The Greatest Off-Field Icons in Philly Sports History
Building a list like our recent 25 Most Philly Athletes of All Time countdown naturally makes one think of the Philadelphia sports world more holistically. Summer nights without Harry Kalas seem implausible. Temple basketball without the sopping-wet sweater vests of John Chaney? Inconceivable. And what would the careers of Brian Dawkins or Mike Schmidt have been without the fans of the 700 Level? Or Allen Iverson without the City Line TGI Friday’s?
In that spirit, we present everything else that makes the Philadelphia sports universe the crazed, chaotic place we all call home.
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Published as “The 25 Most Philly Athletes of All Time: Outside the Lines” in the March 2026 issue of Philadelphia magazine.