Why are you a Cowboys fan?

[YosemiteSam]

To piss people off. We is fat.

 

[lukin2006]

Had this discussion in another thread, in all honesty, I'm not a 100% sure, I became a Cowboy fan in 70's when I was 6-7 years old, before I even understood what the super bowl was/meant...but my Dad always had football on the tube Sundays, and the best I can figure is because they were on TV a lot so it just stuck...I live across from Detroit, so glad I wasn't watching their games...that would be a life of misery being a lions fan...

 

[Melonfeud]

Growing up in the 80's, the Cowboys were on TV in New York almost every Sunday. It's a hard fact for Cowboys haters to accept, but that's a big reason why there are so many Cowboys fans across the country and what created 'America's Team.' In fact, my friend's uncle was a huge Cowboys fan and was the first person I knew that had the Sunday Ticket. I remember him telling us that he can get any game on TV and my friend and I were a little suspicious as his uncle was a heavy drinker and we thought he may be hitting the sauce a little early. Anyway, he was right and eventually that led to a bunch of our friends heading over to his uncle's house every Sunday and we each had our own uniform we would bring to watch the game. Mine was Moose Johnston's.

My dad severely hated the Giants. When I asked why, he said that growing up the Giants were the only team on TV and they stunk and were always a boring team. I didn't quite understand that until I moved to Myrtle Beach and the local TV would only show the Carolina Panthers who have always been a dull team to me. That's when I started hating the Panthers.

My mother didn't care for football, but she always liked the Cowboys the best because of their uniform. Mom always loved a sharp dressed man and would always talk about how clean and impressive the uniforms stood out and how the Cowboys 'had their act together' while the other football teams uniforms looked like amateur hour. She was also a fan of Roger Staubach because...well, why wouldn't you be?

Also, growing up in NY I was born into being a Yankees fan. The Yankees under Steinbrenner demanded excellence. They only hang banners when they win the World Series. They don't hang banners for winning the pennant or winning the ALCS.

So, with the Cowboys constantly on my TV, my parents' influence and the Cowboys having a similar outlook in terms of expectations and demands to the Yankees, it was easy for me to identify them as my team.





YR

Good reading!@Yakuza Rich Thanks.

 

[Satchel89]

I really got into them in 1979. I was 8 and my two best friends at the time were Steelers fans but I just liked the Cowboys better. I hate Bradshaw because they loved him so much. I liked their uniforms and I really liked watching Tony Dorsett. Then I just stuck with them. I've never stopped being a fan and we all know how tough that's been since the 90's teams. I'm a glutton for punishment.

 

[Biag]

I was living in the area at the time and at 5 I only knew one team. When someone asked me who I liked I said the Cowboys and stuck with it. Ironically my mother moved us to north Jersey no long after that. Then to outside of Philly so most of my life I have lived around people that hate them including the majority of my family. I do enjoy being that one guy in the room rooting for them.

 

[Zimmy Lives]

I think, therefore I am a Cowboys fan.