"I just didn't have any idea what was going on," said Jerry Market, who won the tickets.
He and his sons got a tour of Lincoln Financial Field before the NFC divisional round game on January 21. He thought it might have had something to do with the fact that he'd been a season ticket holder for so long.
But he was stunned by what officials from the Eagles organization told him.
"'We are giving you two tickets to the Super Bowl.' Well, I was crushed, I couldn't believe it," said Market.
It turns out his son Brian had submitted a form at the beginning of the season to nominate a season ticket holder to be honored.
"I tell them our story, 51 years. My dad's a Marine Corps vet and a throat cancer survivor," said Brian Market.
The letter caught the attention of the Eagles, and they decided to send the two on a trip to the Super Bowl.
"We're just so grateful for this. It's like a lifetime memory," said Jerry Market.
The Eagles are also paying for their flight and their hotel.
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