Why did Philly fans boo Santa Claus during their game?”
The Philadelphia fans are a notriously rowdy bunch, that likes to see their team win, and lets them have it when they aren’t. Apparently, the Eagles were so bad this day in 1968 that they let poor Santa have it during the halftime show. To set the scene the 1968 Eagles went 2-12 on the season, so by December the fans were already quite surly. QB Norm Snead threw 11 touchdowns…and 21 interceptions that season. The 0-11 start on the season led to fans wearing “Joe Must Go” buttons, referring to head coach Joe Kuharich. Frank Olivo was the unfortunate soul to take the brunt of their ire on December 15, 1968. Olivo, 20 years old at the time, had been wearing a Santa outfit and fake beard to the last home game for years. The hired Santa had been stranded by a snowstorm, so the Eagles entertainment director asked Olivo if he’d take the field. At halftime, Olivo took the field as the band played “Here Comes Santa Claus”. The crowd of 54,535 erupted in boos, and then snowballs when he hit th
