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Archie F. Swin · 09-25-2014, 01:22 PM

Poll forthcoming....

I was born in Topeka but my family moved to southwest Oklahoma when I was 6 years old. Had I never returned to Kansas/Missouri, Its doubtful I would be a Royals (or Chiefs) fan. Neither one of my parents were fans of KC sports teams. In the late summer of 1985 my father enrolled me in Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington, MO. At the time, I was 13 years old and had braces on my teeth and had to be taken to KC for orthodontics work. From Lexington we had to take I 70 into town. One of my favorite things to see on the trip was the Truman Sports Complex. It made quite an impression on me as a young man from a small town in Oklahoma. I was inspired by the size and design of the stadium and the way it opened up to the freeway.

Those trips alone were enough to make me want to support the teams that called those stadiums home. I was not a major league baseball fan at the time, so I didn't know that '85 would be a big year for the Royals. I do remember one night my father picked me up from campus ad we drove into town and as we passed the Royals stadium and he said that the World Series was being played there. Looking back, I can safely assume it was a Saturday game (Game 1 or Game 6). What's really strange is, even though many of my fellow cadets were from KC and we had a TV in the barracks, I have no recollection of seeing a WS game on TV.

Anywho, because of a year at a Missouri military school and the need for orthodontia, I'm a Royals fan.

Demonpenz · 09-25-2014, 04:56 PM

orange seats at the K because they are the Royals

ChiliConCarnage · 09-25-2014, 05:13 PM

I was 7 or so. No real recollection of it happening

listopencil · 09-25-2014, 05:19 PM

Off the coast of Libya I think.

FlaChief58 · 09-25-2014, 05:49 PM

17, senior in HS.

Al Bundy · 09-25-2014, 06:08 PM

I was 13 years old and in 8th grade in Florida. The 2 main teams then were the Royals and the hated Yankees.. **** the Yankees.

Kman34 · 09-25-2014, 07:23 PM

I was 21... Watched game 6 with my girlfriend/future wife's family who were huge Cardinal fans. Needless to say I wasn't invited back for game 7.

jet62 · 09-25-2014, 07:45 PM

23 years old and working for Eastern Airlines and just moved to Miami. Didn't have a TV so I watched game 6 in a bar before working graveyard shift. Listened to the last innings at work on the radio. Flew home to KC the next morning and watched game 7 with my parents. Flew back to Miami the next day and Joaquin Andujar got on the flight in St. Louis with lots of KC news papers all over the airplane with world champions headlines.

ROYC75 · 09-25-2014, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Dartgod

24 years old. Watched game 6 at my parents house with my family including my sister's then fiance who was from St. Louis and a big Cards fan.

Watched game 7 with a bunch of friends and then headed to Westport after the game.

Oh shit, I did goof, I just turned 27, I had forgotten a BD in Sept.

We were living a block south of Ks. Ave. on 9th St in KCK, had just bought a new color TV ( she was pissed off ).

Watched all 14 games of the playoffs & WS right there. I was living in Louisburg Ks, LaCygne,Ks or Derby Ks for the other playoffs & WS appearances.

58-4ever · 09-25-2014, 09:50 PM

I was four years old and just started noticing my boners.

cmh6476 · 09-25-2014, 10:12 PM

I was almost 7. Damn, it's been a long time.

**TrebMaxx** · 09-25-2014, 10:33 PM

I was 22, in the Army and stationed in Germany. It was somewhat cool as the reality that the I-70 series would be a reality as there were quite a few Missouri guys in my unit. Leading up to the series all of us were rooting for both teams to make it to the WS. Unfortunately we were a Field Artillery unit and it just so happened that we were sent to the field, or Grafenwoehr for any body that may be familiar with that hell hole during the series. Didn't find out who won it until a couple of days after the series was over. I would have been happy either way it would have gone, KC is my AL team and STL is my NL team. I just keep hoping that another I-70 series will happen again so I can experience it.

