First Sports Games Ever Attended In Person...?

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Re: First Sports Games Ever Attended In Person...?

Postby gtmoBlue » Mon Mar 16, 2020 3:30 pm

Well... let's see?

I helped gather peach baskets for Dr. James Naismith...1800's
I was the ballboy when Art Schbabinger threw the 1st forward pass in a game-Emporia College, Kans. (American football). 1900's
Basketball Ballboy for Creighton during the Schabinger Era. 1922-35
I was the waterboy/shoe tier for Jessie Owens in the 1936 Olympics.
Film loader/projectionist for Schabinger during basketball standardization training for officials/refs. 1930's-40's
Chiefs game with Dad? Late 1960's? KC/Omaha game in Omaha?
San Diego Padre's /Chargers attendee 1971-73. Went to see the other team win (mil discount tickets).
San Diego State games...1971-73. Navy Hosp Corps A School Flag Intermural team (Fall 1973).
NAVHOSP Newport, RI intramurals: 1973-75 Hosp team in Flag Football/Basketball vs league (Legal, Navbase, USMC, Cooks, etc)
Fan in the stands (pounding 1st wifes' shoulder) when Apke beat Bird for 1st CU MVC Tourney Championship. 1978

Hockey? No.
Soccer? No.
Golf? No.
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Postby DeltaV » Mon Mar 16, 2020 5:22 pm

It isn't by far the first one that I went to, but the first one that I really remember was freshman year in college (2001-2002) being at the Pavilion when Nova knocked off a ranked UCLA team. That was my first big win as a part of a student section, and was a blast. My parents saw me on TV (they were at Nova in '71 when they played UCLA in the finals), and then we got to rush the court.
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Postby NJRedman » Mon Mar 16, 2020 5:30 pm

First St. John's game was the 2002 NCAA first round 8/9 match up with Wisconsin in DC. We got blown out. Though the next year I went to the semi's and finals of the NIT and saw us beat Bobby Knight and his Texas Tech squad followed by a championship win over the Hoyas. Got to storm the court at MSG. Amazing stuff!
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