Hammer and Rails · Nov 1, 2022
And now, standing 6’ 3 from Crown Point, Indiana...
Hello fellow Purdue diehards and readers! I am Ryan Bonaparte, one of the new Hammer and Rails writers on SB Nation. I am quite excited to be here, and I would like to introduce myself to you and share a bit of my story as a Boilermaker and beyond into this role.
When I was little, I embarked on the incredible journey to move from the Chicago suburbs to Northwest Indiana. Having survived such a grueling move, I grew up in Crown Point, attending Crown Point High School. If you look up Sasha Stefanovic’s buzzer-beating shot against Valparaiso in sectionals, you will find me in the student section painted red as the Kool Aid Man.