The time finally arrived, they said, “You can open them now.” and you dived in to that one you had been eyeing for the last few weeks, tearing the paper wildly to discover the secret within.
I have two favorite presents, each connected to football, the one I desired wasn’t what I thought, the one I didn’t know about, I loved.
The first was the electric football game with the players buzzing around on the field. It looked really cool, everybody wanted one but the thrill lasted until about midday of the 26th.
That same year another gift was a football board game with two spinners, one for offense, one for defense and there were little circular cards you used to pick your plays.