I was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We lived there until the early 80s as my parents despised the cold and wanted to move to warmer weather. Dad worked for the Federal Government and received a transfer to an Air Force base on the east coast of Florida. So, they sold the house, packed up our stuff, and moved us to a place where 70 degree weather was common during the month of February.
I remember one of my uncles giving us a hockey stick and he said, “You’ll be the only one on the block with one of these.” So true. The only sports I could follow was the NFL and NASCAR.
Even though I wouldn’t give up rooting for my beloved Green Bay Packers, I knew that I had to support at least one of the teams on the peninsula, so I went with Tampa Bay, except when the Buccaneers faced the Packers however. During the 1980s the Pack struggled and I thought that was bad.
The Buccaneers showed just how bad it could get.
After the arrival of that guy who now wears a purple uniform and shall not be named to Green Bay, he and Reggie White led the Packers to the Superbowl in 1996 and won the thing. I was thrilled. My wife became a Packers fan as well. Life was good in football land.
They went to the Superbowl the next year and some old guy named Elway just wanted it slightly more. It was a close game though.
So now, we have the Packers in Superbowl XLV and I’m temporarily substituting my Coyotes hat for my Packers as I plan to plant myself in front of the television for all of the stupid pre-game festivities they offer. I’m soaking this in because the Packers have been so close for many years, and getting back there is supremely difficult.
Thanks to Aaron Rodgers for exorcising 4th and 26 and all of those interceptions that other guy gave us throughout the years.
To keep this somewhat hockey related, thanks to Phoenix Coyotes.com, they give us their take on Superbowl XLV:
#GOPACKGO!
Original Story:
http://onefansperspective.com/2011/02...
