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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — James Garner
jefgg — 10 years ago(May 09, 2015 04:55 PM)
James Garner was noted as an enthusiastic fan of the Raiders in the NFL, particularly when they played in Los Angeles between 1982 and 1994, when he regularly attended games and mixed with the players. He was present when the Raiders won Super Bowl XVIII over the Washington Redskins in January 1984 at Tampa, Florida. He also attended University of Oklahoma Sooners football games and frequently could be seen on the sidelines or in the press box.
When I was a kid back in the '80s I attended many New York Giants football games at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ. I thought it was so awesome when the Raiders came to town and I saw Garner on their sideline rooting for his favorite team.
Was Garner one of the first celebrity sports fans? The only other one I remember from the '80s was Jack Nicholson sitting in court side seats for Los Angeles Lakers games.