UserWiki:Joebook

Joebook is known as the FanMan within the inner circles of fantasy football and baseball. The winner of many leagues, FanMan has begun offering advice and publishing analysis and opinions on many fantasy topics.

Fun Facts:

Screen Name: Joebook
Real Name: Joe Book (notice the difference)
DOB: 2/17/79
Residence: Lombard, IL
Height: 6'0"
Weight: between 235-245lbs (depending on time of day)
Alma Mater: Bradley University
Occupation: Banker by day, disc jockey/karaoke professional by night
Marital Status: Married, to my beautiful wife Cortney
Kids Status: None yet, but stay tuned...
Hobbies: fantasy sports, singing karaoke, keeping statistics on anything, Madden (enter current year here), the 'Chair, maintaining my status as the King of Useless Sports Information

Sports Biography

Joe Book was born to loving parents in the suburbs of Chicago during the blizzard of 1979. I showed signs of being a passionate sports junkie from a young age. When my parents signed me up for T-ball when I was five, I quickly became more interested in keeping the statistics for the team than playing.

Once I realized that sports video games offered the chance to sharpen my skills as an amateur statistician, a new hobby was born. From building leagues using RBI Baseball to keeping spreadsheets of numbers from Tecmo Bowl, the thirst for statistics was being quenched.

I realized early in life that I wouldn't be able to pursue my lifelong dream as an NBA superstar. Although a phenomenal athlete, there was no sport that fit my talents. I was too short and too white to play basketball, even though my 44-inch vertical allowed me to dunk when I was 14. Chronic Asthma kept me from the football field, as drills and practices would be impossible. I staged a brief track career, once high-jumping 6'6" in a practice during my freshman year in high school. I never gelled with baseball, although my softball feats are heroic, and legend in the western suburbs. So what did I turn to?

Writing.

At Bradley University, I began my quest to become the world's best composer of words. I quickly filled another life dream, building a rock band with several close friends. As the primary lyricist for the Scrub All-Stars, I was constantly utilizing my penning skills for the good of the public... or the several dozen folks who recognized any of us.

I took a job with the Peoria Times-Observer as a sports writer, and it immediately paid dividends. I obtained a season press pass for the Bradley basketball team, and attended every game, even though I never wrote an article about them. My job was mainly to capture the little known action in and around the Peoria area. I was on the field when the Peoria Pirates won the Indoor Football League Championship, and I was fortunate enough to do an interview with Elton Brand in the Bulls locker room when they invaded Peoria for an exhibition game.

Once that job dissolved and I graduated college, I continued writing anything that came to my brain, in hopes that someone would care. I was introduced to blogging, and from that came the Fantasy Football websites. Once blogger.com locked me out for unknown reasons, I looked elsewhere...

One sunny day, I received an email from a gentleman, touting the simpleness and friendly forums of a website I had never heard of. He said to visit Armchairgm.com, and see if I liked the setup.

The rest is history...

This user is a Chicago White Sox fan.

This user is a Chicago Bulls fan.

This user is a Chicago Bears fan.

This user will whoop you in fantasy football.