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Originally from Eden, New York, grew up as a fan of the Buffalo Bills, Buffalo Sabres and the Buffalo Braves. Since then have attended college in Pennsylvania (undergraduate degree from Slippery Rock University) and Oklahoma (master's degree from University of Oklahoma), and have been living in Southern California for the past 27 years before relocating to Connecticut in 2010.

Big sports fan - my favorite team sports are baseball, basketball, football and hockey, as well as individual sports such as golf, tennis and racquetball. Have played Fantasy Baseball and Fantasy Football for many years. In high school, I played football, basketball, baseball and golf. Played club volleyball in college. Served as a Graduate Assistant Basketball Coach at University of Oklahoma for one year. Coached high school basketball, volleyball and softball in the Williamsville, New York School District.

Really enjoy watching Mixed Martial Arts as well. Since I like to write I am looking forward to contributing articles for the Bleachers Report as a featured columnist for my beloved Buffalo Bills. I want to thank Bleacher Report for their work in making the arrangements for my interviews with Jim Kelly and C.J. Spiller.

As of August of 2011, I have now exceeded over 1 MM readers on Bleacher Report, and reached the 2 MM reader mark in February of 2012. My articles have been featured in places like National Football Post, Forbes.com and Los Angeles Times.com. Thanks to all of the Bleacher Report fans that support my work.

The profile picture is from a Bleacher Report event I attended where I met MMA fighter Jason "Mayhem" Miller and Fabricio Werdum..

As of May 12, 2011 my year-round role at Bleacher Report is changing to that of NFL National Columnist. I will strive to write at least one article a week on the Buffalo Bills, as that is where my heart remains. If you are interested in following me on Twitter, you can do so @DanVanWie, or click here: http://twitter.com/#!/DanVanWie

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Jim Kelly, Johnny Bench, Carl Yastremski, Frank Robinson, Thurman Thomas, Gilbert Perrault, Dan Henderson, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, Barry Larkin, Bob McAdoo, Andre Reed, Bruce Smith

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Buffalo Bills, Buffalo Sabres, Cincinnati Reds, Boston Red Sox, Oklahoma Sooners, Los Angeles Lakers

  • Favorite Coaches

    Marv Levy, Sparky Anderson, Bobby Knight, John Wooden, Vince Lombardi, and Phil Jackson

  • All Time Sports Moment

    When the Buffalo Bills made the huge comeback against Houston Oilers in playoff game during their Super Bowl years

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Super Bowl XXV - Scott Norwood - wide right

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Cal Ripken's consecutive game streak

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Sampras

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 or SEC?

    Big 12 and SEC

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  • Jesse Reed posted 6 days ago

    Jesse Reed

    Congratulations on a tremendous success with your "NFL Power Rankings" Post. Well deserved reward for such a monumental project.

  • Ted Kissel posted 10 days ago

    Ted Kissel

    Oh yeah BTW, Dan as A Colts fan I love your 2012 power rankings. I would love more then anything to see the Colts land Matt Barkley and get 3 first round picks for him to screw another team over. Also just so you know, if Peyton is healthy he WILL BE A COLT but I highly doubt that happens. Assuming he goes to either Miami or Washington in Miami he will likely just be another notch in the post Marino QB carrousel and in Washington likely the biggest FA bust since Albert Haynesworth. And I'm saying Barkley will be bad because USC QB's never pan out just look at Mark Sanchez, Matt Leinart, and Todd Marinovich and even Carson Palmer hasn't really been that good.

  • Ted Kissel posted 10 days ago

    Ted Kissel

    IMPORTANT MESSAGE, Colts fan speaking here
    I saw your power rankings for the 2012 seasons and although this year it seems like everyone is making a big deal about Andrew Luck and the Colts situation with a possible healthy Peyton Manning or not. I think next year if the Colts end up as projected on your power rankings, Matt Barkley of USC if he proves he can play like he did last season without Matt Kalil will be an even bigger deal then Luck, because Stanford QB's rarely have a good first 2 seasons even if they pan out and win a few superbowls. And of the 3 best QB's this season in college (RG3, Andrew Luck, & Matt Barkley), Matt Barkley actually had the best numbers. And judging by Barkley's college numbers I'd say he could be valued at 3 first round picks next season that could bite the team that trades for him with the Colts in the butt harder then any other first round draft day trade INCLUDING JEFF GEORGE IN 1990 who may not be valued anywhere near as high as Barkley will in the 2013 draft.

  • Andrew Kent posted 18 days ago

    Andrew Kent

    "For one thing, the designer never caught on that this was only the second Super Bowl victory for the Packers, so why did they include three major diamonds for the second victory?" And apparently you never caught on that it was their third championship in a row.

  • laura sweet posted 21 days ago

    laura sweet

    Dan,
    Thanks so much including a link to my post about Super.Bowl rings in your bleacher report. Maybe next time you'll mention the blog by name and make me even happier. :)

  • Alberto Chavez posted 27 days ago

    Alberto Chavez

    C'mon Dan... Are you sure you were seriour when you wrote that fans who attend a probable Super Bowl at Mexico should be careful with food and water? That's a huge mistake from you... What do you think? that we don't know purified water or food without spice? It's like if I told my friends that when they go to USA they will only eat fast food... I think that you should be very careful with your articles and do some research before to write something that is inexact (to say less)... Regards!

  • Tim Daniels posted 119 days ago

    Tim Daniels

    Hey Dan,

    When I was growing up the Bills were awesome, so I wanted to be different and root against them all the time and the Colts were in the AFC East then, so I just started cheering for them.

    Now a days I root for the Bills and Colts, but Indy still my #1. You're not the first person to ask, a lot of people find that weird.

    Have a good one,
    Tim

  • John Simons posted 126 days ago

    John Simons

    Strong possibility of the NFL being diluted in quality, by extending the regular season to 18 games. My solution generates additional league revenue and increased competition, without sacrificing the quality and integrity of the NFL.

    Possible Solution for NFL 18 game Schedule

    http://nfl-18-game-schedule.blogspot.com/

  • ALPHONSO CAPERS JR posted 127 days ago

    ALPHONSO CAPERS JR

    Dan pardon me but why is Minnesota the only place for David Garrard to go as a free agent? Why not teams like: Denver, Cleveland Seattle, Indianapolis, JACKSONVILLE, and MIAMI. Is Kyle Orton; Chad Henne; Kevin Kolb; Kerry Collins; Curtis Painter a better QB than David Garrard? I am sure wrote this article before you looked at the stats. You would see despite the Vikings 1-4 record; Donovan has a QB rating of 80. I mention these three QBs because they are below Donovan McNabb and you are saying he is performing poorly. Yet all of the Vikings losses are by 7 points or less. With respect I recommend you choose a couple of more teams for David Garrard to go to and play ball.

  • Charles Bennett posted 154 days ago

    Charles Bennett

    Hey Dan, sorry about the ribbing I gave yah about the 27 reasons no NFL in LA…my 47 reasons why no NFL in NY is a joke, of course. Anywho, a friend of mine was wondering…you had mentioned that there was a Bills fans in L.A. group…you happen to know where they meet, or who she should contact if she wants to meet up with them?

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