Saturday, January 20, 2007

NFL Fight Songs

A few days ago, I got in the car, and turned the radio to The Ticket in Dallas. I came in on the very tail end of a discussion that Bob and Dan were having about NFL fight songs. There are a few of them being used. I find them very hokey, but very cool.

The Redskins have been using Hail to the Redskins forever, complete with band dressed as Indians. Baltimore has had a band at their games as long as they have had a team. The Baltimore Colts Marching Band remained a group throughout Baltimore’s absence from the NFL, then played as the Colts band during the Ravens’ first two years in Baltimore, as they played at the old Memorial Stadium. The band changed their name to Baltimore's Marching Ravens when they moved into the new stadium downtown.

The Philadelphia Eagles may have started a mini-trend. When they moved into Lincoln Financial Field, they took their old fight song, Fly, Eagles, Fly, out of moth balls. It’s now a fan favorite. When the Chicago Bears moved into the new Soldier Field, they started using the Bears’ old fight song.

The Dallas Cowboys have an unused fight song. It was featured at the end of an episode of King of the Hill, when Hank Hill tried to get Jerry Jones to move Cowboys training camp to Arlen, Texas. There is no word on if the team will use a version of it when they move to the new stadium in Arlington.

There is a good website here with all the NFL fight songs, good and bad.

I love fight songs. They add much personality to the college game, and can do the same for the pros.

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