How did you become a Chiefs fan? - Page 4

**Skip Towne** · 06-12-2005, 05:27 PM

Before cable TV we just had to watch whoever the TV station put on. So I went from being a Bears fan to a Cowboys fan. Then the Chiefs moved to KC and I was here waiting for them.

Logical · 06-12-2005, 07:36 PM

Back in 64 my stepfather the KC Detective would take me to a side entrance for the Police and Security walk me in and I would stand at the top of the lower level stands at Old Municipal and watch the games. Great times.

**alanm** · 06-12-2005, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Bowser

What really kills Husker fan are the three words

WEST

COAST

OFFENSE

It will be a different story this fall. Callahan's kids finally start hitting the field. I wasn't real happy last fall but I can see what he was trying to do. After all Callahan is rated one of the best All Time College Recruiters according to Rivals. Damned if he didn't pull in one of the best classes this winter. I now see why he's regarded as such. He's already got the best QB in Missouri to commit to the Huskers so far this spring.

Goodys · 06-12-2005, 08:03 PM

My parents had season tickets from 1966, I was a "Huddle club" member; that got me tickets at $1.00 per game plus a free drink, a Chiefs penanr and an official Chiefs Huddle Club members card ( wish I still had that).

06-12-2005, 08:11 PM

I was born in KC. Didn't really follow any football until I was in the Military. I chose the Chiefs out of regional loyalty. I'm damn glad I didn't pick the Bears.

chagrin · 06-12-2005, 08:17 PM

I grew up in Louisiana, and since we didn't have professional football there at the time (haha!) I didn't have a true favorite. One day my uncle came to our house to visit for a weekend and he had an autograghed picture, to me (tim) wishing me "luck" from Tony Reid. CHIEFS all the way ever since!

**HemiEd** · 06-12-2005, 08:30 PM

When they were headed to the Super Bowl against Minnesota, the bragging rights were attractive to latch on to since I was in the NAVY. I did not know a first down from a Cornerback at that time, but it was nice to brag about "my Chiefs" to the other guys. I started watching them religously when I could, and following them anyway that I could. I would have never dreamed it would take so long to get back to the SB but I have sure enjoyed watching them.

**Skip Towne** · 06-12-2005, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

When I was first learning about football at the age of six, a friend of my dad's came over to watch a Chiefs game on my dad's newfangled color television. I've never quite figured out if it was Super Bowl IV or not, but the Chiefs won the game and looked cool doing it, and I became a Chiefs fan. I've been on the bandwagon ever since.

Were you born in 1964? If not, it wasn't SB IV.

yeti · 06-12-2005, 08:48 PM

I started following the Chiefs because of my brother and Joe Montana. My father is a Broncos fan but thank God he didn't brainwash me or my brother. It is also a good thing we don't watch the games together any more.

AirForceChief · 06-12-2005, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Coogs

When I was young, we only got CBS most days. On a good day, NBC would come in, but that didn't happen very often. So my early favorite teams were Chicago with Sayers and Butkis, Minnesota with the Purple People Eaters, and the Colts with Unitas and crew. Colts wee my favorite, but only got to see them 2 or 3 times a year.

Chiefs became my favorite team during the Super Bowl I season. As a side note, the first TV show I ever saw in color was Super Bowl I.

How was it you knew of the 'Purple People Eaters' and were still a Chiefs fan? I know the Vikes were sporting the PPE's when they played in SB IV. Who did you pull for?

**Rain Man** · 06-12-2005, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Skip Towne

Were you born in 1964? If not, it wasn't SB IV.

Aside from lingering questions about whether I'm a bastard, this football game is the greatest mystery of my life.

For a long time, I thought it was Super Bowl IV. It was an important game, because I remember my dad's friend really wanted to watch it in color, and my parents NEVER invited anyone over to the house. I also remember that it was a home game (Chiefs in red) and that a wide receiver made a catch and a long run down the right sideline, just like Otis Taylor did in SB IV.

However, the dates don't appear to work for it to be SB IV. I know that I lived in Springfield at the time, which means that it would've been when I was in second grade. Working the math, I think that I lived there from about July of 1970 to May of 1971, which is of course too late for the Super Bowl.

However, the Chiefs didn't make the playoffs that season, so the game couldn't have been a playoff game. Also, they lost their last two games, and I distinctly remember that the Chiefs won. It's possible that my dad's friend was a bandwagon guy, and maybe there was just some game in the middle of the season that was important, or perhaps it could've been Week 11 or Week 12, when the Chiefs beat the Chargers and the Broncos at home. Neither of those games was a big matchup, though, since both of those teams were pretty weak at the time.

I really wish I could figure it out, because that game was a tipping point in my life.

nbkc fan · 06-12-2005, 09:18 PM

Joe Montana...

The first NFL game I remember watching was the Super Bowl against Dan Marino. During that game, my dad kept saying that Joe was the best qb ever. I believed him, and when they traded him, they also traded me as a fan.

