As llong as I can remember....
I grew up about 1/4 mile from where their offices and practice fields were in the 70's and 80's. I grew up with some of the players sons as well. Mel Renro's son went to my elementary school and we were pretty good friends until he moved somewhere and I never saw him again.
Several Cowboy players lived on my street and we would go knock on their doors and get autographed pictures, we would also go to the practice field and stand on crates and watch practice over the metal fence and then wait ater practice to meet the players as they left and get their autographs. My dad was also a rabid fan and took me to games all the time.
I am deeply emotionally involved with this team and their performance can effect my mood the whole week after a win or a loss. I still haven't gotten over "the catch" and everytime it comes on TV, I dive for the remote so I don't have to watch it again. It still pisses me off, but made the wins over SF in the 90's that much sweeter. I may have enjoyed those wins more than the Super Bowls, but I probably can only say that because we won the Super Bowls.
I've been fortunate to attend some pretty great games, I was at the game on thanksgiving day where Leon lett blew it for us. The funny part is that there were a couple of loud, obnoxious Miami fans sitting behind us the whole game. I was keeping my mouth shut and then I couldn't take it any more and let em have it after we had taken the lead and it looked like we had it wrapped up. They got pissed and left the game early. Thank God, because that crow would have been bitter as hell.
I also was at the 49er game where we trounced them to go to the 2nd Super Bowl in a row. Ive never heard the crowd so loud and passionate. Everyone stood up the entire game, it was a blast.
One of my friends moms works for the Cowboys and he was able to get us tickets to Super Bowl XXX where we beat the Steelers (field level @ about the 15 yard line 30 rows up from the field). I hardly slept for 3 days. We even got to go to the Super Bowl after party with Jerry Jones, the players and cheerleaders, it was an incedible experience.
I've always said if I could find a woman I love as much as the Cowboys, she'd have me for life because the Cowboys have my heart. No other woman could tempt me just like I'll ever be a fan of any other team. Like I said, they'll have my heart til I'm 6 feet under.
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