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Illinois Fighting Illini Scrapbook (NCAABB)
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Chester Frazier, Deron Williams, Doug Altenberger, Luther Head
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I am an alum and have been a huge fan since I was a wee lad.
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Favorite Moments:
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Illinois comes back from 15 down to beat AZ
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Nick Anderson Beats the Hoosiers at the Buzzer
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Entertainment Scrapbook (Locker Room)
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Bob's
Chicago White Sox Scrapbook (MLB)
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Joe Crede, Eric Soderholm, Jim Thome, Chet Lemon
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Why I am a fan:
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I cheer because my Dad raised me to be a good South Side White Sox fan.
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2005 World Series Champs
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Illinois Fighting Illini Scrapbook (NCAAF)
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Jack Trudeau, Ken Dilger, Moe Gardner, Juice Williams, J Leman, Rashard Mendenhall
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Why I am a fan:
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I'm an alum and I love watching my school's team disappoint.
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Favorite Moments:
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2001 Sugar Bowl and the 2007 football season.
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1999 Illinois Fighting Illini @ Michigan Wolverines
Bob's
Chicago Blackhawks Scrapbook (NHL)
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Denis Savard, Doug Wilson, Sergei Krivokrasov, Jonathan Toews, and Patrick Kane
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Hockey is a great game to watch and play and the Hawks are my hometown team.
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Favorite Moments:
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1992 Blackhawks go to Stanley Cup Finals
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Jeremy Roenick's Blackhawk Years
Jonathan Toews: Blackhawks Rookie Scores Ridiculous Goal
Bob's
Chicago Bears Scrapbook (NFL)
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Walter Payton, Doug Plank, Brian Urlacher, Thomas Sanders
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Why I am a fan:
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Because I love to watch frustrating football.
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1985 season
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Bob's
Newcastle United Scrapbook (Soccer)
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Why I am a fan:
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Because I like their jerseys and they aren't a bandwagon club.
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| 1 | 8/28/08It appears that Jay Mariotti's bogus reasoning for his departure, that newspapers are going the way of the Dodo Bird, hasn't set well with Roger Ebert. Ebert points out one of the many... Read More »
Sport: Media
15 | 12 | 8/15/08
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Suggested Team Slogan: Keepin' football relevant in Illinois!
What We Learned In 2007: Illinois fans learned, or remembered, how much fun college football can be when your team isn’t g... Read More »
Sport: NCAAF
1 | 4 | 8/1/08
| 4 | 8/1/08Jamar Smith, formerly of the Illinois Fighting Illini, was dismissed from the program for what Illini coach Bruce Weber called violating a personal agreement to stay on the team. "Jamar's decisio... Read More »
Sport: NCAABB
1 | 2 | 6/20/08
| 2 | 6/20/08With 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
About Me
73% Complete Bio
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 lived: | Chicago, Champaign-Urbana, IL, Moline, IL, Orland Park, IL, Plainfield, IL |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Teams
Bob
Hates
| Indiana Hoosiers | |
| Why I Hate Them: | No explanation given yet... |
| Players I Hate: | None added yet... |
| Iowa Hawkeyes | |
| Why I Hate Them: | No explanation given yet... |
| Players I Hate: | None added yet... |
| Chicago Cubs | |
| Why I Hate Them: | No explanation given yet... |
| Players I Hate: | None added yet... |
| New England Patriots | |
| Why I Hate Them: | No explanation given yet... |
| Players I Hate: | None added yet... |
