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It all began on a Sunday. John Elway helicoptered past multiple Packer defenders for a first down, and I became a football fan. From then on out, sports joined my list of passions that included music, writing, and Legos. As a young kid, I would watch hours and hours of Super Bowls past on ESPN Classic. I would force my younger brother to make weekly NFL picks. I would spend hours drawing the logos of all the teams in the NFL; I was not artistic. I always hated the Dolphins logo; it's so complex.

Currently a college student, majoring in English and business, sportswriting has become a part of my definition. In other lives, I am a songwriter and classically trained pianist, but I'll be honest with you folks - I would trade that skill in a second to be an NFL kicker or a pro golfer...or both.

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Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    John Elway, Ed McCaffrey, Terrell Davis, Rod Smith, Shannon Sharpe, Terrell Owens, Jason Elam, Jeff Garcia, Steve Young, Joe Montana

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Denver Broncos, New York Giants, New York Mets

  • Favorite Coaches

    Mike Shanahan

  • All-Time Sports Moment

    Seeing the Broncos beat the Packers in the 1998 Super Bowl. Also, Tyree's catch in the Giants/Patriots Super Bowl.

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Saw Bonds hit one of his 73 home runs at a game in San Francisco.

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Favre's 297 starts

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Pete Rose

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Joe "Clutch" Montana, greatest QB of all time

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Keith Van Horn

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Alex Morgan

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Arnold Palmer (Iced Tea)

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

    Small 5

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  • Benjamin Mott posted 281 days ago

    Benjamin Mott

    Thanks Joe. With Roethlisberger nicked up, the other injuries on the team, and the loss of some of the veteran leaders, I don't see Pittsburgh going to the playoffs.

  • Alex Callos posted 402 days ago

    Alex Callos

    Thanks for the like and comment Joe. I appreciate it.

  • Chris Stephens posted 541 days ago

    Chris Stephens

    Wrote a story looking at some of the similarities between Tim Tebow and the Bible's David. Check it out at http://bleacherreport.com/articles/955424-tebow-like-david-when-he-took-on-goliath

  • Scott Fitzpatrick posted 598 days ago

    Scott Fitzpatrick

    I like the article on Stevie Johnson, but you might want to edit this:

    "This season, Johnson has done exactly what great receivers don't and what average receivers do: disappear."

    Stevie has done was great receivers don't do - disappear
    Stevie has done what average receivers do - disappear

    That is how that reads. Other than that, good read!

  • Garrett Derr posted 633 days ago

    Garrett Derr

    Hey man I wrote an article about the Top 10 Pro Athletes Who Would Make Good UFC Fighters. Would love to hear what you think man. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/817080-10-pro-athletes-that-would-make-good-ufc-fighters

  • John Rozum posted 646 days ago

    John Rozum

    Just wanna say thanks for mentioning me and one of my Broncos articles in your live blog. thanks Joe, much appreciated!