Pete Pihos

Receptions:	373
Receiving yards:	5,619
Receiving touchdowns:	61

Pete Pihos
	Pihos c. 1955
No. 35
Position:	End
Personal information
Born:	October 22, 1923; Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Died:	August 16, 2011 (aged 87); Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:	Austin ; (Chicago, Illinois)
College:	Indiana (1942–1943, 1945–1946)
NFL draft:	1945 / Round: 5 / Pick: 41
Career history
As a player:
	Philadelphia Eagles (1947–1955);
As a coach:
	National Agricultural (1956–1958) ; Head coach; Tulane (1959–1960) ; Ends coach; Hammonton Bakers (1962–1963) ; Head coach; Richmond Rebels (1964–1965) ; Head coach;
Career highlights and awards
	2× NFL champion (1948, 1949); 6× First-team All-Pro (1948, 1949, 1952–1955); 6× Pro Bowl (1950–1955); 3× NFL receptions leader (1953–1955); 2× NFL receiving yards leader (1953, 1955); NFL receiving touchdowns co-leader (1953); NFL 1940s All-Decade Team; Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame; Philadelphia Eagles 75th Anniversary Team; First-team All-American (1943); Second-team All-American (1945); 2× First-team All-Big Ten (1943, 1945); 2× Second-team All-Big Ten (1942, 1946);
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:
Receptions:	373
Receiving yards:	5,619
Receiving touchdowns:	61
Head coaching record
Career:	College: 14–7–1 (.659) ; Professional: 15–13–1 (.534) ; Total: 29–20–2 (.588)
Military career
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1944–1946
Rank	2nd Lieutenant
Unit	35th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War II
	Player stats at PFR
	Pro Football Hall of Fame
	College Football Hall of Fame

Peter Louis Pihos (/piːhoʊs/;^[2] October 22, 1923 – August 16, 2011) was an American football player and coach.

Pihos played college football as an end and fullback for the Indiana Hoosiers from 1942 to 1943 and 1945 to 1946. He was selected as a first-team All-American in 1942, 1943 and 1945. His college playing career was interrupted by service in the United States Army during World War II. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1966, the first Indiana player to be so honored.

Pihos played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1947 to 1955. While with the Eagles, he helped the team win back-to-back NFL championships in 1948 and 1949. He was selected six times to play in the Pro Bowl (1950–1955) and six times as a first-team All-Pro (1948, 1949, 1952–1955). During his career, he was one of the NFL's leading receivers. He was named to the NFL 1940s All-Decade Team in 1969 and inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1970.

After his playing career was over, Pihos was the head football coach for National Agricultural College (later renamed Delaware Valley University) from 1956 to 1958. He also held coaching positions with Tulane University (assistant coach, 1959–1960) and the Richmond Rebels (head coach, 1964–1965).

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^ "Football Archived Seasons". athletics.delval.edu. November 12, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
^ "Pete Pihos, Hall of Fame NFL star of 1940s and '50s, dies at 87". The Washington Post. August 16, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2017. pronounced PEA-hoce

[2] "Football Archived Seasons". athletics.delval.edu. November 12, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2024.

[WAPO-3] "Pete Pihos, Hall of Fame NFL star of 1940s and '50s, dies at 87". The Washington Post. August 16, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2017. pronounced PEA-hoce

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