I have used this name on each Cowboys board that I have been a part of. Here's why:
I was with my Dad and my Pop, and I got to shake Chuck Howley's hand after a Mountaineer game in the early to mid 60's. I am not sure but I think it was after he played for the Bears, but before he played for the Cowboys. I think he was working his Dad' s car dealership at the time for his father, because he was ill.
Some time later we were watching pro football on TV, and Dallas was on. They zoomed in on this one player as he was taking his helmet off. He was mean, rough and nasty looking and I loved the big blue star on his helmet.
My Dad says, "do you know who that guy is, .. do you remember him?"
I said, "no."
He said, "that is Chuck Howley, we met him, he played for WV and now he plays for the Cowboys." - - WV Cowboy
After Dad mentioned it, I do remember shaking his hand, .. it seemed huge to a 10-12 yr old boy.
Back in the 60's, seeing someone on TV, and seeing them in person never happened, .. it was like two different worlds. He may have been the first person that I had met in person that I then saw in TV. Not sure if that is right, but I don't know who else it could be.
It was magical to see someone I had met on TV, .. it was surreal. I couldn't take my eyes off of him.
Anyway, from that day on, I have been a Cowboys fan. Funny how that all happened that way.
Chuck Howley was the original WV Cowboy because he played for both, .. I am simply WV Cowboy Jr., or WVfanCowboyfan