people know you as:  Casey.
where you lived first year: 304 North Fayerweather.

Dartmouth person(s) who had a major influence on you, and how:  My roommates. They were always there to encourage me through tough times and keep me grounded the rest of the time.

one of your most memorable Dartmouth moments:  My first Homecoming bonfire, in 2000.

where's home:  Madison, Wisconsin.

where you live now:  Nashville, Tennessee.

what you do for work:  I play tight end, fullback, and on special teams for the Tennessee Titans of the NFL. We just played our second game of the season and are 1-1. In the off seasons, I'm pursuing a career in wealth management. I've done two internships at Wachovia, one on the sales-and-trading floor with investment-grade bonds and one in a brokerage retail firm, where I worked with a broker and also learned about financial advising. I passed the Series 7 exam and am licensed to work on the trading floor or as an investment banker.

you could talk for hours about:  The difference between a bratwurst and an Italian sausage.

something you learned yesterday:  That I agree with Mark Twain—golf is a good walk spoiled.

favorite spot in your home:  Back porch.

Web site you love to go to:  Myspace.com. It's as addictive as Blitz.

biggest one-eighty of your life:  Leaving my family and friends in Madison and heading off to Hanover.

trait you love about someone dear to you:  My grandfather is the hardest-working man I've ever met. He works from sunup to sundown, and even though he's 80 years old, I can't keep up with him.

you've been meaning to get to it for years:  Backpacking in Europe again, like I did during my
term abroad in Germany.

historical figure who fascinates you, and why:  Jesus Christ. No one has been as influential
and changed history as much as He did.

you blow off steam by:  Telling bad jokes with my friends.

reading on the bedside table:  How Good Is Good Enough? by Andy Stanley.

tops on tomorrow's to-do list:  Buy a refrigerator.

message you'd put on a billboard if you could:  Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard.