My Heroes:
JC in the House, My two sons, my brother, my wife, my father-in-law, my mother-in-law, my mother, John Elway, Ed McCaffrey, Keith Shelton, Rick Reilly; the men and women of our armed forces, firefighters, police officers and virtually any member of the Denver Broncos' 1997 and 1998 championship teams
My College:
University of North Texas
College Years Attended:
1991-1995
My High School:
Flower Mound Marcus
High School Years Attended:
1984-1988
Year Graduated:
1988
My Favorite Sports:
Football (NFL and AFL), fantasy football, golf, UFC/MMA, boxing, basketball, poker, WWE (if, indeed, that is a sport)
My Favorite Sports Moment:
The moment John Elway realized the Broncos had won Super Bowl XXXII.
Teams I Love:
Denver Broncos & Dallas Desperados
Teams I Hate:
Oakland Raiders & Orlando Predators
Players I Love:
John Elway, Ed McCaffrey, Rod Smith, Quentin Griffin, Terrell Davis, Vance Johnson, Clint Dolezel, Will Pettis, Duke Pettijohn, Colston Weatherington, Terrill Shaw, Dialleo Burks, Damian Harrell, Phil Mickelson, Matt Hughes; Rich Franklin, Ricky Bobby
Players I Hate:
Eddie Kennison
Where I Like to Watch the Game:
At home in the living room, provided I can't be there in person.
Best Stadium:
Mile High Stadium, Invesco Field at Mile High, American Airlines Center, Max Goldsmith Stadium, Fouts Field
Tailgating Essentials:
Bratwurst and beers
My favorite Sports Video Games:
Professional Players I have Met:
Quite a few, but none more consequential than John Elway.
Sports Collectibles I Own:
My wife would tell you that I own way too many; suffice it to say that my collection leans heavily toward the Broncos and Desperados/AFL.
Sports I Play Now:
Running, golf, pick-up basketball, a little weightlifting, poker, fantasy football, pocket pool
Sports I Played Then:
High school football and track; middle school football, baseball and basketball; pee-wee football and baseball
My Career Highlights:
Leading the team in receiving my junior year in high school with an overwhelmingly paltry 10 catches.
Favorite Music:
Hip-Hop, R&B, some country; Eminem, Kanye West, Babyface, Jeffrey Osborne, the Gap Band, Kottonmouth Kings, Kool Moe Dee, Big Daddy Kane, Ready for the World, Chris Rice, Diamond Rio, Christina Aguilera, Beyonce, Babyface
Favorite Movies:
8 Mile, The Rundown, The Usual Suspects, The Paper, Napoleon Dynamite, Garfield, The Flash, Jerry Maguire, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Old School, Anchorman and typically anything else starring Will Ferrell, anything with Steven Segal, Pulp Fiction
Hobbies:
Spending time with my family, collecting, video games, playing fantasy sports, working out