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Royal Hawaiian Opihi · November 25th, 2013, 01:22 PM

I love stories about how we became fans of our favorite teams - away from geographic locales. I grew up in Arizona when the only professional team in the state was the Suns. When I was 8, I was watching the Cowboys-Steelers Superbowl X (the one with Lynn Swan's "catch!")... for some reason I started cheering for the Cowboys, who were losing. Then Staubach brought them back into the lead... Only to have Bradshaw rally the Steelers to victory. I sat in my living room in tears following the game. My dad asked why I was crying when I didn't even follow the Cowboys prior to that game. I had no response other than they were NOW my team.

I stuck with them through the Danny White years... Enjoyed their renaissance during the Big Three (Emmit, Troy & Michael)... and now have been suffering through the cant-win-playoff-a-playoff game drought.

I live in a state with no professional teams in ANY sport. So I'm stuck with my loyalties (Suns in the NBA, Dodgers in MLB, Devils in the NHL (grad school) & Cowboys in the NFL).

How about others' stories?

November 25th, 2013, 01:22 PM	#18
Royal Hawaiian Opihi Feeding Frenzy Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Palmdale, CA Posts: 16,604	Re: intro I love stories about how we became fans of our favorite teams - away from geographic locales. I grew up in Arizona when the only professional team in the state was the Suns. When I was 8, I was watching the Cowboys-Steelers Superbowl X (the one with Lynn Swan's "catch!")... for some reason I started cheering for the Cowboys, who were losing. Then Staubach brought them back into the lead... Only to have Bradshaw rally the Steelers to victory. I sat in my living room in tears following the game. My dad asked why I was crying when I didn't even follow the Cowboys prior to that game. I had no response other than they were NOW my team. I stuck with them through the Danny White years... Enjoyed their renaissance during the Big Three (Emmit, Troy & Michael)... and now have been suffering through the cant-win-playoff-a-playoff game drought. I live in a state with no professional teams in ANY sport. So I'm stuck with my loyalties (Suns in the NBA, Dodgers in MLB, Devils in the NHL (grad school) & Cowboys in the NFL). How about others' stories? Last edited by Royal Hawaiian Opihi; November 25th, 2013 at 01:24 PM.