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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.
Aug 17, 2011 · A few thoughts about Pete Pihos, one of pro football’s first great pass-catching tight ends. After a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease, Pihos died Tuesday in a nursing home in Winston-Salem,...
Aug 17, 2011 · When the Eagles played the Los Angeles Rams in the 1949 title game, Pihos opened the scoring on a muddy, rain-swept Los Angeles Coliseum field with a 31-yard reception and run in a 14-0 victory.
Aug 16, 2011 · Pro Football Hall of Fame end Pete Pihos died this morning at the age of 87. Pihos, a member of the Hall of Fame’s Class of 1970, starred for nine seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles from 1947 to 1955. He was a key component of the Eagles teams that captured back-to-back NFL titles in 1948 and 1949. His game-winning touchdown catch sealed ...
Jan 11, 2023 · As a member of the 35th Infantry in the U.S. Army in World War II, Pete Pihos was a part of the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944, rising to second lieutenant. He did tell his daughter about the bloody beaches at Normandy.
Aug 16, 2011 · PHILADELPHIA -- Pete Pihos, a Hall of Fame receiver who helped the Eagles win two consecutive NFL championships in the 1940s, has died. He was 87. Pihos died Tuesday at a nursing home in...
Aug 17, 2011 · Pete Pihos, 87, a tough, sure-handed Hall of Fame receiver who helped lead the Philadelphia Eagles to back-to-back NFL championships in the 1940s, died Aug. 16 at a nursing home in...
