When did you become a Cowboys fan?

[Kareemovweet]

Was born in 63 so I guess 62!!

 

[J-man]

I think it was the 78-79 season, I was 6 or 7.

 

[Robbieac]

Was born in 63 so I guess 62!!

I approve. This is how a true fan responds.

/Rockport

 

[shabazz]

One factor is that advances in medical care now keep people alive who would have otherwise died from their injuries, as well as helping those people live longer lives.

The mental aspect is real too. Some of the videos of men with shell-shock from WW1 is horrifying

 

[shabazz]

When I retired, they told me I could get disability for a broken ankle and a broken toe I suffered during training. My ankle and broken toe have healed nicely and in no way a disability. They said I could still file. They also said if you’ve ever had hemoroids, that’s another few %. I know vets with 70, 80% disability out playing golf. There’s a lot of guys who try and take advantage of the system and get away with it. There’s needs to be a bit more oversight on who qualifies and who doesn’t. Lots of folks deserve and need that disability to survive. Then there’s the others.

Thanks for sharing honesty on those issues.

That was totally unexpected because ive heard so many stories of civilians having to hire a lawyer just to get disability for legit issues.

I worked with an inspector at the Airlines that developed Parkinsons disease and the hoops he had to jump through to get covered was unbelievable.

 

[Blackrain]

Remember watching the ice bowl with my uncle and grandfather but at 6 years old the most I remember about the game was them being highly pissed off that the Cowboys lost.

That said as I grew older I learned the players and understood the game as I was playing it myself on a daily basis.

I was full-blown on it by the time the Cowboys were playing the colts remember Bob Lilly throwing his helmet in that crazy game.

 

[Simon1722]

1989 in Germany because of the TV Show Dallas.

 

[stag hunter]

The mental aspect is real too. Some of the videos of men with shell-shock from WW1 is horrifying

True, PTSD and psychological disability is more readily acknowledged these days.

There is also a growing awareness of how certain service-related environmental contaminants can result in debilitating illness.

I believe less than 200 Americans were killed in the Persian Gulf War, but over 200,000 suffer from Gulf War Syndrome as a result of the chemical agents they were exposed to.

 

[Cowboy4ever]

I am mid 50's and I can't remember a time when I wasn't a Cowboys fan. My parents told me when I was 3 yrs old I would sit and watch them on TV when they were on. The first real memory I have is the SB against the Broncos. But I was in love with them before then.

 

[Cowfan75Lives]

Birth. But the first time I got mad was during a game against the No Names, where we lost and left the field before the game was over. I don't remember the year, but I was very young, listening to the game on a radio on my mom's bed. I remember it because my brothers were making fun of me.

 

[Point-of-the-Star]

1966. Self made fan. As a pre-teen I got the rest of my family hooked on the Cowboys. Also the year I learned to despise the GB Pack