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    Bob's Bio
    About Me:Sports fanatic in Central Illinois. Originally from Chicago. A wife and three boys, two of which I have successfully brainwashed into being White Sox and Illini fans.
    Height:6' 3"
    Weight:225
    Bats:R
    Throws:R
    Schools:Marist H.S., U. of Illinois
    Relationship Status:Long Term Contract (Married)
    Kids:Jacob, Luke, and Noah
    Occupation:Engineer
    Places I've Lived:Chicago, Champaign-Urbana, IL, Moline, IL, Orland Park, IL, Plainfield, IL
    Favorite Sport #1: NCAABB
    Team:Illinois Fighting Illini
    Players:Chester Frazier, Deron Williams, Doug Altenberger, Luther Head
    Moment:Illinois comes back from 15 down to beat AZ
    Favorite Sport #2: MLB
    Team:Chicago White Sox
    Players:Joe Crede, Eric Soderholm, Jim Thome, Chet Lemon
    Moment:2005 World Series Champs
    Favorite Sport #3: NCAAF
    Team:Illinois Fighting Illini
    Players:Jack Trudeau, Ken Dilger, Moe Gardner, Juice Williams, J Leman, Rashard Mendenhall
    Moment:2001 Sugar Bowl and the 2007 football season.
    Favorite Sport #4: NHL
    Team:Chicago Blackhawks
    Players:Denis Savard, Doug Wilson, Sergei Krivokrasov, Jonathan Toews, and Patrick Kane
    Moment:1992 Blackhawks go to Stanley Cup Finals
    Favorite Sport #5: NFL
    Team:Chicago Bears
    Players:Walter Payton, Doug Plank, Brian Urlacher, Thomas Sanders
    Moment:1985 season
    Favorite Sport #6: HS Basketball
    Team:Illinois*
    Players:Matt Roth, Loren Jackson, Ed Manzke
    Moment:Marist beating St. Joseph and Tony Freeman in their gym
    Favorite Sport #7: HS Football
    Team:Illinois*
    Players:Pete Pasternak, Dave Seamstrom
    Moment:Marist HS places 2nd in Class 6A in 1986.
    Greatest Moment in Sports:The 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team upsetting the Soviets on their way to winning the gold medal
    Greatest Event in Sports:The NCAA Basketball Tournament
    Greatest Athlete of All Time:Jim Thorpe and Babe Ruth
    Greatest Coach of All Time:Darryl Sutter
    Most Disappointing Sports Moments:Illinois losing the 2005 NCAA Basketball championship game to North Carolina
    Teams I Hate:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football, Indiana Hoosier basketball, Kansas Jayhawk basketball
    Players I Hate:Scottie Pippen, Ed Belfour, Sammy Sosa, Barry Bonds
    Fantasy Sports I Play:NFL
    Sports I Play:Basketball, Floor Hockey, Softball
    Highest Organized Level:Played basketball for my high school as a freshman.
    Career Highlights:I scored 4 goals in a floor hockey game once. We won 5-4. Pathetic, eh?
    Career Lowlights:Breaking my knee in an 8th grade football game.
    Sports Injuries:Broke a knee in 8th grade football.
    Games I Usually Attend:High school football and basketball games, Peoria area minor league teams, some Illini games
    Sports People I've Met:Gayle Sayers
    Most Prized Sports Possessions:A framed signed picture of Bobby Hull
    Sports Trading Cards:I have the 1985 and 1986 complete Fleer baseball card sets. Yeah, I know, impressive.
    Athlete Autographs:Bobby Hull
    Dream Sports Job:MLB scout or a front office employee
    Favorite Ballgame Foods:Funnel cakes
    Beer of Choice:Sam Adams Cherry Wheat
    Hottest Athletes:Maria Sharapova
    Favorite Sports Announcers:Steve Lavin, Dan Fouts
    Least Favorite Sports Announcers:Dick Vitale, Billy Packer
    Favorite Sports "Experts":Steve Stone, Hub Arkush, Ron Jaworski, Steve Lavin
    Least Favorite Sports "Experts":Jay Mariotti, Gregg Doyel
    Favorite Sports Movies:Talladega Nights, Seabiscuit, Hoosiers, Eight Men Out, Bull Durham, Field of Dreams,
    Favorite Sports Books:Eight Men Out
    Favorite Sports Websites:FanIQ, ESPN.com, chicagosports.com
    Sports Video Games I Play:EA College Football Series, EA FIFA Series
    Favorite Sports Video Games:FIFA Soccer, College Football, March Madness College Basketball
    Non-Sports Hobbies and Interests:Reading Civil War books, documenting final resting places of Civil War veterans
    Movies:Saving Private Ryan, The Green Mile, Apollo 13, I Robot, Cars, National Treasure, The Godfather I & II, Anchorman, Wedding Crashers, The Grinch That Stole Christmas
    TV:House, Survivor, ESPN, Scrubs, X-Files, Criminal Minds, Psych, The Colbert Report, Strangers With Candy
    Music:Old R.E.M., Our Lady Peace, Creed, Fugazi, Midnight Oil, Mozart, Naked Raygun, Jesus and Mary Chain, Coldplay, The Pixies, Dashboard Confessional, New Order, Blink 182, The Cult, Box Car Racer, Weezer
    Video Games:Guitar Hero II for the PS2
    Bob's FanIQ Statistics
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    FanIQ Community Leader: Moderator; South Side Hitmen Commissioner; The TRUE Orange and Blue Commissioner; College Football Fans Commissioner; Illini Helmet Heads Commissioner
    Awards: 186
    Thumbs Up Received: 2600
    Recruits: 4

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    Bob's Thought Of The Day

    “Enjoy your anal polyps!”

    1  |  1  |  >7 days ago
    With the dog days of summer upon us, the primary Fighting Illini head coaches concluded their P.R. tour of Illinois last night in the Peoria area. It sounds like a fun time was had...  Read More »
    Sport: NCAABB
    2  |  0  |  >7 days ago
    Well, it has come to light that Orlando Cabrera has called up to the press box during games to plead his case that two errors charged to him be reversed to hits. I understand that any eviden...  Read More »
    Sport: MLB
    3  |  1  |  >7 days ago
    It seems like everyone and their mother is piling on Cedric Benson these days, saying that even if he were doing nothing wrong, it is his fault anyway. I understand that high profile athletes being in...  Read More »
    Sport: NFL
    14  |  1  |  >7 days ago
    Earlier this week, Indiana Hoosier basketball players Jamarcus Ellis and Armon Bassett were kicked out of the program by interim coach Dan Dakich for blowing off meetings and the punishments for missi...  Read More »
    Sport: NCAABB
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    Bob's Fan Karma = +1,165 (Accolades Given - Received)
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