Released in the cult classic indie film Napoleon Dynamite (2004), this iconic scene features the delusional yet lovable Uncle Rico, played by Jon Gries, as he reminisces about his high school football days to his nephew Napoleon (Jon Heder). Sitting in his orange 1975 Dodge Tradesman, Rico laments his lost potential, famously claiming that if his coach had put him in during the fourth quarter, they would have been state champions. The scene is legendary for its awkward pauses and Rico’s absurd claim that he could throw a football 'over them mountains.' As a meme, 'Glory Days' Uncle Rico is the universal symbol for peaked-in-high-school energy and the inability to let go of the past. It is commonly used to represent people who exaggerate their minor past accomplishments or those stuck in a cycle of 'what if' nostalgia. Whether it is a gamer talking about their 2012 rank or a parent describing their athletic prime, this template perfectly captures the essence of harmlessly pathetic overconfidence. Example caption ideas: 'Me explaining to my coworkers how I was almost a pro gamer in 2014,' 'When the group chat starts talking about how good things were in 2016,' 'Me at 3 AM thinking about that one time I was actually cool.'