Philly sports fans embrace a working-class ideology that thrives on being the underdog and emphasizes toughness, hard work and a combative defiance.
No event might be as exaggerated in defining Philadelphia sports fans’ gritty identity than when Eagles fans pelted Santa Claus with snowballs at Franklin Field on Dec. 15, 1968. Over 50,000 ...
Once I picked out my doll, which has squeakers in its paws like the real Gritty, it was time to choose one of six of Gritty’s ...
No event might be as exaggerated in defining Philadelphia sports fans' gritty identity than when Eagles fans pelted Santa Claus with snowballs at Franklin Field on Dec. 15, 1968. Over 50,000 ...