I mentioned in another thread that if I made it to the final four I would tell a Dolphins celeb story. That's why it's fitting that I emerged from the Larry Csonka bracket.
When I was a little kid, around 6, I told my mom, "My favorite team is the Miami Dolphins." This perplexed my parents, as I live in the New Jersey/New York area with a family of diehard Giants fans. I fell in love with the team's colors, logo, history, and of course the superman known as Dan Marino.
After I watched numerous older games, I told my parents, "My favorite player is Larry Csonka." Again, visually displeased, my parents said, "Why do you like HIM?!" I said, "Larry Csonka can't be stopped. He gets what he wants whenever he wants it." That's when they sat me down and said, "Listen, son...Larry Csonka is a jerk." I couldn't believe my ears. "No he's not. He's a great player! He's my favorite!"
My mom then told me that years ago, when my parents were dating, they went to a charity banquet in New Jersey. It had a lot of current (for the time) NFL players there. My mom at the time was a model and quite pretty. Shortly after they got seated, before the event even started, a large man with a mustache walked over to my mom and said, "Hey baby. Look, I don't want to be here. What do you say we grab a bottle of champagne and get out of here?" My dad was sitting right there. My mom said, "Um, who the hell do you think you are? I'm with my boyfriend?" The man said, "When I see a pretty thing I like, I go for it." My dad stood up redfaced and told him to get the hell out of there. Larry smiled and said, "I think that decision is up to the lady, now isn't it?"
Thankfully, my mom told him to get the F*** away from them. Had she not and gone off with him, I wouldn't be here obviously. When he heard her response, Larry said to my mom, "Good luck with this guy" and stormed out of there. My parents had no idea who he was until later in the evening the organizers of the event said, "We are sorry to those of you here for the Larry Csonka auction, but he has come down with an illness and had to leave." That was when my parents looked in the program and realized the guy who hit on my mom in front of my dad was Larry Csonka.
Now, it's important to point out that this story didn't shake my love for the Dolphins, but actually made it stronger. My entire life, when Larry Csonka comes up in conversation I am pleased to point out that my dad, Back to the Future-style, won the girl over Larry Csonka and that's why I'm here. Furthermore, it adds a layer of humor to the times I see Csonka interviewed and he comes across as a cranky guy.
Anyways, that's the story. You could choose to believe it or not...it's no big deal to me, but it's definitely something I can't help but think about when I see old footage of our favorite team.
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