I’m almost a week late with this, but here you go. The Philadelphia Daily News polled a wide group of famous people to determine who’s the best quarterback in the history of the Philadelphia Eagles. I only go back to Jaws in my Eagle fandom, and I know Van Brocklin and Jurgensen could play, but Donovan McNabb is the greatest Philadelphia Eagles quarterback of all time. The 5 Pro Bowls, the 4 NFC Championship games, the overall winning.. You can’t beat it. No disrespect to Randall Cunningham… He’s the Pater Familias.
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#12 also had this amazing punt, and of course his most famous play, but Donovan has 4th and 26, and the time he embarrassed the Cowboys:
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If you put a funeral to the Benny Hill music, I’ll laugh.. Check out some of the celeb’s picks for best Philadelphia Eagles qb.
State Sen. Vince Fumo: Jeff Garcia. He was called upon to fill in and did such a fantastic job that he must have been the best, because the Eagles got rid of him after they found out how really good he was!
Chris McKendry, ESPN, Archbishop Ryan and Drexel graduate: While I’m tempted to say Randall Cunningham who transitioned the position into what we see today, Ron Jaworski is the best in Eagles history. Before Brett Favre, Jaws was the gold standard for toughness and durability. He also guided the Eagles to a Super Bowl, one of my favorite childhood memories. Besides, Jaws is an ESPNer . . . I’m not about to pick against the home team!
Larry Bowa, former Phillies shortstop and manager: Norm Van Brocklin. He won a championship for the Eagles and he’s led the only team ever to defeat Vince Lombardi in the final game. He was colorful and he was a winner.”
Suzy Kolber, Monday Night Football sideline reporter and Dresher native: As a kid growing up in Philly how could I not have the Eagles 1980 Super Bowl run engrained in my mind, and with Ron Jaworski at the helm. Not only did he play the game with joy, passion and a genuine enthusiasm that he maintains today, but he was the iron man before Brett Favre was the iron man. A true Philadelphia tough guy.
Kendra Wilkinson, co-star of E!’s “The Girls Next Door,” whose mom is a former Eagles cheerleader: Randall Cunningham. He was the first of this new breed of athletic quarterback who could not only throw, but also kept defenses on their toes because he was a great runner.
Who’s the best Eagles quarterback. Courtesy of the Philadelphia Daily News
Tags: Philadelphia Eagles, Donovan McNabb, NFL, Football
September 11th, 2007 at 10:10 am
A few of my favorite games from Donovan:
Opening Day of the 2000 season in Dallas — not a great game from him, but it was a huge win.
Late in the 2000 season when Donovan ran for 125 yards in Washington.
The game against the Cardinals in 2002 when he threw 4 touchdowns on a broken ankle — the only Eagles game I’ve attended… so far.
September 11th, 2007 at 10:34 am
the broken ankle game was a classic.