Footballguys Staff Bio: Chris Smith
Age: 35
Birthplace: Vancouver, BC
Education: MTI, IWA Web Programming and Design
Occupation: Web Design, Warehousing, FBG Staff
Hometown: Surrey, BC
Family: Married with Children. Three lovely kids aged 13, 10 and 3
Years playing fantasy football: 18
Favorite FF smack talk: Nice reach! Seriously, what's your real pick? What? Isn't he dead?
Years writing about fantasy football: 10
Favorite FBG feature: There's too many to single out. If I had a gun to my head I would probably pick the draft dominator though. Bruce is the man. I have my own favorite(that I put together). That is my Draft slot study that I do each year. Always get a lot of positive feedback and it also helps me prepare for my own drafts.
Organized football experience: Played for 10 years (linebacker plus many offensive positions). Went to the Senior Bowl for best players in province then realized I was too slow to keep doing this so began coaching which I did for several years
Favorite NFL team: iami Dolphins since I was nine. Became a fan the year before Marino arrived in the playoff game against the Chargers. Minor interest in the Browns and Lions (yes I know interesting taste in teams)
Favorite college team: None really. Love watching all the games. If I had to pick one it would probably be Washington Huskies.
Favorite fan moment: Watching Patriot fans gasp in amazement as the underdog Giants stole their legacy.
Favorite player of all time: All-time: Mike Singletary / Dan Marino Current: Adrian Peterson
NFL rule(s) I would change if I could: Holding penalties on plays that go to the opposite side or have no impact on the play.
Favorite movie(s): Clockwork Orange, Pulp Fiction, Goodfellas, Something about Mary, Seven Samurai, Scarface, Lord of the Rings, Curse of the Golden Flower, Meet the Parents and about 50 I forgot to mention.
Favorite musical genres/albums/artists: Rock, Metallica, Master of Puppets
What I read: Stephen Baxter, Isaac Asimov, Terry Brooks, Dan Brown. Favorite books of all-time are... Manifold Time: Stephen Baxter Evolution: Stephen Baxter Foundation series: Isaac Asimov Terry Brooks: Shannara series Angels and Demons: Dan Brown Mote in Gods Eye: Larry Niven Sho-gun
Hobbies: playing sports, reading, Madden 200X, fantasy football, web design, managing my girl's soccer team and sports wagering
Favorite TV show(s): NFL Channel, Big Brother, CSI, Football, whatever else the family is watching
Least favorite household chore: Scrubbing the toilets
Dream job: Running a professional football team. Goal line blitz is as close as I've come however
Quote: "Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value." Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)
My background in fantasy football:: I began 'The Ultimate Fantasy Football' early in 1998. It became Tuff Sports which was a pretty successful website for a number of years. Eventually with advertising dollars drying up, I made the move over to Footballguys.com and the rest is history.
My future projects:: Having just earned my certification in Web Programming, Web Business and Web Design, I have been active building websites over the past several months. Also have started a fully sortable NFL database website that has the past five years of data and hundreds of queries to pull out the info necessary to having success in football pools and sports gaming. http://www.nflboxscoreinfo.com
Who will win the divisions this season?: Patriots: 12-4 Steelers: 11-5 Jaguars: 13-3 Chargers: 12-4 Cowboys: 13-3 Vikings: 13-3 Panthers: 10-6 Cardinals: 11-5 Super Bowl: Jaguars vs. Vikings
What are you most proud of?: I am most proud that I have been able to juggle work, schooling, writing, family and fun without completely losing my mind. Watching your kids grow up and find their own identity is great and being a part of Footballguys is truly special.
Parting thoughts: I've been blessed to be a part of Footballguys for a number of years. It has been one heck of a ride!
