The Swamp

Marcus Allen, sixth grade. Didn't even care about the Raiders. Just a 12 year old kid that really wanted to be Marcus Allen.

It was either Jimmie Giles or Richard "Batman" Wood.

Dee Brown

Tony Dorsett.

Terry Bradshaw. My mom was from Crawford County PA.

John Elway.

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Tue Oct 24, 2023 8:46 pm It was either Jimmie Giles or Richard "Batman" Wood.

That's fantastic. This was before like Lee Roy Selmon and Doug Williams came along, right?

If you’re counting like semi-fake gameday giveaways then Isiah Thomas. If you’re talking about a semi-authentic replica then Barry Sanders.

Mine was not very authentic

Yeah mine either. Not even close. Wore the fuck out of it though.

I still have my dee Brown jersey and break it out in public every so often. But my first one was some guy on the cowboys

Eddie Brown (the Bengals WR from the 80’s)

Truly embarrassed by mine.

Webster Slaughter?

I’m going to guess Gifford Nielsen

I wish and I wish.

Trump’s favorite welfare fraud-committing asshole QB.

A_B wrote: ↑Tue Oct 24, 2023 9:04 pm Mine was not very authentic

Lenny Dykstra (Mets). Pullover with iron on name/number from the mall, the orange was a bit too light but still Amazin’.

mister d wrote: ↑Tue Oct 24, 2023 9:41 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Tue Oct 24, 2023 9:04 pm Mine was not very authentic

Lenny Dykstra (Mets). Pullover with iron on name/number from the mall, the orange was a bit too light but still Amazin’.

LOL this explains a lot about our baseball feelings toward each other.

Al Toon

It was Randall for me.

Giff wrote: ↑Tue Oct 24, 2023 9:39 pm Trump’s favorite welfare fraud-committing asshole QB.

How did this even happen? Did you just adopt the Packers after the Oilers left Houston?

Giff wrote: ↑Tue Oct 24, 2023 9:43 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Tue Oct 24, 2023 9:41 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Tue Oct 24, 2023 9:04 pm Mine was not very authentic

Lenny Dykstra (Mets). Pullover with iron on name/number from the mall, the orange was a bit too light but still Amazin’.

LOL this explains a lot about our baseball feelings toward each other.

All buttons all the time?

Jerloma wrote: ↑Tue Oct 24, 2023 10:08 pm

Giff wrote: ↑Tue Oct 24, 2023 9:39 pm Trump’s favorite welfare fraud-committing asshole QB.

How did this even happen? Did you just adopt the Packers after the Oilers left Houston?

It’s like a guy from Rhode Island rooting for Pittsburgh teams!


(But, at least not Farv.)

mister d wrote: ↑Tue Oct 24, 2023 9:41 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Tue Oct 24, 2023 9:04 pm Mine was not very authentic

Lenny Dykstra (Mets). Pullover with iron on name/number from the mall, the orange was a bit too light but still Amazin’.

Was that purchase made in November of 86 by any chance?

His debut was like 18 months earlier and I was newly 8 at the time you’re saying so … maybe?

sancarlos wrote: ↑Tue Oct 24, 2023 10:15 pm

Jerloma wrote: ↑Tue Oct 24, 2023 10:08 pm

Giff wrote: ↑Tue Oct 24, 2023 9:39 pm Trump’s favorite welfare fraud-committing asshole QB.

How did this even happen? Did you just adopt the Packers after the Oilers left Houston?

It’s like a guy from Rhode Island rooting for Pittsburgh teams!


(But, at least not Farv.)

Favre Packers were super popular here. Plenty of people at school were rooting for them over the Bledsoe Pats. Starter jacket frequency was high too.

I cannot remember if I had a jersey for a player in my youth. I did get a blank Avalanche jersey for Christmas one year because I was obsessed with sports teams moving and changing their entire identity. (Then Ray Bourque got traded there the following year.)

If it's player specific, then it's a Manny Ramirez Mitchell & Ness Red Sox one that a buddy bought for me because deployed locations sometimes have these bootleg jersey dealers and it was like $15 or something. I still haven't worn it.

Jerloma wrote: ↑Tue Oct 24, 2023 9:02 pm

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Tue Oct 24, 2023 8:46 pm It was either Jimmie Giles or Richard "Batman" Wood.

That's fantastic. This was before like Lee Roy Selmon and Doug Williams came along, right?

No, Lee Roy was the first Buc ever, so he was definitely there already. Doug may or may not have been there yet. Doug is definitely the first Buc QB I can remember, but I don't remember when he arrived.

Jerloma wrote: ↑Tue Oct 24, 2023 10:08 pm

Giff wrote: ↑Tue Oct 24, 2023 9:39 pm Trump’s favorite welfare fraud-committing asshole QB.

How did this even happen? Did you just adopt the Packers after the Oilers left Houston?

My parents moved to Chicago area my senior year of high school and then the next season my Dad scored Packers tickets through work. Went two seasons in a row and was in need of a team after the Oilers left, so there you go.

utterly bizarre but:

Ilkka Sinisalo #23 Philadelphia Flyers.

Really not sure? If I had anything as a really young kid it was probably a very generic black/gold 12 or 32.

I don' t ever remembering having a jersey or a shirtsey. The sport shirts that I wore were the caricature ones like this:

God damn, I loved the charicature shirts, and I definitely had to geographically branch out because they definitely weren't making these about the Bucs ever.

I honestly don't remember having one as a kid...they just weren't a thing back then. I do remember having a totally generic football shirt, with a number, but it wasn't any particular team or player.

So I guess the first one I had was a Luis Garcia Liverpool shirt that I bought off of EBay...

I don't think I've ever had a jersey with a player's name on it. I guess I haven't had many jerseys at all, but more recently, I've bought some Chelsea shirts - no names or numbers though.

The first I can think of was a Brooks Robinson polyester one (back in the day when I went to summer camp with BFJ's cousin). May have had a colts shirsey with Mike Pagel's number on it when I was still in velcro shoes.

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 8:05 amI honestly don't remember having one as a kid...they just weren't a thing back then.

This is how I remember it too.

I think my first personalized player jersey for myself was Gary Taylor-Fletcher when Blackpool made the Premier League.

Before that, I bought an Aramis Ramirez jersey for my son when he was 4.

Shirley wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 8:05 am I don't think I've ever had a jersey with a player's name on it. I guess I haven't had many jerseys at all, but more recently, I've bought some Chelsea shirts - no names or numbers though.

This is where I've been for a long time. Last shirtsey I remember getting was the great Carl Pavano.

mister d wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 9:01 am

Shirley wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 8:05 am I don't think I've ever had a jersey with a player's name on it. I guess I haven't had many jerseys at all, but more recently, I've bought some Chelsea shirts - no names or numbers though.

This is where I've been for a long time. Last shirtsey I remember getting was the great Carl Pavano.

Only shirtsey i have is Rapinoe. Swore I'd never get a jersey of a player younger than me. So that ship has sailed.