NAME:  Eddie Bridge
 
HOMETOWN AS A STUDENT-ATHLETE:  West Chester, PA
                       
CURRENT HOMETOWN:   Leesburg, VA
 
HIGH SCHOOL/GRADUATION YEAR:  Salesianum School, Wilmington, DE in 1990
 
MAJOR AT SHEPHERD:  Economics, thanks to Dr. John Shultz and Dr. Kathy Reid for being great mentors
 
SPORT(S) THAT I PARTICIPATED IN AT SHEPHERD:   Soccer ('91 to '94) and Basketball ('90 to '94)
 
COACHES THAT I HAD AT SHEPHERD:  Mike Doran -  Soccer; Ron Gerlufsen and Denny Alexander - Basketball
 
FAVORITE ATHLETE GROWING UP:  Akeem Olajuwon – Former Keeper and Hall of Fame Basketball player
 
CURRENT FAVORITE ATHLETE:  LeBron James
 
FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM GROWING UP:  Philadelphia Eagles
 
CURRENT FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM:  Philadelphia Eagles
 
FAVORITE MEAL:  Sushi
 
FAVORITE MOVIE:  Christmas Vacation
 
FAVORITE TV SHOW:  Billions
 
MY FAVORITE BAND/ARTIST IS:  O.A.R. 
 
THE LAST SHOW THAT I HAVE BINGE-WATCHED IS:  The Office
 
TO RELAX I LIKE TO:  BBQ
 
IF I COULD EAT DINNER WITH ANYONE IN HISTORY IT WOULD BE:   Grandpop Bridge, he lived through a pandemic, two World Wars and Great Depression
 
MY FAVORITE FORM OF SOCIAL MEDIA IS:  LinkedIn
 
MY FAVORITE PERSON TO FOLLOW ON TWITTER:  @SURamsOfficial
 
I CHOSE SHEPHERD OVER: The Coast Guard Academy
 
MY FIRST THOUGHT STEPPING ON THE SHEPHERD CAMPUS WAS:  how friendly the people were 
 
THE FAVORITE CLASS THAT I HAVE TAKEN AT SHEPHERD WAS:  Business Statistics, I met my future wife in the class
 
THE MOST CHALLENGING CLASS THAT I HAVE TAKEN AT SHEPHERD WAS: English Literature
 
MY FAVORITE INSTRUCTOR AT SHEPHERD WAS:  Dr. Schultz
 
THE FUNNIEST PLAYER ON MY TEAM(S) WAS:  Jon Cousins in Soccer and Scott Yurish in Basketball
 
MY FAVORITE MEMORY AT SHEPHERD WAS:  Beating West Virginia Wesleyan in soccer.  It was the culmination of a young program getting a signature win against former national champs.   
 
THE MODERN CONVENIENCE THAT I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT IS:  Cell Phone
 
VERY FEW PEOPLE KNOW THAT I:  am an amateur grill master
 
WHAT I HAVE DONE AFTER SHEPHERD:  I married Lisa Eckert (Shepherd class of 1994) in 1996 and we have two sons – Matthew, age 20 and Collin, age 18.  I've enjoyed coaching and watching them play sports as they have grown into fine, young men.  Professionally, I have worked for the FHLBanks Office of Finance for the past 23 years in various positions in Capital Markets.  Currently, I am the Director of Funding.