The Philadelphia Eagles endured a miserable 1968-69 NFL season that put them in prime position to draft Heisman Award-winning running back OJ Simpson.

That is, until winning two games towards the end of the season, writes Matt Breen for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

The Eagles started the season 0-11 before running back Tom Woodeshick led the team to two straight wins late in the season, before finishing with a 2-12 season. 

“It was such a poor season that the victories at the end didn’t make much of a difference, really,” Woodeshick said. 

It did actually make a difference, however.

After being in the driver’s seat to earn the No. 1 pick in the 1969 NFL Draft and draft Simpson, the two wins led the Eagles to drop to picking third overall.

Instead, the Buffalo Bills earned the right to draft Simpson, while the Eagles selected running back and safety, Leroy Keyes.

Eagles fans were quite angry about losing out on the chance to draft and weren’t shy about letting their dismay be known. 

Woodeshick, however, was glad things played out the way it did.

“I’m just happy I never got to share a locker room with the guy,” Woodeshick said.

Read more about how the Eagles lost out on a chance to draft OJ Simpson at The Philadelphia Inquirer.

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