By Max Harper
Leave it to the great Ray Didinger to put Philly into perspective.
“It’s not that we don’t have culture, but we put it in its place,” Didinger, a Philly native and radio host and television personality for more than 50 years — also a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame told the New York Times.
“Only in Philly does Matisse stand in the shadow of Rocky Balboa.”
As the Eagles marched toward their first Super Bowl title after the 2017 season, fans and even some players wore dog masks in embrace of the city’s underdog, long-shot ethos, each coming to validate and reflect the other.
To all the doubters, center Jason Kelce chanted at the Eagles victory parade while wearing a Mummers costume, “We’re from Philly, no one likes us, we don’t care.”
