Franklin Field is a sports stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the eastern edge of the University of Pennsylvania's campus. Named after Penn's founder, Benjamin Franklin, it is the home stadium
An aerial view of Franklin Field in November 2008
Franklin Field during a 1925 Penn football game
The University of Pennsylvania Band and alumni spell "Penn" on Franklin Field during the Homecoming game in November 2019. Note the south and east stands are empty while undergoing renovation.
Penn hosts Harvard at Franklin Field (undated, from a 1905 book)
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. The Eagles compete in the National Football League as a member of the National Football Conference East divisio
Franklin Field
…game on WIP, as well as of the first television broadcast of a football game by Philco. From 1958 through 1970, Franklin Field was the home of the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). It hosted the NFL Championship Game in December 1960, as the Eagles defeated the Green Bay Packers by four points…
Shibe Park, the Eagles' home field, which they shared with baseball's Phillies in 1940 and then from 1942 to 1957
Philadelphia Municipal Stadium, the Eagles' home field from 1936 to 1939 and again in 1941
Steve Van Buren, Eagles halfback from 1944 to 1951, was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1965.
Chuck Bednarik, Eagles linebacker and center from 1949 to 1962, was inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1967. His tackle of Frank Gifford, then a running back for the New York Giants, in November 1960, is widely considered one of the hardest hits and greatest plays in NFL history