- Pete Pihos
NFL player
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DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1923|10|22
Birthplace=Orlando, Florida
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Position=End
College=Indiana
DraftedYear=1945
DraftedRound=5 / Pick 41
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Honors=NFL 1940s All-Decade Team
College Football HOF
Eagles Honor Roll
years=1947-1955
teams=Philadelphia Eagles
ProBowls=1950, 1951, 1952,
1953, 1954, 1955
HOF=176
HOFYear=1970
CollegeHOF=40017Peter Louis Pihos (born
October 22 ,1923 , inOrlando, Florida , U.S.) was a professionalAmerican football player in the NFL for thePhiladelphia Eagles . He was a high school junior when his mother moved the family toChicago . His father was a murder victim, and when a suspect was acquitted, Pete decided to become a lawyer. He was just one semester short of a law degree when he became disenchanted with the idea. He's now living inGreensboro, North Carolina .College career
Pihos was an All-American at Indiana University, as a
defensive end . He led the NFL in receiving from 1953 through 1955 and earned first-team All-Pro or All-League honors six times and was named to six Pro Bowls.NFL career
Pihos was drafted in the third-round of the
1945 NFL Draft by the Eagles, but two years of military service prevented him from joining the team until 1947. During his nine seasons of play, he missed just one game.Immediately after Pete joined the Eagles, the team marched to its first divisional championship. In the playoff game against the
Pittsburgh Steelers for the Eastern Division crown, he blocked a punt to set up the first touchdown in the Eagles 21-0 win. Philadelphia won three straight divisional championships and then back-to-back NFL titles by shutout scores. In 1948, the Eagles defeated the Chicago Cardinals 7-0. One year later, Pihos caught a 31-yard touchdown pass in the Eagles 14-0 win over theLos Angeles Rams .Pete led the NFL in receiving from 1953 through 1955 and earned first-team All-Pro or All-League honors six times and was named to six Pro Bowls.
External links
*"Pro Football Hall of Fame:" [http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=176 Member profile]
*"College Football Hall of Fame:" [http://www.collegefootball.org/famersearch.php?id=40017 Member profile]
* [http://www.footballcardgallery.com/player/Pete+Pihos Pete Pihos football cards]
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