RAIDER SPORTS PROFILES - CLASS OF 2009


MATT WHITWORTH
Born: October 4, 1990 in Philadelphia
I most root for: T71 Dudelange (my brother Tim's European team)
My sports hero: Terry "Hulk" Hogan
What I like about basketball: jump shots, the 3-point line
What I'd change about basketball: nothing
Other sports I enjoy: Tae Kwon Do, horseshoes and horseback riding
Most memorable sports experience: playing for the state championship in CYO basketball

Favorite actor: Dustin Diamond ("Screech" on Saved By The Bell) 
Favorite actress: Jessica Alba
All-time favorite movie: "The Pistol"
Best movies I've seen this year: "The Dark Knight"
Worst movie I've ever seen: "The Holiday"
I would love to join the cast of this TV show: Entourage
Favorite website: OceanCitySports.com
First concert I attended: *NSYNC
Favorite singer: Rick Astley
Favorite group: The Commodores (with Lionel Richie)
My special song: "Strokin" by Clarence Carter

Last book I finished: "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare
Three foods I'd eat all the time: Swedish meatballs, peanut butter, soft pretzels
Three foods I'll never eat again: onions, peppers, black olives
Guilty pleasure: singing to the radio while in the shower
If I could visit anyplace it would be: Sweden

My favorite teacher: Mr. Bristol
What I like most about OCHS: the location 
What I'd change about OCHS: more time for lunch 

What I wanted to be growing up: fireman 
Favorite lunchbox as a kid: Incredible Hulk
My current cell phone ringtone: "Return of the Mack" by Mark Morrison 
Most embarrassing moment: losing to Atlantic City by 49 points 
Cause I most believe in: never give up 
Most treasured possession: my Dr. J-signed basketball
Non-relatives who have most influenced me: Calvin Hicks, Tom "Bushman" Pomrink, Tom "Hock" McKenna
Best advice: "You put in the work, now go out and perform" by my brother Tim 

Colleges I'm considering: University of the Sciences, Rosemont, Gwynedd-Mercy 
I plan to study: physical therapy or physical education

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