Two Seattle Seahawks fans from Ireland couldn’t afford tickets to the Super Bowl. Instead of giving up, the pair flew to Arizona and snuck in the game.
Just about every football fan in the world dreams of going to the Super Bowl. Unfortunately, tickets for the big game are always extremely expensive, so for most of us the dream dies there.
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However, two Seattle Seahawks fans from Ireland weren’t going to let not having enough money get in the way of them seeing their favorite team chase a repeat championship in Super Bowl XLIX last Sunday in Glendale, Arizona.
The two flew to Arizona and snuck into the Super Bowl, eventually finding fourth row seats to sit in that are valued at $25,000.
Here’s the duo in their seats next to Lawyer Milloy.
.@LawyerMilloy Good to meet you man - can't believe it made all the papers! 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/qLjCWYv9FK
— Richie Whelan (@richiewhelan) February 4, 2015
The two Seahawks fans spoke to RTE Radio One Morning Ireland about how they pulled off this epic feat.
From The Independent:
"“Our game plan was to be super confident,” Richard told RTE Radio One Morning Ireland.“We just thought if we pretend we belong there, nobody will question us.“Between one layer of security and another we just walked in behind these 20 first aid workers, straight up to the front door and hid in behind them.“Paul was looking at his phone, pretending to text me, as if we had just popped out to look at an email we got or something,” he continued.“We walked past another security guard that just wasn’t paying attention.“We could see the field then, the stadium and the atmosphere was insane.”“I remember looking at Paul’s face, we just couldn’t believe we got in,” Richard said."
The two even scored a fancy ride home.
"After the game, the pair skipped the queues and hopped on a VIP bus which brought them back to the street of their hotel.“It was a good day of hustling,” Richard said."
What a remarkable story. That two fans could simply walk in without tickets to the Super Bowl of all events and eventually sit in the fourth row for free seems impossible. But these guys pulled it off.
Unfortunately for the duo, they weren’t able to see Seattle earn its second straight title, as they fell 28-24. But let’s be real: these guys don’t have a lot they can complain about.
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