With Jason Kelce’s retirement now official, it’s worth noting that beyond his impressive contributions to football, Kelce is a Philadelphia icon,a Haverford resident with a national following, demonstrating that he is just one of the people, writes Gabriela Carroll for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
In 2018, wearing a Mummer’s costume in the Super Bowl parade, he related to the fans when he said, “You want to talk about a hungry dog? For 52 years, you’ve been starved of this championship.”
Some other examples?
- He was the first active Philly athlete to compete in the Wing Bowl, chowing down 65 wings
- He played saxophone with the Philadelphia Orchestra, leading a round of “Fly, Eagles, Fly.”
- He raised $100,000 for charity singing the National Anthem at a Sixers game.
- He bartended and competed in a drinking contest in Sea Isle City, raising money for the Eagles Autism Foundation.
- He nearly broke a drum mallet at a Philadelphia Union game, rallying the crowd.
- He and fellow Eagles Lane Johnson and Jordan Mailata recorded two Christmas albums, the second raising more than $3 million for charity.
- He went shirtless in the stands at the Chiefs playoff game, and made sure a young girl got to meet Taylor Swift.
You can find more of Jason Kelce’s off-field activity in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
