Wall of FanFame

Legendary fans. Iconic stories. This is the Wall of FanFame. Click each bio to learn more.

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Matt N / Boston Celtics 🏀

Matt is an Air Force veteran, devoted dad, and lifelong Boston Celtics fan whose life has been defined by resilience and reinvention. After 29 moves, a deployment to Iraq, and a nationally televised homecoming surprise for his family on the parquet at TD Garden, Matt turned personal trials into fuel for creativity, launching a podcasting career that evolved into Bake and Shake Worldwide.

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Mike Vivalo / New York Giants & Yankees

Mike Vivalo is an award-winning author, sports personality, and creative storyteller, Mike blends humor, culture, and athletics—once going viral for his clever Derek Jeter sign—and channels that same energy into his children’s book Goodnight Cooperstown and the kid-inspired Grocery Stars brand.

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Luke Lorick / the Wildest College Football Tailgates

Luke Lorick is a South Carolina native who turned his love of tailgating into the business Tailgating Challenge, celebrating the creativity and community behind game day traditions. From appearing on ESPN’s SEC Network to landing a cameo in the Barbie movie with his truck-bed mini fridge moment, Luke’s journey captures the spirit of a true superfan.

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Kansas City Chiefs / Zachariah Partney 🏈

Zachariah Partney’s journey from a Kansas City kid raised on Chiefs fandom by his grandfather to the inspiring “KC Warrior” is a powerful story of turning passion into purpose. After his grandfather’s passing in 2017, he created his persona to honor that legacy while spreading positivity, guided by his motto to rise above hate and believe in oneself.

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Olive Mannella & Frankie aka “Dadosaur”

Frankie and Olive Mannella, the Minnesota-based father-daughter duo behind The Mannella Fam, turned everyday family fun into a viral sensation during the pandemic, with Olive documenting her dad Frankie’s long-standing “Dadosaur” persona on TikTok.

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