Merrill Reese Re-lives Iconic "Philly Special" Radio Call!

Merrill Reese Re-lives Iconic "Philly Special" Radio Call!
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[@BJ-jh5is]

Nick foles is forever a legend in Philly because of this play

[@Ballinbmac]

He’s a legend because they won. I don’t think people would care about this play if they lost. He ain’t iverson in game 1

[@TheBuddyChrist]

@Bruce you must not know Philly lol even if they still lost, but this play was successful... maybe not 9 foot statue outside of the Linc, but yes, everyone would still remember Doug and Nick for this play call for the ages

[@TheBuddyChrist]

@@Ballinbmac case in point, just two months ago. Search Bedlam at the Bank

[@Ballinbmac]

@@TheBuddyChrist yeah when’s the last time y’all talked about 4th and 26 or t.o playing on one leg fuck outta here with the lying for the internet

[@Ballinbmac]

@@TheBuddyChrist yeah I didn’t know Bryce Harper was a 2nd string player and not a superstar billed from day 1 to be an all star. You actually made my point

[@ST0NE_206]

Super Bowl 52 will remain one of my favorite super bowls that I’ve watched the whole way through.

[@jeremygilby1455]

As an Eagles fan, I retired from watching football after this game. To me, it cant get any better.

[@eternalcowboy224]

Merrill is such a legend.

[@jamesemerson9557]

I used to work at Eckerd now rite aid in dreshertown shopping center. I was stocking a shelf and I heard the iconic voice. John the pharmacist knew him for years. I believe his wife had lupus. All I remember is the giant bag of meds he got. There he stood 5 ft 6 in loafers. He said to John the pharmacist, what do u think about the eagles this year in his iconic voice. I was windblown. That was in 1999. Year we drafted McNabb and hired Reid. Great guy.

[@WhtAbtBob10]

Philly is truly spoiled with great announcers.

[@calennon3]

One of my favorite things to watch are all these long-time, local radio announcers call championship wins for their team. Especially for teams that haven’t won one before or for a long time, I don’t even care what team it is, you can feel the energy and emotion of the entire fanbase come thru in their voices

[@michaelalbano1308]

Oh so true! This is exactly why i listened to the 9th inning in Game 5 of the 2008 World Series - Harry Kalas getting to make the championship call for the Phillies was the absolute best!

[@joesakic91]

Harry Kalas and Merrill Reese, two of the greatest voices of Philly sports.

[@TheMan750]

It’s great to see both of them call title clinching moments for both the Phillies and Eagles

[@ryanryan1583]

My father was a life long Eagles fan from the moment he was born in south philly in the 40s. Sadly he passed away in 2012 and never got to experience or see this moment. Something he talked about and prayed for every season. I like to think that super bowl was for him, and for every other life long Eagles fan that unfortunately did not live long enough to be there when the team finally crossed that milestone. The 2016 Eagles will always have a special place in my heart, right beside my father

[@stevenmcnabb9185]

5 years later and every time I see it my heart still skips a beat out of fear that Foles will drop it.

[@lastuberman]

And that Gronk will catch the Hail Mary.

[@MrSADFART]

I've been a relentless Birds fan since i was 7, and this Super Bowl was actually played on my 17th birthday (which is rare because leap year makes it skip around past days some years) and this was the happiest moment of my life, just having everyone ask what i want for my birthday only to reply, a Birds Super Bowl Win, AND ACTUALLY GET IT AGAINST TOM BRADY... WITH A BACKUP! Because of week 17, the Super Bowl will never be played on my birthday again, so it felt special, but this one aboutta be special too. FLY EAGLES FLY!

[@stevensmall9398]

Yeah my birthday is Feb 2nd. I remember when the pats came back and beat the falcons on my birthday as well. Best damn birthday present ever. Hats off to the eagles. Im rooting for em in the superbowl. Watching from Lewiston,Maine

[@MrSADFART]

@@stevensmall9398thanks Steven, let's hope we get a birds pats Superbowl rematch soon. It's still tied 1-1🦅🤣

[@jironthunder7519]

The parade was on my birthday Feb 8 2018, I couldn't make it I was home from surgery but it was the greatest birthday present ever!

