Comments on: How to say goodbye

By: Frank Verde

Frank Verde — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 16:55:28 +0000

I became a Colts fan in the late 60s when I was just a kid in Manhattan. At that time, the Jets were in the AFL so they didn’t even count to all of the older kids who I looked up to. The Giants had Fran Tarkenton at QB and Tucker Fredrickson at RB, but their glory days were long behind them. A bunch of guys still liked the Giants, but most everyone in my neighborhood was either a Packers or Colts fan, with the odd Browns fan thrown in. It was Johnny Unitas and the horseshoe that won me over. Been with them ever since, through some hard times too, and it looks like I’m in for another rough patch coming up. In Peterstown, I only knew one other Colts fan who stuck with the club. Nicky Netta. Me and Nicky, that was it! He was the first person I thought of when the Colts won Super Bowl XLI.

By: tommy renna

tommy renna — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 15:44:33 +0000

why were you a Colts fan?

By: Frank Verde

Frank Verde — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 13:46:17 +0000

I’ll be rooting for him wherever he ends up next year. He might even have a bunch of ex-Colts with him since they’re cutting nearly everyone!

By: Frank Verde

Frank Verde — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 13:44:30 +0000

All those years you were suffering with the Falcons, I was suffering with the Colts — except when they had Bert Jones, maybe my all-time Colts favorite. It gives you a certain perspective and you learn to really appreciate something when you achieve it. Falcons and Colts fans (before Manning) didn’t grow up spoilied!

By: tommy renna

tommy renna — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 02:38:48 +0000

Hall of Famer Norm Van Brocklin played 8 season with the LA RAMS and won one NFL Championship. He was traded to the Philadelphia and won the Championship with the Eagles over Vince Lombardi’s Packers. (last time Eagles won it).

My Dad served in the NAVY during WWII with Van Brocklin. When ever he was on the east coast, my dad would go see him play or coach and bring him Petrillo’s bread from 4th avenue.
My dog, Stubby, was named after Van Brocklin (his nickname in the NAVY, before he was called the Dutchman).
I grew up an Atlanta Falcons fan because Van Brocklin coached the Falcons when i was a little kid. they were horrible. Everybody at the schoolyard would save their Falcons’ cards to trade with me. what a life , growing up being the only Falcon fan in NJ. i could go on lol

didn’t mean to get off the Manning topic, just made me think that there’s a good chance he wins another title somewhere else before he retires too

By: Tommy Renna

Tommy Renna — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 02:16:51 +0000

I saw Peyton Manning (junior) in the fall of 1996 at Knoxville, TN.
Gators were ranked #4 and Tennessee was ranked #2. At time it was the largest crowd in NCAA history (over 100,000). It was pouring rain and Manning threw 4 INTs and trailed 35-0. He came back to throw nearly 500 yards and 4 TDs but they lost by 6. Gators went on to win National Championship and Wuerfel won Heisman.
I’ve been a fan of Manning ever since