As if the falling housing market, rising gas prices, and overall gloomy outlook for the economy weren’t reason enough to go out and get smashed, it’s St. Patrick’s Day. I would bet that 95% of Americans don’t know who Saint Patrick was or why we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. They don’t care either. A day dedicated to drinking alcohol doesn’t need an explanation.

This year, while celebrating the life of St. Patrick and wonderful Irish creations such as the potato and alcohol poisoning, we should be thankful for another Irish product. Black-Irish athletes. Everybody makes a big deal out of black athletes or African-American athletes, but when do you ever hear about the plight of the Blirish athlete? Nobody ever talks about where sports would be without the contributions of Willie O’Ree or Jackie Robinson. We’re trying to change that at YBB and we hope you’ll join us in honoring these men.

Willie McCovey
Donovan McNabb
Shaquille O’Neal
Randall Cunningham
Dee Brown
Dave Stewart
Jason Campbell
Darren McFadden
Lincoln Kennedy
George Lynch
R.W. McQuarters
Larry Hughes
Willie McGee
Bob McAdoo
Larry Fitzgerald
Mookie Wilson
Terrell Buckley
Chris McAllister
Rod Higgins
Antonio McDyess

This list could easily be pushed to 100 with the Mc_s, Macs, Robinsons, Browns, and Wilsons alone. Factor in that the Irish are given credit for Murphy, Smith, Moore, Collins, Martin, White, and Hayes and the list could go on forever. So tonight, when you raise your glasses in honor of your Irish brothers, don’t forget your Irish brothas.

Tags: St. Patrick’s Day, Saint Patrick, March 17, sports

I’m almost a week late with this, but here you go. The Philadelphia Daily News polled a wide group of famous people to determine who’s the best quarterback in the history of the Philadelphia Eagles. I only go back to Jaws in my Eagle fandom, and I know Van Brocklin and Jurgensen could play, but Donovan McNabb is the greatest Philadelphia Eagles quarterback of all time. The 5 Pro Bowls, the 4 NFC Championship games, the overall winning.. You can’t beat it. No disrespect to Randall Cunningham… He’s the Pater Familias.

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#12 also had this amazing punt, and of course his most famous play, but Donovan has 4th and 26, and the time he embarrassed the Cowboys:

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If you put a funeral to the Benny Hill music, I’ll laugh.. Check out some of the celeb’s picks for best Philadelphia Eagles qb.

State Sen. Vince Fumo: Jeff Garcia. He was called upon to fill in and did such a fantastic job that he must have been the best, because the Eagles got rid of him after they found out how really good he was!

Chris McKendry, ESPN, Archbishop Ryan and Drexel graduate: While I’m tempted to say Randall Cunningham who transitioned the position into what we see today, Ron Jaworski is the best in Eagles history. Before Brett Favre, Jaws was the gold standard for toughness and durability. He also guided the Eagles to a Super Bowl, one of my favorite childhood memories. Besides, Jaws is an ESPNer . . . I’m not about to pick against the home team!

Larry Bowa, former Phillies shortstop and manager: Norm Van Brocklin. He won a championship for the Eagles and he’s led the only team ever to defeat Vince Lombardi in the final game. He was colorful and he was a winner.”

Suzy Kolber, Monday Night Football sideline reporter and Dresher native: As a kid growing up in Philly how could I not have the Eagles 1980 Super Bowl run engrained in my mind, and with Ron Jaworski at the helm. Not only did he play the game with joy, passion and a genuine enthusiasm that he maintains today, but he was the iron man before Brett Favre was the iron man. A true Philadelphia tough guy.

Kendra Wilkinson, co-star of E!’s “The Girls Next Door,” whose mom is a former Eagles cheerleader: Randall Cunningham. He was the first of this new breed of athletic quarterback who could not only throw, but also kept defenses on their toes because he was a great runner.

Who’s the best Eagles quarterback. Courtesy of the Philadelphia Daily News

Tags: Philadelphia Eagles, Donovan McNabb, NFL, Football