Name: John Zell
Position/School: Athletic Director Lima Senior
How long in position: 5 years
What do you love about your job: Watching motivated student athletes set goals and achieve them
What would students be surprised to know about you: I am the oldest of seven children
Did you ever get in trouble in school? If so, what for: Not really … In high school I knocked books out of a student’s hands and they went all over the hallway. I had to do 50 push-ups as a punishment.
What is your favorite childhood Christmas memory: Traveling with my family on Christmas Eve to visit all of my aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents that lived close to us.
Best Christmas present you ever received: Cincinnati Bengals football helmet and uniform
Worst Christmas present you ever received: Typewriter
What food do you refuse to eat: Fast food
Favorite sport to play: Baseball
Favorite sport to watch: OSU Football
If you were a baseball player and had a Walk Up Song, what would it be: Notorious Thugs – Biggie and Bone Thugs