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Don’t Worry, Pete Becker’s Still Around
Any old fans of the Talented Mr. Roto site might have some trouble finding Pete Becker these days … unless they speak French.
According to his fantasy survey on ESPN.com — which the Worldwide Leader is having its fantasy personalities fill out — “Becker” is now writing under his given name: Pierre Becquey.
“I’ve gone by the pen name of Pete Becker for the past five years, but the reasons for it no longer exist,” he writes.
He doesn’t go into greater detail, but you can count on…
Business Profile
Organization: Fantasy Sports Writers Association
Launch date: 2004
The close of the NFL season ends the busiest portion of the calendar for many around the fantasy sports industry, but it opens the most hectic stretch for the FSWA. Board members are working feverishly to process entries for the association’s fifth annual writer awards, which will be given out later this month. Even so, President Mike Beacom — who succeeds Ryan Houston and Kirk Bouyelas in that position — managed to find time to sit down and answer some questions for FSB.com.
1) What was the motivation for the formation of the FSWA?
Personal Profile
Name: Ngozika Nwaneri
Nickname: FWG Wani
Job title(s): founder and president of Amiri Business Solutions Ltd., the parent company to PASPN.net
Full-time in fantasy? Yes
Age: 29
Education: Electrical Engineering & Computer Science MIT Class of 2001
Family status: Single
Favorite fantasy sport to play and why: Fantasy football, because of the close friends and colleagues I play with each year.
Favorite sport to watch: NFL Football
Favorite team (any sport): Detroit Pistons &am…
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