Longboat residents celebrate Eagles' Super Bowl win

By Dana Kampa
| 10:00 a.m. February 10, 2025

Philly fans cheer on the Eagles on Sunday at Guppy's Longboat Key.

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The community of Longboat Key is home to football fans of teams throughout the nation. But those who would otherwise be cheering on the Lions, Patriots, Bills, Browns or another team largely found themselves rooting for the Philadelphia Eagles over the Kansas City Chiefs at game-day watch parties on the Key on Sunday.

Guppy's Longboat Key, a Philadelphia-centric sports bar, was packed with green-clad fans watching the game and cheering the team's early lead.

Maureen and John Shea join Rich and Bev Romansky at the Longboat Harbour Condominiums watch party.

The restaurant had tables available for reservation, and owner Robin Gupta said he put those booking fees toward supporting Save Our Seabirds, a fitting cause as fans called out to one another, "Go Birds!"

Nearby, football fans also joined the watch party hosted by Longboat Harbour Condominiums.

Darlene Sedlock, who grew up near Philadelphia, said even though she wasn't the biggest sports follower, she was excited to see the game unfold.

Charlene Versak, Michele Davis and Sue Gabbett join the Guppy's Longboat Key watch party.

While most viewers said they favored Philadelphia, they were curious to see if Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes could lead the team to pull off a historic "three-peat" title win.

However, the final score ended 40-22 for the Eagles.

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Dana Kampa

Dana Kampa is the Longboat Key neighbors reporter for the Observer. She first ventured into journalism in her home state of Wisconsin, going on to report community stories everywhere from the snowy mountains of Washington State to the sunny shores of the Caribbean. She has been a writer and photographer for more than a decade, covering what matters most to readers.