Ryan Williams's Sportswriter Profile

Ryan Williams joined June 2009

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Hey all. My name is Ryan. Im pretty new here so Im still trying to learn the ropes. So, if I piss anyone off...oh well. lol Im a huge sports fan. If its a game, match, race, or contest I'll probably watch it. My favorite sports are College football, Baseball, NASCAR, and Golf. Which one is first all depends on the season. If you wanna know more...use you imagination...kidding. Ask away!

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Favorite Athletes

Ryne Sandburg, Dale Earnhardt, Michael Jordan, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Payne Stewart, Jim McMahon, Freddy Couples, Kevin Garnett, Phil Mickelson, Jimmy Connor, Tony Stewart, "The Bus", "The Rocket", "Touch Down" Timmy Brown, Zibby, BQ, and The Shark, the whole '84 Cubs roster-and yes I can name them, the whole '88 ND football team
Favorite Sports Teams

Chicago Cubs, The University of Notre Dame, and Dale Earnhardt, (Sr. that is) will always be my top 3. In no particular order. Hendricks Motorsports, Andre Agassi, Chicago Bears, Celtics (only with "the big 3"), Bulls, and Team USA in any sport.
Favorite Coaches

Lou Holtz, Don Zimmer, Richard Childress (crew chief), Bill Cower, Mike Ditka, Joe Moore, Sweet Lou, Phil Jackson (pre Lakers), and last but not least Charlie Weis
All Time Sports Moment

#1 Coming from the losers bracket to beat the only undefeated team in Little League (14 yr old). I made an unassisted double play from 2nd base in the first game and threw out a guy at 3rd from halfway out in right. #2 Intercepting a last minute pass and returned it 60 yards to seal the victory over a team our JV hadn’t beaten in like 15 years. #1a Dale Earnhardt winning the Daytona 500, Notre Dame beating Miami '88, the Cubs winning NLDS in '03 (I was at a bar in Wrigleyville when it happened. Absolute chaos!!), Kerry Wood sits down 20 Astros in '98
Most Memorable Game Attended

Notre Dame vs. U of M '08 (rained so hard you couldn’t see in the second half), ND vs. USC 2001 (last time ND has beaten SC), Navy (triple o/t defeat) and Duke (only home win) '07, My very first Cubs game June 5, 1998 (Cubs win and I saw Sosa take one deep),
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

King Richards 200 wins
Ruth or Mays?

Mays
Unitas or Montana?

Joe Cool
Jordan or Russell?

Air Jordan all day
Gretzky or Orr?

The Great One
Pele or Maradona?

dont know
Federer or Sampras?

Andre Agassi
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Jack-The skill they had back in the day with such inferior equipment was amazing.
Petty or Earnhardt?

Dale
Schumacher or Senna?

dont care
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

Independent

Latest Articles »

NASCAR Hall of Fame: First Five Inductees

07/01/2009

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Is Jimmy Clausen a Bust After Two Years?

06/28/2009

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Fighting Irish: Reason For Optimism In South Bend?

06/05/2009

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Michael Collins said...

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Thanks for the pick, Ryan.

130 days ago

David Wyatt said...

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Notre Dame reel in another prospect for the 2010 class:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/219644-spencer-boyd-chooses-irish-13th-commit-of-the-2010-class

132 days ago

Mike Kent said...

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What is with the water in Chesapeake Virginia?

They have lots of Great athletes.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/217653-whats-in-the-water-in-chesapeake-virginia

136 days ago

David Wyatt said...

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Hey Ryan, posted my article on where are they now, looking back to the 2002 futures game. Part two, would appreciate some feedback:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/217195-back-to-the-future-the-2002-futures-game-part-two

136 days ago

David Wyatt said...

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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/214383-key-match-ups-in-the-notre-dame-2009-season

141 days ago

David Wyatt said...

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For my 20th article here at BR, i decided to produce a all time team for Major League Baseball, give it a look and let me know what you think:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/213326-major-league-baseball-all-time-dream-team

143 days ago

Kara Martin said...

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Hey Ryan, Welcome aboard, like LJ said give us a shout if you need anything at all! I am a huge Junior fan & I am so hoping that this weekend's race will be the one to turn things around for him. I have chosen him for my B/R Fantasy pick this week, so I am expecting great things! He is long overdue for a win & this is one of the tracks that he truly shines at. It is going to be a helluva race!

148 days ago

L.J. Burgess said...

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Dawg...you need assistance, resources, edits, someone to argue with (really gets the comments going ya know), encouragement or a smack...drop me a line.

I see that you're a #3 guy...bleh. ;0P

Seriously, you need anything in/from Motorsports, grab me or Kelly or Kara Martin.

Good luck wid dat Irish thing too!

150 days ago

David Wyatt said...

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Hi Ryan

I thought you might be interested in my latest work on Notre Dame:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/208542-5-reasons-why-notre-dame-will-silence-the-critics-this-year

(Just about to check your ND article out, if you ever want any feedback, then please leave a post on my page letting me know you have written a new article)

151 days ago

David Wyatt said...

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Hi Ryan

Thanks for becoming a fan, appreciate the support of my work.

151 days ago

Mark Allen said...

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Ryan:

I am in Granger. Hey, would you be interested in helping out with our blog at Domer Sports Report? The url is www.domersportsreport.blogspot.com. If interested, please email me at mkallen3@sbcglobal.net. Thanks and Go Irish!

154 days ago

Clashmore Mike said...

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Amen Ryan. Go Irish!

157 days ago

Clashmore Mike said...

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Hey Ryan, it is good to hear from a fellow South Bender. As is obvious, I'm passionate about ND, what she stands for and what she means to those that understand that. My family has a strong connection to the campus (I practically grew up on it) and I went to my first game as a boy in 1971. I've rarely missed a home game since. Everything there is done for a greater good, even football, and that makes it a special place. And you are right, the return to glory is right around the corner. Thanks for your comments!

157 days ago

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