[@marcuscarrozza732]

This game landed on my 50th birthday February 4th. So I am glad I wasn't the only 1 enjoying it as a great birthday present for both of us ! 🎉🏉🦅🏈🎂🥳

[@Jonathan-mt9up]

Watching the Philly Special never fails to make me smile and send chills down my spine.

[@abdulwakil3531]

I was so hyped up and happy my home team won that super bowl i shedded a tear seriously!

[@mattiaserio9067]

As a die hard italian patriots fan... This was an amazing game. Yeah, we lost, but it was a rollercoaster of emotions. Truly on of the greatest games ever. And this play...well, i feel honored that we were involved in this, unfortunately not in the right side, but still, if we have to be punished with a touchdown, let it be one of the best ever. And i still own the shirt of superbowl LII. Hats of to you, Eagles, and good luck against the Chiefs in the final game! 😊

[@lukeneff8724]

Very well said

[@Waitukubuli]

Classy comment, Pats fan! - Eagles fan

[@harrykatsaros]

Agreed. I’m 35 years old and I think it’s the best game I’ve ever watched. Definitely the best Super Bowl.

[@IGHT.1231.o]

Well said bruh

[@albertogrigolini6093]

Nobody queues for a flat roller coaster (cit.)

[@jaxdragon1723]

6 years & forty days later,after Superbowl LII (52),tears streaming down my cheeks f/watching this clip. That Sunday Morning around 11am I stepped off the bus in the city across from the old FOP building,I took half a dozen steps and looked up. Something dark & big was coming into my view, to my utter surprise was an American Bald Eagle ! I spun half way round to follow his flight with my body and eyes with the joy of a child on Christmas morning. Stunned with my heart racing questioning my own sanity or sobriety ! did I see what I just saw? was that real on the city streets? Who gets a gift like that on a street, in the city, on Superbowl sunday?? A lifelong Eagles fan,a regular guy who loves his team. Who my have just seen an omen? This has gotta mean something,rite? Yeah rite? all of this racing thru my head in just seconds in time! I continue watching the Eagle for no more than 60 yards and my view of him is blocked by a train bridge & I see him no more.This is it Jax the Eagles can't lose after this !~!!!! EAGLES are gonna win the Superbowl & only I know it !!! but,who is gonna believe what just happened to me? Oh NO !! So Cool ! who could they ever believe an American Eagle in the city. I suddenly notice my feet touching the ground & the thumping in my chest slows down a little,not quite as hard.. I feel a big grin on my face & my happiness abounds... everything is fine and my Eagles are going to win the greatest game I ever saw !! 41-33. all this is true Jax... E.A.G.L.E.S. EAGLES ! (I have seen them again flying)

[@DanielBarberMusic]

Cool!!

[@michaelfoster827]

It still gives me goose bumps! Awesome!

[@anthonybrooks5040]

I'm old enough to remember the first iconic call of Merrill Reese as the Eagles' play-by-play announcer, the "Miracle at the Meadowlands" in November 1978..."Touchdown Eagles! I don't believe it! I don't believe it!" At this time, after forty years of ups and downs with tons of great teams and players, Reese really deserved that championship too. Good for the broadcasting legend!

[@andrewpadaetz5549]

That's the crazy part about Reese's career-he called that play in 1978 ("and Pisarcik-fumbles the football-it's picked up by Herman Edwards!") and he is STILL doing Eagles games 45 years later in 2023. Not Vin Scully territory yet (67 seasons with the Dodgers) but he's getting there.

[@blockhead-]

I hope Merrill makes the NFL hall of fame

[@scottsnyder8691]

There's no way he won't.

[@KermRiv]

Definitely, man has been the voice of the eagles for multiple generations.

[@Flayne009]

Hope no longer. He's in.

[@etpslick100]

@@Flayne009Yuppers! Well deserved, too.😌🏈👍🏾

[@big_zeus]

It never gets old hearing the great Merrill Reese make this call! The Philadelphia Eagles Are Super Bowl Champions! If ever there was a play-by-play guy that deserved to live this moment, Merrill truly deserved it. Hell and High Water, Thick and Thin he's been the voice of the Birds. Love this guy!

