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[QUOTE="PASyrFan, post: 2777776, member: 2243"]
Born in 1958 in Syracuse.  Our whole family were and still are diehard Orange fans in every sport.  I remember listening on the radio to both Syracuse football, Syracuse basketball, Lemoyne hoops, Syracuse Chiefs, and NY Yankees with my Dad.  I started going to games at Manley in the late 60's.  What a great venue Manley was, as we were practically unbeatable there.  Much greater homecourt advantage than even the Dome.  Also saw my fair share of football games at Archbold Stadium.  Froze my a$$ off a few times also.  My Dad's favorite football player was Larry Csonka.  When Larry didn't win the 1967 Heisman, my father wrote a 5 page letter to the Heisman Committee bemoaning their decision.  Crazy thing is that they actually wrote back to him.  Gary Beban (QB, UCLA) won it, and OJ Simpson came in 2nd in the voting.  I think Csonka finished 3rd or 4th.  Graduated in 1981 from RIT & moved to the DC area.  I went to every Syracuse/Georgetown game in Landover, MD for over a decade, until my job took me to PA.  So many great memories, all topped off when we won the 2003 National Championship.  With the brutal losses in 87 & 96, I jumped around like a nut, until I literally broke down into tears of joy.  My kids thought I'd lost my mind.  My youngest son was only 1, so he certainly doesn't remember the celebration.  I only hope there will be another SU championship that we can partake in together.
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