Bob Costas really stepped in it during last Sunday's broadcast of the Bears - Eagles game. During his pre-game introduction, he said "the spirited fans here in Philly once infamously booed Santa Claus, but we expect nothing but cheers for the guy they’ve taken to calling St. Nick around here."
So yeah, fans threw snowballs to protest this defaming of the good name and image of Santa. But even today, 45 years later, lazy newscasters continue to throw out hackneyed references to cheesesteaks and snowball assaults on Saint Nick, content to not ever have to read a word about Philly or even ask anyone what's going on these days. "Hey, we got a new coach." "Whatever, how about them snowballs!?!"
Besides, if you really want to illustrate the cussedness of Philadelphia fans, you should be talking about throwing batteries at J.D. Drew or the fact that Veterans Stadium had its own jail cells and courtroom for violent fans.
Costas's hackneyed reference got answered well on Twitter. Joe (@corrado_19) referred to Bob's blatant cosmetic surgery, noting that "That booing of Santa reference is older than Costas' original eyelids...". But the best response was by Not Famous Jason (@JasonAAV): "I think we should boo santa again. Let's own this shit. F*** santa!