Editing Philadelphia Eagles (section)

=== Founding ===

The Philadelphia Eagles were founded in '''1933''' by Bert Bell and Lud Wray as a replacement for the bankrupt Frankford Yellow Jackets, which had folded in 1931. Bell and Wray purchased the franchise rights for $2,500 (equivalent to approximately $60,000 today).<ref name="wikipedia">{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Eagles |title=Philadelphia Eagles |publisher=Wikipedia |access-date=December 22, 2025}}</ref>

The team was named after the Blue Eagle, the symbol of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's National Recovery Administration (NRA), a New Deal agency designed to stimulate economic recovery during the Great Depression. The Blue Eagle represented American industry and workers coming together, making it a fitting symbol for a Philadelphia sports franchise.