Family throws surprise birthday party at Eagles tailgate for Vietnam vet

Some fans were celebrating a batch much than the champion squad successful shot connected Sunday.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Eagles fans woke up agleam and aboriginal Sunday greeting to tailgate up of the game, immoderate of fans celebrating a batch much than the champion squad successful football.

"The archetypal clip I cried was the '80 Super Bowl erstwhile the Raiders bushed us," said Dan McAlee, who has been an Eagles instrumentality since helium was six years old.

This crippled became 1 of his each clip favorites earlier the squad adjacent took the field. The Vietnam veteran's full household amazed him for his 70th birthday.

"I went to assistance the autobus operator determination his motortruck disconnected the road and they were each connected board. I got connected determination and determination they each were," helium said.

In a oversea of thousands of Eagles fans, Dan wasn't the lone 1 celebrating his large time with a tailgate.

"I turned 30 today, truthful it's a bully day. All my friends and household are present having a large time," said Rob D'Adrea from Northeast Philadelphia. He boarded a autobus to the stadiums with 75 of his closest friends and family, bringing plentifulness of games and tons of bully food.

"We person smoked jerk chicken, we person smoked propulsion pork here, baked mac and cheese," helium said showing disconnected their spread, which is, of course, the halfway of immoderate bully Eagles tailgate.

"We got the meal sandwiches, bacon ovum and cheese, pork rotation ovum and cheese. We got the tater tots, and the mimosas. Most important part, the mimosas," said Courtney Bartkowski from Ewing, New Jersey.

She and her friends started the time disconnected right. Eagles fans acold and wide wanted to amusement Tennessee wherefore Philadelphia is the champion shot city.

"This is simply a metropolis similar nary other. Everybody has a large clip erstwhile they travel to Philly," said Shelley Holt from Lawrenceville, New Jersey.

It helps Eagles fans are cheering connected the fig 1 squad successful football. It's the acquisition that keeps connected giving for lifelong fans similar Dan.

"I deliberation this is the champion squad that I've seen successful a long, agelong time," helium said.

Dan's existent day isn't until January. Now that he's had his enactment helium is hoping for 1 much present; an Eagles travel to the Super Bowl.