For many, fathers are the foundation of their fandom. They’re the why behind the who of who we support, who we idolize, and why we fan in the first place. There are other reasons, sure. But at the core of hardcore long term fandom, there is usually a father.
For me, that was certainly the case. The Ball State Cardinals and the MAC I got to on my own, but at my core, there was my father’s affinity for the Yankees and the Kentucky Wildcats, passed down like brown eyes or curly hair.