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Leo Carlin

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Leo Carlin
Personal information
Born:(1937-09-16)September 16, 1937
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died:January 17, 2024(2024-01-17) (aged 86)
Position:Ticket manager
Career history
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Leo Carlin (September 16, 1937 – January 17, 2024) was the Philadelphia Eagles’ ticket manager for 53 years.[1] At first, he was only a part-time ticket office employee, starting his career in 1960,[1] the year the Eagles won the 1960 NFL Championship Game. He was later promoted to be the ticket manager in 1964,[2] and he remained the manager until 1983 when he left. He then got a job as the ticket manager for the Philadelphia Stars of the USFL.[1] Soon after, he left the Stars and returned to the Eagles in 1985. In 2007, he was a nominee for the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a pioneer in the sports ticket industry.[1] He was inducted into the Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame in 2012.[1] He retired in 2015[3][4] after 55 years in the sport ticket industry; 53 of which had been spent working for the Eagles.

Carlin died on January 17, 2024, at the age of 86.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Eagles ticket sales lifer Leo Carlin retiring after 53 years". RSN. 8 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Need a Philadelphia Eagles ticket? Don't call Leo anymore". USA TODAY.
  3. ^ "Happy Retirement, Leo Carlin!". www.philadelphiaeagles.com.
  4. ^ "Eagles' ticket director Leo Carlin to retire at the end of April". www.phillyvoice.com.
  5. ^ Eagles mourn the passing of a Hall of Fame person in Leo Carlin

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