Is Allen Iverson an Eagles fan?
Not in his own words. What's on file is a background tie to the Philadelphia Eagles, not a stated fandom. Sources disagree, and the other side is below.
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“I became an Eagles fan once I came to Philadelphia.”
Inquirer.com, January 9, 2010.
Disputed. Dallas News, May 27, 2017: “that doesn't mean the former 11-time NBA All-Star roots for the Philadelphia Eagles” original saved copy
Last checked November 4, 2026: the quote still matched the page word for word.
What has Allen Iverson said about the Philadelphia Eagles?
The quote attached to Allen Iverson and the Eagles comes from Inquirer.com, dated January 9, 2010: "I became an Eagles fan once I came to Philadelphia." The words are credited to Iverson himself. They describe a fandom picked up in an adopted city rather than one he carried from childhood, and the timeframe for it is given as 2010, with that date marked as disputed.
Did Allen Iverson grow up an Eagles fan?
Nothing in his background points that way. Iverson was born on June 7, 1975, in Hampton, Virginia, and went to Bethel High School in Hampton. He played at Georgetown from 1994 to 1996, then was taken first overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1996 draft. His 76ers years ran from 1996 to 2006, and he returned to the team later in his career. The Eagles tie, by his own telling in the Inquirer.com quote, starts with his arrival in Philadelphia.
Do sources agree that Allen Iverson likes the Eagles?
They do not. Dallas News, on May 27, 2017, wrote that "that doesn't mean the former 11-time NBA All-Star roots for the Philadelphia Eagles." That sits against the 2010 Inquirer.com quote, and no further outlet is available to settle it. The Eagles connection is therefore best read as a background tie to Philadelphia, not a settled, stated fandom. Nothing indicates the interest ended, and nothing gives a date for when it began beyond the 2010 quote.
Iverson has also said he is a Dallas Cowboys fan, in his own words, which is a separate matter from the Eagles question and the likeliest source of the disagreement.
Which other athletes are Eagles fans?
Several other players have a fandom tied to the Eagles. Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns and Kyle Lowry have each said so in their own words. Tyrese Maxey and WNBA player Kahleah Copper are reported to be fans. Kobe Bryant, who died in 2020, said so in his own posts on X.
Questions people ask
Is Allen Iverson an Eagles fan?
Not in a way that is settled. Inquirer.com quoted him in January 2010 saying he became an Eagles fan once he came to Philadelphia, but Dallas News wrote in 2017 that his time as an All-Star does not mean he roots for the team. What stands is a background tie to the Eagles, not a firmly stated fandom.
When did Allen Iverson become an Eagles fan?
By his own account in the January 2010 Inquirer.com piece, it happened after he came to Philadelphia, where he joined the 76ers as the first pick in 1996. The timeframe is listed as 2010 and is disputed.
Does Allen Iverson like the Philadelphia Eagles?
He told Inquirer.com in 2010 that he became a fan after arriving in Philadelphia. Dallas News disputed that reading in 2017, and he has separately said he is a Cowboys fan.