Seven athletes are Eagles fans on the record, six of them living and one, Kobe Bryant, who died in 2020. The best-known names are Bryant, Charles Barkley, Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns and Kyle Lowry. Nobody in the group has a fandom that has ended.
Which athletes grew up Eagles fans?
Three of them are on record as fans since childhood. Bryant, born in Philadelphia and a Lower Merion graduate, posted on X on January 21, 2018, "Getting there wasn’t the goal @Eagles let’s finish the job #focus #superbowl." Lowry, also born in Philadelphia and a Cardinal Dougherty graduate, was quoted by Daily Hive in February 2025 with "Fly Eagles fly," Lowry wrote. Towns, born in Edison, New Jersey, and a St. Joseph (Metuchen) graduate, wrote in January 2018, per NBA.com, "But, I gotta go with the Birds, born and bred a fan #FlyEaglesFly."
Copper was born in Philadelphia and attended Prep Charter and Girard College there. Sportskeeda reported in January 2025 that "Copper is also a passionate fan of the Philadelphia Eagles." That is an outlet's report, not a statement from her, and no childhood dates are given.
Which athlete is the most famous Eagles fan?
Bryant was the one with a post on X backing the team during the 2018 playoff run, and Barkley's support is the most explicit about how it began. Charles Barkley, born in Leeds, Alabama, told CBS Philadelphia in August 2013, "You know, I root for the Eagles. Being from Alabama, we don't have a professional team so I have kind of adopted the Eagles as my team". He also played for the Philadelphia 76ers, as did Lowry and Tyrese Maxey.
Which athletes are Eagles fans in their own words?
Kobe Bryant said it himself in his posts on X, and Barkley, Brunson, Towns and Lowry have said it too. Jalen Brunson, now with the New York Knicks, was quoted by EssentiallySports in February 2024 from a video posted by the Philadelphia 76ers' X handle: "I’m an Eagles fan." He was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and went to Stevenson in Lincolnshire, Illinois. Karl-Anthony Towns also plays for the Knicks.
Which athletes are reported to be Eagles fans?
Two are reported by outlets and not confirmed in their own words. One is Copper, covered above. The other is Maxey, born in Dallas and a South Garland graduate. PhillyVoice quoted him in March 2026: "But when they're not playing against the Cowboys, I love them." Maxey plays for the 76ers, and the Cowboys are listed as a rival of the Eagles. Allen Iverson, who played in Philadelphia, is on record as a Cowboys fan, so the Eagles' division rival has its own tie to the same city.
Where they play now
Bryant, who died in 2020, and Barkley are retired, as is Lowry, while Brunson and Towns are with the Knicks and Maxey is with the 76ers. Kahleah Copper has played for teams including the Chicago Sky and Phoenix Mercury.
Questions people ask
Which athletes are Eagles fans?
Seven are on record: Kobe Bryant, Charles Barkley, Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, Tyrese Maxey, Kyle Lowry and Kahleah Copper. Bryant died in 2020.
Which athletes grew up Eagles fans?
Three of them are on record as fans since childhood: Bryant, Towns and Lowry. Bryant and Lowry were both born in Philadelphia.
Which athletes used to be Eagles fans?
None of the fandoms listed has ended. Bryant's was in place until his death in January 2020.
Which athletes played for the 76ers?
Barkley, Lowry and Maxey have all played for the 76ers.