Hello Royals Fan! Tell Me About the Sept 1985 Version of you.

[Archie F. Swin]

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.

[Big Poppa Payne]

I was 7 years old, watched it at home with my dad and brothers. We only lived a couple miles from the stadium. I remember going outside during one point in the game and hearing the roar from the crowd.

[Archie F. Swin]

Originally Posted by 505 Chief

I LEFT southwest Oklahoma in 85.

Thank you, sweet merciful Jesus.

Fort Sill?

[suzzer99]

I was 16. Went to the game they clinched that year. I actually worked at the Mid-Continent library in Blue Springs at the time. I remember being so excited when the Sports Illustrated came.

After game 6 I waited 10 minutes to call my buddy's house and they were still screaming so hard they couldn't talk on the phone.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by Archie F. Swin

Fort Sill?

Weatherford.

[sd4chiefs]

Originally Posted by theelusiveeightrop

Was at Game 7 with a SRO ticket. Unreal scene. 11-0.

I was also there sitting in GA left field.

[Start Croyle]

I was two months old.

[Mama Hip Rockets]

I was 3.

[AustinChief]

Originally Posted by ChiTown

College student. Was living the dream, and hanging in Westport the night the Royals won the WS

damn you, that sounds awesome.

[Dave Lane]

Originally Posted by Archie F. Swin

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.

Company C here.

[BigMeatballDave]

Not quite 15

[srvy]

I was 29 watched every game on TV. Seen the parade from the 24 floor of the ATT town pavilion under construction while dangling my legs over the steel beams. I had the best vantage ever. Most the iron workers for American Bridge were from back east and Yankee fans. We flipped them a lot of shit.

[Oz_Chief]

I was 8. Lived in Eagle, Idaho just a few miles west of Boise. I was born in KCMO and most of my family lived/s in KCK so I had already attended many Royals games during the summers.

Loved Saberhagen, Brett, and especially Frank White because I played second base in little league.

I remember my older brother and I also really liked Daryl Motley because Motley Crue was huge at the time!

I actually remember more about the series against the Blue Jays. But I watched all the games on a little color TV in my Royals pajamas. It was awesome!

[Deberg_1990]

If that series takes place today, do we still win?

Denkinger/Orta would be overturned obviously

[KChiefs1]

24 living in Emporia KS.

I have every game, pregame & post game on VHS tape.
I recorded ESPN, CNN & all the KC local channels which I have on VHS.
I have the parade on VHS.

Maybe I should transfer them to a DVD?

[Toadkiller]

I grew up in Blue Springs, my parents had season tickets. I was 15, it was the greatest time ever. Chatting with Frank in the parking lot. He had some sort of conversion van, he was all proud that it had a tv.

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