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I came to America when I was 13 years old. A hospital in San Antonio was considered the best when it came to treating the type of cancer my mother had.
I was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. We didn't play football (American style), basketball or baseball. Needless to say, I had trouble fitting in.
Some kids l befriended advised me that the best way to learn football was to watch it on TV. They told me the best team was from Texas and they were the Dallas Cowboys. This was September in the year 1970.
So, the next time I went with my father to visit my mother in the hospital, I stayed in the waiting room and watched the Dallas Cowboys play for the first time. Their opponent was the Minnesota Vikings.
Minnesota 54 Dallas 13.
I was pissed. I figured they had a good laugh fooling me into believing this was a good team. However, they continued to be adamant, they said the game was a fluke, they really were good.
So a month later, on a Monday night, I'm at the hospital again, my dad is with my mom and I decide to watch the game, give them another chance.
Cardinals 38 Cowboys 0.
It was at this point that I decided the Cowboys were going to be my team. Yes, they were terrible, I felt, but I was going to root for another underdog....like my mom.
I watched every remaining game,and would you believe it? They went undefeated all the way up to the Super Bowl, which they lost in the last minute to a field goal.
Three months later my mother passed away.
The following season always the greatest in Cowboy history, that team, led by Roger Staubach features a defense that has never been bested, and a running game that involved three guys that carries almost an equal number of times. They ended the season with their first ever Super Bowl championship.
I have been a die hard Cowboy fan ever since, no matter where I have gone in this world I have been able to take them with me. I have watched games in Alaska, Denver, Miami, even places like Edinburgh and the island of Crete off the coast of Greece.
I saw games in basic training, remote radar sites,
, I even saw one sitting in the drunk tank over thirty years ago.
I can tell you which game was recently played during each important event of my life including marriage, births of my children, death of loved ones, etc.
I ended up back in San Antonio which I now call my home. I have been to many games but none in the past six years, perhaps this season.
I'm over the edge sometimes when I discuss my Cowboys, I know that. But I've had to put up with New Yorkers, Philadelphians, Californians, and irritating fans of almost every team in the NFL. I have to say, the most intelligent, knowledgeable, and dedicated fans in the NFL are Cowboy fans and it is always enjoyable to discuss/debate our team with you guys.
I come across as arrogant and patronizing at times, that's just my style to inspire debate, but I truly respect all Cowboy fans regardless of their individual opinions.
I happen to think that this team is on the verge of another era of greatness, I think Jason Garrett will go down as the Cowboys 3rd, perhaps even 2nd greatest coach. I know the majority of you disagree. We will see.
I was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. We didn't play football (American style), basketball or baseball. Needless to say, I had trouble fitting in.
Some kids l befriended advised me that the best way to learn football was to watch it on TV. They told me the best team was from Texas and they were the Dallas Cowboys. This was September in the year 1970.
So, the next time I went with my father to visit my mother in the hospital, I stayed in the waiting room and watched the Dallas Cowboys play for the first time. Their opponent was the Minnesota Vikings.
Minnesota 54 Dallas 13.
I was pissed. I figured they had a good laugh fooling me into believing this was a good team. However, they continued to be adamant, they said the game was a fluke, they really were good.
So a month later, on a Monday night, I'm at the hospital again, my dad is with my mom and I decide to watch the game, give them another chance.
Cardinals 38 Cowboys 0.
It was at this point that I decided the Cowboys were going to be my team. Yes, they were terrible, I felt, but I was going to root for another underdog....like my mom.
I watched every remaining game,and would you believe it? They went undefeated all the way up to the Super Bowl, which they lost in the last minute to a field goal.
Three months later my mother passed away.
The following season always the greatest in Cowboy history, that team, led by Roger Staubach features a defense that has never been bested, and a running game that involved three guys that carries almost an equal number of times. They ended the season with their first ever Super Bowl championship.
I have been a die hard Cowboy fan ever since, no matter where I have gone in this world I have been able to take them with me. I have watched games in Alaska, Denver, Miami, even places like Edinburgh and the island of Crete off the coast of Greece.
I saw games in basic training, remote radar sites,
, I even saw one sitting in the drunk tank over thirty years ago.I can tell you which game was recently played during each important event of my life including marriage, births of my children, death of loved ones, etc.
I ended up back in San Antonio which I now call my home. I have been to many games but none in the past six years, perhaps this season.
I'm over the edge sometimes when I discuss my Cowboys, I know that. But I've had to put up with New Yorkers, Philadelphians, Californians, and irritating fans of almost every team in the NFL. I have to say, the most intelligent, knowledgeable, and dedicated fans in the NFL are Cowboy fans and it is always enjoyable to discuss/debate our team with you guys.
I come across as arrogant and patronizing at times, that's just my style to inspire debate, but I truly respect all Cowboy fans regardless of their individual opinions.
I happen to think that this team is on the verge of another era of greatness, I think Jason Garrett will go down as the Cowboys 3rd, perhaps even 2nd greatest coach. I know the majority of you disagree. We will see.
