Merged:When and HOW did you become a FinFan?

[FireWrongstedt]

Wow... that's eeeerily similar to a friend of mine's story. See, when he was a kid, he developed a love and fascination for skidmarks. He loved checkin' out all the different shapes, sizes, patters, and colors he could create. It got to the point where he stopped using TP altogether, just to see what kind of art he could create in his tighty-whities.

Anyway, a few years later he got into watching football with his dad... his fascination with skidmarks still intact, but a secret nonetheless. His dad was a Steelers fan. My friend, however, did not become a Steelers fan. Although it was sac-relig in his house, he became a Cleveland fan... cuz he couldn't believe there was a football team that was actually named after his favorite pastime... the Browns.

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LOL!!! (J/K)

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[Marino1983]

This has probably been asked several times. But just out of curiousity: How, when and why did everyone become Dolphin fans?
Me? I can vaguely remember when I was 5 years old, my brother was a Cowboys fan(yikes) and they were playing Miami. Just to annoy my brother, I kept saying go Dolphins, etc. Miami won the game. After that, I'd beg my dad to buy me Miami Dolphins clothes, pennants, garbage cans, football cards, etc. So I have been a Dolphins fan pretty much all of my life.

Since the very first day south Florida announced that they had a pro football team..
That is something that I just cannot explain... Could be that most of my friends at the time were either Eagle or Steeler fans !!

Marino1983

 

[RevRick]

Ditto

I'm an old fart, the inception of the team...

I was 14 when they announced that a professional football team in the American Football League was being franchised in Miami by Joe Robbie, Danny Thomas, and a bunch of people whose names I forget now. Listened to them on radio when they weren't on TV - including the opening game of the opening season. Remember coach and QB son - the George Wilsons - Sr. and Jr. The celebration when we drafted Bob Griese. Wondered why Joe Theisman went to Canada. Csonka - 'nuff said. Geisler, Evans, Little, Moore, Langer, Kuchenberg, Jake Scott, Vern DenHerder, Bill Stanfill, MAnny Fernandez, Buonoconti, and a whole bunch of names all jumbed together in a mental rolodex with it's cards all jumbled up. Just about died when Zonk, Kiick, and Warfield jumped ship. Knew it was too soon when Benny Malone scored on Oakland - was desolated when that quacking pass was caught by Clarence in the end zone. Loved Pat Fisher's 'arm tackle' of Zonk, AJ's celebration of the pick six against the Jets, the Hook and Lateral against San Diego, Offerdahl stuffing Okoye backward in the hole at KC, almost anything Marino threw, and Nat's helicopter. There has been precious little to come to mind recently - except the hiring of Nick Saban. Here's to 2005 (lift's cup of coffee - it's too rippin' early on a Saturday AM.) Precious memories, how they linger.

 

[maindolfan]

I remember it was 1971, I was 12 years old. I have 4 brothers and they were all Cowboys fans. Ofcourse I couldn't side with them on the Super Bowl so I went with the Dolphins. I have been a diehard fan ever since. ( and I am originally from Wisconsin )

 

[FinsDontGiveIn]

I can't actually remember how I became a Dolfin fan. I guess because I grew up in South Florida and most of my family were Dolfans. I live in Pittsburgh now and people ask "Why do you like them loser Dolphins?" So I simply reply I was born this way. So FAH Q!!!!

 

[TampaFinFan]

I grew up in Orlando and was 12 when I started watching the Dolphins in 1971. My Dad was a big steeler fan and we had a lot of fun arguing about who was better. I had the great pleasure of watching the likes of Greise, Zonk, Warfield and the gang. This is a proud francise that will bounce back because they have great ownership and a new coach that are commited to win.

I do want to add this bit of information:

I was on a plane to Chicago last Sunday from Tampa, and Brian Greise was on the plane. When I flew back the next day he was on the return flight????? Does that mean anything? Are they looking for someone to work with grossman??? Probably nothing but thought I would throw it out there.

