More than two decades ago, Paul Holmgren, Minnesota born and raised, said he did a “knucklehead thing” when he bought a Vikings cap and put it on his head before walking the sideline of his beloved team during a game against the Eagles at Veterans Stadium.
On the sideline, Holmgren was talking to Vikings backup quarterback Rich Gannon, a Philly native who was a huge Flyers fan, when the shouts began from Eagles fans.
“Some fans recognized me and started screaming, ‘You’re a bleeping traitor!’” Holmgren, now the Flyers’ president, recalled the other day with a chuckle.