End of the Curse - Happy Fathers Day Cleveland!

Sorry if this is long, but I have to vent a little...

What can I say, last night was one of the greatest moments in my life. Sports are real, these are the moments when sports bring people and family together. I was raised a Cleveland sports fan, some of my best childhood memories are going to old Cleveland Municipal stadium and watching the Browns and the Indians. I remember watching Bernie Kosar and the 80's Browns teams that were so good and got so close, only to suffer heartbreak. I remember cramming into the back of my grandfather's truck with all my siblings and cousins, with no seatbelts and driving down to Burke Lakefront to tailgate. I remember those blistering cold days and how my dad would say "you aren't a Browns fan until you have seen a game in December". I watched every game on Sunday's with my dad at my grandfathers house. I will never forget the look of utter despair and sadness on their faces when the Browns played their last game before they moved to Baltimore. Those were tough times! Those memories were quickly replaced by the sparkling new Jacobs Field and this amazing young club of the Cleveland Indians. My grandfather was a huge Bob Feller fan and when the Tribe was rolling in the 90's, he was in his element. Watching those teams and listening to my grandfather talk about those teams is something I will never forget. It's heartbreaking the Indians never completed a championship. At that time I wondered if my grandfather would ever see another title. I remember those early 90's Cavalier teams with Price, Nance and Daugherty only lose to the Chicago Bulls and "The Shot". Watching the Cavs eventually go through the 2007 Finals sweep, then "The Decision" and of course the Browns futility over the last 16 season, I began to wonder if my father would ever see a championship. Flash forward to this series, being down 3-1, it was setting up to be another let down......BUT then something changed, I watched Lebron James get absolutely destroyed by the media and nation, but I saw a new and different man. Lebron James never flinched. In his media interviews, I noticed a different player. He was relaxed, focused and driven. When we went into Golden State and won game 5, I looked at my dad and grandfather and told them, Fathers Day is going to be the best Fathers Day ever. For me personally, that isn't lost on me, not only winning a championship, but doing so on Fathers Day, when so many in Cleveland are tied to their beloved teams because of their fathers and grandfathers. When that final horn sounded and the curse was listed, it was for ALL of Cleveland, past and present. The years of heartbreak was all washed away with the tears that ran down our faces. This championship didn't just deliver a trophy, it gave an entire region of this country a moment to celebrate, to celebrate life with the people that are important...and to celebrate with the family that we love. Cleveland, OH....regardless of what people say, is a great place to grow up. It teaches you so much about hard work. Thank you Lebron for coming back to Cleveland. Thank you for delivering on your promise. Thank you for giving me the best Fathers Day a son could ever ask for. "In Cleveland, nothing is given...everything is Earned" - Lebron James