Gargano: Cherish these times, Eagles fans

True story: On a February night in 1999, a priest, a cop, and a football coach entered a bar in South Philadelphia to escape a blizzard. 
Actually, the place was more of restaurant, a red gravy joint called Fredrick’s, located near the docks of the Delaware River, and the priest was already inside dining with a couple from the neighborhood, the only patrons of the evening. The cop knew the owner, Freddie, and asked him for a solid. He’s on his way. Keep the kitchen open. 
Freddie obliged, of course. Everybody loved Butchy the Cop, down to the horse he used to ride patrolling South Street. Now Butchy was the director of security for the Eagles and chauffeuring around the new head co...