 

[Ohiophinphan]

Like some of the other "old guys" on the forum, my roots as a Phan go back to the team's inception. We moved to Florida in 1966 when I was 13 and stayed on St. Pete Beach while our house in New Port Richey was being finished. The team was staying at the Happy Dolphin Motel (the site is now a county parking lot) about a 1000 yards up the beach. I used to walk up and watch them working out and flirting with the ladies.

 

[popularwar]

I'm pretty young so I got into it just a few years ago. Over the summer all my friends (diehard fin fans as well) told me I should watch the Dolphins because they were going to go all the way that year. I remember at first I was just trying to learn the players' names, by the time I learned them all I also knew a ton of other things, too. I've been in love with football and the Miami Dolphins since.

 

[NJFINSFAN1]

When they lost to Dallas in the Superbowl!

 

[barley.sos]

Frosh football year for me was at the high school Joe Rose came out of, with his first recievers coach. It was Joe's rookie year in the NFL and I followed the fins pretty seriously.
25 years or so later I am not a Rabid fan (those who need help most can't see their own problem)but very close. I have since married into a Bills family. My all time low as a fins fan came this year at thanksgiving when I got sympathy along with turkey at her cousins home.

 

[cdz12250]

1975. I moved to Miami from New Jersey, where I had been the kind of Jets fan who slipped a bill to the ticket taker at every home game (all were sold out), for the privilege of getting past the gate at Shea and standing in the frozen aisles cheering Joe Willie and Boozer and Snell and Maynard and Sauer and Coach Ewbank. By then, those guys were gone, the Dolphin machine had rolled all over the rest of the NFL, and the Jets were having seasons similar to the one we just had. So I viewed myself as having been traded to Miami, and became the same kind of Dolphins fan. I have never looked back. :cooldude:

 

[TampaDolphinFan]

It was around 1970-71. A PE coach at the school my older brothers attended went to college with Larry Little. He had Larry come in and talk to the kids about staying in school and getting an education, etc. When the season started back up my brothers wanted to watch "Mr. Little" play football so I watched with them. Man it was a great time to get hooked on Dolphins football. Anybody who was in S. Fla during the 72 season remember the 7-11 souvenir Slurpee cups with Dolphin players on them? I had them all. As a kid in 76 I went to the Orange Bowl and watched the Dolphins beat the Patriots, even though they weren't supposed too. And in 79 we went and watched them beat the Raiders. Even though they weren't supposed too. Linebacker Larry Gordon had 3 interceptions in the Raiders game to help the cause. It's been a love-hate relationship from the start. I love it when they win and I hate when they lose.

 

[Jt0323]

I was about 7...I looked at my TV Screen one time watching the Jets-Dolphin Game...And i saw marino...He was just admazing...I never saw miami play in Miami but when the Jets played them i went...

 

[FINSTER]

This has probably been asked several times. But just out of curiousity: How, when and why did everyone become Dolphin fans?
Me? I can vaguely remember when I was 5 years old, my brother was a Cowboys fan(yikes) and they were playing Miami. Just to annoy my brother, I kept saying go Dolphins, etc. Miami won the game. After that, I'd beg my dad to buy me Miami Dolphins clothes, pennants, garbage cans, football cards, etc. So I have been a Dolphins fan pretty much all of my life.

I can relate heavily.............My moment of epiphany came on two dates........went to a preseason game in August of '78, and saw the Phins beat the Cards 28 - 14. The next year got to see a preseason game v.s. Philly, which Miami won 14 - 13, on a 2 yard Csonka blast up the middle with 7 seconds left which absolutely flattened Bill Bergey! Got to see both games in the Orange Bowl with my older brother.........The Orange Bowl beats the new venue by a mile! When that joint got rocking, the other team was screwed! Definitely a great stadium! Hopefully the new plans will allow for the fans to get closer to the field in the future!

 

[Dubfire]

Move to the US in '84 from Puerto Rico.

One word: Marino.

I been hooked since.