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b'Bruce Allen recalls an instance when his dad coached the Washington Redskins that demonstrates football\'s impact on Our Town~\\n\\n". . .the one thing my dad was real proud of, and Mayor Washington was proud of, when we beat Dallas on that New Year\'s Eve game, in the NFC Championship game, it was the only day, New Year\'s Day, New Year\'s Eve, that had not one crime registered in Washington D.C., not one crime."\\n\\n\\n\\nBruce Allen, President, Washington Redskins and Andy Ockershausen, host of Our TownAndy Ockershausen:\\tAndy Ockershausen. This is Our Town. And we\'re a special broadcast today and a special opportunity for me to talk to the people that are important in our life. Particularly with the most sterling franchise in national football, the Washington Redskins. The president of the Washington Redskins, Bruce Allen. And Bruce, I go back so far with you, but fortunately, it was your life, not mine. Because I was there when you started more or less. But, the Redskins are important to Our Town, obviously. It\'s the most important franchise in the world to me. But you brought so much back to Our Town and for that we\'re so grateful.\\nBruce Allen:\\tWell, Andy, thank you. I don\'t think the Allen family can thank Washington enough for the thrills that we\'ve had growing up, and the Redskins have benefited from the greatest fan base in this nation.\\nAndy Ockershausen:\\tAnd the greatest management now that you\'re back. We were so impressed that you came back and got a hold of this franchise and the situation, and you rejoined the broadcast to WMAL, which is my heart and soul. But that was so great for everybody, Bruce. People can now hear their favorite team.\\nBruce Allen:\\tWell, a radio program ought to have an audience, right? It really felt like coming home. I\'ve heard the advertisements, but WMAL is part of our great history and we\'re proud to be back.\\nAndy Ockershausen:\\tOh, boy. Well, I don\'t wanna talk football. I wanna talk ... Your family was so special to the community. Your mom, and I knew your grandmother and grandfather and sat with them at some football games. That was special because I don\'t think they ever really understood what was going on, but they were delightful.\\nBruce Allen:\\tNo, every-\\nAndy Ockershausen:\\tYour grandfather was in the wine business.\\nBruce Allen on Family History\\nBruce Allen:\\tHe was in the wine business and none of us drink wine in the family, which is interesting, but special people. I\'ve said it any time I can. I\'ve had the great-\\nAndy Ockershausen:\\tThey lived in Africa, in Tunisia, right?\\nBruce Allen:\\tTunisia and Paris.\\nAndy Ockershausen:\\tThat\'s right. I know they lived on the mainland also.\\nBruce Allen:\\tBut I\'ve had the greatest role models in our family to live by, and I can\'t thank the people enough.\\nAndy Ockershausen:\\tVery prolific. I know he went through a terrible time during the war. He told us some of the stories and so forth when I heard this from your mom. But Bruce, thinking about your dad who was so ... He\'s so tied up in life and football, how he ever ... What he\'d do? He chased your mother all over the world more or less to marry him, right? He went to Tunisia or France or someplace to beg her to get married.\\nBruce Allen:\\tWell, it was a cute story. She was visiting friends in America, and my dad was a head coach at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa. And why someone from Paris, France on a tour of the United States would visit Sioux City, Iowa, I don\'t know, but I\'m very happy that that happened and the tour bus went through there. Dad was also in charge of the plays, the drama plays on campus, and she-\\nAndy Ockershausen:\\tA very small college, right?\\nBruce Allen - His Mom and Dad\'s love story between Sioux City, Iowa to Tunis, Tunisia\\nBruce Allen:\\tSmall college. Morningside College, very small college. More like a W&L in this area. But the lights went out at the show and my mom, my future mom, was in the front row with the tour group,'