12-15-2007, 06:18 PM | #11 |
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My brother has been a diehard Cowboys fan in the land of the 49ers since he was little too. It makes more sense for kids in Utah to like them though. I mean, it's not like Utah has a "home" NFL team to cheer on.
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I was not a cowboys fan, nor am I now, but they definitely treated the kids very well. The players would take pics and sign things. I met Danny White and Tony Dorsett, as well as The Hat. By "met," I mean it was like, "Hi Coach!" "Hi, kid." One time we were at the Oaks Mall and saw a group of large black dudes wearing short shorts, linen shirts, and crocodile loafers walking around shopping and signing autographs. They were Cowboys players. I knew then that I wanted to play in the NFL and have my own pair of crocodile loafers. Fast forward 25 years. As i type this, it is obvious that I will never play in the NFL, so it may be time for me to focus entirely on getting the pair of crocodile loafers.
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Oxnard was too far to watch practices, but living in T.O., it was awesome to be able to see them scrimmage every now and then.
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It doesn't work when the label is self proclaimed. Just like nobody other than zoobs believe the line about the Lord's team.
When I was a kid, that was the reason I decided to hate the Cowboys. Nobody asked me if the Cowboys were my team.
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My favorite was the fan appreciation day when the Raiders would have an intrasquad scrimmage and then the fans would be allowed onto the field and they'd sign autographs for a few hours. I got some good ones that way including Marcus Allen, Howie Long, Steve Wisnewski, and Eric Dickerson. My favorite though is Bob Golic. My sister didn't care and just took pics with the Raiderettes all day. I was an idiot.
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