[@nathandaniel5038]

The best Super Bowl ever!

[@puppethound]

It was good, but best? definitely debatable.

[@kvngirvng9475]

Hell no

[@julezgarcia3202]

My step pops is huge eagles fan so I grew up with this guy announcing. He’s got an iconic voice. And this was an iconic play. Even if I’m a Giants fan

[@Fireyninjadog]

Legends never die. That's Merrill

[@durasaxon5131]

I am not an Eagles fan and I loved it! Nothing like beating Brady? It tells you of the greatness of the victory. SUPER BOWL CHAMPS!!

[@albertogrigolini6093]

And Eli Manning did it twice

[@eddyjowhitley4309]

I'm an Eagles and Steelers fan. Every once in a while, I look back at Super Bowl 52 and get chills. I remember that night with my family, watching the game, seeing my team win it all for the first time ever. The Philly Special forever defined the Eagles as a 4th down team. This play changed how the league treats 4th and short as a whole. And to know my Eagles had a part in history. It's special. It's Philly Special🦅

[@mmarzett]

Merril Resse is one of the GREATEST play by play voices ever. Period. And that’s coming from a Cowboys fan.

[@bennyfromda-bronx6343]

I could watch and listen to this all day long. Simply amazing.

[@tobiojo6469]

Most memorable play in Super Bowl history.

[@MichaelMurphy-kj3xf]

Not even Top 3

[@bamaboyz8978]

@@MichaelMurphy-kj3xf what’s better then it

[@MichaelMurphy-kj3xf]

James Harrison, Lynn Swann, Malcolm Butler, Santonio Holmes, Desmond Howard, Marcus Allen, John Riggins

[@justanotherrandomguyinthec1835]

@@MichaelMurphy-kj3xf No Helmet Catch?

[@shotz_z]

@@MichaelMurphy-kj3xf just to name some more, david tyree, devin hester, saints onside kick, 28-3, mike jones.

[@z28mjt]

Greatest Super Bowl ever played

[@just_matt3937]

Football is much more than a game. It connects people. The Eagles winning the Super Bowl is one of the best moments of my life because I got to witness it with my Dad. He was so proud to have seen that with me. No matter how my day is going, thinking back on this moment fills me with joy.

[@natedeanmaan2]

I can be the FIRST one to tell EVERYONE that the day we got Nick Foles back, I KNEW we had everything we needed to succeed. I knew he would be a good veteran leader for Wentz to learn from, and I knew his potential was there, and I was over the moon seeing Foles take over for the injured Wentz and helped finish the job. Everyone wants to overlook what happened before the Super Bowl, but I'm not one of those fans. Wentz got us the division crown and Foles helped lead the way after an unfortunate injury took Wentz out. They were the 1-2 punch at quarterback that delivered us the Super Bowl win we LONGED for.

[@puppethound]

and Wentz didn't learn anything, he is still average on his best day.

[@aidengreen8326]

@@puppethound He's average today, but 2017 he was a monster! Don't forget about that season so easily

[@b.e.r.nnetwork8251]

When I saw that play I was screaming "noooo you snapped it to the wrong guy" I was so confused but I'm glad it worked. That post season was so magical. First round the game came down to Julio Jones not making a catch then the Vikings were supposed to beat us but couldn't even score 8 points. I was happy just be on the ride because i knew the GOAT was for sure going to beat us but we avenged our lost in 2004 and won. Let's do it again!

[@candacer.9517]

Ugh! Still gives me chills! Hopefully we can repeat this year!! 🙏🏾

[@matthewspallina226]

Wdym the Eagles lost the SB last year

[@carlstephenson8901]

Love Merrill! Never get tired of watching this game! I know my Mom, Dad and brother were watching with me from above! Go Birds!

