The Santa Incident
Hack Sportscaster 1: And the boos are raining down on the Sixers as Iverson loses the ball off his foot.
Hack Sportscaster 2: Well these Philadelphia fans are tough, Jim. After all, they booed Santa Claus!
Hack Sportscaster 1: Haw haw haw!
Man I am so sick and tired of that Philly fans booing Santa story. It must come up every time any Philly team plays. It's become such a crutch for sportscasters who can't think of something new to say.
Some may think the story apochryphal, but it did happen in 1968 during halftime of an Eagles game at Franklin Field, the Associated Press reports. And Santa actually got the Jimmy Johnson treatment, getting pelted with snowballs. "It became a thing that Philadelphia sports fans became famous for doing, and it will never die, I guess," said Frank Olivo, who was wearing the Santa suit that day. "Look how many years it's been."