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Steve Van Buren Had to Get to Shibe Park Before He Could Win the Snow Bowl
Ray Didinger later recounted that Steve Van Buren saw the snow outside his bedroom, assumed the game would be postponed and went back to bed.
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Eagles Court Was Bigger Than Its Basement
The first defendant at Eagles Court wore a Starter jacket. He had been arrested at a football game and brought before a judge in a maintenance room beneath Veterans Stadium, where blue carpet and curtains offered a thin layer of courtroom decor. Outside, the Eagles were playing the Steelers.
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The Steagles Had Two Home Cities. Their Workweek Was the Harder Divide.
A wartime football merger put Philadelphia and Pittsburgh on one roster, but the players’ jobs kept them apart.