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Passionate Fans in the City of Brotherly Love

NPR | By Clark De Leon
Published February 2, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST

The upcoming Super Bowl on Sunday makes longtime sports columnist Clark De Leon think about how sports fans in the city of brotherly love can sometimes be, well, a little passionate. It all goes back to a winter's day in 1968, when fans attacked Santa Claus at Franklin Field.

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Clark De Leon
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