The Cowboys and Indians' Thanksgiving Day football tradition continues

Growing up as a kid in Texas each Thanksgiving you could always count on some Cowboys & Indians with a side of turkey

Barry Gipson
4 min readNov 22, 2023
Crazy Ray (L) & Chief Zee (R) were pioneers in becoming an NFL Super Fan for your favorite team.

History Repeating Itself

I grew up in an era when telephones had the wire connected to the wall. Within those walls every Thanksgiving growing up in Texas as a kid you could count on three things. Some Cowboys & Indians with a side of turkey.

My Mother Grace was born in Dallas. My boys are now 3rd generation Cowboys fans. It’s in our blood. Thank you Mom for raising me right. Our Television sat on the floor at my uncle's house in Buttercup Creek. One of those big wooden televisions. You know the one with two dials on the side.

You could always look for Crazy Ray and Chief Zee going at it with the sideshow during the regular seasons. Everybody put their “Church Clothes” on Thursday for the big game. Both of these legends RIP created a legacy.

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Barry Gipson
Barry Gipson

Written by Barry Gipson

A Father, Dallas Cowboys, LA Lakers fan, and veteran sharing insights and more for the '24 NFL & NBA seasons. A pivot in content.

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