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Frank Olivo, 66, substitute Santa hit with snowballs at Eagles game

Frank Olivo, the Santa Claus who got pelted with snowballs at the Eagles game that winter day in 1968, died Thursday, April 30, at Kindred Hospital Philadelphia-Havertown.

Frank Olivo playing Santa at an Eagles game in 1967, top. He was pelted with snowballs the next year. Right, during a 2008 anniversary event at Lincoln Financial Field.
Frank Olivo playing Santa at an Eagles game in 1967, top. He was pelted with snowballs the next year. Right, during a 2008 anniversary event at Lincoln Financial Field.Read moreAP