The only professional sport I watch on TV is football.  I used to follow tennis since that’s the only sport I actually play, and I still occasionally watch a grand slam tournament.  My maternal grandfather sat me down in front of the television one Saturday afternoon when I was about 7 years old and started to teach me the game of football.  It was a Penn State game, since he grew up outside of State College, Pennsylvania and several of his brothers and family members attended the school.  He was a die hard fan and actually resembled then-coach, Joe Paterno.Continue reading