My first team has to be the SF 49ers. Back in high school the group of friends i hung out with were 49ers fans and I started following them more through them. This was back during the late Montana years going into the Steve Young era. It kinda stuck since then and from being a fan I've developed an interest in learning more about San Francisco and the bay area. About 8 years ago when I met a couple of my new close friends one of them is a big SF fan too sot hat rekindled my intrest.

2nd has to be the NY Jets. Was a Jets fan first and always liked them more than the Giants and used to go to many Jets games as a kid.
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Been a supporter of the Philadelphia Eagles since 1977, when I was 8 years old. I live about 50 miles from Philadelphia and being the local team, that was the team shown. When they reached the Super Bowl in 1981, albeit losing to the Raiders, that was the highlight for me as an 11 year old. Dick Vermeil was the coach then. He left following the 1982 season. The Eagles were bad for the next few years then Buddy Ryan took over and with the addition of players such as Reggie White and Randall Cunningham, among others, the Eagles because a very competitive team in the late 1980's and early 1990's. Rich Kotite took over and he was never a very good coach. Ray Rhodes was next and with Rodney Peete at quarterback taking over for Randall Cunningham, the team made the playoffs in 1995. Andy Reid took over the team and has been head coach since 1998. The Eagles have made 5 NFC champsionship games under 5 and quarterback Donovan McNabb, although made it to the super bowl only 1 time, winning the conference championship in 2004. I enjoy the radio broadcasts with Merrill Reese, he called the famous "Miracle Of The Meadowlands" play back in the late 1970s. My favorite all time players from the Eagles are Ron Jaworski, Wilbert Montgomery, Bill Bergey, Mike Quick, Reggie White, Randall Cunningham, Eric Allen, Keith Jackson, Keith Byars, Seth Joyner, Donovan McNabb, Brian Westbrook, Brian Dawkins.. and there are more...
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I've been a Dallas Cowboys since I was about 8 years old. I didn't know anything about football at the time...I just liked their uniforms. However, my interest in the team stuck, and now I am a die-hard fan.
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The Cowboys are often called America's Team, but they are often loathed by other football fans. I think this is mainly because the Cowboys won so many championships consecutively that people started to get tired of them. They haven't done great in several years now, but I am still a loyal fan.

This year, they will begin playing in their insane new billion dollar stadium.
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I am a Washington Redskins fan because that is where I have lived my whole life and supporting the "local team" make you apart of the community. I get as much enjoyment supporting the skins as I do hating on their rivals.

Franchise History

1937-present Washington Redskins (NFL)
1933-1936 Boston Redskins (NFL)
1932 Boston Braves (NFL)

George Marshall bought the team in 1932 and named it the Boston Braves after the city’s Major League Baseball team. However, after a financially devastating and poorly attended season in 1932, Marshall abandoned the Braves name in favor of the Redskins. The Redskins name was retained when the team was moved to Washington in 1937.

Stadiums:
Braves Field, Boston (40,000) 1932
Fenway Park, Boston (27,000) 1933-36
Griffith Stadium, Washington (35,000) 1937-60
RFK Stadium (56,454) 1961-97, known as DC Stadium 1961-68
FedEx Field, Raljon, MD, known as Jack Kent Cooke Stadium 1997-99

Championships:
1937 (NFL), 1942 (NFL), 1982 (Super Bowl), 1987 (Super Bowl), 1991 (Super Bowl)

Hall of Famers:
George Allen (1971-77)
Cliff Battles (1932-37)
Sammy Baugh (1937-52)
Bill Dudley (1950-51, 1953)
Turk Edwards (1932-40)
Ray Flaherty (1936-42)
Joe Gibbs (1981-92, 2004-2006)
Darrel Green (1983-2002)
Ken Houston (1973-80)
Sam Huff (1964-67, 1969)
Sonny Jurgensen (1964-74)
George Preston Marshall (1932-69)
Wayne Millner (1936-41, 1945)
Bobby Mitchell (1962-68)
Art Monk (1980-1995)
John Riggins (1976-69, 1981-85)
Charles Taylor (1964-75, 1977)
Source(s):
http://www.rauzulusstreet.com/football/profootball/washington.html

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I am a supporter of the Pottsville Maroons!

Pottsville Pennsylvania is also the home of Yuengling, the oldest brewery in the United States. Although Yuengling beers are not up to the modern craft beers, they are better than the mass market national/internationals. Their Porter is their best beer, and a Black & Tan (mixture of porter and lager) is very popular.

Although the Maroons no longer are present in the NFL, they need support because the 1925 NFL championship was stolen from them by the League management. The excuse was the Maroons playing an exhibition game against college all-stars against the wishes of the NFL management. The Maroons were clearly the best team and had beaten the Cardinals, to whom the championship was transferred. There is still an active campaign by citizens of Pottsville and other interested parties to have this wrong undone.
Source(s):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pottsville_Maroons
http://www.yuengling.com/history.htm

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