Born in Washington DC, raised in Daytona Beach, Florida. Graduated from Mainland High School (Home of Vince Carter, Buster Davis, George McCloud, Denzel Washington) and joined the Marines where I did a lot different things in a lot of places. I do not regret the decision.
Met my wife, an Upper Arlington Grad, at Camp Pendleton, California. We married here in Arlington on September 11th 1993 and returned to San Dog to finish our enlistments. She was in the Navy. Three months after our wedding, as a Christmas gift, we received two tickets to the Holiday Bowl (OSU vs BYU) from her parents. I had watched Ohio State football my whole life and was already a fan of the program. But seeing them live in a bowl game made me a fan for life.
We both got out of the service and had to decide who's hometown to choose. Daytona has the beaches, hot chics, loud racecars and Harleys. Columbus has an economy, jobs, and Ohio State football. SOLD!!!
We have been back here ever since 1995 and my first game in the Shoe was Notre Dame.
I met some people and made some connections and was offered a chance to work parking for the Buckeye football games. One of the benefits is that my employee ID gets me into games for free. I'm still doing it and have only missed two games since 1997.
Just spent my 11th wedding anniversary in the Horseshoe and couldn't have asked for a better finish. A win.
Go Bucks!!!!