Peter Louis Pihos (born October 22, 1923 in Orlando, Florida, U.S.) is a retired professional American football player in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles. He was a high school junior when his mother moved the family to Chicago. His father was a murder victim, and when a suspect was acquitted, Pete decided to become a lawyer. He was just one semester short of a law degree when he became disenchanted with the idea. He's now...
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Peter Louis Pihos (born October 22, 1923 in Orlando, Florida, U.S.) is a retired professional American football player in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles. He was a high school junior when his mother moved the family to Chicago. His father was a murder victim, and when a suspect was acquitted, Pete decided to become a lawyer. He was just one semester short of a law degree when he became disenchanted with the idea. He's now living in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Pihos was an All-American at Indiana University, as a defensive end.
Pihos was drafted in the third-round of the 1945 NFL Draft by the Eagles, but two years of military service prevented him from joining the team until 1947. During his nine seasons of play, he missed just one game.
Immediately after Pete joined the Eagles, the team marched to its first divisional championship. In the playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers for the Eastern Division crown, he blocked a punt to set up the first...
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