As you age, you begin to appreciate things, especially the good old days, but that doesn't mean there won't be tough times. If you're old enough to remember the Philadelphia Eagles' losses in Super Bowl XXXIX and XV (we remember both), you can attest to something. Life as a Philly sports fan guarantees you a few heartbreaks.
We remember Joe Carter's home run... and Kawhi Leonard's buzzer-beater, but here's something you can hang your hat on. You could do so much worse than being a Birds fan.
Call a Cleveland Browns fan if you know one. Think about the citizens of Detroit. If that doesn't make you feel better, there probably isn't much that will.
Pick those chins up. Our squad owns three NFL Championship Game wins and a Vince Lobardi Trophy, and guess what? One of these days, we're going to win another.
Through more than nine decades of Eagles football, our grandmothers and grandfathers have told us about some legends. We've been fortunate to see a few ourselves. The Pro Football Hall of Fame has a few dashes of green thrown on the walls.
The Eagles Honor Roll was established in 1987. Every Bird who had already been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame was added as the inaugural class. In 2012, the Honor Roll's name was changed to the Eagles Hall of Fame.
Players can be considered for enshrinement three years after their retirement. Here are the names of everyone (and the two teams) who has been immortalized as a member.
In 2007, during the Eagles' 75th professional football season, they introduced an anniversary team to commemorate the milestone. As you might expect, it features both legendary names and some of the greatest players to ever wear the kelly or midnight green.
A few more years separate us from the introduction of Philly's Centennial Team. Who might we see named as members of that phenomenal roster? We can hardly wait to learn the answer to that question, but in the meantime, here's to another outstanding year of Eagles football.
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