Name: Nate Blough
Age: 25
Residence: Altoona
High school: Frederick High School in Maryland
College: Penn State, class of 2009
I usually attend games with: My girlfriend, Maggie, and my friends
My favorite sport: Football
My all-time favorite player to watch while growing up: Jermaine Thomas, a basketball player from my area who wound up playing at LaSalle University
My all-time favorite coach: Stu Vetter, a high school basketball coach in Maryland
My favorite high school team: Frederick High School
My favorite college team: Florida State
My favorite pro team: Washington Redskins
The most famous sports person I have ever met: Magic Johnson
My most prized sports photograph/memorabilia: I have a photo of me and Magic Johnson that is autographed
My sports claim to fame: I attended a memorial service at a Washington-Buffalo game for the Redskins' Sean Taylor, who was killed while he was a member of the team two years ago.
If I were the czar of sports, the one thing I would change would be: In the NFL, I hate the roughing-the-passer penalty. They call it too frequently. They protect the quarterback too much.
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