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Jason Kelce Once Sang The National Anthem At The Sixers Game

Author Matty Cord

A true Philadelphia sports legend decided to hang it up yesterday, after one of the best careers we have seen in this city’s history — #62 Jason Kelce.

Jason Kelce is one of the most decorated players in Philadelphia Eagles history with a career that includes six first-team All-Pros, seven Pro Bowl appearances, the most consecutive games played in franchise history with 156, and, most importantly, a Super Bowl LII title.

Needless to say, any accolade you can think of, Jason Kelce probably has it.

Although one accolade he holds might come as a surprise to some of you!

Jason Kelce the Singer…

Jason Kelce holds the honor of being the first and only person to ring the bell and sing the National Anthem the same night at a Philadelphia 76ers game.

 

You are probably wondering why he was the one to sing because usually that is only reserved for the team’s Christmas album!

However, that night at the Sixers game he was actually helping out a former teammate of his, Connor Barwin.

Barwin’s charity was closing in on $100k raised and Jason Kelce brought awareness to it by signing the National Anthem.

Kelce did a great job!

I actually had the opportunity to talk to him before I introduced him to the crowd, which gave him a loud ovation, of course!

He actually told me he was more nervous to sing the National Anthem at the Sixers game than he was to play the Super Bowl!

The best part of the night was the fact that Jason Kelce was wearing The Dude’s sweater from the movie The Big Lebowski.

Funnily enough, I actually got the same sweater from my wife for my birthday two years ago!

I love it so much and I actually get so many compliments about it from people when I wear it out!

Jason was no stranger to Sixers games, though. He was at one recently with his brother, Travis Kelce.

It’s Not Goodbye, It’s We’ll See You Later…

I’m going to miss watching Jason Kelce on the field, but I have a feeling we are going to still see him a bunch throughout the Delaware Valley so he’ll never be too far!

Heck, he lives in Delco and spends a lot of his summer in Sea Isle City!

Anyway, congrats on an amazing career, Kelce! And thanks for Super Bowl LII.

Go Birds!

Photos…

8 Reasons We Fell In Love With Jason Kelce

Jason Kelce is calling it a career. There were reports immediately following the playoff game that it was over. Adam Schefter reported it the following day. You could almost tell with the way he was acting after the game. But we still hadn’t heard it from the man himself. Taht changed today. Jason Kelce spoke to the media today and announced he is calling it a career.

NBC Sports Philadelphia on Twitter: "The moment Jason Kelce officially called it a career after 13 incredible seasons with the Eagles. pic.twitter.com/Wm8y44OlYA / Twitter"

The moment Jason Kelce officially called it a career after 13 incredible seasons with the Eagles. pic.twitter.com/Wm8y44OlYA

Kelce is easily one of the most beloved players in the Eagles’ history. Not just for how great he is on the field, but for what he has done off of it. This year marked the 6th time he made the All-Pro first team. Only 5 other centers made at least 6 All-Pro teams. Only 1 did so in the last 50 years. What makes it more impressive is he made all of them after turning 30. Kelce closed out his career by being named the best center in 6 of his final 7 seasons.

He will walk into Canton one day. The Eagles will almost certainly retire his number one day. But Eagles fans don’t need any of those accolades to know how great Kelce is.

With Centers, it is hard to put together a highlight reel. A lot of what offensive linemen do does not necessarily get noticed by fans on a play-to-play basis. Jason Kelce changed that bit. There are so many big plays in the last 13 seasons where you will see Jason Kelce downfield leading the way for the ball carrier. Kelce changed the position. Forcing teams to look for more agile centers like him, as opposed to the old-school brick wall we often saw play center in the past.

So in honor of his great career, let’s look back on some of our fondest Jason Kelce memories.

Here are some of Jason Kelce’s best moments on and off the field:

Matt Cord is the host of the Matt Cord Show. He is a lover of all Philly Sports and has been the voice of the Sixers for 27 years and NBA2K for the past 4 years. As a cyclist enthusiast, Matt writes about his adventures all throughout the city.

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