You know, I was going to move this over into the "What's On Your Mind" forum,
but this is a "getting to know you" thread and a great addition to this forum.
I think I'll leave it right here.
My first game? September 9, 1960, Denver Broncos vs. Boston Patriots.
Denver's logo is the very same as my avvy. I didn't know anything about
those striped socks yet, though, because everything was black & white on
TV back then . . . on our TV, anyway.
Not many AFL games would be televised for some time because of sheer lack
of respect for the league, but this game was a novelty, being the first AFL
game ever played.
Well, by the time the dust settled and the blood level on the field had come
down to ankle height, Denver had won its first game, and our $25,000
franchise was a reality. And quarterback Frank Tripucka had his first win
under his belt, on his way to having his #18 retired by the Broncos.
As the game started, I was a Green Bay Packers fan. By the final gun, I
was a Denver Broncos fan. And I stayed that way through fourteen years
of loss and humiliation for our beloved franchise, before our first winning
season.
Fourteen years. They don't call me bandwagon around these parts.
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