From Santa’s snowballs to a fiery Super Bowl celebration, the city has struggled to handle success.
This one is a classic ugly Philadelphia moment. The holiday spirit was not present on Dec. 15, 1968. And the treatment that Santa got just 10 days before Christmas was a special level and was the bar for bad behavior by Philadelphia faithful.“We were 4-10 the last game of my rookie year, and the fans booed Santa Claus,” said Edwards, who spent nine seasons with the Eagles. “He was throwing presents into the crowd. And they just threw ’em back.
To be fair, a few rotten eggs should not categorize an entire fanbase. And this case, it was one terrible person that decided to commit this atrocity. But this one is arguably the most harmful and traumatizing moment committed by Philadelphia sports fans. Matthew Clemmens, 21, was charged with simple assault and harassment while being held on $36,000 bail forThere’s a special place for people like that, and it’s apparently called Philadelphia.The Eagles hosted the team formally known as the Washington Redskins, who had a bizarre mascot known as Chief Zee. He was the unofficial mascot of the team and a super fan. But he had no idea what was coming when he walked into Veterans Stadium in 1983.
Williams was attacked twice. Once inside the stadium where he was assaulted, and his clothes ripped. But the second time proved to be a far more violent attack by the same group of people. Williams broke his leg and was in a wheelchair and crutches for the remainder of the year.fares better when he makes his first trip to Philadelphia for the Commanders next season.
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