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Frank Olivo, 66, substitute Santa hit with snowballs at Eagles game dies.
philly.com ^
| May 1, 2015
| Martha Woodall
Posted on 05/02/2015 2:54:20 PM PDT by Coronal
Frank Olivo, the Santa Claus who got pelted with snowballs at the Eagles game that winter day in 1968, died Thursday, April 30, at Kindred Hospital Philadelphia-Havertown.
Mr. Olivo, 66, of Glenolden, had battled heart disease, diabetes, and other ailments for 25 years, and had been seriously ill since mid-January.
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TOPICS: Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: 1968; nfl; pennsylvania
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posted on
05/02/2015 2:54:20 PM PDT
by
Coronal
To: Coronal
So he was only 19 that day? Wow, poor kid.
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posted on
05/02/2015 3:02:08 PM PDT
by
Defiant
(Making Stephy a news anchor is like making an arsonist the fire chief.)
To: Coronal
And he was drunk that day
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posted on
05/02/2015 3:06:56 PM PDT
by
2banana
(My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
To: Coronal
Frank Olivo, 66, substitute Santa hit with snowballs at Eagles game dies.Like an old war wound. You battle your injuries for years until you finally succumb.
:|
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posted on
05/02/2015 3:07:22 PM PDT
by
FreeReign
To: Coronal
Link to a 2011 ESPN report about the incident -
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posted on
05/02/2015 3:18:16 PM PDT
by
lapsus calami
(What's that stink? Code Pink ! ! And their buddy Murtha, too!)
To: lapsus calami
The end of the video was right on.
To: Coronal
“Welcome to Philadelphia....oh, by the way, YOU SUCK!”
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posted on
05/02/2015 3:27:30 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: Coronal
How is it that Baltimore suffers the fate that rightfully belongs to Philly?
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posted on
05/02/2015 4:03:34 PM PDT
by
9thLife
("Life is a military endeavor..." -- Francis)
To: Coronal
City of Brotherly Love fans: As mean as snakes. What’s up wit dat?
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posted on
05/02/2015 4:37:20 PM PDT
by
tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
To: tumblindice
There’s an interesting back story about this incident.
To: Coronal
If someone just read the headline and not the rest of the story, he might think Frank’s death was caused by being hit by snowballs (to be sure, a lingering death, since there haven’t been any Eagles games in recent months).
To: Dr. Ursus
He hasn’t been lingering for 47 years before finally succumbing to snowball wounds?
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posted on
05/02/2015 6:23:47 PM PDT
by
tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
To: tumblindice
I’m waiting for the lawsuit.
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posted on
05/02/2015 7:31:51 PM PDT
by
Captainpaintball
(Immigration without assimilation is the death of a nation -- FUJB!!!)
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