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Originally Posted by Coach Rip
CorEy,
And how long had you lived in San Fransisco to get that undying loyalty to that team?????  |
I was done with that team, and I was looking...if the internet was alive back then I would have done a team search. I had always liked Earl Campbell and the Oilers, but I knew they would never beat the Steelers. I was more of a Earl fan than a Oilers fan. But I saw a special on Bill Ring, and that started my interest in the 49ers. Then when they drafted Ronnie Lott, and the team went on that run. And I remember like yesterday watching that Championship game vs the Boys, me and my cousin was on the phone trash talking. When they beat Dallas, I was hooked forever. If you remember, they came back the next season after the SB win, and stunk it up. The strike shortened season...I think they went 3-6 or something like that, but I stuck it out. So it doesn't matter where you live. I remember paying for my 49ers Report paper so I could get all the inside stuff. It was like having a local paper sent to the house.
As youngsters you are looking at TV, and they will market the good teams or players. So it's easy to start liking a team or player that is always on the TV. My son is 6. When he is playing with his basketball I hear him say..I'm Kobe Bryant, or Lebron James. The 76ers have no marquee players. We don't live in Clevland or LA?????
He says he likes the 49ers, but he also likes the Eagles. When we are playing catch, he tells me he is Desean Jackson....a markable player that he sees and hears on tv.
Nat'l