I have been a fan of the Philadelphia Eagles for 70+ years. Before there was a Super Bowl there was a National Football League Championship Game and the Eagles won both games by shutouts in 1948/1949 - the last time back-to-back shutouts occurred in a Championship Game. Al Wistert, a tackle on these teams died last week and he said they loved to achieve shutouts as the management would then treat them for dinner at Old Original Bookbinders, a famous seafood house in Philadelphia. The 1949 game was in Los Angeles and the victory party was held at the Bel Air Country Club but as finances were tight post WWII there were no Championship Rings distributed. Instead the players were given Zippo cigarette lighters with no engravings. Wistert was so disappointed that he left his lighter on the table. The NFL has come a long way since then.
tjs
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