I was a high school football statistician for the Texas Sports Radio Network (TSRN) from 1997 to 2014 and for Thursday Night Lights (TNL) from 2009 to 2015. I also was the statistician for UTSA football in 2012. TSRN broadcasted games on the radio, the internet, and on their app. TNL broadcasted games on television, the internet, and their app.
In July of 2011, I jumped on the internet BLOG bandwagon and immediately, I came up with the name of thestatmanspeaks.com. It tells you who I am; THE STATMAN. Then it tells you what I do; SPEAKS. But the speaks part means, I speak in words not audio.
I shared my thoughts on the games I worked, posted photos, and of course there were stats, stats, and more stats. I would often compare my stats to the official newspaper stats, and I was always very close to them!
I watermarked all the photos I used, and it made me happy when my photos would get shared by the players as they liked seeing themselves in action. To this day, I still see my pictures being shared online.
I took renovation photos of Alamo Stadium, a football stadium and the adjoining Alamo Convocation Center, a gymnasium in 2013 and 2014. Those photos appeared in a book, on television several times, the school district’s athletic website, and I was featured in a television interview with the local ABC station. I also took renovation photos of Lehnhoff Stadium in 2015 and the new Northside Independent School District gymnasium in 2016.
In March of 2015, my wife asked me if I liked being a statistician or a writer better. Without any hesitation from me, I replied I liked writing better.
So, I retired from the Texas Sports Radio Network in 2015 and Thursday Night Lights in in 2016 and became a freelance writer and photographer. The last game I covered as a writer was in 2017. I did make a one game special comeback as a statistician in 2019.
When Nina (my wife) and I announced to the world on October 31, 2015, that we were pregnant (she was, I just helped a little bit), I started writing about it on www.thedadspeaks.com.
In 2023, I started sharing book reviews on www.bookmarkdad.com.
In 2025, I backed up everything from thestatmanspeaks.com and bookmarkdad.com, and allowed the domain names to expire. I exported all the content from bookmarkdad.com to www.thedadspeaks.com. For, thestatmanspeaks.com content, I exported all the content as well, but they are all in draft mode.
I don’t have a journalism degree, but I do have a BBA from the University of Texas at San Antonio and an MBA from Western Governors University.
I have self-published three Amazon e-books, and am proud of that accomplishment. I sold a few copies and even got some reviews.
It’s funny, because words, topics, and ideas hit me at awkward times. I could be in the bathroom, driving somewhere, walking around the house, reading a book, eating dinner, taking a shower, or getting ready for sleepy time.
Do I get writers block? Of course, I do! How do I remedy it? I will either bounce ideas off my wife, take a break, or do something else.
I write because I can. I write because I like it. I write because it makes me feel good. I write because I like to express myself in words rather than by my voice. I write because it keeps me out of trouble. I write about topics that I am knowledgeable on and topics that mean something to me. Most importantly, I write for you.
My writing style is unique, and it captures my personality. I don’t get embarrassed, and I have a crazy sense of humor.