Eagles Hall-of-Fame receiver Pete Pihos dies at 87
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Eagles officials say Hall of Fame receiver Pete Pihos, who helped the team to a pair of NFL championships, has died. He was 87.
The team says Pihos died early Tuesday at a nursing home in Winston-Salem, N.C., after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Pihos was a member of the Philadelphia teams that captured consecutive championships starting in 1948. He made the game-winning catch in the 1949 game against the Rams.
Pihos finished his nine-year career with 373 catches for 6,519 yards and 61 touchdowns. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1970.
This circa 1950s image provided by the NFL shows Philadelphia Eagles receiver Pete Pihos. Eagles officials say the Hall of Famer, who helped the team to a pair of NFL championships, died Tuesday, Aug 16, 2011, at a nursing home in Winston-Salem, N.C. He was 87.
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Philadelphia Eagles receiver Pete Pihos (35), died Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011, at a nursing home in Winston-Salem, N.C. He was 87.
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Pro football Hall of Fame receiver Pete Pihos at his home in Winston Salem, N.C. Philadelphia Eagles officials say Pihos, who helped the team to a pair of NFL championships, died Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011, at a nursing home in Winston-Salem, N.C. He was 87.
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