NFC East Division Title (1961)

Lore & Background

On July 8, 1933, the NFL granted an expansion franchise to Bert Bell and Lud Wray and awarded them the assets of the failed Frankford Yellow Jackets organization, with Bell and Wray naming their team the Eagles after the symbol of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal. The Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers combined to form the 'Steagles' for the 1943 NFL season due to player losses during World War II; the team dissolved after the 1944 season.

Reader's Guide

The Eagles have won five league titles, three of which (1948, 1949, and 1960) pre-date the existence of the Super Bowl. The fifth and most recent championship was Super Bowl LIX. The Eagles' five championships are tied for the sixth most total championships amongst all 32 NFL franchises. With their victory in Super Bowl LII, the NFC East became the first division in which every team has won at least one Super Bowl; as of 2025 it remained the only such division. No division has had all of its members make multiple Super Bowl appearances, except for the NFC East.

Did You Know?

• Norm Van Brocklin was named NFL MVP in the 1960 season.
• The Eagles won the Eastern Conference Championship in 1960 and 1961, the only two times in the 1960s they won their conference title.
• The quarterback for the Eagles in 1961 was Sonny Jurgensen, not Norm Van Brocklin, who retired after the 1960 season.