I was there . I got a job at 15 years old selling hot chocolate as a vendor. I lied about my age in order to get this job. I did not make much money but I got to watch every game that year. As you can see by the film the stands are shaped in a U shape and as a vendor you are allowed to cross the field behind the endzone in order to reach the stands on the other side. What a great thing I used to almost hang out on the field for so much of the game . For this game I practically sold nothing. I just used my vendor credentials and my hot chocolate tray to watch the entire game. That was the only year I worked at Franklin Field but the one thing it did give me is bragging rights. Great memory.
I was 5 years old and playing downstairs in our suburban Philadelphia home with my Alamo playset, that Santa brought me the day before, while my father watched this game upstairs. A reserved guy, he let out a loud "yes" at the end, and I ran upstairs to see what had happened. "The Eagles are World Champions," he said. That was my last experience of an Eagles' World Championship until February 4, 2018. Long time, those 58 years.
Wow, what a game! Great to hear all the all time great Eagles’ names. Bednarik, Brookshire, McDonald, Campbell, etc. What a great game! Fly Eagles Fly!!!
RIP Tommy Mcdonald Born in Roy, New Mexico on July 26, 1934, - Sept 24 2018 One of the most unique players in Philadelphia sports history, I am so glad I was able to watch him p lay
Watch him play? Tommy McDonald and Sonny Jergenson picked me up and threw me around like a football at a family cookout (Feil) in 1960. No Shit. My Uncle Ike Feil was a "friend of the Eagles" and was often on the sidelines in a wheelchair during games at Franklin Field.
I was a senior in high school and went to the game with my brother-in-law. Who knew that would be the last championship until the Eagles won the Super Bowl in 2017.
I was just 13 but remember seeing this game on television. I remember this was Norm Van Brocklin's last game. The holder in this game for field goals was Sonny Jergenson . He was quarterback for the Eagles '61-'63. I was a Redskins fan and remember the trade that sent Jergenson to the Redskins before the 1964 season for their quarterback Norm Snead. I think the Redskins got the best of that trade. I wanted the Philadelphia Eagles to win here and Super Bowl LII against the New England Patriots. This was the first year for the AFL.
One of my earliest sports memories, at 8, listening to the game on an old floor radio (it was blacked out in Philly). That was also the year of my first NBA game, being taken to see local kid Wilt as a rookie.
I remember watching this game. The last play of the game is an all-time classic ending, with Chuck Bednarik leading the gang-tackle of Jim Taylor at the Eagle nine yard-line and then taking his sweet getting off the pile. After seeing the clock go to zero, only then did Bednarik say "You can get up now, Taylor. This damn game's over."
Thank you for posting this. I have read about this game since the 1970’s but I never saw more than just a few plays. Some of the people are complaining aoout too many replays. I think that this is a collection of one of the team’s 8mm films of the game (because there is almost no footage in between plays) interspersed with some football cards and ads with radio and TV commentary mixed in. Considering that they probably had only scraps of film from the game, this is remarkably well done. The only reason that a full copy of game 7 from the 1960 World Series exists is that Bing Crosby, part owner of the Pirates, left to go to England before the game beacuse he was so stressed about the game. He had a kinescope (movie camera filming the TV screen) made just so that he could see it when he returned. The networks didn’t keep full copies of broadcasts, and apparently the Sabols weren’t in charge of NFL films at that time. This would have been one of the (if not THE) last championship game(s) that had an old-style atmosphere. The Eagles played at Franklin Field on the Penn campus. It was an afternoon game. A marching band performed at halftime. It’s very folksy compared to the modern Super Bowl atmosphere. Your dad played a heckuva game, too!
3 different announcers , replays on almost every play , terrific video , football on those types of fields have been gone forever , what a neat ballpark , franklin field
I think the legend of this game is that Chuck Bednarik sat on Jim Taylor to keep him from getting up, preventing the Packers from getting another play off. If you look at the film, there is about three seconds left when Taylor is down. The Packers had no timeouts, so there is no way they could have gotten in place to get a play off. Also, if you look at the film, it looks like Bednarik gets up right away. It's interesting that the 1960 ending is not unlike Sunday's thriller, when the Eagles once again won the game on the last play. I'm not an Eagles' fan, but I certainly extend my congratulations to all Eagles' fans. And if you are an Eagles' fan, and you didn't get a lump in your throat and a tear in your eye Sunday night, then you're someone I don't want to know.
If that Taylor/Bednarik play happened according to the legend these days, that would have resulted in the officials huddling for ten minutes and then ... who knows?
As a Packers fan who grew up watching Brett Favre, and reading so many books about the great Packers teams of the 50s and 60s, I've always believed that Bednarik sat on Taylor at the end of the game and kind of had this loathing for him as a player even though I knew he was great. This footage definitely changes my opinion.
