When Pennsylvania eased some of the
Blue laws and allowed Sunday sporting events, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh became available for NFL franchises as they could play home games on Sundays. The Frankford Yellow Jackets played their games on Saturday mostly when at home. During the offseason,
Bert Bell and
Lud Wray were granted an expansion franchise in the NFL for the rights to Philadelphia. The previous team, the
Frankford Yellow Jackets, were inactive for two years so their rights were pulled by the NFL. They joined the
Pittsburgh Pirates and the
Cincinnati Reds, for a
$2,500 entrance fee. The Eagles got their name from the Blue Eagle, which was used by American companies to symbolize their compliance with the
National Industrial Recovery Act, a program within
Franklin D. Roosevelt's
New Deal. The NFL Eagles' original colors were a light blue and yellow. The Eagles held their first training camp in
Atlantic City,
New Jersey. They scheduled their home games to be played at the
Baker Bowl in Philadelphia, which was also the home of the
Philadelphia Phillies of
Major League Baseball. The Eagles played at the Baker Bowl for three seasons before moving to the newer
Philadelphia Municipal Stadium in the south Philadelphia area. ==Regular season==