I though the Dome opened in 1980..???1977, thanks to my mom for dragging me to the dome when I was young!
I though the Dome opened in 1980..???1977, thanks to my mom for dragging me to the dome when I was young!
Fan since birth, first game in domeI though the Dome opened in 1980..???
At least since 1956, when Jim Brown's last year.1961 1st game
We moved here from the Chicago suburbs in the late 50's. I would wait in the car listening to Joel Mareinis calling a Get Schwedes keeper or another successful scissors play while my parents checked out houses to buy. Have been a fan ever since.
1959 Holy Cross game with my Dad, rainy day, old Archibald stadium, sitting on the concrete seats, I Loved it.1963
I grew up in Solvay, saw my first game on 8 Nov 1952 with SU 25 - Penn St 7. I remembered enough about that game to look up the exact date. I was 9 at the time, making it 71 years of fandom (80 years old now).Some posters is the Dan Mullen thread were talking about how long they've been an SU fan. I thought that would make a good thread in itself. (I'll do a separate one on the BB board).
How long have you been an SU football fan?
Me: 19161. I actually became a Cleveland Browns fan first. I turned 8 that fall. My Dad wanted something he could do with his son and brough home a publication previewing the NFL season. We sat together watching whatever game was shown on Sunday, (usually the Giants). The magazine said that Jimmy Brown was the greatest player. Dad said he came from Syracuse so he became my favorite player and the Browns my favorite team. Dad said that Syracuse had another guys just like him on it's current team.
What is the first game you saw on TV or listened to on the radio?
The 1961 Liberty Bowl, Ernie Davis' last game:
What is the first game you attended?
The 1964 UCLA game. Floyd Little borke ist open with a 91 yard punt return just before halftime. WE won 39-0 in the snow over some very cold-looking Californians.
My earliest memory of games was watching McNabb throw a 99 or so yard to to Marvin Harrison in 1996. I was at the game… I was 8. So sometime like 95 or 96