Posted on 05/02/2015 5:32:25 AM PDT by Kid Shelleen
Frank Olivo, the Santa Claus who got pelted with snowballs at the Eagles game that winter day in 1968, died Thursday, April 30, --snip-- the infamous - and unexpected - role the 19-year-old Bishop Neumann High School graduate played one snowy day at Franklin Field in December 1968, when the Eagles lost to the Minnesota Vikings, tagged him for life and made him a Philadelphia icon.
"It made the national network, for crying out loud," said Richard Monastra, a cousin who was in the stands. He watched as angry Eagles fans let loose what he called a "tsunami of snowballs" when Mr. Olivo walked the length of the field with the cheerleaders at halftime as loudspeakers played "Here Comes Santa Clau
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Raiders fans may be the ugliest, but Eagles fans are the nastiest.
My bet is that Rendell was one of the ones throwing ice balls at the Santa.
RIP.
Too bad Santa didn’t bring da Iggles a few touchdowns.
RIP
Not too many get to be a legend on the football field.
RIP.
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