Salisbury: Phillies owner basks in Eagles’ triumph as fans tell him, ‘It’s your turn!’

CLEARWATER, Fla. – John Middleton, lifelong Philadelphia sports nut, and his wife, Leigh, are regulars in Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie’s private box during the football season. Yes, they were there, in the Superdome, for the BIG WIN on Sunday, just as they were seven years earlier when the Eagles raised their first Lombardi Trophy in Minneapolis.
As much as Middleton would love to see the Eagles win a couple more Super Bowls, he wonders if his pal Lurie would invite him back. Because Middleton might be the Phillies owner, but when he watches the Eagles, he can’t help himself. He’s First Team All-Fan.
“I get a little excited up there,” he said with a whatta-you-gonna-do-about-it shrug. “If you ...