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I spent my summers playing baseball before discovering basketball. I took third in the Kingsford Punt, Pass & Kick competition when I was about 12, when all the other kids teased I was a wimp.

I eventually grew up and filled out, but my passion for sports was superceded by my desire to write. Pretty sure scoring 53 points in a men's league game was enough to impress a sports editor into giving me my first writing gig.

I find myself now a stay-at-home dad, legally blind, but a devoted fan of many sports. I write for the internet now. Don't know if I'll ever make a dime for this time consuming hobby, but living in Green Bay during this era inspires me at times to opine.

Hopefully I will evolve as a writer from my experiences as a journalist here.

I'm a graduate of Northern Michigan University with an English BA, minor in journalism. I was a radio reporter/news director for several Upper Michigan radio stations during the late 80s and early 90s. Won three state broadcasting awards working for WNMU-FM, a Public Radio station.

Worked for the Daily Press in Escanaba, Mi and earned some cash from the Milwaukee Sentinel as a stringer in my early years. I turned to television for my last job as a news assignment editor at a Green Bay station in 1997, before I gave up because of my struggles with glaucoma, the greatest challenge in my life.

My sports articles and writing of other interests can be found here:
http://www.helium.com/users/137297/show_articles?channel=5

My blog on Favre is here:
http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/item_id/1369759

Brian's Recent Articles

MINNEAPOLIS - SEPTEMBER 27: Brett Favre #4 of the Minnesota Vikings walks on to the field for warm-ups before his first regular season home game against the San Francisco 49ers at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome on September 27, 2009 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings defeatd the 49ers 27-24. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

Brett Favre vs. Packers: The Revenge Factor

Published about 1 month ago
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Take The High Road On Favre

Published 2 months ago
62 reads 10 comments

Brian Writes About

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Favorite Athletes

Johnny Bench, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Brett Favre
Favorite Sports Teams

Green Bay Packers
Favorite Coaches

Tom Izzo
All Time Sports Moment

Howse about Favre stickin' it to the Packers on Monday night.
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Wilt's 100-point game.
Gretzky or Orr?

Gretzky
Petty or Earnhardt?

Petty

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by Ray
about 19 hours ago

An Article/rant that was sparked by ongoing revelations thanks to the USA today. you don't have to agree with me and I'll probably alienate myself a bit in the College sports section of Bleacher, but this is an important subject. Please support when you have some free time, Thanks, Ray!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/288158-whats-more-important-america-college-football-or-a-college-education?just_published=1
by JW
9 days ago

you may like this :

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/282844-the-almost-all-time-tennessee-titans-offense
by Ray
16 days ago

I recently did a history piece on Ray Nitschke as a part of Project 99....if you have some time come take a look and give me your thoughts and advice :)

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/279085-brs-project-99-the-hearbeat-of-nitschke-lives-on-in-green-bay

Ray
by Keith
27 days ago

In wake of the ALCS, please check out my interview with the former Yankee and Angel, the truly inspirational, Jim Abbott!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/272194-inspirational-words-from-former-yank-and-angel
by Brian
about 1 month ago

I don't have time to write an article just yet, but I'd like to share on this topic while it is fresh on the mind of Favre followers...

http://www.writing.com/main/books/entry_id/669611
by Brian
2 months ago

Another article I wrote about Favre's return to football...

http://www.helium.com/items/1570695-favre-unretires

I have more articles at helium.com. Browse, if you will. I appreciate the support.

Brian
by Brian
2 months ago

Not enough traffic yet to my first article. Not sure what my next writing should be about. Waiting for inspiration again, I guess. Like...kids going back to school.

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