Paul Petera
My first game as a student was Coach Beamer’s first game as Virginia Tech’s head football coach, I graduated in 1991 and have had season tickets ever since.
I’m a native of Mechanicsville, Virginia, but have spent the past two decades all over the US during my career in financial services. I currently live in Bryan/College Station, TX with my wife and daughter.
On the side, I’ve written extensively for numerous publications including BaseballHQ.com, USA Today’s Sports Weekly, CBS Sports.com and ESPN The Magazine over the past 20 years, and I just wrote a book as well. I’m happy to be a columnist here at Sons of Saturday.
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