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Buddy was the originator of the "Aints" in 1980 (and the paper bag over the head) as the team went 1–15 and also memorably characterized the despair of the typical Saints fan with the quip "When you go to Heaven after you die, tell St. Peter you're a Saints fan. He'll say, 'C'mon in, I don't care what else you done, you suffered enough.'" [1]
A local journalist and radio/TV personality, Buddy Diliberto, wore a paper grocery bag over his head to promote the brown bag special of Sonic, the Saints' sponsor at the time. Many fans took to wearing bags over their heads when attending games. The moniker "Aints" was also born due to the ineptitude of the 1980 Saints.
The 1980 team lost fourteen games to start the year, and fans started to wear paper bags over their heads with "Aints" on it before one idea to respond to the team "laying an egg" saw the team building and Mecom's apartment bombarded with eggs for a week. [10] In late 1984, he announced that the team was up for sale.
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There were visual cues of fans' displeasure, too. Paper bags. A stadium that emptied out. Some fans are displeased that Southern Miss (1-6, 0-3) has started a second consecutive season 1-6.
Saints' infamous 1–15 season, fans wear paper bags to the game against the Rams on November 24, 1980 in New Orleans. First series matchup at Anaheim Stadium. The game in New Orleans was the last for Saints head coach Dick Nolan before he was fired. 1981: Saints 2–0: Saints 21–13: Saints 23–17: Rams 18–8 Saints' first sweep of the ...
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