- ||
 * 1995 || 10 || 6 || 0 || 2nd NFC East || **Won** [|Wild Card Playoffs] ([|Lions]) 58-37 Lost [|Divisional Playoffs] ([|Cowboys]) 30-11 ||
 * 1996 || 10 || 6 || 0 || 2nd NFC East || Lost [|Wild Card Playoffs] ([|49ers]) 14-0 ||
 * 1997 || 6 || 9 || 1 || 3rd NFC East || -- ||
 * 1998 || 3 || 13 || 0 || 5th NFC East || -- ||
 * 1999 || 5 || 11 || 0 || 5th NFC East || -- ||
 * 2000 || 11 || 5 || 0 || 2nd NFC East || **Won** [|Wild Card Playoffs] ([|Buccaneers]) 21-3 Lost [|Divisional Playoffs] ([|Giants]) 20-10 ||
 * 2001 || 11 || 5 || 0 || **1st NFC East** || **Won** [|Wild Card Playoffs] ([|Buccaneers]) 31-9 **Won** [|Divisional Playoffs] ([|Bears]) 33-19 Lost [|Conference Championship] ([|Rams]) 29-24 ||
 * 2002 || 12 || 4 || 0 || **1st NFC East** || **Won** [|Divisional Playoffs] ([|Falcons]) 20-6 Lost [|Conference Championship] ([|Buccaneers]) 27-10 ||
 * 2003 || 12 || 4 || 0 || **1st NFC East** || **Won** [|Divisional Playoffs] ([|Packers]) 20-17 Lost [|Conference Championship] ([|Panthers]) 14-3 ||
 * [|2004] || 13 || 3 || 0 || **1st NFC East** || **Won** [|Divisional Playoffs] ([|Vikings]) 27-14 **Won** [|Conference Championship] ([|Falcons]) 27-10 Lost [|Super Bowl XXXIX] ([|Patriots]) 24-21 ||
 * 2005 || 6 || 10 || 0 || 4th NFC East || -- ||
 * [|2006] || 10 || 6 || 0 || **1st NFC East** || **Won** [|Wild Card Playoffs] ([|Giants]) 23-20 Lost [|Divisional Playoffs] ([|Saints]) 27-24 ||
 * Totals || 471 || 516 || 25 |||| (1933-present, regular season) ||
 * 17 || 17 || - |||| (1933-present, playoffs) ||
 * 488 || 533 || 25 |||| (all games, 1933-present, including NFL playoffs) ||
 * = Current Standing