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Jan 18th, 2005, 10:36 AM
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Yo, they weren't firecrackers. They were snowballs.
It was Dec. 15, 1968. The Eagles were playing at home against the Vikings in a snowstorm. It was a game the Eagles would lose, falling to 2-12 for the season.
According to The Great Philadelphia Fan Book, written by sports radio hosts Glen Macnow and Anthony Gargano, there was supposed to be a Christmas pageant at halftime of the Eagles-Vikings game. But the conditions were so bad that a float couldn’t make its way around the field. Instead, a 19-year-old fan named Frank Olivo — wearing a Santa Claus suit and fake beard in the stands — was invited to run through two columns of cheerleaders on the field.
Whereupon, the Philadelphia fans heartily booed him and pelted him with snowballs.
What can I say. We're not pretty when we're angry.
It was Dec. 15, 1968. The Eagles were playing at home against the Vikings in a snowstorm. It was a game the Eagles would lose, falling to 2-12 for the season.
According to The Great Philadelphia Fan Book, written by sports radio hosts Glen Macnow and Anthony Gargano, there was supposed to be a Christmas pageant at halftime of the Eagles-Vikings game. But the conditions were so bad that a float couldn’t make its way around the field. Instead, a 19-year-old fan named Frank Olivo — wearing a Santa Claus suit and fake beard in the stands — was invited to run through two columns of cheerleaders on the field.
Whereupon, the Philadelphia fans heartily booed him and pelted him with snowballs.
What can I say. We're not pretty when we're angry.
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