This Day in Philly Sports History - December 9, 2024

It's a Victory Monday even though it may not feel like it. The Eagles beat the Panthers 22-16 at the Linc yesterday in a game where the offense looked out of sync for most of the game. Joel Embiid returned to the lineup and help lead the Sixers to a win in Chicago in a game where Tyrese Maxey had a triple double. The Flyers lost their 3rd straight at the Wells Fargo Center last night. Today's Reverse Advent Calendar Item of the Day is Graham Crackers. 25 Days of Kindness - Thank a Veteran Today's Question of the Day is "Who is the GOAT of the game?" On this day in 1982 the Phillies traded Jay Baller, Manny Trillo, Jerry Willard, George Vukovich and Julio Franco to Cleveland for Von Hayes in the infamous 5 for 1 deal. Leave your text or voicemail thoughts and opinions on the Back to the Phuture Voice/Text Line @ 267-495-8531 The 2nd Annual Gift/Food Drive is underway.  Donations can be made here: ⁠https://gofund.me/ba9269b8⁠ Check out the Philly Sports History Portal for access to the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame New Digital Archive ⁠https://sites.google.com/phillyhall.org/phillysportshistory⁠ Check out Phillygoat.com for all of your Philly apparel needs. Use the promo code JIMMONTGOMERY for 10% off of your order The Clashing Conferences Podcast brings together the everyday passion of REAL fans and their not so friendly friends for the purpose of real life sports entertainment.  Available wherever you get your pods and on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGLVSg7IjPpQ93iTUPb-KIg