10 best personal sports memories of the year
10. Meeting Levi Brown and Tony Barnhart. This was at the Larry Blakeney Appreciation Roast, which I talk about later in the list, where I also got the chance to interview Jerrel Jernigan and other former players under Blakeney.
9. Working with CSS. I got the chance to work two different Troy baseball games with the television network CSS as a stage manager, including once with Joe Davis and Brian Jordan. It was fun, and it was interesting to see how the live broadcasts work.
8. Troy Media Days. This was my first year working with the Trojan football team and back in August I got the opportunity to attend a scrimmage and Media Day and interview many of the current Trojans. These are some of the packages I did previewing the upcoming season and what they hoped would be the Search for Six.
7. Mavs down the Heat. You might be wondering how this was personal for me. I was on the sports desk the night after game 6. Beginning at the 2:12 mark, is my coverage of game 6 and the NBA Championship.
6. An Autograph Christmas. This Christmas I received several sports books including two that were autographed by the authors. Lewis Colbert: The Unlikeliest Auburn Tiger, that was signed by Colbert to me personally, and Keith Dunnavant's America's Quarterback, signed by Dunnavant to me personally, as well as wishing me the best and telling me that hard work pays off.
5. Reporting on Chase Riddle. I never had the priviledge to meet this man, but by all accounts he seems to have been an outstanding man. I was working with Troy University this summer when he passed away and had the chance to interview the current Troy Baseball coach and Athletic Director about his passing and met some special people along the way as well. This was the report, Coach Chase Riddle Remembered.
4. Larry Blakeney Roast. I got to attend the roast held in his honor where the Board of Trustees revealed that the field at Veteran's Memorial Stadium would be named Larry Blakeney Field. That night I also filmed my first standup to go along with my report on the event.
3. First game on the sidelines for Troy. And it couldn't have been any more exciting. It was the first win on Larry Blakeney Field and it came against one of the Trojans rivals, Middle Tennessee. It was a close, exciting game, but the most exciting moment for me came when defensive back Chris Pickett picked up a fumble and took it to the house and gave me the best view in the stadium.
2. Sideline reporting. My first chance to do sideline reporting for radio came this season once the high school football playoffs started. I absolutely loved it and hope to get the opportunity to do more sideline reporting next season. Thanks to Jonathan Sellers and Buddy Johnson for the chance!
1. January 10, 2011. Witnessing the Auburn Tigers win the 2011 national championship in Glendale, Ariz. against the Oregon Ducks. The trip of a lifetime thanks to my parents. You guys are the best, and gave me memories that will last a lifetime. Definitely sealed the top spot.
Here's hoping 2012 is another memorable year, with even more first's!
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