For many who knew the first lady-elect, 69, the honor didnât come as a surprise.
âIt couldnât happen to a better person,â said Liz Leonard, a former classmate of Biden at Upper Moreland High School. âSheâs just so giving, and sheâs a hard worker ⦠and when she sets out to get something done she does it.â
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The soon-to-be first lady was born Jill Tracy Jacobs on June 3, 1951 in Hammonton, N.J. to parents Donald Jacobs and Bonny Jean Godfrey.
Biden is the eldest of five sisters, according to a profile in The Philadelphia Inquirer. The family of seven later moved to Montgomery County first to Hatboro, and then to Willow Grove where she later attended Upper Moreland High School.
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Eagles Insider Has Latest On Team’s Pursuit Of Lincoln Riley
Matt Hladik
A closeup of Lincoln Riley wearing an Oklahoma Sooners visor and a headset.
Since taking over as head coach at Oklahoma, Lincoln Riley has been linked to multiple NFL jobs. The latest one is the Philadelphia Eagles.
On Tuesday, Inside the Birds’ Geoff Mosher reported that the Eagles had reached out to Riley, one day after firing head coach Doug Pederson. Given Riley’s reputation as an innovative offensive mind–and the fact he coached Jalen Hurts at OU–it makes sense that Philadelphia would have its interest piqued by the 37-year-old coach.
Federal prosecutors are seeking a 15-21-month prison term for the former mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey, who pleaded guilty to stealing money from a youth basketball program he founded.