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Old 04-03-2009, 10:50 PM   #1
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Re: Why you chose to be a Redskins fan:

I've been a hardcore Redskins fan since 1971, have been through good times, bad times, great times and dysfunctional times. I will never stop being a Redskins fan (this is for life) but I tell you what, it's been pretty challenging since Dan Snyder took ownership. My love for this team is like a family member and even if I'm 3,000 miles away and 27 years removed from the Maryland DC area, I will never ever stop loving this team. My hope is that good times will come again and I know they will, my patience has been tested many times lately and I'm hoping that I and many fans like myself will be rewarded soon.

HAIL TO THE REDSKINS, HAIL VICTORY!!
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Old 04-03-2009, 11:49 PM   #2
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Re: Why you chose to be a Redskins fan:

I became a fan around 1974 or so...I loved those old uniforms with the yellow pants.
I remember seeing the old bumper stickers on cars all over town, "I am for Sonny" or I am for Billy".
Getting those free Redskins drinking glasses at Shell or was it Sunoco (?) gas station if you pumped 8 gallons or more. I still have a lot of them.
7-11 had those plastic player collectors cups. Even though the skins were not very good then, it was easy to become a fan.
Sonny, Billy, a young Joe Thiesman returning punts, Larry Brown, Charlie Haraway, Roy Jefferson, Charlie Taylor, Jerry Smith, Chris Hanburger, Ron Mcdole, Diron Talbert, Coy Bacon, A young Dave Butz, Pat Fischer, MIke Bass, Ken Houston, Speedy Duncan...
It was rewarding as a fan to suffer through those early losing years to later have George Allen take us to SB 7 (loss) and then the Gibbs/Bethard dynasty.
I now relaize that for you fans that are too young to watch the Gibbs 92 SB win live, have suffered through 17 years of average to below average football. That is a long time.
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Old 04-03-2009, 11:52 PM   #3
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I became a fan around 1974 or so...I loved those old uniforms with the yellow pants.
I remember seeing the old bumper stickers on cars all over town, "I am for Sonny" or I am for Billy".
Getting those free Redskins drinking glasses at Shell or was it Sunoco (?) gas station if you pumped 8 gallons or more. I still have a lot of them.
7-11 had those plastic player collectors cups. Even though the skins were not very good then, it was easy to become a fan.
Sonny, Billy, a young Joe Thiesman returning punts, Larry Brown, Charlie Haraway, Roy Jefferson, Charlie Taylor, Jerry Smith, Chris Hanburger, Ron Mcdole, Diron Talbert, Coy Bacon, A young Dave Butz, Pat Fischer, MIke Bass, Ken Houston, Speedy Duncan...
It was rewarding as a fan to suffer through those early losing years to later have George Allen take us to SB 7 (loss) and then the Gibbs/Bethard dynasty.
I now relaize that for you fans that are too young to watch the Gibbs 92 SB win live, have suffered through 17 years of average to below average football. That is a long time.
Those were some good times! From an old bastard to another
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Old 04-03-2009, 11:56 PM   #4
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Those were some good times! From an old bastard to another
Amen brother.
Going to RFK was great. Dont like the new Stadium.
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Old 04-06-2009, 05:09 PM   #5
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Re: Why you chose to be a Redskins fan:

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I became a fan around 1974 or so...I loved those old uniforms with the yellow pants.
I remember seeing the old bumper stickers on cars all over town, "I am for Sonny" or I am for Billy".
Getting those free Redskins drinking glasses at Shell or was it Sunoco (?) gas station if you pumped 8 gallons or more. I still have a lot of them.
7-11 had those plastic player collectors cups. Even though the skins were not very good then, it was easy to become a fan.
Sonny, Billy, a young Joe Thiesman returning punts, Larry Brown, Charlie Haraway, Roy Jefferson, Charlie Taylor, Jerry Smith, Chris Hanburger, Ron Mcdole, Diron Talbert, Coy Bacon, A young Dave Butz, Pat Fischer, MIke Bass, Ken Houston, Speedy Duncan...
It was rewarding as a fan to suffer through those early losing years to later have George Allen take us to SB 7 (loss) and then the Gibbs/Bethard dynasty.
I now relaize that for you fans that are too young to watch the Gibbs 92 SB win live, have suffered through 17 years of average to below average football. That is a long time.
I was young but I watched the super bowl, that's still one of the happiest days that I can ever recall

man how cool is it to see your team that you've supported go to the super bowl and win it convincingly? and how about detroit stomping dallas one week and we made them look inept in the nfc championship?

glad that I cared more about sports than cartoons as I could've easily missed that being only 8; I remember being so sad because I wasn't allowed to watch the MNF game where Monk got the receptions record.. I knewwww he was going to get it vs Denver and he sure did
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I was young but I watched the super bowl, that's still one of the happiest days that I can ever recall

man how cool is it to see your team that you've supported go to the super bowl and win it convincingly? and how about detroit stomping dallas one week and we made them look inept in the nfc championship?

glad that I cared more about sports than cartoons as I could've easily missed that being only 8; I remember being so sad because I wasn't allowed to watch the MNF game where Monk got the receptions record.. I knewwww he was going to get it vs Denver and he sure did
This was a memorable game for me. My first game being there live, first monday night game, saw elway play, and monk broke record. Cool day indeed.
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