I grew up in Corry and graduated from PSU in ‘76. As for wrestling, I came from a poor family and had to work and save for tuition, so I never played any sport in HS. For me, it was a matter of working a job every day after school. I graduated with Jim Bennett (PA State and NCAA national champ). In HS I beat everyone I wrestled in gym class, even though all the kids weighed more. In retrospect, I wish I would have wrestled and played football. My wife and I see PSU whenever they come to Indiana, Purdue or Northwestern and we used to do the Southern Scuffle. We’ve done BIG 10s at Iowa, Michigan State and Indiana, but can’t get tix to Rec Hall for anything. Best Moment: 2018 NCAAs - When Bo flipped Miles Martin for the pin. My wife and I vaulted out of our seats at home, yelling and screaming. The dog ran upstairs and hid under the bed and the neighbors called to see if everything was okay.
Today, I am a professor at a small university in Indiana, where I’ve taught for 35 years. I teach ancient Greek, New Testament and Archaeology. You can see a documentary of my work on Amazon Prime:
The Last Apostle. If interested, you can also check out some of my publications, photographs and website at:
www.AncientBiblicalWorld.com. I have been selected for a Fulbright Scholar Award for the 2021-2022 year and will spend that time finishing a book and also doing research at an underwater basilica discovered at ancient Nicea in Turkey. Fifteen years ago, while teaching Greek, the students talked me into wrestling students whenever they messed up their translations. I ended up wrestling over 20 of the guys that semester. I beat everyone . . . except a heavyweight who placed in the Indiana State championships. I stopped when one of the students threw up. I read this forum almost every day and love the insights and banter – even the contributions from our Iowa friends.
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