Raljon20785 Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 When I was about 6 yrs old, my brother and I had a replica uniform with number nine on it. The funny part about it was it was a green eggle uniform. So it was SONNY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogs87 Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Darrell Green Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeen80 Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Art Monk & Mark Rypien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebluefood Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Darrell Green. He was the one bright spot on otherwise dismal Redskins teams from my childhood. He was out there every week, constantly making the big play and performing to the best of his ability. I always expected the Redskins to lose, but I'd always expect Darrell to have a great game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 LaVar got me started, Sean sealed the deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark The Homer Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Larry Brown. http://www.redskinsdb.com/detail.asp?ID=473 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Tater Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Killy Bilmer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zazzaro703 Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 For me it was Kelvin Bryant and Gary Clark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipwhich Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Initially Theisman, wanted him over Kilmer. My real focus was probably Riggo during my younger days. Shame to see some of the responses and people who didn't get to know what is was like in the glory years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahons21 Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Honestly, I was mostly all about watching plays unfold until Sean Taylor came around. I looked for him to enter the screen on every play, oftentimes missing the actual play being made because I was waiting for him to blaze through the screen. These days, I'm back to just watching plays unfold again, not really focusing on one player that much. -my exact sentiments... I used to go to games and literally watch Taylor the entire time on defense, he was remarkable both on and off the screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasjhughes Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Sonny J and Larry Brown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoasthog Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Honestly, I was mostly all about watching plays unfold until Sean Taylor came around. I looked for him to enter the screen on every play, oftentimes missing the actual play being made because I was waiting for him to blaze through the screen. These days, I'm back to just watching plays unfold again, not really focusing on one player that much. I' have to say the same thing for me. Before ST there was never 1 player I could call my favorite on the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 My first memories of being a Redskin fan was thinking how funny it was that we had a guy named Bacon and another guy named Hamburger on the team. The first player I remember watching and cheering for was Danny Buggs, then Theismann and Riggins soon after. Then Joe Gibbs came along and the rest is history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommanderDOOM Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Williams,Monk,Green Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[[ghost]] Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Matt Turk. Weird, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyal2Washington Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Dexter Manley and Gary Clark hands down!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outlaw Torn Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Stephen Davis and Champ Bailey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drums and skins Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 I remember going to my grandparents place and not being all that into the Skins back then, but that's where it started. I heard a lot of "Darrel Green" and "Art Monk" back then, so those guys were the first, but I wasn't really in to football that much through grade school until Fantasy Football caught on in high school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbank31 Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 mike bragg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rook Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 I rooted for the team forever but the first two I remember really rooting for are Bobby Mitchell and Norm Snead. :point2sky Then 1964 came and so did Sonny, Sam, Charley Taylor and Paul Krause - what a great year for a twelve year old fan! BTW - I have never forgiven Otto for trading Krause to the Minnesota Vikings for linebacker Marlin McKeever and a seventh-round draft choice in 1968! :redpunch::tantrum::cuss: 1965 brought Chris Hanburger and I knew I wanted to be a LB. :helmet:The Rook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spearfeather Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 My first memories of being a Redskin fan was thinking how funny it was that we had a guy named Bacon and another guy named Hamburger on the team. The first player I remember watching and cheering for was Danny Buggs, then Theismann and Riggins soon after. Then Joe Gibbs came along and the rest is history. Since our responses were so much alike, I have to ask about the '79 game against the Cowboys. How long did it take to get over that one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mania Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 When I was 6 and first getting into the game, I liked Larry Brown, Charlie Taylor and Sonny on offense and Mike Bass on defense. Yes, I knew the players when I was 6. However, when I was a teenager and Gibbs came to town I cheered for the Hogs, Joey T, Art Monk, Gary Clark, Riggins and Darrell Green. For me it has never been that one player. However as a kid I was always wowed by a player that was not on the skins and that was Kenny "the Snake" Stabler. He is and will always be a Wow player to me, even though he's not a skin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracelander Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 John Riggins, the one who made me cheer loudly as a kid on tv.. the one who makes me cringe when I hear him on the radio as an adult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyndorf25 Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 There is no question that Theismann was the very first Redskin that made me cheer. I can't remember the exact game (i assume it was a playoff game)...but I was plopped down in front of the tv as a young child (while my parents made themselves some drinks) and I just watched... Joe Thiesmann, single-bar face mask, uniform dirty as can be, scrambling, throwing, and screaming at his teammates to carry on. I witnessed a true leader that day and instantly fell in love with the uniform that leader represented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jflow78 Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 I think it was Art Monk, pretty sure, but it could have been Gary Clark too. I was pretty young so I may have just liked the guys who caught the balls and were fast, so I guess that might have included Darrell Green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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