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THREE of the ALL-TIME TOP 10 EAGLES WIDE RECEIVER TO ATTEND THE PHILADELPHIA EAGLES YOUTH FOOTBALL CAMP in READING, JULY 6-10, 2009!
PETE RETZLAFF Tuesday, July 7th 12:30-3:00 Pete Retzlaff (South Dakota St) - RB, WR, Tight End - (1956-1966)...His number 44 is retired by the Eagles. Once led the NFL with 56 pass receptions. He went to the Pro Bowl five times, and won the Bert Bell Award for NFL player of the year in 1965, when he caught 66 passes including ten touchdowns. He also served as president of the NFL Players Association. Tight end Pete Retzlaff played his entire career in Philadelphia, from 1956 to 1966, and ranks second in team history with 7412 receiving yards. Retzlaff made the Pro Bowl five times, once as a first team All Pro, and his best season was his All Pro season of 1965. That year, Retzlaff had career highs in receptions (66), receiving yards (1190) and TD catches (10).
BEN HAWKINS Wednesday, July 8th 12:30-3:00 Ben Hawkins (Arizona State) Wide Receiver - Ben Hawkins played most of his career in Philly, from 1966 to 1973, and ranks seventh in team history with 4764 receiving yards. Hawkins had his best season in 1967, with career highs in receptions (59), receiving yards (1265, which led the NFL) and TD catches (10). http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=7629
FRED BARNETT Thursday, July 9th 9:30-12:00 Fred Barnett. Fred Barnett played for the Eagles most of his career, from 1990 to 1995, and ranks eighth in franchise history with 4634 receiving yards. Barnett made the Pro Bowl in 1992, but his best overall season was 1994, when he had career highs in receptions (78) and receiving yards (1127) with 5 touchdown catches. Barnett played in eight NFL seasons from 1990 to 1997 for the Eagles and the Dolphins. He made the Pro Bowl following the 1992 season and was known for his ability to make acrobatic catches. He was the receiver on one of the Eagles' longest plays of all time, a 95-yard touchdown pass from Randall Cunningham in a 1990 game against the Buffalo Bills.
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