[@georgepress1261]

God bless merril Reese. He is a the best team radio play by play in not only football, but in all of sports. He is a treasure and as eagle fans we are lucky to have him. I so happy he got to call an eagle Super Bowl win and hopefully he will call another one in Super Bowl 57

[@XBC3-4GOTY]

The Goat 🐐 Announcer in Philadelphia

[@Rudipu]

What an iconic voice of a generation, RIP

[@TheBuddyChrist]

He's still kickin. He's about to watch Jalen win multiple rings before he leaves us

[@puppethound]

@@TheBuddyChrist lmao

[@TheGreaterDane]

he ain't dead bruh

[@MIAPhilly]

He's not dead lol

[@Amnct]

Almost like I could still hear his voice calling the NFC championship last Sunday

[@pk9720]

Chills every time!

[@hughbarton5743]

Mr. Reese: I'm an aging Levittown boy (nearly 70....how did that happen? Oh well.....)who grew up listening to WBCB...1490am on your radio dial...the station was stationed in the middle of a residential neighborhood...( I literally stumbled on it..)sponsored by Friendly Mill St. in Bristol,Pa. I saw you countless times with your remote team at Sandy's Beef and Ale doing your high school football show. Thank you for, as always, top notch work. See you this Sunday!!!!!!!

[@frankcastle5294]

I'm old now. I waited my entire life for the Eagles to win a SB. The stars aligned perfectly for this entire season and Foles was beloved by the entire team because of the kind of man he is. Him...Steffy W.....Ajayi....Blount....Big V....all end of career type players who played out of their minds. I can rest easy now.

[@zachdamenti4387]

This is a classic trick play in the modern Super Bowl era!

[@edwardlangdon9256]

The last play, the ball being tipped into the air felt like minutes before it hit the ground. 50th year as an Eagles fan, I cried!

[@B_Lo95]

The most entertaining Super Bowl I’ve ever seen. GGs SB 52.

[@willjenkins5617]

I wonder if there will be another Philly Special with the MVP 🤔...Merrill Reese 👑💪

[@mikeelek9713]

That was a great play and forever made Nick Foles a legend among Eagles fans.

[@donniefleuryy.29]

they’re going to do it again in the super bowl. calling it.

[@elizabethcoleman5729]

Nick Foles was and is truly a world class QB Never to be forgotten for the Philly Super Bowl Win Nick is in a Class by himself way to go Nick.

[@R__K]

That's right up there with the Statue of Liberty play by Boise State vs Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl all those years ago. (Boise State being in very similar shoes to the Eagles... huge underdog.)

[@williammack6041]

A fan since 1968. We finally win Superbowl but of course in EAGLE fashion. Philly Special, Strip Sack (Thanks Brandon) Put rookie out there for long fg. Let one of the greatest TE's ever run free on the last play. Oh Yeah, let 40 yr. old pass for 500 yds. That's the Eagles I love. Merril Reese H.O.F. No doubt!

[@Tom-t4f4g]

Greatest play I’ve watched as a 40 year old eagles fan

[@brandocommando2577]

Merrill heart and soul of Philadelphia 💚

[@TonyRivera0206]

Day after my birthday, had my 9month old on my lap wearing an eagles cheerleading outfit. Not sure it gets any better than that. What a supreme day for true Philadelphia fans….

[@natedeanmaan2]

"The Philadelphia Eagles are Super Bowl Champions!" I still get tears in my eyes when I hear those 7 words. Let's get us a second Super Bowl title!

[@scottsnyder8691]

Me too man, me too.

[@Bancho_nacho1111]

The best sequels always drop 5 years after the og 😉

[@davedamore3339]

This was by far the best football game i ever watched an i almost cried wish my grandpop an cousin were alive to see it i rewatch it all the time makes me super happy!!

[@eggoslayer1001]

It's going to be a really sad day when Merrill retires

[@TheBuddyChrist]

He's not going anywhere until Jalen wins multiple rings

[@WannabeWRX]

Pederson was going for it on that 4th & 1 play regardless. But he saw something wasn't quite right with the play and called timeout to get everyone on the same page. But when Nick goes, "You want Philly Philly?" it was like the stars aligned. Like everyone knew that this was going to be THE PLAY of the Super Bowl.

