Philadelphia Eagles Codexery — Data & Quality

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Last full accuracy audit: 2026-08-28 · 163 entries checked · 145 flagged · 448 issues confirmed · 0 corrected · 448 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

Fly Eagles Fly Anthem — The song was not adopted shortly after the team's founding in 1933; it was introduced in the 1950s.

Fly Eagles Fly Anthem — The melody was not originally composed in 1933 for the Eagles; the song was written in the 1950s.

South Philadelphia Identity — The 1980 NFC Championship loss was to Dallas. Correction: The Eagles lost the 1980 NFC Championship to the Oakland Raiders (the game was played on January 11, 1981, for the 1980 season). The Cowboys were defeated by the Eagles in the NFC Wild Card game that se

South Philadelphia Identity — Chuck Bednarik is buried in Philadelphia. Correction: Chuck Bednarik is buried at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, which is a suburb of Philadelphia, not within the city limits of Philadelphia.

Midnight Madness Tradition — The Eagles currently hold training camp at Lehigh University is incorrect; the Eagles moved training camp from Lehigh University to the NovaCare Complex in Philadelphia in 2013.

Midnight Madness Tradition — From 1933 to 1984 the team trained primarily within Philadelphia city limits is misleading; while the team did train in various locations in and around Philadelphia, they also trained at other sites (e.g., Hershey, PA, and Widener University) during that perio

Reggie White Era — White arrived as a free agent from the Green Bay Packers in 1993: Incorrect. Reggie White signed with the Green Bay Packers as a free agent in 1993, not from them. He played for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1985 to 1992, then left for the Packers.

Reggie White Era — Culminating in their first Super Bowl appearance in nearly two decades during the 1992 season (played in early 1993): Incorrect. The Eagles did not appear in a Super Bowl during the 1992 season or any season of White's tenure with the team. Their first Super B

The Linc Atmosphere — Lincoln Financial Field was not the first NFL stadium to utilize solar power as a significant energy source; Gillette Stadium installed solar panels in 2006, while the Linc's were added later.

Intense Fan Culture — The tagline 'From the Paleto to the Super Bowl' contains a misspelling or misreference; 'Paleto' is not a known Philadelphia location or term.

Intense Fan Culture — The claim that 'the fan section in Philadelphia was so loud it was reportedly audible on television broadcasts from miles away' during Super Bowl LII is factually incorrect because Super Bowl LII was played in Minneapolis, not Philadelphia.

Franklin Field — The Eagles moved to Shibe Park in 1958, not directly from Franklin Field to Veterans Stadium; Veterans Stadium opened in 1971, with the team playing at Shibe Park (renamed Connie Mack Stadium) and later Franklin Field again for some games before moving to the

Swoop — The live mascot is a Golden Eagle, not a Gyrfalcon.

Swoop — The live eagle is cared for by the team's own falconer or a private raptor rehabilitation organization, not the Philadelphia Zoo or Lincoln Park Zoo.

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