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Vikings Fan Gives Young Eagles Fan Super Bowl Tickets: Report
A 13-year-old Eagles fan and cancer survivor was given Super Bowl tickets by a complete stranger...who also happened to be a Vikings fan.
A 13-year-old Eagles fan and cancer survivor was given Super Bowl tickets by a complete stranger...who also happened to be a Minnesota Vikings fan.
The Vikings fan was reportedly heartbroken after his team lost to the Eagles in the NFC Championship two weeks ago. He was no longer going to be able to watch his team play a home game in the Super Bowl at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
According to a story from 6ABC, the fan found articles about the young Birds supporter, Cole Fitzgerald, of Gloucester County, New Jersey.
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He looked up Cole and then offered him a pair of tickets. Now both Cole and his father are headed to Minneapolis for the big game Sunday.
A heartwarming video, included below, captured the moment Cole found out he was going.
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Bear in mind, this is despite the fact that his Vikings lost, and despite the fact that Vikings fans had plenty of off-field reasons to be less than gracious to the Philadelphia region after the NFC Championship.
AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File
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