Sprinter Frank Budd Signs with the Eagles
June 26, 1962 - Forsaking another shot at the Olympics for “my first love, football,” Frank Budd, Villanova’s great sprinter, today signed to play for the Philadelphia Eagles. Vince McNally, general manager of the Eagles, said that Budd signed a contract with no promises that he would be retained unless he made the squad. The Eagles weren’t exactly buying an unknown quantity in making Budd their seventh draft choice this year and signing the 100-yard dash world record-holder.