Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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The Eagles Claim Their First Championship Title Temple Students react to the Eagles’ amazing football season “E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES” was chanted on the streets of Philadelphia. “Dreams and Nightmares” was the only song heard on Broad Street. Fans chanted, cheered and screamed “Let’s Go Birds!” all night long. On Feb. 4, 20IB, the Philadelphia Eagles made history when they defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI 1 and claimed the the city’s first Super Bowl win in the franchise’s history. following their win against the Vikings at Lincoln Financial Field two weeks prior to the Super Bowl, fans flooded Broad Street, but the celebrations following the Super Bowl victory were even bigger and of course, crazier. The game itself showed intense competition between the two teams, with Philadelphia maintaining a lead throughout most of the game. Temple students were watching the game from a variety of locations, on and ofr campus, anxiously waiting and hoping that the Eagles would finally be able to earn a Super Bowl victor)1-. Jenna Rohr, a junior international business major, has been a fan of 'the Birds’ for as long as she can remember and is so happy to be in the City of Brotherly Love during such a monumental season. “It has made my senior year at Temple much more memorable,” Maurer said. Some people, like Rohr, have been a fan of the Eagles for long as they can remember and fondly reminisce of watclt Eagles games when they were young and hoping that they would get to see ‘the Birds’ in the Super Bowl again, following their loss in 2005. “My entire family is from the Philly area, so it’s kind of impossible not to be, Rohr said. “I’ve always loved how much pride and spirit Philly fans have for their sports teams, and seeing that enthusiasm on a daily basis makes me that much more proud to call Philly my home.” Recce Maurer, a senior exercise science major, said that this impressive Eagle’s season has made his last year at Temple special. “My favorite memory of the Eagles has to be watching the games with dad and grandpa when I was younger,” Rohr said. Other people, like Maurer, experienced their favorite memo ry of the Eagles just last season. “My favorite memory is going to the Eagles-Stcelers game last season with my uncle, who managed to get us on-field

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pregame passes so we could watch the players warm-up on the field,” Maurer said, “The Eagles won 34-3.” Despite the fact that the Eagles were portrayed as underdogs for a majority of the season, fans had faith in quarterback Nick holes, and the rest of the Eagles players, to do well in the final showdown on February 4, 2018. Christina Gigliotti, a sophomore risk management and insurance major, was optimistic about the outcome of the game, and is happy to be in the city of Philadelphia to celebrate this historic win. “It is one of the most exciting things that has happened to this city in a really long time,” Gigliotti said. WRITTEN BY USA CUNNINGHAM PHOTOGRAPHED BY BILIN LIN