Sundays Just Got Better

I'm not sure when it happened.

Perhaps it started the day that Joe Namath made good on his promise.
It was the first football game I really remember seeing.
Okay, so I was cheering for the favoured Colts, it was still amazing.

Maybe It was when I sat wide eyed watching hi-lites of Bears running back and kick returner Gale Sayers, still the most exciting football player I have ever seen.

Maybe when I fell in love with the Raiders.
They won so often under John Madden but couldn't win the big one, year after year.
Why do you think Madden has the best winning percentage of all time but only one Super Bowl Championship ?

Perhaps it was the day the Raiders finally won, Happy Birthday to me, January 9th 1977. Oakland Raiders 32 Minnesota Vikings 14.

It could have been the day I stopped watching that Oilers-Bills game and went downstairs to watch my brother work on his car, surely this one was over.
When I returned Houston's lead was cut in half.
Who the heck is Frank Reich and how did he erase a 32 point deficit ?

I grew up a hockey nut.
At seven years old I could tell you every player and his number in the NHL.
Okay so there were only six teams but still, I was seven !

Baseball then crept into my world and even to this day, even with the Expos gone, I still love watching, get a chill watching a youngster pitch a no hitter.
Still play along with the catcher and watch closely how the pitcher and he set up hitters.

But my love for the NFL and the anticipation of the season, opening day and each subsequent Sunday has become king.
I can hang on until my Raiders get better.
I could even watch Washington vs Cleveland, if there were out of town scores

I AM READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL !