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It was the dimming of an era for the Philadelphia Eagles, although few would have guessed it on that mild December afternoon in Franklin Field, and a final throwback moment for the NFL, a league edging toward the cusp of the modern age.

If one player on that day symbolized the passage soon to take place, it was Chuck Bednarik of the Eagles, a square brute from the hard hills of the Lehigh Valley who played both center and linebacker, every play, as the Eagles captured their most recent championship with a 17-13 win over the Green Bay Packers.

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This is the image from 1960 that everyone knows: Chuck Bednarik exulting after he knocked out Frank Gifford. But the Eagles didn't win it all until a month later, when Bednarik took down Jim Taylor with seconds to play.
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What was the best play in Eagles' history?
Bednarik's championship tackle
Randall's great escape
Mongomery's great run
Van Buren's TD in 1948
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