Eagles Super Bowl: Super fan carries friend's ashes to every game; will be in New Orleans
Eagles super fan brings friend's ashes To every game
Eagles’ fans have probably seen The Philly Sports Guy in the stands or the parking lot outside of the Linc. He’s on a mission for the team’s Super Bowl run and that’s to make sure his cherished friend doesn’t miss any of the action.
SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - Eagles’ fans have probably seen The Philly Sports Guy in the stands or the parking lot outside of the Linc.
He’s on a mission for the team’s Super Bowl run and that’s to make sure his cherished friend doesn’t miss any of the action.
What we know:
Eagles super fan Jamie Pagliei, known as The Philly Sports Guy holds an urn with his friend Craig Taulman’s ashes. The 45-year-old passed away in September of lung cancer.
Pagliei explained, "We said we were gonna do it. We said we were going, and were going baby, New Orleans. Craig, you are coming baby. The family asked me, cause he was such a big Eagles fan and the Eagles were such a big part of his life, if I would bring him with me to the games."
And, Craig has been to every single game this season in the small, green urn, both home and away games, cheering on the Birds, in spirit.
The backstory:
"Here he is. It was a much nicer urn, but every time I get excited and jump up and down, he gets jumped up and down, too," Jamie stated.
A loving husband and father of two boys, The Philly Sports Guy says he’s been a good luck charm.
"Ever since I started to bring him, he's 14 and one," Jamie said.
What they're saying:
A lifelong friend of Craig’s, PJ Dollan, says he knows his buddy would get a huge kick out of the endeavor, saying, "I think he would love it. I mean it feels like he is with us. It does. He would absolutely love the attention. He would love being on the news. He was one of those kinds of guys."
So, Craig and Jamie leave Tuesday for New Orleans to cheer on their team. And Jamie’s Super Bowl prediction? "I got us winning 37 to 25. I think it’s going to be a two-touchdown game. I think this team is really hungry and ready to do it."
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