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#4 Chase Hilgenbrick: Retired to become a Catholic priest
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Chase Hilgenbrick began his professional career in Chile as a defender after being undrafted by the MLS. While in Chile, he often visited churches to be connected spiritually and remind him of his childhood spent at Holy Trinity in his hometown.
He was then drafted into the MLS and made a few appearances for New England Revolution. His mind thoug,h was never in the game and he felt the pull of something greater – his religion. At 26, he retired from football and joined the Catholic Mount St. Mary's Seminary of the Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland to become a priest.
Father Chase is currently posted at St John's Catholic Newman Center at Champaign, Illinois.
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Arvind Sriram
After a brief and undistinguished stint as an electrical engineer, Arvind discovered his true calling was churning out hyperbolic prose about athletes he had never met.
A writer and editor with close to a decade’s experience, Arvind’s work has been published on Sky Sports, the BBC, the Guardian and other leading websites. He has attended multiple Grand Slams on the ground and provided coverage for Super Bowls and the NBA playoffs.
As a lifelong fan of Arsenal and the Indianapolis Colts, he has mastered the art of managing expectations and can convince anyone that finishing fourth is a moral victory.
When not armchair quarterbacking, Arvind spends his time playing blitz chess online, watching air crash documentaries and smashing controllers after his latest Weekend League defeat.
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