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The Philadelphia Eagles Santa Claus incident was an incident that occurred during halftime of an American football game in the 1968 season of the National Football League (NFL) between the visiting Minnesota Vikings and the Philadelphia Eagles. The game itself is referred to as The Santa Claus Game.
The 1968 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 36th season in the National Football League (NFL). They failed to improve on their previous output of 6–7–1, winning only two games. Eagles fans expected to get O. J. Simpson if the team went winless, a finish of 2–12 was not enough to top futility due to the Buffalo Bills going 1 ...
1968 NFL Championship Game; P. Philadelphia Eagles Santa Claus incident; T. 1968 Tangerine Bowl This page was last edited on 23 March 2021, at 08:26 (UTC). ...
On Dec. 17, 1968, Ray W. Kelly, of The Camden Courier Post, wrote: “The man who was pelted by the fans was a Philly rooter who thought he’d go to the game dressed as Santa just for the fun of ...
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The CBS telecast of this game is considered lost; all that survives are in-game photos, most of which were shown in the January 8, 1969 edition of Sports Illustrated. Not even NFL Films, the league's official filmmaker, has a copy of the full game available; however, they do have game footage that they used for their game highlight film. [12] [13]
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The Santa Claus Game: December 15, 1968 Minnesota Vikings: 24–17 Philadelphia Eagles: Eagles fans upset by their team's poor season used snowballs to pelt a Santa Claus actor in a halftime Christmas parade. [14] [15] The Guarantee: January 12, 1969 New York Jets: 16–7 Baltimore Colts