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I'm a lifelong fan of football. My father coached high school then college ball at a very high level here in Florida. I've been saturated in football my whole life.
I became a Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan in 1976 before the team ever played its first game. I was walking to work one morning, my Harley was down, like most of that era regularly were. I was this long haired biker kid walking down the road. This brand new red T Bird pulls beside me and asks me if I wanted a ride. The sticker was still on the window, the seats still covered in plastic.
I'm thinking this guy is either a pimp or he just stole the car. But either way a ride is a ride.
He asks me if I knew who he was. Now I'm thinking he's a pro wrestler I've not seen before. I tell him no. Should I? He asks me if I watch football. I tell him about my father. He says oh yeah, coach @#$$%%$$. I've played against them. My dad was not a head coach but a position coach. He tells me his name is Dewey Selmon, to remember that name because he and his brother had just signed to play for this new team, the in Tampa.
So I started watching the Bucs games and have become a true Bucs fan in good times and bad times.
The last few years I've been an unhappy bucs fan. I've never liked Jamis Winston and have been unhappy with his performance. Nothing good comes out of Florida State lol. Go Gators.
And now with Brady coming to Tampa i see a small ray of sunshine for my team. Maybe he can turn the offence around. Now if Derrick Brooks, Warren Sapp, John Lynch and Rhonde Barber would just come out of retirement to shore up the defense.
I became a Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan in 1976 before the team ever played its first game. I was walking to work one morning, my Harley was down, like most of that era regularly were. I was this long haired biker kid walking down the road. This brand new red T Bird pulls beside me and asks me if I wanted a ride. The sticker was still on the window, the seats still covered in plastic.
I'm thinking this guy is either a pimp or he just stole the car. But either way a ride is a ride.
He asks me if I knew who he was. Now I'm thinking he's a pro wrestler I've not seen before. I tell him no. Should I? He asks me if I watch football. I tell him about my father. He says oh yeah, coach @#$$%%$$. I've played against them. My dad was not a head coach but a position coach. He tells me his name is Dewey Selmon, to remember that name because he and his brother had just signed to play for this new team, the in Tampa.
So I started watching the Bucs games and have become a true Bucs fan in good times and bad times.
The last few years I've been an unhappy bucs fan. I've never liked Jamis Winston and have been unhappy with his performance. Nothing good comes out of Florida State lol. Go Gators.
And now with Brady coming to Tampa i see a small ray of sunshine for my team. Maybe he can turn the offence around. Now if Derrick Brooks, Warren Sapp, John Lynch and Rhonde Barber would just come out of retirement to shore up the defense.
