The 1964 Philadelphia Eagles season was the

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's 32nd

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in the

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Offseason

Joe Kuharich is hired as Head Coach after he leaves Notre Dame. He is still their only head coach with a lifetime losing record while coaching there, going 17–23 in 4 years. Owner Jerry Wolman give Kuharich an unheard of contract of $1 million over 15 years. He then trades future Hall of Famers

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to the Washington Redskins and Tommy McDonald to the

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. Earl Gros and Pro Bowler and Hall of Fame member

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are acquired reportedly when he tried to have an agent talk for him during Ringo's 1964 contract talks with Green Bay. The Eagles send Lee Roy Caffey and their 1965 1st round draft pick to the Packers.

NFL Draft

The 1964 NFL Draft and the 1964 AFL Draft were 2 different draft held by the respected leagues. The NFL Draft was held on December 2, 1963, and the AFL Draft was held on November 30, 1963. Where the NFL teams could draft any eligible player coming out of college, the AFL had territorial picks in the early rounds. These were players that lived in a certain area or went to college there. This could be why the Eagles 2nd round pick (16th pick), was the AFL's 1st pick in the draft. Some players made arrangements with the AFL leaders that they would sign for a set if a certain team drafted them, this was relayed to the AFL teams. Some of these players signed contracts as soon as their last college game was over on the field or in the parking lot. The NFL Draft was for 20 rounds with 14 teams picking. The Eagles had the second pick in those rounds. They ended up picking 18 players. The overall pick in the draft was

Dave Parks David Wayne Parks (December 25, 1941 – August 8, 2019) was an American football wide receiver and tight end in the NFL. He was the first overall selection in the 1964 NFL Draft out of Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University). P ...

, an End out of Texas Tech. The Eagle choose future Hall of Fame member Bob Brown, an offensive tackle out of Nebraska. There were 10 Hall of Fame members taken in this draft, 4 of them in the first round. The

get 2 of them when they take a chance on Bob Hayes in the 7th round and

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in the 10th round. Roger Staubach had to serve a 4-year military obligation in the US Navy before he could play NFL football because he attended the United States Naval Academy.

Regular season

Schedule

Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Season summary

Week 3: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week 12: at Cleveland 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

Philadelphia Eagles seasons

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