Congratulations to our March Season Ticket Member of the Month, Joey Andrade! Joey has been a Rams Season Ticket Member since the team came back to LA but has been a fan since he was a kid and watched the team play in Anaheim. Joey's favorite Rams memory is taking his son to his first Rams game which was the NFC Championship game in 2022. To Joey, being a Rams fan is all about perseverance. Learn more about Joey below!
How long have you been a Rams STM?
I have been an STM since the Rams came back to LA.
Share your story on how you became a Rams Fan.
I grew up in Orange County and my parents took me to see the Rams play in Anaheim. I remember being a young boy and watching Eric Dickerson run so fast down the field! It was 1986 and I was 7 years old. He ran a 42-yard TD to win it. I was hooked!
What is your favorite Rams memory?
My all-time favorite memory is taking my son to his first Rams game. It was the NFC championship game and it was my birthday, January 30, 2022. We were playing the hated Niners and had waaaay toooo many rowdy SF fans around us but we held strong and continued to cheer on our guys! My son was nervous, excited and just so happy to be there. We won the game and I was lucky enough to go back to SoFi for the Super Bowl and watch our Rams win it all!
What does being a Rams fan mean to you?
When I think what it means to be a Rams fan, I think of perseverance! It took many years and many tears to get to where we are today! The Rams fans or better yet, the Ramily is so close and a tight knit community! I was vacationing in Hawaii, sporting my nearly acquired Super Bowl Champs hat and I ended up meeting another Rams family sitting next to us! It was awesome cause we talked Rams, football and our boys ran off to play in the pool! We became friends and love seeing each other at games! The Rams nation is just that, all across the country and we all love to talk about our team, share our memories, hopes for the team and so much more!
Who is your favorite Rams player past or present? Why?
I would have to say my favorite player all time is AD, 99, Aaron Donald! I love great defense and his style of play was unlike any I had ever seen in person! I loved getting a new AD jersey to wear to the games and we were lucky to meet him at training camp. My son was able to meet him, talk to his daughter and have AD sign his football. At the Disneyland parade, I was able to be up front and AD pointed to me as he passed by on the float. I was pointing to my ring finger and then flexing, silly but we loved it!!
Is there anything else you would like us to know?
What I also enjoy about the Rams is that the organization cares about us the fans! My rep is amazing, and my son was able to be the Halftime Kick off Kid during last year's preseason game against the Raiders. He still talks about running on the field and grabbing the stand! I love that my son is so excited to watch football with his dad and we are constantly creating new memories. I love that my friend and I have been going to all the games since they moved back and we were able to go to the SB together. Lastly, I really enjoy that both my wife and brother have now become super Rams fans, I think partially cause of me, but that they get to enjoy something I am so passionate about in my life!
