The New England Patriots may be the reigning world champions of Boston after their Super Bowl LI victory, but Boston is also a Red Sox town, and believe me, they love their Sox.

Perhaps the biggest Boston athlete over the last decade and a half, maybe even bigger than Tom Brady himself, is Red Sox legend David Ortiz, who retired after the 2016 season. Ortiz won three World Series titles with the Red Sox during his career, including the 2004 championship, which was Boston’s first since 1918.

Ortiz left his mark on Boston from his play on the field to his dedication to helping others off of it. He even delivered an emotional speech prior to a game at Fenway just after the Boston Marathon bombings back in 2013. Check out the video of his speech below.

(Video contains language that might be considered NSFW.)

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Tonight, the Red Sox honor the legend at Fenway Park, and Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman was happy to take to Twitter to pay his respects to Big Papi after the Red Sox hero got a street named after him right by Fenway.

Edelman was a huge part of New England’s 25-point comeback win in Super Bowl LI, coming up with a big catch in the fourth quarter that kept the ball moving for the Patriots. He finished the game with five receptions for 87 yards.