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Arizona Cardinals
Jack Corson
Jack Corson, aka "Mad Jack," raises the Cardinals' flag -- a new one -- wide and high at every home game.
Each week he's in charge of creating a huge banner, 11 feet by 14 feet, which has a game-specific message.
Jack Corson is the banner example of a die-hard Cardinals devotee.
Corson, 50, from Chandler, Ariz., software project manager, recalls Cardinals games by the banner's message -- for one memorable win that kept the Vikings out of the playoffs a few years ago, it was "Forget the No. 1 pick -- play the spoiler." That they did.
His proudest moment came when he hoisted the banner honoring former Cardinals safety Pat Tillman, who was killed in action in Afghanistan by friendly fire in 2004. The team was playing the Patriots, and the message read, "Corporal Pat Tillman, a true patriot."
"It's become a tradition," Corson said. So has his hard-core rooting.
He's been cheering on the Cardinals since he became a season-ticket holder in 1993, courtesy of a gift from his wife.
"She rues the day she did that," he joked.
One of his best team memories was a home win over the Chargers in 1998 that sent the team into the playoffs -- fans carried the goal posts from the stadium. The team went on to beat the Cowboys for its only playoff victory since the franchise has been in Arizona.
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Arizona Cardinals
Jack Corson
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Jack Corson, aka "Mad Jack," raises the Cardinals' flag -- a new one -- wide and high at every home game.
Each week he's in charge of creating a huge banner, 11 feet by 14 feet, which has a game-specific message.
Jack Corson is the banner example of a die-hard Cardinals devotee.
Corson, 50, from Chandler, Ariz., software project manager, recalls Cardinals games by the banner's message -- for one memorable win that kept the Vikings out of the playoffs a few years ago, it was "Forget the No. 1 pick -- play the spoiler." That they did.
His proudest moment came when he hoisted the banner honoring former Cardinals safety Pat Tillman, who was killed in action in Afghanistan by friendly fire in 2004. The team was playing the Patriots, and the message read, "Corporal Pat Tillman, a true patriot."
"It's become a tradition," Corson said. So has his hard-core rooting.
He's been cheering on the Cardinals since he became a season-ticket holder in 1993, courtesy of a gift from his wife.
"She rues the day she did that," he joked.
One of his best team memories was a home win over the Chargers in 1998 that sent the team into the playoffs -- fans carried the goal posts from the stadium. The team went on to beat the Cowboys for its only playoff victory since the franchise has been in Arizona.