When Eagles Fans Booed Santa: The Notorious True Story (Encore)

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🗓️ 25 December 2024

⏱️ 21 minutes

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It’s one of the most infamous fan stories in sports history: when Eagles fans booed Santa at halftime of a game played at Franklin Field. But who was the Santa in question - and why was he booed and pelted with snowballs? It’s ESPN Daily’s Christmas tradition to bring you this episode, so hear an encore with Jeremy Schaap and Mina Kimes as they reflect on the enduring legacy of the Philadelphia Santa. Check out the playlist, featuring our favorite stories of 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, happy holidays, Merry Christmas, happy Hanukkah, whatever it is that you celebrate.
0:11.1	I hope that you enjoyed it. It's me, David Dennis Jr. I've been hosting ESPN Daily over these past few weeks,
0:17.7	and we are taking some time to enjoy the holidays and reflect on some of our
0:21.3	favorite stories, but first we wanted to leave you with a gift. A conversation between Mina Kimes
0:26.6	and Jeremy Shapp from 2019, one of our all-time favorite stories told on this show, and one
0:32.6	that's become our holiday tradition. About the time the Philadelphia Eagles fans booed Santa Claus, yes, Santa Claus, and pelted him with snowballs. Enjoy. It's Wednesday, December 25th, Christmas Day. This is ESPN Daily. There's Babe Ruth with the called shot in the 1932 World Series, right?
1:01.2	There's Joe Namath down in Miami, making the guarantee.
1:06.4	And then there's Santa Claus getting pelted by snowballs.
1:09.4	These are some of the biggest legends in the history of sports storytelling.
1:14.6	And our objective was to really suss out exactly what happened.
1:20.6	Not just to regurgitate the myths and the legends,
1:24.7	but to do some actual feet on the ground, knocking on the door, reporting.
1:33.2	It's one of the most infamous legends in sports history that Philadelphia Eagles fans are so
1:39.6	naughty they once booed Santa, and pelted him with snowballs.
1:45.6	In one of ESPN's finer moments of investigative work,
1:49.2	Jeremy Schapp tracked down the mythical man
1:51.1	who was on the receiving end of that icy attack
1:53.5	and got to the bottom of this bah humbug story. on Bug Story.
2:09.2	Hey, want to hear a PC game pass advert?
2:11.2	I'll take your silence as a yes.
2:15.1	Want you games on day one like Call of Duty Black Op 6 or Stalker 2?
2:16.3	I thought so.
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