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

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

Merrill is such a legend.

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

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

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

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

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! 😊

I hope Merrill makes the NFL hall of fame

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

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!

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!

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)

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

The best Super Bowl ever!

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!

It still gives me goose bumps! Awesome!

Most memorable play in Super Bowl history.

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.

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

Greatest Super Bowl ever played

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!!

Legends never die. That's Merrill

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.

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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!!!!!!!

The Goat 🐐 Announcer in Philadelphia

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

"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!

Chills every time!

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!

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….

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

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

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

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

The best sequels always drop 5 years after the og 😉

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

What an iconic voice of a generation, RIP

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

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

goosebumpbs bro

Well done nick WELL DONE 🏆🦅💯🔥👍🙌

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.)

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

Merrill Reese has the best broadcasting voice ever .

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.

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!

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

I'm definitely not crying

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

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

Best day of my life. NGL.

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.

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.

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 😁👍🦅

Merrill heart and soul of Philadelphia 💚

A moment I won't never forget

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

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

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

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

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

St. Nick!!! Let’s go Birds!

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

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

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

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

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.

tears in my eyes once a year cuz of nick foles

Big Dom!!!!

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

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

Best voice in football

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.

The most ballsy superbowl play call I've ever seen

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

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.

the best football game of all time. (unbiased)

As a cowboys fan and a New York native, Merrill Reese is a true gem. Only real person from philly. People oughta be like him

WE LOVE YOU MERRILL REESE FLY EAGLES FLY

"Philly Special" is a new item on the Jack in the Box menu.

Referee Gene Steratore said he asked Doug Pederson prior to the game did he have any trick plays planned. Pederson said "No." He was telling the truth as Philly Special was not on his play sheet that day. Foles called it.

And when the clock hit 00:00, Brady was sitting on his ass in the middle of the field. How poetic.

I really like my Surface device but I LOVE Merrill better! :)

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

When Foles officially retires there will be a statue of him outside of The Link. Go Birds!

Finally brought it home on what would have been jerome browns birthday

Get ready Merrill because we’re going back this year if Howie gets the linebackers and backend right. Book it

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

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

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