Eagles 1960 schedule

Philadelphia EAGLES
1960

Owner James P. Clark
Head Coach Lawrence "Buck" Shaw

1960 regular season:
L 41-24       Sept 25        Cleveland browns
W 27-25     Sept 30        at Dallas cowboys FRI     Eagles' Bob Freeman blocks two extra points
                                                                         game attendance: 18,500, played at the Cotton Bowl on the Texas State Fairgorunds
W 31-27     Oct 9           cardinals
W 28-10     Oct 16         Detriot lions
W 31-29     Oct 23         at Cleveland browns
W 34-7       Nov 6          Pittsburgh steelers
W 19-13     Nov 13        Washington redskins
W 17-10     Nov 20        at NY giants    Eagles' Chuck Bednarik knocks NY giants' Frank Gifford unconscious at Yankee Stadium
                                                         Gifford remained unconscious for 40 hours, and did not play again until 1962
W 31-23     Nov 27        NY giants
W 20-6       Dec 4          at cardinals
L 27-21       Dec 11        at Pittsburgh steelers
W 38-28     Dec 18        at Washington redskins

10-2

NFL East standings:
Eagles 10-2
browns 8-3-1
giants 6-4-2
cardinals 6-5-1
steelers 5-6-1
redskins 1-9-2

NFL Championship
Dec 26,1960     Philadelphia EAGLES 17 - Green Bay packers 13           played on a Monday (due to Christmas)
                                                                                                                Eagles Chuck Bednarik played all 60 minutes
                                                                                                                Bednarik's game-ending tackle of Green Bay's Jim Taylor on the 8-yard line
                                                                                                                attendance: 67,325 at Franklin Field, Philadelphia
                                                                                                                portable bleachers were installed - normal capacity was 60,671
                                                                                                                Game Day programs - 50¢; hot dogs - 25¢
                                                                                                                packers Head Coach Vince Lombardi's only post-season loss ever

Philadelphia EAGLES - NFL Champions

1960 Title Game:
Gross receipts (incl. radio and TV) $747,876.
Net receipts $591,454.
Taxes and rentals $104,123.
Game operating expense $52,297.
Winning players' share $223,569.
Losing players' share $149,404.

winner's share: $5,116 each
loser's share: $3,105 each

After the game, the team celebrated with a party at Rittenhouse Square's Warwick Hotel.

The 1961 NFL draft was Dec 27 at the Warwick Hotel.