Mark is a lifelong Pittsburgh sports fan, having grown up in Pittsburgh's airport area. His sports enthusiasm began as a kid watching Roberto Clemente and the '71 Pirates win the World Series. Mark had home game tickets and went to each of the six World Series games played in Three Rivers Stadium in 1971 and 1979. Living so close to the airport, Mark and his neighborhood buddies were among the multitude who flocked to the airport to welcome those World Champion Pirates off their airplane, both teams returning after winning on the road in Baltimore. Though baseball was Mark's early passion, the 70's Steelers rise to dominance took hold of his heart and Mark has been a vocal and passionate fan of NFL football ever since. As a boy, Mark and his family travelled to a friend's house in Steubenville Ohio to watch Franco's Immaculate Reception, as the game was a blackout in the Pittsburgh area. For more than 35 years Mark has bled Black and Gold. Mark is also a huge fan of the Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins, rarely missing a televised game, and he's a follower of Pitt Panther men's basketball as well. Mark played varsity baseball for Moon High School, starting for two seasons in right field and leading off in the batting lineup. He's a financial advisor now in private practice, is married and has two beautiful daughters.