Philadelphia lost a legend this week, even if most fans didn't know his name.
The list of Philadelphia sports greats is long and storied, and earlier this week, the city lost another. While he was far from a household name, sports fans the world over knew his story, for better or worse. Frank Olivo, the substitute Santa Claus who was pelted with snowballs during an Eagles game in 1968, passed away Thursday night. He was 66.
Today a great eagles fan passed away. My cousin Frank Olivo, Philly's 1968 Snowball Santa, will definitely be watching this draft #RIP
— Nomo (@buo_nomo) April 30, 2015
The story of Olivo and this event have been used by fans and Eagles haters alike to demonstrate either the passion or vitriol of Eagles fans, depending upon which side the storyteller fell.