Ben Black
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Ben Black

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About

I bleed orange and blue and have been a Virginia fan for as long as I can remember. I currently work at UVA and go to as many games as I can (both basketball and football). I'm not an alum of the University, but did receive my BA from a nearby college (University of Mary Washington) in Fredericksburg, VA. I was born in Staunton, VA; grew up in Winston-Salem, NC and Roanoke, VA; went to high school in Charlottesville, and returned after college.

I hope to pursue a career in financial analysis and am doing everything I can to make that a reality. Some of my other passions (other than finance) include history (I was also a history major as an undergrad), sports (obviously), and randomly enough meteorology (the study and modelling of weather). Oh and by the way, my first job was as a guide at Monticello when I was a teenager, so I'm about as Virginia as you can get w/o having actually attended UVA. Both of my parents went to UVA, as did my sister, her husband, and my grandfather. I branched off for a while but am coming back around afterall I guess. Regardless of my affiliation with the University itself, I'll always be a rabid Virginia fan, and am proud to call myself a Wahoo.

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Heath Miller, Chris Long, Matt Schaub, Perry Jones, Michael Rocco, Kevin Parks, Ralph Sampson, Bryant Stith, Curtis Staples, Dirk Nowitzki, Arian Foster, Drew Brees, Jason Kidd, John Stockton, Charles Barkley, Troy Polomalu... I could go on and on

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Virginia Cavaliers (any sport, but mostly football and basketball); Houston Texans; Boston Celtics

  • Favorite Coaches

    Mike London, Tony Bennett, George Welsh, Terry Holland, Bob Knight, Al Golden, Skip Prosser (r.i.p.)

  • All Time Sports Moment

    1995 goal-line stand against #2 FSU to win 33-28

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    2005 Virginia win over #4 Florida State, and then rushing the field

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Other than Cal Ripken's games-played, probably UCLA's # of consecutive championships in college basketball

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Ruth

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Unitas

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Nicklaus

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Earnhardt

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Schumacher

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

    ACC all the way baby

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