Where does Allen Iverson's Cowboys fandom come from?
Allen Iverson told the Inquirer.com in January 2010, "I've been a Cowboys fan since I was 5." In May 2017 the Dallas News quoted him on how it started: "My mom made me a Cowboy." That is the childhood team he has named himself, and it is not a local choice. He was born in Hampton, Virginia, and went to Bethel High School there, and nothing in the sources connects him to Dallas beyond the team itself.
The 2017 coverage came after he posted photos of himself in Cowboys gear. PhillyVoice reported on January 10, 2017 that he shared pictures in a Cowboys jersey and posing with owner Jerry Jones. theScore reported the same day that he "posted several photos of him in Dallas Cowboys gear Monday."
Does Allen Iverson root for the Eagles?
It depends on which source you read. The Inquirer.com quoted him in January 2010 saying, "I became an Eagles fan once I came to Philadelphia." He had been drafted first overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in 1996 and played there from 1996 to 2006, so the Eagles would be an adopted-market team. The Dallas News disagreed in May 2017, writing that his Cowboys photos "doesn't mean the former 11-time NBA All-Star roots for the Philadelphia Eagles." That leaves the Eagles as a connection to the city where he played rather than a settled fandom, and the Cowboys, whom the Eagles rival, as the team he has clearly claimed.
Questions people ask
What team did Allen Iverson root for growing up?
He told the Inquirer.com in 2010 that he has been a Cowboys fan since he was 5. The Dallas News quoted him in 2017 on how it began: "My mom made me a Cowboy."
What is Allen Iverson's favorite NFL team?
The Dallas Cowboys, by his own account, though he also said in 2010 that he became an Eagles fan once he came to Philadelphia.
What teams does Allen Iverson root for?
He has said he is a Cowboys fan since childhood, and the Inquirer.com quoted him in 2010 on becoming an Eagles fan in Philadelphia, a claim the Dallas News questioned in 2017.