Troy University Athletics
Know Your Coach: Bobby Pierce
8/6/2009 4:00:00 PM | Baseball
KNOW YOUR COACH
Thursday, August 6, 2009, 11:28 a.m.
Travis Jarome [EMAIL]
TROY UNIVERSITY HEAD BASEBALL COACH BOBBY PIERCE
TROY, Ala. - This summer/fall, each Troy head coach will be featured in a new series -- "Know The Coach." Each week, a different head coach has been profiled where you can get to know them outside the competition field. The first week features baseball coach Bobby Pierce. Check out what he had to say...
Name: Bobby Pierce
Born: July 19, 1959
Status: Married
Alma Mater: Marianna High School/University of Alabama
What's on TV: Baseball Tonight, Baseball Game, FOX News, The Weather Channel
Bobby Pierce
What's in my I-Pod: What's an I-Pod? Country - 70's - Johnny "Guitar" Watson
What I drive: Ford Expedition
Favorite flicks: Braveheart, Gladiator, Liar Liar, Caddyshack, Bull Durham
What I'm reading: How Full is your Bucket? by Tom Rath
Worst Habit: Smokeless Tobacco
On my office walls: Family pictures, baseball pictures, and artwork from my mother and my sister
Would love to trade places for a day with: Larry Blakeney
First job: Chipola Junior College; as a kid - mowing lawns and picking watermelons
Talent I'd like to have: Play the guitar and/or piano; Magician
Favorite meal: Anything my wife cooks
Favorite athletes to watch in other sports: LeBron James, Tiger Woods, Tim Lincecum, Tom Brady
One peer I truly respect: Mark Smartt
Favorite city to visit: New Orleans, Freeport (Bahamas), Panama City
Favorite team as a kid: San Francisco 49ers
Favorite website: www.TroyTrojans.com
Favorite values in others: Loyalty, Determination, Perserverance
Favorite attribute about myself: Compassion
And least: Compassion
My dream date would be with: My wife of course
My heroes: Nick Carter (grandfather) and Wendell Davis (high school football coach)
My bucket list: Win a national championship
My motto: "It is what it is"
The professional athlete's poster I had on my wall: Larry Bird, Hank Aaron, Johnny Unitas
The thing I enjoy most about game day is: The competition
I have a sweet tooth for: Oreos, Spree candy, Banana Laffy Taffy
I've cried while watching: Troy beat Missouri at Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium
The celebrity I'd love to hang with for a night is: Jim Carey
The most famous person I've met: Bear Bryant, Joe Namath, Brooks Robinson, Jose Canseco, Nolan Ryan, Tommy Lasorda, Joe Frazier
Week 1: Larry Blakeney, football coach (July 30)
Week 2: Bobby Pierce, baseball coach (August 6)
Week 3: Michael Murphy, women's basketball coach (August 13)
Week 4: Don Maestri, men's basketball coach (August 20)
Week 5: Melanie Davis, softball coach (August 27)
Week 6: Sonny Kirkpatrick, volleyball coach (September 3)
Week 7: Matt Terry, men's and women's golf coach (September 10)
Week 8: Chris Bentley, soccer coach (September 17)
Week 9: Jill Lancaster, track and field/cross country coach (September 24)
Week 10: Eric Hayes, men's and women's tennis coach (October 1)
Week 11: Josh Simmons, rodeo coach (October 8)
