Big John Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Born in Wisconsin and had relatives in Green Bay. Yes, with me could walk to Lambeau Field and was taught much of the Packer lore by my mother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STL Fan Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Yes, with me could walk to Lambeau Field and was taught much of the Packer lore by my mother. Did you let 'em ride your bike? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Did you let 'em ride your bike? That didn't happen. Only the cool kids could do that then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STL Fan Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 That didn't happen. Only the cool kids could do that then. I find it impossible to believe that the great Big John could have been anything less than one of the cool kids. It must have been the rich kids whose parents PAID so their kids could do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 I find it impossible to believe that the great Big John could have been anything less than one of the cool kids. It must have been the rich kids whose parents PAID so their kids could do it. Yep, that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STL Fan Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Yep, that too. There, see, you just mis-remembered. (Thank you Rocket for that word.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myhousekey Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Born and raised in NOLA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosGatosEnFuegos Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Grew up watching both the Giants and Jets with my dad. I always remembered him as being primarily a Giants fan, but in retrospect I don't think that's true. I think I ended up on the Giants side for two reasons. The first is that at the time, they were the more exciting team to watch. Jet games were too slow for a youngster. Second, and more interestingly IMO, due to either our TV reception (bunny ears) or actual network differences, I remember the color in Giant games as always being much more vivid. Working now in television & communication design, I know this probably had a big effect on how I viewed the teams. I became more involved in the Jets when Parcells took over in the 90s. He even had me pulling for the Pats when he was in NE, but I had no allegiance to them when he left, unlike the Jets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimm74 Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 born in Pittsburgh...enough said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doobwaa Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Saw Dan Fouts throwing the ball with the coolest helmet i had ever seen...was hooked. Not a real popular choice in NJ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delfamdelfam Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 born in Pittsburgh...enough said. Born in Philadelphia...enough said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimm74 Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Born in Philadelphia...enough said. Indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
untateve Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 I attended the University of Florida. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheikYerbuti Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Born in Brooklyn and my dad has been a fan since the Sam Huff days. The first year I started paying attention was the 3-12-1 season. It was a great 3 year stretch watching them go from that to World Champions. And the rest is Big Blue history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz13 Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 I was 8 years old and the Dolphins and Redskins were playing in the SB. My mother was always a Dolphins fan so I was rooting for them in this game. I made a $2 bet with a family friend of my parents as I was positive that my mother's team could never lose. As history shows the Dolphins did lose this game to the Washington Redskins. I remember being so upset that the team I bet on lost. As a kid I couldn't believe that my mother's team lost. My Dad slipped me the $2 to pay off my bet. From that day on I said if this team is good enough to beat my mom's team they were the team that I would root for, and the rest is history. Never wavered from that day on even though the Skins got smoked by the Raiders in the following SB. Hail To The Redskins!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearBroncos Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Raised as a child in Tulsa Oklahoma so we had no real team to root for so we rooted for teams that were not Texas teams. When I moved to Colorado, I finally had a team to have an elegance to. I've been an avid fan every sense, going on 26 years strong now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichSaxton Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 English born and bred, but my old man worked in Buffalo for just over a year from late 2001. I had no interest in US sports to date, but he would often tell me about how great he was finding NFL out there, which induced me to watch my first ever Super Bowl in Feb 2002. On the backdrop of 9/11, and with the Patriots winning, I instantly fell in love with the game...and developed something of a soft spot for the Patriots. Took my school summer break, plus just over a month of the new school year, later that year and went to live with him for a few months. With no friends as such out there at first, I took to following US sports and re-runs of Diff'rent Strokes to keep me entertained. Foolishly, I opted to adopt the Bills as my team rather than stick with the Patriots, and i've been pulling my hair out ever since... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikesVikes Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 In 1969 my classmates talked about the Vikings and I didn't know much about it at the time. I was nine. I decided to watch a game and loved it. I was hooked on the great Vikings players on the teams back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovers Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Briefly met Joe Namath when I was 12 as he was leaving a restaurant in NYC. In the terminology of the day, he was the coolest cat I ever met. Fur coat, georgous blonde on his arm, got into a limo. He said "Hey kid!" Two years later, he made the garuantee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
injendsm Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Born in Miami & grew up watching the Phins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Muto Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Got screwed by God being born in this god forsaken area. 0 combined titles in my 40 years on this earth for the 3 professional teams I root for. Thanks God. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
untateve Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 I was 8 years old and the Dolphins and Redskins were playing in the SB. My mother was always a Dolphins fan so I was rooting for them in this game. I made a $2 bet with a family friend of my parents as I was positive that my mother's team could never lose. As history shows the Dolphins did lose this game to the Washington Redskins. I remember being so upset that the team I bet on lost. As a kid I couldn't believe that my mother's team lost. My Dad slipped me the $2 to pay off my bet. From that day on I said if this team is good enough to beat my mom's team they were the team that I would root for, and the rest is history. Never wavered from that day on even though the Skins got smoked by the Raiders in the following SB. Hail To The Redskins!!! I saw that game. I was about 10 years old. The Dolphins won 14-7 over the Skins and completed the only perfect season. Your mother's team never lost that season. Someone has told you a terrible lie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramhock Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Fell in love with their helmet, when I was 7 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Football_Mom Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 My father inflicted the curse of the J-E-T-S on me. I grew up during the time that only the local games were available on TV so I also grew up watching the Giants. I still follow both teams but I still bear the affliction of being a Jets fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby's Hubby Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Funny but true how just having a cool helmet or jersey makes a difference to a kid, but it does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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