Christopher McCollum
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Christopher McCollum

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About

Christopher is a lifelong athlete, playing soccer and basketball. Additionally, there was even some dabbling in skateboarding through a tumultuous couple month span of teenage rebellion, before realizing that bloody limbs felt a lot less cool than they looked.

Began writing as a freelance journalist in 2009, covering alcohol news and reviews, politics, and eventually soccer. Born and raised in Asheville, North Carolina, he now resides in Prince Edward Island, Canada, trying to learn how to ice skate and join a curling team.

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Lance Armstrong, Tyler Hansbrough, Clint Dempsey, Lionel Messi, Marco Van Basten, Claudio Reyna, Thomas Dooley, Justin Verlander, Steve Nash, Oguchi Onyewu, Zinedine Zidane, Steve Yzerman

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Detroit Tigers, UNC Basketball, U.S. Men's Soccer, Barcelona, New York Red Bulls, Detroit Red Wings, Michigan Football, Fulham FC, Glasgow Rangers

  • Favorite Coaches

    Dean Smith, Scotty Bowman, Sir Alex Ferguson, Pep Guardiola, Jose Mourinho, Guus Hiddink

  • All-Time Sports Moment

    USA's 2002 World Cup run.

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    1997 NCAA Women's Soccer Final. First championship game attended, UNC victory.

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Cal Ripken Jr. consecutive games played. Will never be touched, will never be close.

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays.

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana.

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan.

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky.

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele.

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer.

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger.

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Petty.

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Schumacher

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

    ACC.

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  • Cardiff Wanderer posted 459 days ago

    Cardiff Wanderer

    Could I suggest if you are interested in looking at Soccer Legends then a great one to do would be Herbert Chapman, the legendary manager of Huddersfield Town and Arsenal in the 1920's and 30's. He won the title 4 times with these two clubs before dying in tragic circumstances at the age of 55. The side he created at Arsenal would go on to win two more titles in the next two years.

    He invented or reinvented formations and his influence can be seen around the world as he was an inspiration for Vicente Fiola who lead the influential Sao Paulo club through the 30's to the 50's and then managed Brazil to 3 world cups (1958-1966).