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Name: David Payne
Age: 21
Residence: State College
High school: Dallas High School
College: Penn State
My favorite sport: Ice hockey
I usually attend games with: My dad
Favorite high school team: Dallas High School
Favorite college team: Penn State
Favorite pro team: Washington Capitals
My favorite sports memory: Watching the Steelers win Super Bowl XL and XLIII
The local athlete I’ve most enjoyed watching while growing up: Patrick McGrath, who now plays ice hockey in the American Hockey League
My all-time favorite local coach: Justin Lyle, my junior hockey coach
The most famous athlete I ever met: Jerome Bettis
My most prized autograph or picture is of: A signed Julius Erving game-worn college jersey.
If I have a claim to fame as a fan, it would be: Getting on TV at the 2016 US Open in golf.
If I were the boss of local sports, the one rule I would enforce would be: Make it free for all kids to play so more kids could get involved in different sports.
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