Mark Nordquist - G

Mark Nordquist played guard for the Eagles for 7 seasons - 5 as a starter. What can I say about him? If he were a baseball pitcher, the phrase "he eats innings" would be apropos.

Nordquist was drafted by the Eagles in the 5th round of the 1968 draft, after their earlier picks of Tim Rossovich, Cyril Pinder, Adrian Young, and Mike Dirks. (Mark was taken 6 picks ahead of guard Blaine Nye, drafted by the Cowboys.)

With incumbent right guard Jim Skaggs missing all of 1968 with injuries, Nordquist started all 14 games for the Birds as a rookie.

After spending '69 and '70 on the bench (behind Skaggs), Nordquist took over the starting right guard spot for all of 1971-74, starting 14, 13, 14, and 10 games in that 4-year span.

In April 1975 he was traded to the Bears for 2 draft picks, one of which became fullback Mike Hogan. Nordquist started 1 season for the Bears, then played only 1 game in 1976 before retiring.

These are Nordquist's three Eagles cards ('72, '73, '74). He was the Eagles' starting right guard from 1971-74, but Topps has incorrectly listed him as a center on his first 2 cards. (Although he was also the team's backup center in 1971 and for parts of '69 and '72.)

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