I was born on Gallows Road. By rights I should be a blues singer, but no.
My particular point of origin was in the birthing ward of Fairfax Hospital, 3300 Gallows Road, Falls Church Virginia, just outside of Washington D.C. So, rather than imbuing soulful sorrow and a penchant for doing women wrong, my place of birth dictated that I grow up a Washington Redskins fan.
Early football allegiances are formed in the home. So even though my family moved to college-football mad Birmingham in 1976 when I was but a wee lad of three, my heroes were in the pros.