Last weekend, the biggest American sporting event of the year took place which was of course the Super Bowl LIX where the Philadelphia Eagles managed to clinch the victory over the Kansas City Chiefs with a 40-22 score.
What you might not be aware of, however, is that one of the linebackers on the champion team, Josh Sweat, actually used to play Super Smash Bros. Melee at competitive events… and there’s a combo video on X with footage of him.
Originally posted back in February of 2023, the clip showcases Josh Sweat playing under the handle SweatyJ and fighting against other Super Smash Bros. Melee players, some who are still active today, at a Tallahassee event.
The compilation seems to be taken from an event dated February 3rd, 2017 YouTube so it would’ve been just over 8 years ago that the footage of Josh “SweatyJ” Sweat playing Super Smash Bros. Melee is captured from.
While he doesn’t seem to have been a major player per se, it’s interesting to see someone so incredibly accomplished and who just won one of the biggest sporting events on the planet together with his team having footage of them being very proficient at an, even at the time, fairly old fighting game since Super Smash Bros. Melee would’ve already been 16 years old by the time of the event.
Throughout the highlight reel posted by 119J you get to see several impressive maneuvers from the now-Super Bowl Champion showcasing his skills with Captain Falcon and Marth — fittingly enough, sporting green colors on both, albeit a different shade than the signature green of the Philadelphia Eagles.
Of course, given that he’s a Philadelphia Eagles player, you may have suspected him to be a Falco main (I know, I know, not an eagle, but closest you’re going to get), but unfortunately no such luck.
You can check out 119J’s compilation video from X right below, and we’ll make sure to post one of the full match videos at the end of the story as well, courtesy of Tallahassee Melee.
Joshua Sweat SUPER SMASH BROS MELEE combo video@C9Mang0 pic.twitter.com/wGcEHsECPw
— 119J (posting new music! ) (@itsawonderful_j) February 13, 2023
Another fun tidbit to add to this story is that one of the most accomplished Super Smash Bros. Melee players in history, C9|Mango, has long been on record as being a gigantic fan of the Philadelphia Eagles.
It’s hard to imagine just how happy he must’ve been not just to see his beloved team win but knowing that a fellow Melee enthusiast helped bring that trophy home.
It just goes to show that people with that competitive drive may not know where they’ll end up, but as long as that fire burns in them, you can bet they’ll be striving their best to win at something… and in the case of Josh Sweat, succeeding big time.
Source: Event Hubs
