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What makes Boston sports so special? Start with the Patriots’ pile of championships

Obnoxious Boston Fan

13 Years Old.

9 Parades.

Take that, World.

Sign Kid, as he is known to millions of Boston sports fans, was born a week before the New England Patriots beat the Oakland Raiders in the infamous Tuck Rule Game on Jan. 15, 2002.

That victory in the divisional playoff during a blizzard is widely viewed as the launching point of both a Patriots dynasty and an unmatched run of professional sports championships for Boston’s four major pro sports teams.

The core fan base of those teams, which extends from Waterville, Maine, in the north and east to Waterbury, Conn.