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The Philadelphia Eagles Santa Claus incident was an incident that occurred during halftime of an American football game in the 1968 season of the National Football League (NFL) between the visiting Minnesota Vikings and the Philadelphia Eagles. The game itself is referred to as The Santa Claus Game.
The Eagles had planned a Christmas pageant for halftime of the December 15 game, but the condition of the field was too poor. Instead, the team asked a fan dressed as Santa Claus to run onto the field to celebrate with a group of cheerleaders. The fans, in no mood to celebrate, loudly booed and threw snowballs at "Santa Claus." [2]
The Dec. 27 Standard-Speaker (of Hazleton, Pennsylvania) noted: “Eagles fans took out their season-long frustrations on Santa Claus a week ago Sunday when they fired snowballs at the old gent at ...
This incident is often referred to by sportscasters in denigrating Philadelphia sports fans as being so mean they booed Santa Claus. [42] The Eagles lost the game, 24–17. [ 43 ] Olivo continued to attend Eagles games and even made a return as Santa Claus four decades later, at the Eagles' December 27, 2009, game against the Denver Broncos at ...
There will be no White Christmas in Bucks County, but conditions do look good for Santa Claus to navigate his herd of reindeer on Christmas Eve, and for the pivotal Philadelphia Eagles - New York ...
The Philadelphia Eagles center began reading aloud Clement Clarke’s “A Visit From St. Nicholas” poem to daughters Wyatt, 4, Elliotte, 2, and Bennett, 10 months. ... Santa Claus! “Wanna ...
The Eagles' 12–7 victory in this game gave them home-field advantage throughout the conference playoffs for the third year in a row. The Eagles tied a record by clinching the NFC East division crown (their fourth straight) after only their eleventh game of the season, matching the mark set by the 1985 Chicago Bears and the 1997 San Francisco ...
The Year Without a Santa Claus, a Christmas special from Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin, Jr., turns 50 this December. The beloved special was adapted from the book of the same name by Phyllis McGinley.