Leo Carlin (September 16, 1937 – January 17, 2024) was the

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’ ticket manager for 53 years. At first, he was only a part-time ticket office employee, starting his career in 1960, the year the Eagles won the

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. He was later promoted to be the ticket manager in 1964, and he remained the manager until 1983 when he left. He then got a job as the ticket manager for the Philadelphia Stars of the

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. Soon after, he left the Stars and returned to the Eagles in 1985. In 2007, he was a nominee for the

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as a pioneer in the sports ticket industry. He was inducted into the

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in 2012. He retired in 2015 after 55 years in the sport ticket industry; 53 of which had been spent working for the Eagles. Carlin died on January 17, 2024, at the age of 86.Eagles mourn the passing of a Hall of Fame person in Leo Carlin
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