Even today, he becomes teary-eyed discussing his love of the team, which has come full-circle from watching games with his grandfather - he’s now teaching his young daughter the nuances of Eagles fandom. Jimmy Gorecki, a proud Philly native, former pro skater and co-founder of JSP and Standard Issue Tees is one of those fans, and he describes his new collaboration with the Eagles as a “life achievement.” Growing up in Norristown, Pennsylvania, Gorecki essentially had no choice but to become an Eagles fan: three generations of his family would gather around the television to watch the Birds every Sunday, and even though he moved to California in 2007 to focus on his skate career and, eventually, his then-budding labels, Gorecki’s passion for the Eagles never diminished. The bond between the “Birds,” as they’re affectionately known, and the city of Philadelphia is second-to-none: the city becomes a sea of midnight green on Sundays when the Eagles take the field, the skyscrapers are lit in green when the Eagles are in the playoffs, and the franchise’s Super Bowl parade in 2018 has become the stuff of sporting legend. There may be 32 teams in the NFL, but you’d be hard-pressed to find a more passionate group of fans than those who support the Philadelphia Eagles.
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