Why Do I Bleed Eagle-Green? Thank You, Dad

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Published: May 29, 2009

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... last day off before going back to school, but it was the day that the house's only TV was taken up by a bunch of giant men wrestling around for a ball.

I just didn't understand it.

All I wanted to do was eat some cereal, sit out on the couch, and watch the Power Rangers. Yes, the Power Rangers. I was four. Leave me alone.

Anyway, that was never the case.

I would always come out to my dad taking up the whole couch and watching football. I didn't understand why anyone would rather watch something so boring rather than watching the Power Rangers and eating Cap'n Crunch.

However, when I was six years old, I think I made my father happier than I had at any point in his life, and happier than I would ever make him again.

I decided to sign up to play Pee-Wee football.

Why? I don't really remember anymore but one day it seemed as though the giants wrestling for a ball became extremely interesting. Perhaps it was just seeing it every day and gi...

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