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[QUOTE="Orangedontrhyme, post: 4890659, member: 459"]
Re SWC75's monumental listing of the decade of becoming a fan, I, Orangedontrhyme, can attest that there is no "maybe" for me in his category called "Prior to the 1950's (maybe)."  From the start of my year of birth, 1942, I was a fan.  Dad was SU1926 (me SU1964) and I think that one of the first words I was able to understand was "Syracuse."  But I who goes way back wants to take you all way back to my month of birth, November 1942.

I was due in the middle of November, which presented a problem for Dad as the Syracuse-Colgate game was November 14.  Dad desperately wanted to go to the game as Colgate was our big rival and after a span of years from 1925 to 1937 where the games were all losses or ties to Colgate, with no wins, SU was starting to win.  But, to put it in football terms, Mom threatened to penalize Dad if he was ineligibly down field in Archbold  2 1/2 hours away while the line of scrimmage was in the maternity ward at home.  Dad was forced to punt, remained on the bench at home, but I stayed in the locker room for another week and a half, much to Dad's dismay (and probably Mom's) but Dad declined a delay of game penalty when relatives and fans stormed the field in celebration when I finally entered the game of life a week and a half later in the overtime period.  Dad was happy, being congratulated by all for his part in increasing the team roster.

So, from my start in 1942, it was Syracuse.  Oh, by the way, on November 14, Colgate won 14 to 0, so Dad did not miss anything there.
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