@@David-ji5fi Best sports town...???? Not close...Boston has 38 titles... 39 in 2 weeks...NY 51, Chicago 29, Detroit 22, LA 20, Montreal 26...and what does Philly have...? 17....!~ Green Bay has 13 in football alone....Philly....? You got a ways to go kid....
Tarik Please let you're dad know that after all these years we still appreciate all he did. His kickoff return changed the whole momentum of the game and gave the Eagles the edge they needed to win.
Great game great team they just went out and outplayed every team they faced without shooting off their mouths about how good they were and they were good I was 13 yes. Old listening to it on the radio I can still name every player on that team
I remember my father taking me to Franklin Field for Eagles games in the late sixties. At one game I turned to my father and asked why a dummie was being raised up the flag pole. He said it was suppose to be the head coach of the Eagles who the fans hated. Bad season for the Eagles.
Chuck Bednarik never left the field. He played every damn offensive and defensive snap. A real Iron man. RIP to a legend... New legends were born today. Eagles nation rejoice!!! We CHAMPS!!!!
Way before my time, but I love these old games. They are just playing football without all of the theatrics. Not even names on their jerseys. Not all of the whining with every referee call. I enjoy these old games more than the current games.
When the Eagles broke through and won Super Bowl L2 against New England it ended what many called "the Lombardi Curse". The Eagles were the only team to beat Vince Lombardi in the Play-offs. And what is the Super Bowl Trophy called: "the Lombardi Trophy"! It was said the Eagles would never hold it! I am glad "the curse" is over because I am truly a fan of BOTH of these two teams!
The Packers missed chances early. Two times inside the 22 and only got a 3 points. Credit to the Eagles defense. They also missed a field goal at the end of the first half. Then when Green Bay took the lead 13-10, they let the Eagles return the kick-off 60 yards! This was the ONLY loss Vince Lombardi had in the playoffs (9-1)! The Packers would go on to win five Championships in the next seven years! (Still the record: 5 in 7)! Also three in a row (1965-67)! (Another record)! The Eagles would wait 57 years for their next one! Thank you for uploading this!
TOTALLY WATCHABLE! 2 notes: Bednarik not only played O & D he played on KICK TEAMS and made tackles! Van Brocklin WAS THE PUNTER, too! And a good one. Max McGee was the Packers punter and made a key fake for a nice run.
My uncle was Emllen Tunnell #45 from the Giants and he gave me one of his old helmets when he retired. It's a miracle that they all don't have major brain damage because it was literally nothing but leather.
Bill Quinlan was my uncle. The scariest toughest SOB that even Vince Lombardi couldnt control. But if he loved you he was the biggest sweetheart ever. Made my family so proud. But dont get on his bad side. Cuz he was a killer
The announcer at the beginning was wrong about the crowd being the largest ever for any NFL Championship Game up to that point. In fact, the crowd of 67,325 wasn't anywhere near the largest NFL Championship Game crowd up to that point. That distinction went to the 1955 NFL Championship Game at the Los Angeles Coliseum, which drew 87,695. However, the crowd of 67,325 made it the second-most attended NFL Championship Game (of the 28 held) to that point.
Am currently watching 2018 Wild Card game; Eagles vs Falcons.... Couldn't remember who was Eagles QB in 1960 NFL Championship game. Van Brocklin would later become the Vikes Coach. We fans suffered until Bud Grant was named Coach. 10 Atlanta- Eagles 6 at half time.
I was born only in 1966, but have recently become an expert on Vikings history. I do have to say I really like the Van Brocklin Vikings era teams; I find the 1961-1966 Vikings equally exciting and interesting as Bud Grant's more successful teams. Very many of the Van Brocklin players contributed significantly to Bud Grant's teams, and even some who didn't, like WR Dave Middleton in 1961, MLB Rip Hawkins (1961-1966), WR Paul Flatley (1963-1967, who therefore did play in the 1st Bud Grant season, before being traded to Van Brocklin's Atlanta Falcons, for both of Norm's 1st 2 coaching seasons, there: 1968-1969), I've found to be great players, & very fun to watch. And, of course, all of the following stars for Grant first played for Van Brocklin: joining the initial 1961 team: Fran Tarkenton, Tackle Grady Alderman, DE Jim Marshall, CB Ed Sharockman; joining the team in 1962: OLB Roy Winston, C Mick Tingelhoff, FB Bill Brown; joining the team in 1963: K Fred Cox; joining the team in 1964: DE Carl Eller, Guard Milt Sunde; joining the team in 1965: HB Dave Osborn, DT Gary Larsen, MLB Lonnie Warwick.
