How Does It Feel Having No Fall Football? 72, I actually love the history lesson. I always forget how huge it was that this world was at war, twice. How that took over the national and local scene in so many ways. Forget football, they just bombed Pearl Harbor. I know my grandfathers (one from SW Washington, the other from San Diego) signed up almost immediately in the Navy. Gunner's Mate and Machinist's Mate...my Mom's Dad favorite engine/automobile was the Volvo, he threw out his back for life deadlifting a 600 lb. drive shaft to free his buddy after an attack. My Dad's Dad didn't talk much about the war, but when he volunteered some of his experiences to my Dad they were about regrets. He fought for the entirety of Leyte Gulf. Mom's Dad was a hardcore Chicago Bears fan, my Dad's Dad was a huge Cal Aggie fan when pops transferred to Davis.