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  2. Philadelphia Eagles Santa Claus incident - Wikipedia

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    A song titled "The Great Santa Snowball Debacle of 1968" was released in 2006. [1] In 2009, Olivo returned to an Eagles game dressed as Santa Claus. [9] A book titled A Snowball's Chance: Philly Fires Back Against The National Media, which defended the Eagles fans' behavior in the incident, was published in 2012. [7]

  3. Eagles fans have long turned the page on snowball fiasco. 'No ...

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    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 ...

  4. 1968 Philadelphia Eagles season - Wikipedia

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    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]

  5. List of violent spectator incidents in sports - Wikipedia

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    During Bounty Bowl II at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia Eagles fans threw snowballs, chunks of ice, and various other objects at Dallas Cowboys players and officials as revenge against accusations by Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson that Eagles coach Buddy Ryan had placed a "bounty" on the head of Cowboys placekicker Luis Zendejas during the teams ...

  6. Eagles sell dirty snow from playoff game vs. Rams to fans for ...

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    In 1968, when a man dressed as Santa Claus walked out onto the field. He was booed relentlessly by fans who were upset about a disappointing season and hurled snowballs at him as well.

  7. Snowfall scorecard: Who got the biggest accumulation ... - AOL

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    People throw snowballs during a snowball fight, organized by the Washington DC Snowball Fight Association, with the Washington Monument behind, on the National Mall, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021, in ...

  8. List of nicknamed NFL games and plays - Wikipedia

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    The Santa Claus Game: December 15, 1968 Minnesota Vikings: 24–17 Philadelphia Eagles: Eagles fans upset by their team's poor season used snowballs to pelt a Santa Claus actor in a halftime Christmas parade. [14] [15] The Guarantee: January 12, 1969 New York Jets: 16–7 Baltimore Colts

  9. Saquon Barkley, Eagles see snowball effect as star RB ... - AOL

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    Saquon Barkley, Eagles see snowball effect as star RB breaks big scoring runs on Rams. Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY. Updated January 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM.