Memories of your first Bears game

[Sunbiz1]

I can't remember the first game I watched on TV.

First game I went to was October 1st, 1978, a 25-19 loss to the Raiders. I remember we blocked a FG for a return TD and I also remember the HoneyBears.

That was one of many home games blacked-out on Chicago television, if your antenna was not good enough to receive an out of area signal...you didn't watch.

Bring back the Honeybears.

 

[Mitchapalooza]

It was 2006, I didn't really watch football. I was in 7th grade at the time. I go downstairs to ask my dad a question for my homework I think, or something school related. So I walk down, "hey dad..." and he said, "WAIT! WAIT! HANG ON!" and he's glued to the TV. "IF THE CARDINALS MISS THIS FG WE WIN!" and I kind of just pretended to care to celebrate with him, and when the Cards missed my dad was jumping up and down and screaming. Later on I see the post game interview "THEY ARE WHO WE THOUGHT THEY WERE...AND WE LET EM OFF THE HOOK!"

After that I started watching a few games in the 2006 season and by the time they were in the playoffs I was a full blown Bears fan. Screaming at the TV, cheering when they won, getting mad when they gave up a TD. Then when they beat the Saints my dad runs upstairs, "THE BEARS ARE GOING TO THE SUPERBOWL!" Then right before kickoff for the Superbowl, my dad was drinking some alcohol, I forgot what it was but it looked good/smelled good. Must of been some flavored alcohol, and I was like "Gimme some!" and he's like, "If the Bears win, you can have this whole glass." and he pours a huge glass of it. I was like "hell yeah!" so once they returned the kickoff for the TD I was so sure that we were going to win. After we lost I got really upset, and cried a little bit (I was in 7th grade, bare in mind). My dad didn't give me the alcohol but he let me shoot some flares in the backyard with his shotgun, that was pretty cool.

Then I saw a Colts fan at my school the next day and I wanted to beat his ass. Especially since if the Bears won we would've had school off.


So yeah, that's my story.

 

[10"Ditka]

Hi Everyone. First time poster but a long time lurker. Great to have a place to come to read about the beloved. Living in Iowa and really don't get a lot of news about the Bears. Mostly Packer fans around here but there are Bear fans too. Sorry about the user name. Thought it was funny at the time. Didn't really expect to post much so not sure why I didn't go with 12".

First game was the Bears last game in Wrigley. Was 8 at the time and my Dad just started a new job in Chicago. He took me and my brother who were Bear fans but at the time they weren't on TV much in Iowa. He had two tickets and bought another from a scalper at the game. Ended up he was a few rows behind us.

The things I remember most from the game other than the cold was they killed the Packers, Dick Gordon catching two TD passes and Cecil Turner having a couple nice returns. Both players were favorites of mine. They had a traveling basketball team back then in the offseason and played in my hometown the spring before. Both were pretty cool and I got their autographs.

Still try to get to at least a game a year. Last year was Seattle. Sucked and this year going to the Baltimore game.

Other memorable games I attended were both playoff games in `85, Walters last game (the playoff loss to the Redskins) and the FogBowl.