1964 Philadelphia Eagles season

Offseason

Joe Kuharich was hired as head coach of the Eagles after leaving the University of Notre Dame. He is still the only head coach with a lifetime losing record while coaching there, going 17–23 in four years. Owner Jerry Wolman gave Kuharich a fourteen-year, $1 million contract, and then traded future Hall of Famers Sonny Jurgensen and Tommy McDonald to the Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys.

The Eagles sent Lee Roy Caffey and their 1965 first round draft pick to the Packers. Earl Gros and Pro Bowler and Hall of Fame member Jim Ringo were acquired during Ringo's 1964 contract talks with Green Bay.

NFL draft

The 1964 NFL draft and the 1964 AFL draft were two different drafts held by their respective leagues. The NFL draft was held on December 2, 1963; its teams could draft any eligible player coming out of college. The AFL draft was held on November 30, 1963; it had territorial picks during the early rounds. These picks were players who lived in, or attended college, in certain areas, and was possibly the reason why the Eagles second round pick (sixteenth pick), was the AFL's first pick during the draft.

Some players made arrangements with AFL leaders to sign if certain teams drafted them; some signed contracts as soon as their last college games were over (on the field or in the parking lot).

The NFL Draft lasted twenty rounds with fourteen teams picking. The Eagles had the second pick in those rounds and picked eighteen players.

The overall pick in the draft was Dave Parks, an end from Texas Tech. The Eagles choose future Hall of Fame member Bob Brown, an offensive tackle from Nebraska. There were ten Hall of Fame members chosen during this draft, four of whom were chosen in the first round. The Dallas Cowboys had two, selecting Bob Hayes in the seventh round and Roger Staubach in the tenth round; however, Staubach was required to serve a four-year military obligation in the United States Navy before he could play NFL football because he was a graduate of the United States Naval Academy.

Personnel

Staff / Coaches

• Principal / Majority Owner – Jerry Wolman

• General manager – Vince McNally

• Head coach - Joe Kuharich

• Offensive Coordinator / Receivers - Herman Ball

• Offensive Assistant - Mike Nixon

• Offensive Line – Dick Stanfel

• Defensive Coordinator - Dick Evans

• Defensive Backs / Secondary – Fred Bruney

Roster

• Timmy Brown

Regular season

Schedule

Season summary

Week 3: vs. Cleveland Browns

;First Quarter

• CLE – Ernie Green 37 yard rush – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 7-0
• PHI – Ollie Matson 1 yard rush – (Sam Baker kick) Tied 7-7 ;Second Quarter
• PHI – Sam Baker 12 yard field goal – Eagles 10-7
• PHI – Sam Baker 42 yard field goal – Eagles 13-7 ;Third Quarter
• CLE – Paul Warfield 24 yard pass from Frank Ryan – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 14-13
• CLE – Jim Brown 40 yard pass from Frank Ryan – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 21-13 ;Fourth Quarter
• CLE – Gary Collins 12 yard pass from Frank Ryan – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 28-13
• PHI – Ollie Matson 7 yard rush – (Sam Baker kick) Browns 28-20 ;Browns

;Eagles

Week 12: at Cleveland Browns

;First Quarter

• CLE – Roger Shoals 0 yard fumble return – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 7-0
• PHI – Sam Baker 14 yard field goal – Browns 7-3 ;Second Quarter
• CLE – Sid Williams 0 yard fumble return – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 14-3
• CLE – Jim Houston 42 yard interception return – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 21-3 ;Third Quarter
• CLE – Lou Groza 37 yard field goal – Browns 24-3
• PHI – Timmy Brown 20 yard run – (Sam Baker kick) Browns 24-10
• CLE – Johnny Brewer 24 yard pass from Frank Ryan – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 31-10 ;Fourth Quarter
• PHI – Ron Goodwin 19 yard pass from Norm Snead – (Sam Baker kick) Browns 31-17
• CLE – Johnny Brewer 13 yard pass from Frank Ryan – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 38-17
• PHI – Pete Retzlaff 32 yard pass from Norm Snead – (Sam Baker kick) Browns 38-24 ;Eagles

;Browns

Standings

Roster

Awards and honors

Pro Bowl Players :Sam Baker (P) :Maxie Baughan (LB) :Irv Cross (DB) :Floyd Peters (DT) :Pete Retzlaff (TE) :Jim Ringo (C)

References

• Eagles on Pro Football Reference
• Eagles on jt-sw.com
• Eagles on Eagles.net

References

1. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their careers.
2. Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star team at any time in their careers.