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Originally Posted by JackK

Once again no one knows what they're talking about...

Just to set the facts straight:

That incident happened in a game where the Eagles were being whooped by the Vikings... The 60's, I think. Horrible weather, wind chill, ice, slush, etc... Yet still >50,000 people showed up to watch a 2-11 team (what was the attendance at Pats games before they hit the great era they're in now? ). Eagles started strong, but by the half they were getting thoroughly outplayed by the Vikes. The halftime show was supposed to be a big deal with a sleigh riding Santa, cheerleader elves, etc etc... But the 'official' Santa never showed up. Plus, the weather & field made it so that none of the scheduled floats & fanfare could enter, they got stuck. So, instead, the entertainment director asked a drunk, 170 lb fan in a ragged Santa costume to parade around the field, which really teed the fans off. So they serenaded him with snowballs.

So to set it, once and for all: Philly fans didn't boo Santa, they threw snowballs at him.

We booed the Easter bunny

You might want to check your facts. Sea Dangles is actually right. While the fans did throw snowballs, they were booing, too. And if you look it up, you'll see that the guy playing Santa (Frank Olivo) wasn't drunk. It's one of those urban myths probably started by some drunk Eagle fan who wasn't even at the game. Check out "The Great Philadelphia Fan Book" if you want some good stories about Philly fans.