Kyle re-posted this on Twitter the other day, a clip that you may recognize from the Eagles/Cowboys NFC Championship Game that took place more than 40 years ago now:

This clip got more than 400,000 views on our feed alone. It’s been shared by a lot of folks and it’s legendary for a variety of reasons. Going shirtless in that weather makes you a maniac no matter what, but you throw in the handle of liquor, the short shorts, and the facial hair, and you couldn’t create a more 1980s-looking video if you tried. It’s befitting of a sub-zero NFL playoff game or Ozzy Osbourne concert tailgate.

The guys in the video are the late Mike Linko and George Palmer, who were best friends and North Penn alumni. Mike is on the left and George is on the right, sitting down. We caught up with Mike’s daughter Christine, who lives in Montgomery County and was able to share some information about her dad and Palmer, who family referred to as “uncle.”

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Crossing Broad: Eagles fans love this video. What do you make of the clip going around on social media again?

Christine Linko-Magro: I think it’s hilarious, my dad in those short shorts that he always wore, and no shirt. And my uncle is holding a handle, which back in the Vet days… I don’t even know if that was allowed back then.

CB: They took it in as contraband, perhaps.

Linko-Magro: I think so (laughing).

CB: Do you know what he’s holding?

Linko-Magro: I’d have to ask my mom. It might be Wild Turkey… (Christine texted me later saying it’s probably Jacquin’s blackberry flavored brandy, which looks to match the bottle based on a fuzzy-zoom in)

CB: They were saying it was below zero at this game. Were these guys crazy?

Linko-Magro: Yes! My dad had season tickets at the Vet and went to all the games. And then when they moved to the Linc, he had season tickets there. And he always made sure that we all went, that all of the kids went. He took different people each time. It was so much fun. He was a diehard Eagles fan. We’d have to get there, if there was a 1 o’clock game we’d have to be there at 6 a.m., and if it was a four o’clock game, we were probably still there at 6 a.m. Diehard Eagles fan, for sure. When he passed away unexpectedly – he was 55 so that was 10 years ago – we ended up giving up those season tickets, I think because our minds were in different places. But we still try to go all the time to all of the games, and we make sure we take my mom to at least one game per year.

CB: These shorts were not a one-off for this game. He used to wear those all the time?

Linko-Magro: All the time (laughing). Mowing the lawn wearing those shorts. Everywhere. Everyone knew my dad for wearing those cut-off jean shorts. It was hilarious.

CB: A couple of diehard fans being diehard fans. Did you ever think they’d be part of a viral clip resurfacing more than 40 years down the road?

Linko-Magro: No, absolutely not. That’s why it’s so funny, because when the Eagles were going to the Super Bowl, I feel like that was the first time I saw this clip in a very, very long time. And then it just started coming out more and more. Our friends, people on social media, everybody keeps sharing it with me. It’s great to relive those fun memories, and to know that he loved the Eagles so much and that he was just crazy. No shirt, those shorts, it’s nuts.

CB: Your dad and uncle, what did they do for a living? Where were they from and what kind of people were they?

Linko-Magro: They were both from the Lansdale area. My dad grew up doing construction and my uncle was in restaurant management. My dad retired and opened up a pizza shop and Italian restaurant. He had that for a couple of years, so he was pretty much self-employed his whole life. Super-family oriented. Diehard Eagles fan. If the Eagles lost, you couldn’t talk to him for a day. And if the Eagles won, you could ask him anything you want and you got what you wanted (laughs). A typical Philly fan, I would say.

CB: Safe to say his mood was determined by the result of the football game the day prior.

Linko-Magro: 100%. I’m just grateful that we saw that and were able to connect, I just think it’s great.

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Mike Linko passed away in 2014 after a short battle with cancer, according to his obituary. George Palmer died five years later. Christine says her dad was 22 when this game took place, and that he was best friends with Palmer since both were four years old.