[@9ernothing120]

When this play happened, I thought for sure they just ripped it from the Pat's earlier drive. Exact same play; however, theirs ended up incomplete, through the outstretched hands of Brady.

[@jasonfrontera9969]

Wanna put up 1992 Chiefs Eagles for SB hype Cunningham vs DT. There is also Andys first game back in Philly 2013

[@miketrandesign]

To win against the greatest QB of all-time, this was truly indeed special.

[@dave-in-nj9393]

the ball was snapped to a player who had never caught a snap in his pro career, then passed it to a player who never before threw a pass in the NFL, to a player that that never before caught a toss. 30-88-9 those numbers are on the Philly Super bowl ring.

[@shadyshinichi2JZ]

So glad Merril got to call a Superbowl win in 2017 just like Harry Kalas saw the Phillies win the World Series in 2008.

[@DarkestVoid]

Leaving bias aside this was still the most magical season with the best Super Bowl in history by any team. A dominant performance nearly every game after Jake Elliott surged the whole team with his game winning record breaking kick. Carson goes down and Foles looks like garbage and like the season is over. Then the first game in the playoffs Nick plays a subpar game but enough to beat Atlanta. Then Nick just plays lights out and manhandles the Vikings. Finally on the biggest stage of them all Dougie P calls a game with balls of steel with BDN playing a near perfect game against the biggest dynasty the NFL has ever seen for the first Eagles championship in the Super Bowl era. This team is built for another few runs for the foreseeable future but nothing will ever be as special as the 2017 season.

[@kodyjefferson8976]

Well done nick WELL DONE 🏆🦅💯🔥👍🙌

[@jasonfullerton7763]

I listened live to Merrill and Mike on 94.1 FM, not Chowderhead and Emptysuit on NBC. They were so far away they could barely see the field but I can say I've never been exposed to the NBC announcers calling SBLII.

[@joecarey4356]

Merrill Reese has the best broadcasting voice ever .

[@JosephG1016]

I’d argue Kalas but it’s more of a 1 a and 1 b

[@joecarey4356]

@@JosephG1016 you are right

[@CASTRO45ACP]

It’s so funny that Brady attempted a catch in this game and dropped it😂

[@RdHomessNetwork]

Eagles don’t win many championships but when we win it’s against the very best of that generation. Vince Lombardi BART Star and Bill Belichick Tom Brady. And that’s why we appreciate our championships Eagles. So bring on the next dynasty.

[@dylanwhitmire7433]

Best voice in football

[@noahrushaidat955]

goosebumpbs bro

[@jwales1177]

Unbelievable game. Maybe one of the best superbowl plays of all time.

[@douglasschultz9808]

Merrill, Harry the K, Gene Hart, and so many other have blessed the Philly air waves

[@ryaneugenelawrencewalls1987]

Marvelous magnificently mesmerizing masterfully masterpiece Merrill Reese awesome legendary as always representing the eagles

[@marcuscarrozza732]

That day I turned 50 years old and it was the best birthday ever . Go , EAGLES !!!! 🏉🦅

[@jackcade68]

01:20 I knew that Foles was clutch. I watched him throw 7 TDs in one game a couple of years before this. I believed that when the chips were down he'd be the man. I also knew that it would be a one off fluke performance and that we had a real QB problem going into the next season. I equated Carson's injury to an automobile accident when your Ferrari's frame gets bent; still pretty to look at but will never drive the same again.

[@arianaalioth]

“For the Philadelphia Eagles, this is Merrill Reese.” ❤

[@EmperorPretzel]

It's interesting cause even if they went for 3 they would've had more points but I feel like it was important cause of the psychological factor of forcing the other team to get a touchdown to catch up rather than just having to get 3 to catch up

[@JS-qn5ly]

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that this play....Philly special...will show up somewhere in Superbowl LVII... and if Sirianni calls for it for Jalen and crew, AZ will explode 😁👍🦅

[@John-cl2uq]

"The Microsoft Surface tablets help me do things that I can do on any other other tablet that exists."

