Cold, mud, bugs, sleet, heat, dust, booing crowds, lousy seats — none of those things ever mattered. Marge Rogin and the other 24 Eaglettes had a blast cheering for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Win or lose — and back then it was mostly, well, lose — Rogin and the Eaglettes cheered enthusiastically through the 1974-77 seasons as the Eagles posted a combined record of 20 wins and 36 losses. The Eagles had not made a playoff game since 1960.

“We had a lot of fun and back then. The average age of the girls on the squad was probably 21,” she said. “We were performing at Veterans Stadium for huge crowds; but when you’re young, everything is fun and you don’t know enough to be scared. Today I’d probably get really nervous about doing something like that!”

Marge is now married to Pete Radocha. They met at the Jersey shore in Margate and settled in Coaldale after they were married.

After raising her children, Radocha went back to college to finish her degree. She now teaches sixth-grade social studies and science for the Weatherly Area School District.

She is originally from Levittown and was attending Buck’s County Community College when she heard about tryouts for the Eaglettes. She had been a cheerleader in grade school and high school, and as a seventh and eighth grader her squad had been coached by Sharon Sweeney — who was later one of the coaches for the Eaglettes.

“I tried out in May, made the squad. Then in June, July and August we had practice two days a week, for hours,” she said.

“Even now, if I hear the song ‘Takin’ Care of Business,’ I sigh and think, oh no. That was the song for one of the dance routines, and we practiced it so much, over and over again — we all got tired of the song,” Radocha said.

“We didn’t get paid, but we got two free tickets we could share with friends. But they were seats that were in temporary bleachers, down on the field where you couldn’t see over the players, couldn’t see a thing.”

Judy Brazil and Ann Lasser also made the 25-person squad and both were also from Levittown. Once they all met, they carpooled to practice and games.

In 1974, the Eaglette uniform was a vested sweater over a long-sleeved shirt, paired with hot pants and tall white boots. In 1975, her second year on the squad, the uniform changed to a sequined, halter-top, with the hot pants and boots.

“I remember times when we were just freezing,” she said. “We also had a big green cape, and we would crouch down so that it touched the ground all around us, trying to stay warm.

“But no matter what, it was always fun,” she added. “Things have really changed since then for the cheerleading squads, with hundreds of women trying out.”

Caught up in the excitement over the Eagle’s successful season, Radocha dug out her Eaglette’s jacket and wore it to a division playoff game party at a friend’s house last weekend.

“I put it on right before the game, so now my friends are saying that it brought the Eagles luck,” she said. “So, I guess I’ll do it again this weekend.”

Pete and Marge’s son, Tony, who coaches baseball at Marian High School, will be wearing New England Patriot’s gear. Their daughter Stephanie, who Radocha said “eats, lives and breathes the Eagles,” will be proudly wearing the green and white.

And her husband? Alas, he’s a Dallas Cowboys fan.

Radocha said she didn’t follow the Eagles much once she left the squad, got married, and had her children.

“Once I had my own kids, things changed,” she said. “I was a fan — a fan of wherever they played and whatever they did.”

NFL Cheerleader Facts

The average age of a cheerleader is 25. Currently the oldest cheerleader, 42, is on the squad for the New Orleans Saints.

One cheerleader per squad is selected to cheer at the Pro Bowl.

The average per-game pay for a cheerleader is $200. (The average per-game pay for a player is $860,000).

Teri Hatcher (Desperate Housewives) was a cheerleader for the San Francisco 49ers; Phyllis Smith (The Office) was a cheerleader for the then St. Louis Cardinals.

History of Eagles cheerleaders

By Lisa Price

Although the squad is now known simply as The Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleaders, when the women debuted in 1948 they were known as the Eaglettes. The name was changed to the Liberty Belles in the 1970s, and then to the current name in the 1980s. The current squad has 38 women.

Annual auditions are held in April (You can see video of final auditions at www.PhiladelphiaEagles.com).

The director of the current squad (since 2002) is Barbara Zuan. Zaun has very effectively marketed the squad, which has been featured in publications such as the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, Elle, Vanity Fair and GQ.

The Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleaders have gone on promotional tours to London, Mexico City, Hong Kong, Quebec City, Toronto and Montreal. They’ve also participated in Goodwill Military Tours to Iraq, Kuwait, Afghanistan, Bosnia and Kosovo.

Zuan is the art director and producer of the Eagles Cheerleaders Calendar and instrumental in the creation of the first Cheerleader Calendar Mobile App in the NFL. Within five days of the launch, the app ranked on Google Play’s list of Top 5 Sports Apps.

She was also the executive producer of the popular one-hour “Eagles Cheerleaders Special” on NFL Network.

The squad’s uniforms are created by famed designer Vera Wang — originally in 2003 and for the New Signature Pieces in 2013, which were highlighted during the prestigious Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York.