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Getting to meet and chat w/Terrance Oglesby - Great Kid!!!
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Clemson vs. U. of So. Carolina 63-17
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Illinois Fighting Illini Scrapbook (NCAAF)
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Walking into the stadium 5 min. before kickoff to get a 50yd.line seat(things were bad in '67
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Steve Smith, Nick Goings RB -still there but has heart
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Sitting in Clemson's Death Valley for 1st "Home Game"
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Chicago Bears Scrapbook (NFL)
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Freezing my buns off with heavy lake winds but LOVING IT at Soldier Field!!!!!
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Chicago Bulls Scrapbook (NBA)
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Ben Gordon...I just like him..., The Butterbean: Bob Love--He was COOL
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Bob Love stood in the tunnel & signed autographs and spoke to me cause I was in uniform; very cool!
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About Me
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I am a Born Again Christian, Married 22 Years with a 19 year old son. I am a disabled Vet with PTSD. I taught Communication Theory Courses for 22 years in Community Colleges and loved it yet I was forced to retire due to PTSD. I love sports, my church and my work with the Youth Group. I am a recovering alcoholic and drug addict (23 years clean and sober). I love and enjoy life in spite of the trials and tribulations it presents; if you don't like the way things are around you---get off your butt and change them.(quote from my dad to me when I was 12) Michael
| Height: | 6' |
| Weight: | 275 |
| Bats: | S |
| Throws: | R |
| Schools: | Rockford West High, Rock Valley College, University of Maryland(Army Extension Courses), Illinois State University, Sangamon State Univ., University of Georgia. I have an A.A., B.S., M.S. in Communication Science I have a M.A. in Community Arts Management, and I am ABD in Adult Education/Human Resource Mgt. |
| Relationship Status: | Long Term Contract (Married) |
| Kids: | I have a 21 year old son, Micah, who is a musician. He plays bass, has a recording studio, writes music and travels with a band named " Darling Waste. " |
| Occupation: | Retired Speech Professor |
| Companies: | I've taught at Illinois State University, Richland Community College, Tri-County Technical College and part-time at Toccoa College(a small Christian College). |
| Places I lived: | Born in Texas, OK, CA, LA, AL, AK, TX(twice more), IL, WS: Vietnam, Alaska, Guam, Japan, Austalia, New Zealand, West Germany, East Germany...shoot, all of free Europe, Morrocco; Illinois again, moved to South Carolina. I've been to all 50 states and 48 countries. |
| Greatest Moment in Sports: | Ali beating Liston!!!! |
| Greatest Event in Sports: | The Triple Crown!!!! |
| Greatest Athlete of All Time: | Jim Thorpe |
| Greatest Coach of All Time: | That darn Green Bay Coach in the '60....hate to even use his name, argh!!!!! |
| Most Fanatical Moment: | Did 10 hits of acid, drank a large amount of Scotch and went to the Emerson, Lake and Palmer Concert at the Assembly Hall in Champaign. When we went in there had been a dusting of snow; when we came out there was about six to eight inches of snow....whew it looked really, really cool outside after the VERY best concert I had ever been to and I've been to over 100. |
| My Sports Superstitions: | None really |
| Most Disappointing Sports Moments: | Cubs destruction and downfall in '69 |
| Fantasy Sports I Play: | NFL, MLB, NBA, Golf, NHL, College Football, NASCAR |
| Fantasy Skill Level: | I am VERY active as a manager and have been playing since about 1998. I have four leagues that I have been in since 2000; great guys and great managers!!!! |
| Sports I Play: | Softball |
| Nickname: | Softball: |
| Current Skill Level: | I'm getting older(born 3/17/49) and I've broken 48 bones! I've got very bad knees, a bad rt. hip, my hands along w/ the previous are all arthritic...I may try to play but I pay and PAY!!! |
| Highest Organized Level: | "A" Baseball - threw out my right shoulder and there went that! |
| Athletes I've Played With/Against: | None come to mind that you'd know... |
| Sports Trophies/Awards: | State and Regional awards in Ill. during the mid-60's. |
| Career Highlights: | I could tell stories but...I was a very good catcher and a doubles hitter all the way up to and including my time with the Beloit Brewers...but my bad arm and worse lifestyle stopped me. |
| Career Lowlights: | I had a drinking and drugging problem that started to interfer with my love of baseball and life in general...long story! |
| Sports Injuries: | Broken nose(4 times); broken wrist(2 times); broken ankle(both sides, twice); Motocross-all fingers of left hand, lft. wrist, five lft ribs, jaw, occipital ridge and nose; |
| Games I Usually Attend: | Clemson Sports---all of them I can...all sports, men's & women's |
| Greatest Sporting Event I've Attended: | Regional NCAA Basketball Championships |
| Sports People I've Met: | Duke Snyder, Don Drysdale, Well-the entire '59 Dodger team plus a lot of the teams they played agaist that season... |
| Dream Sports Job: | Sports writer who focuses on biographies |
| Favorite Jerseys: | Charlie Whitehurst: Clemson QB |
| Favorite Sports Brands: | Nike |
| Favorite Ballgame Foods: | Nachoes |
| Beer of Choice: | Don't drink beer |
| Hottest Athletes: | Maria Sharapova...the Russian blonde with the long legs! |
| Ugliest Athletes: | There are so many!!! |
| Favorite Sports Announcers: | Gosh, there are a LOT!!!! |
| Least Favorite Sports Announcers: | Can't remember the guys name right now...he's on ESPN and he is awful!!!! |
| Least Favorite Sports "Experts": | Both of the old farts from Notre Dame...I won't even type their names....one in basket ball and one in football, YECH!!!! |
| Favorite Sports Movies: | Hoosiers |
| Favorite Sports Websites: | FanIQ, CutTigers.com, |
| Video Game Skill Level/ Playing Style: | Duh, I have arthritic fingers and the mind of a 59 year old, what can I say.... |
| Non-Sports Hobbies and Interests: | I read a LOT!!!!! I read about four mysteries a month and a like number of Spiritual Development books per month. I also like biographies a good deal! |
| Movies: | I like suspense and mystery; BUT, my wife LOVES romantic comedies---therefore, I see a lot of those cause I love my wife! |
| TV: | I'm a BIG Sports fan and after that comes the mystery genre. I like comedies but I dislike those that have to have characters look like idiots to be funny! |
| Music: | Contemporary Christian Music-"Square Peg Alliance" out of Nashville currently my favorite...this is a group of about a dozen musicians that are really great! Next comes the classic "R&R" of the "Season Of Love" which includes the 60's and the Acid Rock of the 70's. |
| Video Games: | Sorry, being 59 years of age I am genetically incapable of having the manual dexterity to manage the games of the 21st Century!!!! |
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