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2009 Football Roster

16 Eric Bender

  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 167
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Hampshire, Ill.
  • Highschool Home School

Biography

• Major: History

• Birthday: June 6

• Parents: Ray and Victoria
• Siblings: Nina - 28, Nick - 25, Kurt - 22, Gordon - 20, Emily - 16, Willy - 14, Casey - 11


• What is the significance of your number? - Not much (yet) it was Peyton Mannings number in college, but I didn't think of that when I picked it. In all honesty I didn't want 10, so I took 16. It looked like a solid number.
• Why did you choose Northwestern? - They offered a good history program as well as a rising sports program. I was really sold on the football, and when Princeton wouldn't talk about my SAT requirements I decided to go to Northwestern.
• What is your favorite food? - Meatloaf and mashed potatoes
• What are your hobbies? - Sports, writing, reading, history, building things
• What is your dream job? - United States Marshal
• If you could be any superhero, who would you be? - The Green Lantern
• What is the greatest invention of the last 100 years? - FOOTBALL! (just joking) Space exploration, I'm sure there is infinte things yet to be discovered in space, after all Earth is but a sliver on the back of an elephent in God's universe.
• Who is the most famous person you've met? - Ron Rivera, former defensive cordinator to the Bears, he is awesome. I'll always remember telling him my story and hearing him say "good luck in college."
• What personal accomplishment are you most proud of? - I can think of a lot I'm not proud of, but not much I am, I'll work on that. I can say though only allowing two sacks in eight games at left tackle I definitaly brag about the most.
• If you could invite any three people to dinner, who would they be? - Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill, and Jesus Christ and I'd make sure it didn't end until I had picked each of their brains clean and gathered wisdom boundless.
• What is your favorite Bible verse? - Romans 5:1
• What reality television show would you like to be on? - Something that isn't staged? I honestly don't know, because I don't watch reality television at all.

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