NVB dropped some dimes once he got going! They shoulda came out airing. Both teams were playing so tight. Lot of running and defense in those days plus bad field conditions.
I'm pretty sure that this is Chris Schenkel doing the game, and notice that it was played on a Monday (December 26 was a Monday; December 25, 1960, like this past year of 2016, was a Sunday). I suspect this is the last time that an NFL championship game was not played on a Sunday.
Gary, 1Perfect, it don't think it is. Similar, but I've heard some old bowling with Chris Schenkel, mmm, maybe slight speed variation is throwing me off. Here, this is Chris about 4 years before this, see what you think: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pu7Ex8ja4Lw.html The lead announcer reminds me of Bill McColgan or Bill Slater. Of course when the game starts it's Jack Whittaker. I wonder if the lead announcer is Schenkel but he was purposely doing a slightly different voice. My gut says it's not him.
Yeah Mr. Know-it-all GARY is wrong - Still played on a Sunday. Wrong again. There was Lindsay Nelsoin and JACK WHITAKER if you even watched the video which t ya friggin' TROLLGARY! Chris Shenkel was contracted by ABC anyway and this was an NBC game. BUZZ OFF Mr ASSthority
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The only playoff loss Ste. Vincent's Packers ever had. Van Brocklin refusing the head coach position because of Eagles turning down his demands for more scouting,
Interesting that neither team had kicking specialists. I remembered Bobby Walston our starting wideout was the field goal kicker but I had no recollection of Van Brocklin being our punter. I also did not remember Ted Dean getting so many carries and playing such a large role in this game. In addition to playing RB he returned kicks and kicked off for us. Nor did I remember that Tight End Max McGee was the Green Bay punter or his long run from punt formation. Paul Horning was their FG kicker
No plastic grass?...no skipping players?...no STUPID end zone celebrations?...no dancing?...no 10 minute video reviews?...no penalty flags on every play?...not a player down after every play?...no domed stadium?...no stupid 5 hour pre-game show crap?...actual dirty uniforms?...actual tackling?.....Oh...that's right....this is December 26, 1960...it was the game that was important!!! It wasn't:"Hey...look at me!!!". Real football with real football players!!! The ONLY championship game that Vince Lombardi would lose as a head coach!!! I'll take this over the s**t that passes for the NFL in 2019!!!
@@MarcKevinSmith You won't be missing anything at all, other than a bunch of overinflated egos, overinflated salaries and a bunch of other worthless junk.
line of scrimmage was on the 6-yard line, and Hornung was kicking from the 13. As another poster pointed out, the clownish official emphatically let everyone know it was no good.
When you look at old football highlights, you see the refs always giving their signals in an exaggerated, clownish way. I would love to know both when and who was responsible for putting an end to that. If you ever see a highlight of Tom Dempsey's record-breaking 63-yard field goal, you will see a referee leap off of the ground to call it good.
If Vince Lombardi would have went for a field goal on the first drive instead of going for a first down on 4th and 2, he would have won the game in the last drive with a short field goal!!
Larry G don't know that. It is called butterfly affect. Due to the short field by not converting that 4 and 2 gave the Eagles poor position which the Packers got the ball back on another turnover. Then the packers kicked a FG. If kicked a field goal on 4th and 2 that other FG probably doesn't happen. Completely different sequence would happen and that second turnover doesn't happens.
This should have been the first Superbowl, 1960 and let me tell you why!! The first 2 Superbowl 's weren't called "Superbowl" it wasn't until the 3rd Championship between NFL & AFL Greenbay Packers Won again, after that it was called Superbowl, remember I was alive for all Superbowl 's.
Pack coulda woulda shoulda won this game...went for it on 4th down too many times just kick the FG and they win going away... VTL would have had two 3 peats....
This is when football was actually good and not rigged. When it was actually real. It was called the gridiron. They played on actual grass that when wet became muddy. These are real men, unlike the people always offended over everything like in 2023.
I work @ UPenn, my first two years I worked in Athletics and I absolutely loved setting up the field goal posts, grooming the turf and seeing all the nostalgic history of Franklin Field! #FLYEAGLESFLY🦅🤍🦅💚
Big Packers fan. Went to business school at Penn from ‘87 to ‘89. Used to jog down to Franklin Field and then jog around the track. Of course, it was all artificial turf then, but I was aware of what took place there in 1960. The Eagles deserved to win that day, but the Packers were the better team. Green Bay could have put the Eagles in a huge hole early, but squandered its opportunities with failed fourth downs and a missed chip-shot field goal. VanBrocklin outplayed Starr and got his team in the end zone when he could, and that was the game.
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