They’re at it again. The fine people at Angelo’s Pizzeria South Philly are teaming up with Sixers superfan Alan “The Sixth Man” Horwitz in a two-man game that pizza lovers, Sixers fans and the kindhearted will adore.
Starting today, you can order “The Sixth Man” pizza — a half sausage, half pepperoni pie — and Horwitz will donate $1.76 to Philadelphia Youth Basketball, which is an educational improvement organization using hoops to “empower young people as students, athletes and positive leaders.”
I talked to Angelo’s owner Danny DiGiampietro, who said, “It all happened so fast. He contacted me the other day and it went pretty fast from there.”
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What’s not fast is the time and talent that goes into their food. Here’s a look at “The Sixth Man” pizza:
Yikes. A masterpiece if you’re asking this pizza lover. Did I mention the first 25 front-line workers who ordered “The Sixth Man” got a free pizza? The shop is also giving away a few “The Sixth Man” signature masks, which Sixers broadcaster Marc Zumoff sported on Twitter recently:
We already know DiGiampietro as a dedicated Philly sports fan with a flourishing relationship with several components of area professional teams, whether players or front office. I guess the real question is when are the Phillies and Union going to join the hit parade? There’s nothing quite like the power of the pizza.