Mr BioFile Interviews by Scoop Malinowski
By Scoop Malinowski
STATUS: NFL defensive tackle for Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Oakland Raiders 1995-2007. Current pass rush coordinator for Colorado Buffaloes.
HT: 6-2 WT: 276
DOB: Dec. 19, 1972 IN: Orlando, FL
CHILDHOOD HERO: “Tony Hill.”
NICKNAME: “Bear.”
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: “Water sports, swimming, fishing, play golf, Wave runners, music.”
PREGAME FEELING: “Freedom.”
FUNNY FOOTBALL MEMORY: “Back in college with Miami. Syracuse is driving for the winning score. Mark Caesar (Miami teammate) turns to me and looks at me, ‘Damn, I’m hungry! Is that Subway close by?’ And I looked at him and said, ‘Me too!’ [laughs] One of the craziest things that ever happened to me. Kind of had one of those laughs. Mark Caesar, old DT. Taught me how to play the position.”
FAVORITE ATHLETES TO WATCH: “Bruce Smith. Charles Barkley. Tiger Woods. John McEnroe – he had fire. He had a love for his sport. Dawn Staley – cause she’s fine!”
FAVORITE MOVIE: Silence of the Lambs.
MUSICAL TASTES: “As long as it rocks. As long as it has a beat to it.”
GREATEST SPORTS MOMENT: “Winning Super Bowl (2002). Touchdown my rookie year. Interception (5-yard return) off Jeff George.”
MOST PAINFUL MOMENT: “Sugar Bowl ’92. Lost 31-13. We were 23-0 prior to that game. Going in from back-to-back national championships.”
FAVORITE MEAL: “Chicken [laughs].”
FAVORITE BREAKFAST CEREAL: “Frosted Flakes.”
FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR: “Vanilla.”
FIRST CAR: “’88 charcoal gray Honda Accord. Still have it.”
FIRST JOB: “Watching kids at a summer rec program (age 15).”
TOUGHEST COMPETITOR(S): “They all the same.”
PEOPLE MOST ADMIRED: “Real people. People who are straight-forward.”
CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Super Bowl champion 2002; seven-time Pro Bowler; Totaled 96.5 quarterback sacks; Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2013.
