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Old 05-10-2010, 12:27 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by Rev. Hallowell View Post
I live in southeast Ohio, where there are no Pro teams

Pittsburgh Steelers: They were the closest team and had the best team colors. I've been a Steelers fan my whole life, to a point that when I get the money, the logo gets tattooed on my arm (after my kids)

Pittsburgh Penguins/Pirates: I figured if I'm gonna cheer one Pittsburgh team, I may as well cheer all the Pro teams in Pittsburgh

Navy Midshipmen: My family has a long history in the United States Navy. I've had ancesters in the Navy as long as the US has had one. My great Uncle worked in the Pentagon. As a result of being from a Navy family, I cheer the Middies. (I would like to add to that history, but I have a lot of work to do, they don't let 265 lb guys be Navy Corpsman no matter how much they want to go to Afghanistan.)

San Antonio Spurs: After Jordan retired I jumped off that bandwagon and went to the team I actually liked. It doesn't hurt that David Robinson played for Navy.

Dale Earnhardt/Dale Earnhardt Jr.: I was poor as a kid, and got hand me down clothes. One shirt I got was a Dale Earnhardt T-Shirt that said "Real Men wear Black and Silver". I got attached to that shirt and the driver it represented. On February 18th, 2001, I sadly had to pick a new driver. It took a while of deciding between Dale's replacement, Kevin Harvick, or Dale's son, Dale Earnhardt Jr. I eventually chose Jr Nation.

Tottanham Hotspurs: Fan exchange with the San Antonio Spurs. If I recall they sell each other's mercahndise, so it seemed logical.
Ohio has 2 pro football teams, 2 pro baseball teams, a pro hockey team, a pro basketball team, and a huge university, yet you root for Pittsburgh, where everybody hates Ohio.
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