1947 Philadelphia Eagles

The 1947 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 15th in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 6–5, winning eight games. The team qualified for the playoffs for the first time in fifteen seasons.

Off Season
The Eagles for the 2nd year go to Saranac High School Field / Eagles Residence, in Saranac Lake, New York to hold training camp. Greasy Neale like having the Eagles train away from Philadelphia as they only trained in the area was when there was Wartime Travel Restrictions during WW II. Under Neale the Eagles would train in Wisconsin, upstate New York, and Minnesota when they could travel.

NFL DRAFT
The 1947 NFL Draft December 16, 1946. The NFL started a Lottery of a Bonus Pick for the FIRST PICK in the Draft. They would do this until 1958.

The Eagles would make 29 selections over the 32 rounds. They would get the 6th or 7th pick in the rounds they had picks. The top 2 picks in the draft was a Lottery bonus pick as the number 1 pick by the NFL Champion Chicago Bears Bob Fenimore a Back  that attended Oklahoma A&M. With the number 2 pick the Detroit Lions took 1946 Heisman Trophy winner Glenn Davis a Halfback from Army. He was unable to play due to military service required for attending the United States Military Academy. Cal Rossi running back from UCLA was drafted again this year with the 4th pick by the Washington Redskins, he was taken in error with the 9th pick in 1946's draft when he was still a Jr. in college, he declined to play pro football.

The future NFL Hall of Famers that were in this draft where Dante Lavelli(12th round), Art Donovan (22nd rd), and Tom Landry (20nd rd).

Some players drafted were signed by All-America Football Conference teams.

Player Selections
The table shows the Eagles slections and what picks they had that were traded away and the team that ended up with that pick. It is possible the Eagles' pick ended up with this team via another team that the Eagles made a trade with. Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away.

1947 Roster
(All time List of Philadelphia Eagles players in franchise history)
 * Link to all time List of Philadelphia Eagles players in franchise history