1991 cowboys coming off 7 and 9 season, nobody expecting much. I’m in military and now down in NC. NO internet to easily get tickets back then. My father in law is from jersey and tries to get me tickets for cowboys giants. Nocan do, so he gets me week 15 against philly. He gets these in like week 3 so nobody is expecting this game to be a big deal. It turns out the winner of this game wins the east. Philly has Randall Cunningham and the gangrene defense.
My wife’s uncle is supposed to go to game with me...uh oh, he forgets it is his new sons first birthday so I’m on my own.
I get a four day pass from my military boss and make the ten hour drive to jersey. Sunday morning I drive to philly and park in street near the old veterans stadium. I park and get out of car and immediately a guy comments about parking near a cowboys fan.he is cool and takes me to his Tao
Gate, feeds me and gives. Me some beers. He walks me in stadium and shows me my seats. I’m sitting by myself wearing cowboys gear in philly.
Late in game kelvin Martin returns a punt, I think 83 yards for a tad, we win, win the east, win our first playoff game and lose following week.
That was my first cowboys game ever, and in reality, that was the game that started our mini dynasty.
Here I am now on a plane heading to Dallas for this game 33 years later with a few tears in my eyes as I tell this story as my father in-law, who was the best and always supported me as an 18 year old that married his daughter has since passed away three years ago. I have four daughters and know there is now way I’d have been as supportive to any 18year old that married one of my daughters.
The cowboys are more than just a football team to many of us.