We’re so excited to introduce this week’s campus cutie, Casey! He is one of the most active and genuine people, and is indeed an all-around sports person. Casey, in fact, is one of the most treasured players of the McGill Redmen football team, and gives back as a high school level hockey team coach!
To find out more about him, keep reading!
The Basics
Name: Casey Erin Cook
Area of Study and Year: Human Resources Management, Second Year
Horoscope: Libra
Hometown: Notre Dame de Grace, Quebec
The Specifics
Why did you choose your program? I want to study Sports Management—Human Resources gives me a good base of knowledge for the field.
What else are you involved in outside of your program? I coach and train young hockey players at the high school level.
Any other hobbies? I play the piano.
Describe yourself in three words: Passionate, competitive, hungry.
Describe your future wife in three words: Passionate, caring, understanding.
Complete the sentence: “It’s the best feeling when…”? It’s the best feeling when scoring a touchdown. For a moment, the world stands still.
Favourites
Favourite food: I’m a sushi guy!
Favourite drink: I love carbonated water
Favourite candy: Any watermelon candy
Favourite thing about yourself: My spirituality
Favourite movie: “Blow” (was released in 2001, directed by Ted Demme, starring Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz!)
Getting Deep
Best Redmen moment? Beating Concordia in the Shrine Bowl game in my rookie season.
I bet! Wasn’t that a special game for you? It actually was, I broke the school record.
What record? Single game receiving yards record for receiving yards with 294 yards. It was a wild 53-52 OT finish against our cross-town rivals.
(The picture above is actually from the legendary game itself. Way to go Casey!)
Strangest thing you’ve done at McGill: Walk around campus in a pukesuit.
It’s 3 AM on Friday night/Saturday morning. Where are you, and with who? I am probably out somewhere making the best of a mediocre situation surrounded by great people.
If you were a girl and you saw yourself on Tinder, would you swipe right? I hope so!
Weird obsession you had as a kid: Re-watching movies we would rent at least 5 times before returning them.
Role model: My Grandfather who was a war veteran.
Dream family structure: I’ll figure that one out when the time’s right.
Stay tuned for more cuties like Casey!
Images contributed by the interviewee.