RIP - Pete Retzlaff

Former Eagles' receiver and General Manager Pete Retzlaff passed away on April 10, 2020 at age 88.

Retzlaff played for the Eagles from 1956 to 1966, initially as a running back before switching to split end and eventually to tight end. He made the Pro Bowl 5 times and was 1st-team All-Pro in 1965.

He retired after the 1966 season, and was a local sports broadcaster for 2 years before filling the GM role from 1969-72. Among the players drafted under his watch were Bill Bradley ('69), Mark Moseley ('70), Harold Carmichael ('71), and John Bunting ('72).

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RIP - Timmy Brown

Timmy Brown, the Eagles' starting halfback for the first half of the 1960s, passed away on April 4, 2020 at age 82.

After 1 game with the Packers in 1959, Brown joined the Eagles in 1960 and returned kicks until cracking the starting lineup in 1962. He was their featured back from 1962-66, and made the Pro Bowl in '62, '63, and '66.

After the 1967 season he was traded to the Colts, and primarily returned kicks. His final game was Super Bowl III against the Jets.

1963 Eagles: Sonny Jurgensen, Pete Retzlaff, Timmy Brown, Tommy McDonald ("We don't need no stinking facemasks!")

Brown became an actor after retiring from football, appearing in both the M*A*S*H movie and TV show, as well as other movies.

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RIP - Tom Dempsey

Tom Dempsey, the Eagles kicker from midway through 1971 to 1974, passed away on April 4, 2020 at age 73. Dempsey was living in New Orleans, and had contracted COVID-19.

In 1970 he kicked a then-record 63-yard field goal, surpassing the previous 56-yard record.

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