The following is part 2 of the Pino911 Comically Overdue Year in Review, in which you’ll find the best viral videos of 2011, the depressing findings of Google Zeitgeist and a heartwarming tale about bath salts. To view part I, which highlights the year in riots, politics and facial hair, click here.
Eagles 34, Redskins 10- If you ask Philly fans who the most prolific sports figure of the 2000s was, you will get a multitude of answers. Some will be remembered for their incredible talent, others for the championship they brought to the city, and still others for their grit, determination, or leadership. Then there is the subset that will be remembered as polarizing, the ones who had lots of success but never truly won anything, the ones who lingered too long and became a villain after years of playing hero. One member of that group even got his team to a championship. For over a decade he was the franchise, love him or hate him. And hate him we did. We hated his arrogance, hated his stubbornness, hated his ego, but most of all we grew to hate the fact that he wasn’t the person he used to be, or maybe never the person we believed he was. We finally realized, after years of adoration and support, the inconvenient truth that maybe this guy just…can’t…win it all. Ultimately, even the many faithful fans who loved him turned against him. But he won’t be 
remembered for his exit; rather, he’ll be remembered for his success, his controversy and his divisiveness. He’ll be remembered as Allen Iverson. Continue reading
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