Daily News | From Brian Dawkins’ Bible to Nick Foles’ helmet, 9 historic Eagles items at the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Kendle said the Hall of Fame worked with the Eagles to collect items that embodied their underdog victory against the New England Patriots. Foles — the game’s MVP — was central.
Madden was an all-conference lineman out of California Polytechnic State University in 1958, and the Eagles selected him in the 21st-round with the 244th pick . Madden hurt his knee during training camp and never played a down in the league, but the injury also put him on the path to coaching. “Madden would say, ‘I don’t have hobbies. I don’t fish. I don’t play golf. I do football,’” Kendle said. “All the way up until the day he passed, he did football.”Vermeil wears his heart on his sleeve, but he stored his NFL secrets in massive binders.
Vermeil donated other playbooks, including a 2005 Kansas City Chiefs offensive binder and his playbook while head coach of the then-St. Louis Rams. Vermeil was also the first special teams coach in NFL history, and on display is his playbook from the 1969 Los Angeles Rams.The “Minister of Defense” spent eight sack-filled seasons in Philadelphia, but 1987 was easily his best.
White’s 1993 Pro Bowl jersey, which he earned during his first year with the Green Bay Packers, is also on display.Bednarik was known as “Concrete Charlie” for a reason, and the nicks and scratches on his helmet are hard to miss. Instead of taking their name and logos from their baseball counterparts like other new NFL franchises that season, the Eagles took their inspiration from the, symbolizing the National Recovery Administration, which was an important part of President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal program.
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