An esteemed group met at the NovaCare Complex to discuss their picks.
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Blue-ribbon panel on picking the all-time best Eagle It's difficult to span eras and name the greatest ever
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A CLOSE CALL
The best ever. How do you judge? How do you cross eras and compare? Just what is universal, what is the tipping point for such an honor as being named the best ever for a franchise that has existed for more than seven decades? Championships.
- Pick for No. 1 came down to two
MINISTER OF DEFENSE
The eyes. Everyone remembers the eyes. When Reggie White was bearing down on a quarterback, pushing forward like a bull, his eyes foretold the impact: I'm coming. You can't stop me.
POLL
Who would you vote for as the best player in Eagles' history?
CONCRETE CHARLIE
In 1960, many players in the NFL might have thought they could play both ways. Chuck Bednarik did, and excelled.
- 5 - Brian Dawkins
- 6 - Wilbert Montgomery
- 7 - Pete Pihos
- 8 - Bob Brown
- 9 - Donovan McNabb
- 10 - Bill Bergey
REMAINDER OF THE TOP 10
He was of boundless energy and without a fear, that little spark plug with no face mask.
THE GREATEST GAME
It wasn't for an NFL title. It wasn't the Super Bowl. At the time, however, it seemed even bigger, even better. It was the Cowboys.
THE BIGGEST PLAY
Weeks after flattening Frank Gifford, Chuck Bednarik's game-ending tackle clinched the 1960 NFL championship.
OTHERS IN THE TOP 75
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THE BEST COACH
The current coach has the best winning percentage and most overall wins of any Eagles coach. He also is subject to slings and arrows for falling short of a Lombardi Trophy, thus far.
THE TOP TEAM
Pick, the editor-man ordered. Pick the greatest Eagles team ever as part of the observance of 75 years of Birds. Go on, pick.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Zooey Deschanel thought that she might explode.
"I've been writing music since I was a little girl," says the 28-year-old indie-movie ingenue who makes up half of She & Him. The duo will play the Trocadero tomorrow in support of their fetching folk-rock debut, Volume One.
NEWS
With nicknames like 'Bent Finger Lou' and 'Nicky the Hat,' the alleged Delco Nosta mob represented an "enormous moneymaker" and potential for violence, officials say.
One alleged mobster discussed having another killed, records show. Instead, he settled on having the victim beaten badly.
One alleged mobster discussed having another killed, records show. Instead, he settled on having the victim beaten badly.
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