On this date...

We're once again going back in time to revisit some of the most important events in recent history.

On this date (October 15) in 1990...

...Ryan Murphy was born (who knew that Murph had a first name?)

Murph, always a snazzy dresser, is the cause of major excitement for #1 Notre Dame recruit Dave Acton

 Murph's story actually starts well before October 15, 1990, however.  In April of 1840, Ma and Pa Murphy decided to move from their home in the midwest to the promised land of Oregon.  They departed from Nauvoo, Illinois with $50, 193 pieces of bacon, a rifle, and 14 jars of aloe vera.  Unfortunately, Ma Murphy developed a severe case of Cholera in Casper, Wyoming, so the Murphys settled down and their descendants have lived there ever since.

Pa and Ma Murphy posing confidently before heading west.

By the time Murph dirty was born, the family had well adjusted to western life.  As a child, Murph won over 17 duals on the playground, which would have had him tarred and feathered and hogtied to the train tracks in any other town, but fortunately he shot the sheriff (he didn't shoot the deputy), and therefore was able to avoid any time in the local prison/saloon.

Murph and his right hand man, the Bandana'd Bandit

Murph gave up his outlaw ways when he enrolled in Natrona County High School.  He gave up his spurs for sneaks, and led the Mustangs to two Wyoming state basketball championships (actually a real fact), although I'm pretty sure that there were about three teams in Wyoming, and NC was the only school with at least five boys enrolled.  Still, two championships in three years isn't bad.  Murph was also named to the Knute Rockne Memorial Recreation Center All-Star team, where he led the gold squad to a 21-16 victory over a team led by That Asian Guy Who Tries Way Too Hard And Seems Like A Douche.

Murph drives against all three of Kelly Walsh's players

 Having accomplished all that he wanted to accomplish in the desperado and basketball worlds, Murph now lives a relatively quiet life, pretending to not be a crazed former murderer/point guard extraordinaire, which he pulls off quite well.  His soft spoken ways and quick wit always leave the ladies wanting more, which is exactly how he likes it.

On this date (October 17) in 1991...

...Eric Chyriwski was born.

Eric before converting to Catholicism

Eric Chyriwski is a modern day renaissance man, not only participating in many fields, but excelling at all of them from the time that he was a young man.  His athletic, academic, business, and acting careers (the jury is still out on whether or not the acting career counts) would be remarkable accomplishments by themselves, but coupled together they make for one of the most extraordinary lives of all time.

Eric also survived living with this hobo for a year

Sometimes referred to as the Danny Almonte of Long Island Lacrosse, Eric was able to play in the U12 division of the Lynbrook Lacrosse League for a record 12 years due to his small stature.  Long considered to be a legal midget, Eric was allowed to play mostly because everybody felt bad for him, but in the meantime he racked up an impressive 10,382 goals, and after retirement, immediately flipped the growth switch, growing a remarkable 3 feet in his first 2 months in college.  League officials are in the midst of an investigation as to whether this sudden growth spurt was due to HGH, and as of now, his goal record has an asterisk.

Eric leads the Mean Green Machine against the Angry Blue Dragons in LLL U12 action in 2008

After adding the extra 36 inches and 100 pounds, Eric took his talents to South Bend, where he led the interhall hockey league in penalty minutes.  Every one of Eric's penalties resulted from checks, which are illegal in the league.  This shows Eric's true stupidity irrationality courage, as he believed that taking out opponents physically and mentally was well worth the two minutes in the box.  Eric's talents don't stop there, however, as he was also a tycoon in the business world, swindling almost $95,000 dollars in funds from the Lynbrook pool's concession stand.  He followed up that performance by bribing the judges and jury in his money laundering case, allowing him to win the case and take away $30,000 of his original "earnings."  After losing it all in a game of H-O-R-S-E, a quick-thinking Eric quickly went double-or-nothing on a game of NCAA football, which he won easily.

He then purchased this fine suit (Note - Eric was 17 years old in this picture)

Eric may come across as cocky at times, but after all of his accomplishments, this confidence is much more understandable.  He also has a philanthropic soul, as he is currently growing out his sick flow, brah, to donate to Locks of Love.  Donations can be made to support Eric at locksoflove.org