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Our country turns the ripe old age of 232 tomorrow. Between burgers and beers and bikinis, let us not forget how fortunate we are to have a variety of sports and the freedom to choose which ones we love and loathe.

In honor of the Fourth of July I started jotting down reasons to love American sports, and I’ll be damned if all the sudden I hadn’t come up with one for every single year.

Add to the list if you want. Or just pick and choose. Whatever.

It’s a free country.

I thought the Internet was a fad. I was convinced Tom Landry would never ever never get fired (or die). And I just knew Anna Kournikova was built to win at least one Grand Slam.

But last winter, even this blind squirrel found two nuts. I was poking around my old emails just now looking for something really funny – found it, stay tuned cuz it's next up -- when I came across two missives that will temporarily mask my prognosticating ignorance.

Pretty sure I should call in Gustavo for a round of Ask a Mexican on this, but with it being Cinco de Mayo and all I thought I should at least give it a go.

How about a very unofficial list of the five greatest Mexican athletes in the history of Dallas:

5. Esteban Loaiza – Won 17 games with Rangers from '98-'00

4. Rafael Septien – nine-year career as Cowboys kicker, including Pro Bowl season in ‘81

3. Eduardo Najera – Mavs have never replaced his energy and tenacity

2. Tony Romo – Antonio Ramiro Romo, a third-generation Mexican-American on his father’s side

1. Lee Trevino – Honing his game at Tenison Park, “Merry Mex” won six golf Grand Slam tournaments -- Richie Whitt