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01-28-2005, 05:53 PM
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"So excited!"
Man Who Worked Eagles Game May Lose Fingers, Ears, Nose
PHILADELPHIA -- A Philadelphia man said he shoveled snow at Lincoln Financial Field for 30 hours getting ready for the big NFC championship game, and now he is in the hospital, in danger of losing his fingers, his toes, his ears and possibly his nose. James Phillips said he didn't wear gloves because he was so excited about the game. He ended up with frostbite. "Believe it, we are the Eagles' 12th man," Phillips said excitedly at the time. Phillips was one of 1,000 people hired to get the snow out of the Linc. When it snowed a second and a third time overnight, Phillips said some quit, but not him. He even got to stay for the game and have some words with Falcons quarterback Michael Vick. "I said, 'Not today, Mike.' I said, 'On the 50-yard line, I left a nice little pile of snow for you and some ice,'" Phillips said. But when everyone was celebrating the win, he said, he knew he was in trouble. "I felt like someone had pushed me inside of a freezer. It's such a simple thing -- you must be prepared for the weather. The weather's no joke," Phillips said regretfully. He said that he was so excited and had so much adrenalin going that he wasn't paying attention to the fact that he had no gloves on. He ended up in Temple University Hospital. "I waited so long for the Eagles to win and it is so joyful. I would do it again, actually," Phillips said. Phillips' fingers and toes were disturbingly swollen and green and black from frostbite. Doctors said it looks like Phillips will be watching the Super Bowl from a hospital bed. "All I need now is a win. I need a win," Phillips said. Doctors said it will be a couple of weeks before they know if Phillips will lose his fingers or toes. article
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01-29-2005, 11:22 AM
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Now that's just sad. To go through all that, and possibly lose that many body parts just for a football game. I guess you would have to love sporting events a whole lot more than I do.
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01-29-2005, 08:02 PM
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Think about it he has no other recourse but to blame it on the Love of the Game.......he would be a complete idiot otherwise.....just my 2 cents....
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01-30-2005, 12:03 PM
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I'd vote for the idiot part, but who am I to judge.
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Bird Dogs and Hunting If you're betting against God, you better be right. "When a dog dies they take a piece of your heart but leaves you a piece of his, and humans always make out in that deal. " Mark Twain. Larry Miller
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