Alfred Earle "Greasy" Neale (November 5, 1891 - November 2, 1973) was an American football coach who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1969. He was the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles from 1941–1950. Neale was born in Parkersburg, West Virginia. Before he became a head coach in the National Football League, Neale starred as an end on Jim Thorpe's pre-World War I Canton Bulldogs as well as the Dayton Triangles in 1918 and Ma...
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Alfred Earle "Greasy" Neale (November 5, 1891 - November 2, 1973) was an American football coach who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1969. He was the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles from 1941–1950. Neale was born in Parkersburg, West Virginia. Before he became a head coach in the National Football League, Neale starred as an end on Jim Thorpe's pre-World War I Canton Bulldogs as well as the Dayton Triangles in 1918 and Massillon Tigers in 1919. Greasy coached the semi-professional Ironton Tanks with his legendary style, flair and winning ways. A successful college coach, he also led his Washington and Jefferson College squad to the 1922 Rose Bowl.
Although it took Neale a while to pull together the needed talent to build a winning team, once he had the right ingredients, they stayed among the league's best for nearly a decade.
In three years Greasy had the Eagles in second place and, three years later, he had them winning their first divisional crown. His...
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