Lonewolf Ed · 09-25-2014, 10:47 PM

I was a senior in high school in September of 1985. I was a Royals fan, but didn't skip school like more than half the student body did when the Royals won the series and had a parade in KC.

chiefqueen · 09-25-2014, 11:00 PM

21 year old college junior

Big Tedd · 09-25-2014, 11:54 PM

I was 13 yrs old. Had a Bball game and my Dad dropped me off and listened to the game in the car. I was kinda confused at the time. My Dad was always at all of my games. Now I get it.

**alnorth** · 09-25-2014, 11:57 PM

7. I was in Texas. My family had no interest in MLB, much less the Royals.

View Poll Results: How old were you in Sept of 1985?
I wasn't born yet	16	10.74%
I was not a Royals fan then	1	0.67%
I was 0-10 Years old	51	34.23%
I was 11-20 Years old	48	32.21%
I was 21-30 Years old	31	20.81%
I was 31-40 Years old	2	1.34%
I was 41-50 Years old	0	0%
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09-25-2014, 01:22 PM
Archie F. Swin This is the way Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Casino cash: $9975673	Hello Royals Fan! Tell Me About the Sept 1985 Version of you. Poll forthcoming.... I was born in Topeka but my family moved to southwest Oklahoma when I was 6 years old. Had I never returned to Kansas/Missouri, Its doubtful I would be a Royals (or Chiefs) fan. Neither one of my parents were fans of KC sports teams. In the late summer of 1985 my father enrolled me in Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington, MO. At the time, I was 13 years old and had braces on my teeth and had to be taken to KC for orthodontics work. From Lexington we had to take I 70 into town. One of my favorite things to see on the trip was the Truman Sports Complex. It made quite an impression on me as a young man from a small town in Oklahoma. I was inspired by the size and design of the stadium and the way it opened up to the freeway. Those trips alone were enough to make me want to support the teams that called those stadiums home. I was not a major league baseball fan at the time, so I didn't know that '85 would be a big year for the Royals. I do remember one night my father picked me up from campus ad we drove into town and as we passed the Royals stadium and he said that the World Series was being played there. Looking back, I can safely assume it was a Saturday game (Game 1 or Game 6). What's really strange is, even though many of my fellow cadets were from KC and we had a TV in the barracks, I have no recollection of seeing a WS game on TV. Anywho, because of a year at a Missouri military school and the need for orthodontia, I'm a Royals fan. Attached Thumbnails
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Kman34 My Mamma Says Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Glass Cage Of Emotion Casino cash: $1581786 VARSITY	I was 21... Watched game 6 with my girlfriend/future wife's family who were huge Cardinal fans. Needless to say I wasn't invited back for game 7.
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jet62 Still looking for my car keys Join Date: Jul 2006 Casino cash: $2090916	23 years old and working for Eastern Airlines and just moved to Miami. Didn't have a TV so I watched game 6 in a bar before working graveyard shift. Listened to the last innings at work on the radio. Flew home to KC the next morning and watched game 7 with my parents. Flew back to Miami the next day and Joaquin Andujar got on the flight in St. Louis with lots of KC news papers all over the airplane with world champions headlines.
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TrebMaxx Supporter Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Peoples Republic of CoMo Casino cash: $1087252	I was 22, in the Army and stationed in Germany. It was somewhat cool as the reality that the I-70 series would be a reality as there were quite a few Missouri guys in my unit. Leading up to the series all of us were rooting for both teams to make it to the WS. Unfortunately we were a Field Artillery unit and it just so happened that we were sent to the field, or Grafenwoehr for any body that may be familiar with that hell hole during the series. Didn't find out who won it until a couple of days after the series was over. I would have been happy either way it would have gone, KC is my AL team and STL is my NL team. I just keep hoping that another I-70 series will happen again so I can experience it. __________________
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Lonewolf Ed Veteran Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Olathe, KS Casino cash: $10606233	I was a senior in high school in September of 1985. I was a Royals fan, but didn't skip school like more than half the student body did when the Royals won the series and had a parade in KC.
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