[@mryeetproductions]

Lol good luck doing that against Chris Jones and my chiefs defense 😂

[@O8SOL3TE]

Chris who? Oh you mean another world beater pass rusher that the eagles offensive line will turn into Mike Mamula, gotcha :)

[@mrhumble2937]

He finally got a sack 🤣

[@akasilkyslim]

I love how when Foles comes up and says "you want philly philly?" Pedersen looks up from his play sheet at him like "Fuck, you serious?" And thinks for a quick second before he says Yeah. Like you can see it happpen as Doug Pedersen realizes its the perfect time to call it in his eyes.

[@1986-r2c]

Gonna be a great superbowl. 38 - 31 , Philadelphia.

[@mryeetproductions]

😂 jokes

[@1986-r2c]

@@mryeetproductions Eagles are the better TEAM! They'll win it....unless THE REFS CHEAT for KC....again. Cincy was clearly cheated Sunday night. 🤷

[@aidengreen8326]

Keep praying 🙏. KC a tuff team

[@1986-r2c]

@@aidengreen8326 Yeah, with THE REFS in their back pockets..

[@micheles501]

St. Nick!!! Let’s go Birds!

[@puddingwh0le918]

I'm definitely not crying

[@ContrarianExpatriate]

Eagles fans all over Florida were celebrating and wearing Eagle jerseys for months after that win.

[@mjstarr23]

This play won the game for the Eagles. Risk vs Reward.. Nick Foles called and Doug Peterson agreed to the play..

[@ryanleefson1592]

WE LOVE YOU MERRILL REESE FLY EAGLES FLY

[@alexandriaocasio-smollett5078]

I am so grateful that Merrill Reese appears to be immortal. Because as a 51-year-old diehard 4th generation Eagles season ticket-holder, I cannot even begin to imagine Eagles football without Merrill Reese.

[@alittlecreepywhenyou]

Best day of my life. NGL.

[@nsur3077]

tears in my eyes once a year cuz of nick foles

[@scottjohnson6455]

Merrill Reese, Harry Kalas and Gene Hart, Philly play-by-play legends. Scott Franzke is waiting in the wings.

[@howardharaway2259]

Its what? October 28 2023 and after watching this for countless times, it STILL brings emotion and tears to my eyes. I pray JALEN HURTS proves ALL the naysayers WRONG. BUT, its sooooo difficult to win the Superbowl. The recipe includes Talent, competence ,great play calling, AND luck . The refs have a part in that, right ? NICKY 6 will always be my man. He IS thee very first QB that won thee biggun, not taking away the players contributions, however, Nick was definitely in the ZONE and I love, respect,and admire him for that. I hope he is good to Philly, years down the road and visits with his adoring fans. I am 60. I hope i live long enough to see a Nick and Jalen statue at the LINC. FLY EAGLES FLY ! GO BIRDS !

[@williamsmith5470]

This is probably the best drawn up,and executed play in SB history.

[@bobbyquack4908]

Trey Burton deserves just as much credit . Still my favorite SB play ever.

[@legacysearches4481]

Foles is so Philly. Underdogs. They think we can’t…. Until we do.

[@Diane17Lynne]

I hope Merrill Reese got a Super Bowl ring that year. He earns it each week.

[@JD-yp8ts]

Nick Foles played Drake the year before body share the stuff one of the few backup quarterbacks that won the Super Bowl I believe maybe Doug Williams with Washington there's someone else out there great play when I saw that game I was in Colorado when the Eastern Plains in the cornfield great game I saw it on TV

[@neilgunns8391]

Every time I see the last play of the game I get mad at 21. Bozo almost blew it.

[@joemichellegutierrez2537]

Why can't I keep hitting 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 FLY 🦅 FLY !!!!

[@JamesGrinstead]

Now do Bob Socci’s call of Malcolm Butler’s Interception from Super Bowl XLIX

[@p-mashack]

Merrill Reese is an American Treasure. He has been calling the Eagles for longer than I have been alive.

[@chrismarotta113]

Big Dom!!!!

[@demetriusjones9350]

A moment I won't never forget

[@julioguillen9394]

Let’s do a Philly special again this SB!!!