Today, the 1999 Southwestern Central School graduate is at the very top of the football world.

Sparked by a harassing, dominating defense and three total touchdowns from quarterback Jalen Hurts, Sirianni’s Eagles routed Kansas City 40-22 on Sunday night in Super Bowl 59 at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.

“This is the ultimate team game,” Sirianni told Tom Rinaldi of FOX Sports postgame. “You can’t be great without the greatness of others. Great performance by everybody. Offense, defense, special teams. … We didn’t really care how we won, all we wanted to do is win. … Thank God, thank you, Jesus.”

The Super Bowl victory caps a season in which Sirianni guided the team to wins in 16 of their last 17 games, placing him in the conversation as one of the most successful coaches in the NFL while quieting his critics at the same time.

Jamestown native and Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni, right, lifts the Vince Lombardi Trophy next to quarterback Jalen Hurts after defeating the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 59 on Sunday in New Orleans. AP photo

Introduced as Philadelphia’s head coach in January 2021, all Sirianni has done since then is guide the franchise to four consecutive postseason berths; a trip to Super Bowl 57 two years ago, which the Eagles lost to the Chiefs; and now a convincing victory over the defending champs.

As the game neared its conclusion Sunday night, Sirianni received a Gatorade bath from A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith, his starting wideouts, and then, when the clock hit zero, he was joined by his wife, Brett, and children on the field for a postgame celebration.

“I’ll probably be shedding a couple happy tears tonight,” Sirianni said. “There’s a lot of work I put into this.”

Then Sirianni picked up one of his boys and, together, father and son ended the interview with Rinaldi by chanting a refrain that was no doubt repeated over and over last night inside the Superdome: “E-A-G-L-E-S.”

For those wondering, that spells “Super Bowl 59 champions.