Dayze · 06-12-2005, 09:23 PM

I guess it was a gradual thing. Obviously, growing up here I had been to a number of games as a youngin' when the Chiefs were terrible.
It really hit hard when i was away in California for 4 years and didn't see chit; except for the playoff loss to the Donkeys in '98 ( I think...maybe '99), and the playoff loss to the Colts at home.

Miles · 06-12-2005, 09:31 PM

The season that KC got Montana.

whoman69 · 06-12-2005, 09:37 PM

When I started watching football, the Chiefs had a young RB named Eddie Podolak. Eddie was an ex-Hawkeye and returned punts as well as being the feature back. We shouted "Go Eddie Go," at the TV, especially when he ran wild in that heartbreaking loss on Christmas day 1971. When I was in 2nd grade my teacher took me to a dinner where Eddie was speaking and I got his autograph.

jspchief · 06-12-2005, 09:52 PM

I was born In St Joe, MO. All my extended family lived in KC or St Joe. We moved to IA when I was young, so we didn't visit them as often. Whenever we got together for holidays, they all knew each other well from living closer together. The one topic that could break the ice and get me in the conversation was Chiefs football.

I was a very casual fan as a kid. I'd say I was a Chiefs fan, but didn't really follow them closely. When I got older, it was a good reason to go to the bar on Sundays, and I became a much more avid fan.

06-12-2005, 05:27 PM
Skip Towne Supporter Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: T-Town Casino cash: $10004900	How did you become a Chiefs fan? Before cable TV we just had to watch whoever the TV station put on. So I went from being a Bears fan to a Cowboys fan. Then the Chiefs moved to KC and I was here waiting for them.
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06-12-2005, 07:36 PM	#46
Logical Screw U if U can't take a joke Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $10004900	Back in 64 my stepfather the KC Detective would take me to a side entrance for the Police and Security walk me in and I would stand at the top of the lower level stands at Old Municipal and watch the games. Great times.
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06-12-2005, 08:11 PM	#49
Phobia Guest Casino cash: $	I was born in KC. Didn't really follow any football until I was in the Military. I chose the Chiefs out of regional loyalty. I'm damn glad I didn't pick the Bears.
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chagrin Giggitty! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Missoula, Mt Casino cash: $9804905	I grew up in Louisiana, and since we didn't have professional football there at the time (haha!) I didn't have a true favorite. One day my uncle came to our house to visit for a weekend and he had an autograghed picture, to me (tim) wishing me "luck" from Tony Reid. CHIEFS all the way ever since! __________________ Times have changed, so have I, things are better now.
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06-12-2005, 08:30 PM	#51
HemiEd Supporter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ozarks Casino cash: $-459436	When they were headed to the Super Bowl against Minnesota, the bragging rights were attractive to latch on to since I was in the NAVY. I did not know a first down from a Cornerback at that time, but it was nice to brag about "my Chiefs" to the other guys. I started watching them religously when I could, and following them anyway that I could. I would have never dreamed it would take so long to get back to the SB but I have sure enjoyed watching them.
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06-12-2005, 08:48 PM	#53
yeti Kansas City Chiefs Football Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Casino cash: $6703278	I started following the Chiefs because of my brother and Joe Montana. My father is a Broncos fan but thank God he didn't brainwash me or my brother. It is also a good thing we don't watch the games together any more.
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nbkc fan Starter Join Date: May 2003 Location: Santa Monica, CA Casino cash: $196280	Joe Montana... The first NFL game I remember watching was the Super Bowl against Dan Marino. During that game, my dad kept saying that Joe was the best qb ever. I believed him, and when they traded him, they also traded me as a fan.
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06-12-2005, 09:23 PM	#57
Dayze Resident Glue Sniffer Join Date: Nov 2003 Casino cash: $1789358	I guess it was a gradual thing. Obviously, growing up here I had been to a number of games as a youngin' when the Chiefs were terrible. It really hit hard when i was away in California for 4 years and didn't see chit; except for the playoff loss to the Donkeys in '98 ( I think...maybe '99), and the playoff loss to the Colts at home. __________________ Life is 99% inspiration, 1% Perspiration, and 1% Attention to Detial. RIP & Godspeed: Saccoppo Lonewolf Ed Fire Me Boy
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06-12-2005, 09:31 PM	#58
Miles MVP Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Dallas, TX Casino cash: $-1657600	The season that KC got Montana.
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jspchief BAMF Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Your Face Casino cash: $9998710	I was born In St Joe, MO. All my extended family lived in KC or St Joe. We moved to IA when I was young, so we didn't visit them as often. Whenever we got together for holidays, they all knew each other well from living closer together. The one topic that could break the ice and get me in the conversation was Chiefs football. I was a very casual fan as a kid. I'd say I was a Chiefs fan, but didn't really follow them closely. When I got older, it was a good reason to go to the bar on Sundays, and I became a much more avid fan. __________________ Courage is not the absence of fear but rather the judgment that something is more important than fear. The brave may not live forever but the cautious do not live at all.
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