I was around for the Celtics glory days under Red. I thought an NBA title was a birthright.
I suffered throught 3 consecutive NFL title game losses with the Giants (1961-1963) and then, as the banner towed over the Meadowlands read, "20 years of lousy football". But now I've seen three Super Bowl wins.
I remember the 2 Stanley Cups and how much the 1971 playoffs and a guy named Dryden sucked. The Bs set every offensive record you could think of in the regular season and came out flat for the first round of the playoffs. By all rights, the Bs should have had 5 Cups in a row. Then a bunch of guys jumped to the WHA and they left Westfall unprotected in the expansion draft, and he went to the Islanders.
I've also enjoyed two World Series titles---but not with the Sox
