Now, that was fantastic. NBC had past Medal of Honor winners at the coin toss:
WWII hero Hershel 'Woody' Williams tosses the coin.
The @Patriots won the toss. #SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/0zNoEAXzPi
— Super Bowl on NBC (@SNFonNBC) February 4, 2018
West Virginia's very own @WoodyWilliams45 with the coin toss! #SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/SoLYtiLnKz
— Brandon Millman (@BrandonMillman) February 4, 2018
Mr. Williams is the real deal:
The dude who did the Super Bowl coin toss is a straight up savage ?? pic.twitter.com/vI3ERaKyfH
— Ryan Ginn (@rmginn) February 4, 2018
Wow… coin toss by Medal of Honor winner at Iwo Jima… #SuperBowlLII
— Steve Milloy (@JunkScience) February 4, 2018
Which the Patriots promptly won:
#MOH recipients at #SuperBowl coin toss. Heads! Patriots ?? pic.twitter.com/mo168ustnn
— Keith Rogers (@KeithRogers2) February 4, 2018
The @Patriots win the coin toss. So it begins…. #SuperBowl #Patriots#FlyEaglesFly
— MJ Acosta (@MJAcostaTV) February 4, 2018
Eagles fans, however, weren’t happy:
Philly fans already disrespecting Medal of Honor recipients over the coin toss pic.twitter.com/x7OdbleZXv
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) February 4, 2018
But maybe this is good news for the Eagles?
The #Patriots won the #SB52 coin toss.
In their five #SuperBowl victories, they lost each coin toss.
— Mark J. Burns (@markjburns88) February 4, 2018
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