How did you become a Packer fan?

[ND72]

I was always a fan. I remember I would always be wearing packer clothes on sundays, and even though I wasn't watching the game when I was real young, I can remember my parents watching.

The game that did it for me though involved "the play"....November 5th, 1989. Bears at Packers. Don Majkowski makes a last second pass to Sterling Sharpe...instant replay confirms what we all knew was a Touchdown to beat the bears.

[denverYooper]

Good thread.

I was dyed in the wool during the lean years. My conscious memories of watching them start when Forrest Gregg was coaching. I remember haggling with my cousin over a Lynn Dickey football card. I thought Sterling Sharpe was the fucking man. The year of Majik and the Miracles was like a breath of fresh air.

In the UP, there were also several Lions fans. I remember having some pretty heated arguments with them in elementary school.

[K-town]

October 9th 1988 I watched the Packers whip up on the NE Patriots with my dad and thought it was interesting. I've watched pretty much every game since. Sometimes I don't know why.

I was at that game. We sat in the end zone about 20 rows up. Saw Brent Fumblewood score three touchdowns at that end. It was the highlight of his career. I now have that game on DVD.

My earliest Packer recollection was in 1970. I remember Bart Starr rallying the team for a late touchdown to beat the Bears 20-19. It was awesome.
Not so awesome: they also lost on Thanksgiving that year to Dallas, 16-3. And lost both games to Detroit by a combined score of 60-0 (I only saw the second game, 20-0).

[AtlPackFan]

Grew up just outside of Green Bay in the 60s. Nuff said...

[RashanGary]

I was always a fan. I remember I would always be wearing packer clothes on sundays, and even though I wasn't watching the game when I was real young, I can remember my parents watching.

The game that did it for me though involved "the play"....November 5th, 1989. Bears at Packers. Don Majkowski makes a last second pass to Sterling Sharpe...instant replay confirms what we all knew was a Touchdown to beat the bears.

I thought you were younger than me. What year were you born?

[cpk1994]

This thread is really strarting to make me feel old.

[pbmax]

Transplanted Easterner, originally from Ohio. Was a Browns fan at a young age. Modell announced during the 95 season that they would pull up the stakes and I refused to cheer for them as the Ravens, even though everybody I knew was on that team (and Ozzie was in the front office).

Declared myself a free agent and went looking for a team to root for. I had told all the Packer fans I knew that Favre reminded me of Bradshaw, even if the mere mention of Terry's name caused vomiting

Favre and Reggie made the decision easy.

[th87]

We moved to Milwaukee in 1988 from Chicago, so we still had the residue of the 85 Bears. Luckily, we weren't that into football then, so it wasn't like it was an undying allegiance. I was 8 at the time.

My dad started really getting into the Packers in 1989, but I wasn't all that interested. But then we watched the instant replay game against the Bears, and I was hooked. I remember my dad jumping onto the coffee table after Majik's TD pass. That was a fun season, and I remember that the Bengals had to beat the Vikings for the Packers to get into the playoffs. They'd cut to Majkowski's house from time to time to gauge their reactions. A disappointing night.

Since then, I've caught almost every game, and I got Sunday Ticket since I no longer live in the viewing area.

I'm 28. Sounds like you're 29 or 30. Those are some of my first actual memories of the Packers also. Players like: Tim Harris, Majik, Sharpe, Dilwig, Randy Wright, Querry, the toolbox, Infante the coach. . . .

As a kid, my favorite player BY FAR was Sterling Sharpe. I wanted to be a receiver because of him. On defense, I loved Tim Harris and his gun routine.

Yeah, I'm 28 too. It sucked when Majkowski got injured and we had to rely on Dilweg and Kiel. And I remember following the news every day about Terrell Buckley's holdout.

Sharpe was sick. There are youtube clips out there, and it's a reminder of just how dominant he was. Favre too for that matter.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyBvp1y_EBo

[RashanGary]

Hahahaha. I remember that (not in the endzone play). When I was a kid, that was a big deal. We probably talked about that for a month. Shit, I've remembered it for 16 years

[RashanGary]

Those are some good memories. It's surprising how many Packer fans were created during the Majik/Sharpe/Harris/Infante years. I was Majik for Halloween and my best friend was Montana. I remember everyone saying how much they liked my costume

[RashanGary]

I had a book on the Majik/Sharpe and Montana/Rice passer/receiver duos. That was my favorite book.

Since there are a few from my era here. . ..

How many loved Gary Paulson (author not football player)

[ND72]

I was always a fan. I remember I would always be wearing packer clothes on sundays, and even though I wasn't watching the game when I was real young, I can remember my parents watching.

The game that did it for me though involved "the play"....November 5th, 1989. Bears at Packers. Don Majkowski makes a last second pass to Sterling Sharpe...instant replay confirms what we all knew was a Touchdown to beat the bears.

I thought you were younger than me. What year were you born?

1981

[ND72]

Those are some good memories. It's surprising how many Packer fans were created during the Majik/Sharpe/Harris/Infante years. I was Majik for Halloween and my best friend was Montana. I remember everyone saying how much they liked my costume

Majik was the man! I was him for halloween one time as well. I was so "cool" I actually cut you hand slits cause he always wore those hand warmers, and since I didn't have that, the shirt became the hand warmer, so I cut the hand slits so I could "warm-up" my hands. My mom actually found that jersey like a month ago...I kind of want it!

[RashanGary]

great thread!!

Football has really changed for me. Obviously I still love it, but back then it had a "larger than life" feel for me. Those guys were heros. Now I respect the guys who work hard, but no more than I respect the people I work with that do great work.

Honestly, the people I've worked with that I consider to be the best, I respect as much as any football player I've ever known. My grandpa, a hard working farmer who passed 15 years ago, I respect him more than any Packer to ever play.

Back then though, those guys were larger than life, supermen. Good memories.

[Southoftheborder]

Actually, I grew up disliking the Packers. It was the 70's, so Packer games were what was on while we took naps on a Sunday afternoon. THey sucked then. I took a little more interest in the 80's, but it wasn't until college that I became a Packer fan. What did it was meeting Bear's fans. Going to college with them during the '85 superbowl season made me realize how obnoxious they are.

Luckily, towards the end of the 80's they started getting better.