My first protocol on rooting in sports is that you should s… - Frank Deford

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My first protocol on rooting in sports is that you should stick with the teams that you grew up with. I know we're a transient society, but that's just it: Continuing to cheer for your original hometown teams is one way of displaying the old-fashioned value of allegiance.<p>

Frank Deford

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Benjamin Franklin Deford III (December 16, 1938 – May 28, 2017) was an American sportswriter and novelist.

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My first protocol on rooting in sports is that you should stick with the teams that you grew up with. I know we're a transient society, but that's ju… - Frank Deford

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