The Philadelphia Eagles are an American football team headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Eagles are a member of the National Football Conference East division of the National Football League.
At Lincoln Financial Field, the team plays its home games. Let’s talk about the two founders involved in its creation.
Meet Bert Bell, Founders of Philadelphia Eagles
From 1946 until his death in 1959, De Benneville, also known as Bert Bell, was the commissioner of the National Football League (NFL).
He helped make the NFL the most financially viable sports enterprise and dominant sports attraction in the United States as commissioner, by introducing competitive parity into the league to increase the league’s commercial sustainability and boost its popularity (US). He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s charter class after he passed away.
Bell was a quarterback at the University of Pennsylvania and led his team to the Rose Bowl in 1917. He returned to Penn after serving in the US Army during World War I and later became an assistant football coach for the Quakers in the 1920s. He was a co-founder and co-owner of the Philadelphia Eagles and an assistant coach for the Temple Owls during the Great Depression.
Meet Lud Wray Founders of Philadelphia Eagles
Lud Wray was born on February 7, 1894, to James R. Ludlow and his family. He was an American football player, coach, and co-founder of the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League, along with college teammate Bert Bell.
He was the inaugural coach of the Boston Braves (now the Washington Redskins) and the Philadelphia Eagles. He was also the head coach at the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned his undergraduate degree.
