Philadelphia Eagles Fans at it Again!

Philadelphia Eagles football fans are notorious for being tough minded and loyal fans to their team. They are also notoriously critical when their team is not doing well. They actually once booed Santa Claus (played by Eagle's fan Frank Olivio) and pelted him with snowballs when he made an appearance at half time back in December of 1968.

Here is the reference to the 1968 incident from the NY Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/30/sports/football/30nfl.html

An another article from Snopes.com indicating as urban ledgends go that it is indeed true:
http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/santa/philadelphia.asp

This last weekend the fans from "The City of Brotherly Love" were at it again. This time two San Francisco 49ers fans apparently ran their mouths off enough to deserve this snowball bombardment from the fans in that area of the stadium. The Eagles won last Sunday's game 27-13 convincingly over the 49ers. You can't chalk this outburst up to frustration.

Here is the Youtube video captioned "The Philadelphia Eagles fans let two misguided 49ers supporters know what its like in our house":



As a Giants fan I have been rooting for the Eagles when not playing against the Giants just as a hedge so that the Dallas Cowboys have less a shot at the division. For me it is ABD (anybody for Dallas) so I don't have antipathy for Philly fans but I do marvel at their toughness. Share your thoughts below. ◦

Philadelphia Eagles Fans at it Again!