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Fran "The Fan" Vojik- fvojik@yahoo.com

Fran Vojik has been a contributor to the Ravens24X7 site since 2005, first as a regular on the "Letters to T.L." page, then as the author of the Fran the Fan column.  A huge NFL football fan and a former season ticket holder of the Baltimore Colts, he now roots on the Ravens from his corner end zone seat in M&T Bank Stadium.  His work makes him a regular traveler to various pro football cities and he’s an avid reader of all pro football web sites.  He brings a passionate and humorous perspective to the world of professional football.

Born in Highlandtown, and a graduate of Calvert Hall College and the University of Maryland, he lives on Furnace Creek in northern Anne Arundel County.  He and his girlfriend, Sandy, have recently renovated his Man Cave, known as the “The Sports Palace," which contains many mementos from the Colts and Ravens eras, as well the Baltimore Orioles.

On days the Ravens play at home, Fran can usually be found tailgating at the Baltimore Fire Fighters Union Hall Local 734 , supporting the organization’s Widow’s and Orphan’s fund.

Recent Articles By Fran "The Fan" Vojik

HOUSE CLEANING

HOUSE CLEANING The Super Bowl is over, the players are off for a couple of months, coaching staffs are busy evaluating draft picks, the front office is plotting roster moves, and we Ravens fans are left to ruminate on WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN.  It’s time to...

Changes are Coming

Changes are Coming I waited a few days to write this column, following what was for all Ravens fans one of the bitterest losses ever suffered by a Baltimore sport team.  It helped that I had to leave for Atlanta on business early Monday morning, sparing me what I ...

No Fear Factor

No Fear Factor Fran the Fan  The Ravens beat a tough Houston Texans in a tight, tense game that, after a blow-out 1st quarter, turned out to be much closer than the final score indicated.  I listened to the radio broadcast from my end zone seat and Gerr...

FRAN THE FAN: Wild Card Weekend!

FRAN THE FAN: Wild Card Weekend! It’s nice to sit back and analyze playoff games that, for once, don’t involve the Ravens.  Like many of this site’s readers, I’ve evaluated and reevaluated each team’s chances to move to the Divisional Round.  ...

FRAN THE FAN: Orange Crushed

FRAN THE FAN: Orange Crushed The Ravens earned a long-sought playoff bye and home game by beating the Bengals in a game that was just a little closer than the final score indicated.  Many football pundits had the Bengals winning this game, thus banishing the Ravens to anoth...

FRAN THE FAN: All I Want for New Year’s Is…..

FRAN THE FAN: All I Want for New Year’s Is….. A win this Sunday.  That’s all.  After 16 weeks, it comes down to this.  The Ravens are playoff bound, but need to either win this game or have the clearly improbable take place – a Steelers loss in Cleveland – to get...

A West Coast Christmas Present

A West Coast Christmas Present Thank you, Jim Harbaugh.  Because of the beat down your 49ers gave Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers Monday night, I gratefully changed the original title of this column – Road Kill.  The Baltimore Sun used it earlier in the week in...

Fran the Fan: RELENTLESS

Fran the Fan: RELENTLESS That’s the caption on my Ravens PSL Owner Card.  Relentless.  That’s what the Ravens have been since that dispiriting loss to the Seahawks 3 weeks ago.  With solid wins over 2 good teams and one retched one, the Ravens are ...

Consistently Inconsistent

Consistently Inconsistent What is going on with the Ravens?  Can’t stand prosperity?  Can’t carry over a big win to the next week against lesser competition?  The Ravens lost again, on the road, to another crappy team that, on paper, has no business...

"The Drive", Baltimore Style

"The Drive", Baltimore Style Among pro football fans, “The Drive” is a well-known acronym for the offensive series in the 4th quarter of the 1987 AFC Championship Game in which John Elway, in a span of just over 5 minutes, led the Denver Broncos on a 98 yard drive ag...

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