Jill Biden's unabashed public expressions of support for Philadelphia's teams -- she grew up in suburban Willow Grove -- show a rare kind of devotion.
“The first lady is a proud Philly girl and devoted sports fan, and is excited to cheer on her hometown team for the Super Bowl,” said her spokesperson, Vanessa Valdivia.
No sitting president has attended a Super Bowl, mainly because of the strict security requirements authorities would need to impose upon the tens of thousands of fans. President Biden will be at the White House on Sunday. There is a long history of first ladies and their involvement with sports, especially baseball, according to the National First Ladies' Library. And for some, their interest continued, or even deepened, after they left the White House.
Pat Nixon was the first first lady to throw out the ceremonial first pitch for a major league team, doing so at the second game of the 1971 World Series in Baltimore. For a time, she would watch one football game during the weekend. Hillary Clinton tossed the ceremonial first pitch for the Chicago Cubs, her hometown team, at Wrigley Field in April 1994. But years later, when she ran for a Senate seat from New York, she split her loyalties and adopted the Yankees.
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