As Eagles’ fans hope for a Super Bowl LII victory, memories of Super Bowl XV give me smiles and satisfaction. Vermeil, Jaworski, Montgomery, Carmichael, Walters, Bergey — just a few of the Eagles team at the 1981 Super Bowl in New Orleans, and I was there.
“You’ve been to a Super Bowl?” my students ask me. Yes, I, a substitute teacher, rubbed elbows with many of those players thanks to the generosity of a family member.
It all started back in December 1980 when my in-laws, husband Mike, and I sat freezing in the stands as we watched the underestimated “Iggles” battle America’s Dream team, the Dallas Cowboys, for the NFC Championship game at the Vet.