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Aussie fan takes home the game-winning Super Bowl ball after catching it in the crowd

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Published 01:00 15 Feb 2023 GMT

Aussie fan takes home the game-winning Super Bowl ball after catching it in the crowd

One Australian sports fan walked away from the Arizona's State Farm Stadium with a priceless piece of memorabilia.

Max Sherry

Max Sherry

An Australian sports fan has walked away from the Super Bowl with a priceless piece of memorabilia.

The Aussie bloke miraculously caught the game-winning ball which saw the Kansas City Chiefs clinch their second championship in three seasons.

40-year-old Eamonn Dixon, who was born and raised in Melbourne, was sitting right underneath the posts at Arizona's State Farm Stadium.

So when Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker slotted a 27-yard field goal with eight seconds left on the clock to seal victory for Kansas City, Eamonn had the best seat in the house to watch it unfold.

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Not just that, though, that very same ball actually landed squarely in the Aussie sports fan's lap, meaning he walked home that night with a true collector's item.

"It was a pretty exciting game and everyone was asking for photos with me and giving me high-fives," Eamonn told Radio 3AW.

"Everyone was trying to get it off me but one of my friends who I was with, I shoved it in her bag and we sort of got ushered towards the exit and all of a sudden I was out in the car park. It was all just a bit of a blur."

But this story gets even better.

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It turns out Eamonn wasn't even meant to be there in the first place – making this moment even more special.

Incredibly, Eamonn actually blagged a last-minute ticket to the Super Bowl.

"I didn't have a ticket to the game but one of my incredible Doritos clients called me up in the morning and said that a spare ticket had become available," he added.

"I got to the game just as the national anthem was being sung. I was just sitting there and then four quarters later the ball just sort of fell in my lap, which was pretty surreal."

Featured Image Credit: Instagram/Eamonn Dixon

Topics: Australia, NFL, Super Bowl, American Football, United States

Max Sherry
Max Sherry

Max Sherry is a journalist for SPORTbible Australia. After migrating Down Under from London as a teenager, he instantly fell in love with Aussie sport and its culture. From NRL to AFL, cricket to rugby — you name it, Max watches it (with a beer in hand, of course). During his time at Fox Sports, he worked in the football department covering the Premier League, A-League, Socceroos and Matildas. Born a stone's throw away from West Ham's training ground, Max is obviously a die-hard Liverpool fan.

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