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.

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 Western New York.

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.

The proifile picture is from a game I attended in San Diego where I witnessed Barry Bonds hitting the HR that tied Hank Aaron's record. Tickets were won from opening up a pack of Topps Baseball cards - true story..