Leo Carlin
American businessman
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1937-09-16
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September 16, 1937
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85)
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , U.S. |
Position: | Ticket Manager |
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Leo Carlin (born September 16, 1937) is a former businessman who was the Philadelphia Eagles ticket manager for 53 years. [1] He was first a part-time ticket office employee in 1960. [1] His first year was the year the Eagles won the 1960 NFL Championship Game . He was promoted to be the ticket manager in 1964. [2] He remained the manager until 1983, when he got a job as the ticket manager for the Philadelphia Stars of the USFL . [1] He 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 after 55 years in the sports ticket industry. [3] [4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Eagles ticket sales lifer Leo Carlin retiring after 53 years" . RSN . 8 April 2015.
- ↑ "Need a Philadelphia Eagles ticket? Don't call Leo anymore" . USA TODAY .
- ↑ "Happy Retirement, Leo Carlin!" . www.philadelphiaeagles.com .
- ↑ "Eagles' ticket director Leo Carlin to retire at the end of April" . www.phillyvoice.com .
Further reading
- Leo Carlin; Paul Domowitch ; Jeffrey Lurie ; Rich Gannon (22 September 2020). A Bird's-Eye View: My Mostly Wonderful, Always Unforgettable Half-Century with the Philadelphia Eagles . Triumph Books. ISBN 978-1-64125-505-9 .
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