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75th Anniversary Team Poll

Position: FREE SAFETY



We're asking you to help us select the Eagles' 75th Anniversary Team. Each week, we will ask Eagles fans to vote on a new position or positions, and pick from the choices offered to determine the best of the best from this franchise's colorful and celebrated history. PhiladelphiaEagles.com will announce the results of the voting around the kickoff of the regular season. There have been many, many, many great players since the franchise started 75 seasons ago in 1933. Here is your chance to vote on the best Eagles ever.

Bill Bradley
1969-76

Tied with cornerback Eric Allen for first place in franchise history with 34 career interceptions. First player in NFL history to lead league in interceptions in back-to-back seasons. 		Don Burroughs
1960-64

Known as 'The Blade' for his height (6-foot-4), finished with 29 career interceptions. Led team in interceptions in all but one season as an Eagle.
Brian Dawkins
1996-Current

Known as the man who revolutionized the free safety position and arguably the best safety in the game today. 		Wes Hopkins
1983-93

Thirty career interceptions, known as someone who separated receivers from the ball.
Joe Scarpati
1964-69

Twenty-four career interceptions. Not bad for a guy who was thought of to be too small to play pro football. 		Brenard Wilson
1979-86

Starting free safety on 1980 NFC Championship team. Led team in interceptions first three seasons.
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Positional Analysis by Pro Football Hall of Fame member Ray Didinger

“Free safety is one of the better positions in the history of the franchise. The Eagles have had some really, really good players at the position and they can’t say that about every position, obviously. For the purposes here, I would be shocked if Brian Dawkins doesn’t run away with the voting. He deserves it, because he is one of the best players at his position ever, but the Eagles have had a bunch of other quality players at free safety … - Full Story
 

Ray Didinger, author of the must-have Eagles Encyclopedia, is a Pro Football Hall of Famer and senior producer with NFL Films in Mt.Laurel, NJ. A former Philadelphia sportswriter, Didinger covered the Eagles and the NFL for 26 seasons before accepting his post at NFL Films.
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