Da'Mon Jackson grew up in Anaheim, Calif. At 5 years old, he remembers asking his mom who played at Angel Stadium as they passed in the car, and she told him about the Rams. He started to watch the Rams on TV and instantly became a fan of his hometown team. That fandom only grew as he started to see players around town.
Since then, he's donned blue and yellow constantly to support his team, and often comes to games to support. In Week 9, he was honored on the field as the Rams' 2025 Fan of the Year and given tickets to Super Bowl LX.
"It's euphoric, I can't describe it, man," Jackson said about being named Fan of the Year. "Every day I wake up and I shed a tear because it's like, this is real, this happened."
Jackson said that every time talks about being named Fan of the Year, he gets choked up. When he was in the tunnel at SoFi Stadium, getting ready to receive the honor on the field, he said he had to stop for a second and shed a tear.
"I'm forever grateful for this, man," Jackson said. "Every time I look at this jersey, I look at it, '25 Fan of the Year, I'm just like, 'Wow, this is really happening.'"
Years ago, Jackson started a podcast with, Sal Martinez, who was named Fan of the Year in 2023. Martinez ran the Golden Ram Barbershop, and Jackson would learn Rams and NFL history from him when he went to get his haircut. A friendship was born, and they began filming their podcast at a studio in Orange, Calif., to talk about Rams football and the community its created in Southern California.
Martinez recently passed away, but Jackson has continued with the podcast, carrying on the work and legacy that they started together. He's happy to have Rams fans or fans of opposing teams on the podcast.
"It's just a fun environment to talk football," Jackson said.
Jackson's favorite Rams memory was when Los Angeles triumphed over the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI. He was there in person to witness it and "cried tears of joy." He remembers seeing L.A. lose to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship in 1989, so seeing them beat that same team in the same game three decades later and then win on the biggest stage in their home stadium was something he'll never forget.
He's rewatched both of those games at least 30 times on YouTube because they bring him such joy, and he honors his team every chance he gets.
"I wear Rams colors every day, royal blue and yellow," Jackson said. "(People ask) 'Why do you wear so much yellow and blue?' It's my team, man. I love the Rams."
