Official Site of the Eagles · Nov 2, 2017
A Halftime Ceremony Unlike Any Other In Eagles History
Marine Corps Platoon 2062 was sworn in during halftime of a 49ers-Eagles game 50 years ago
Fifty years ago, a group of mostly 17- and 18-year-olds from the Philadelphia and New Jersey area walked out onto Franklin Field for a rare appearance.
On October 15, 1967, 86 young men were sworn into the Marine Corps at the halftime of the 49ers-Eagles game. The momentous event marked the first and only swearing-in ceremony at an Eagles game to this day. This squad of young men would forever be known as the Philadelphia Eagles Platoon.
