Contributor III

Austen E. Marshell

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About

While going through my high school years in Houston Texas, I developed a true love for collegiate sports and the joy of watching an amatuer youth transition into a professional.

My love for journalism actually comes for my afinity for Hip Hop music. Observing the way words can touch people is fascinating to me. I felt if I could do the same things in journalism, I could not only build a career, but feel validated at the end of the day that I am truly trying to make a difference in peoples lives and the world.

I worked in retail for 10 years and in the midst of that rediscovered my love for journalism and was Editor in Cheif for my college newspaper. I now work in a beautiful office in southern California but cannot get away from the emptiness I feel when I'm not writing.

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, Rajon Rondo, Blake Griffin, Ray Lewis, Ed Reed, Darren Sproles, DeSean Jackson, Mike Tyson

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    LA Lakers and Clippers, Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, Baltimore Ravens, Pittsburgh Steelers, USC Trojans, Texas Longhorns, Miami Hurricanes, Virginia Teach Hokies, Oregon Ducks and Florida State Seminoles

  • Favorite Coaches

    John Gruden, Phil Jackson, Mike Tomlin, Frank Beamer, George Karl, Bobby Bowden, Pete Carroll, Doc Rivers, Pat Riley, Mack Brown

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Watching Reggie Miller go to work against the Knicks. Seeing him steal the inbound pass, be conscious and aware enough to turn around for a 3-pointer was absolutely amazing to witness.

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Houston high school playoff games with my Dad in the Astrodome. Cold winter season and three or four games in a day. That was the best!

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Even though Wilt got 100, I don't think anybody will come close to Kobe's 81 for a long time.

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Not much of a baseball fan but I'll take Mays!

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana, I saw him play.

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan all day everyday.

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky. I grew up in the 80s and 90s.

  • Pele or Maradona?

    No comment.

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer, shout out to Momz!

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger, shout out to Momz again. She turned me onto Tiger at a young age.

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Earnhardt.

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Again, no comment.

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

    SEC is getting too much pub but they continuously have the most ranked teams if we are talking football. ACC and the Big 12 have some of my favorite teams. Blah on the Big East and Big Ten but I still watch everybody play. Pac 12 gets so much love from me because I thought they were a weak conference for the longest time but they've shown some good football in the past decade.

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