Bios
#21 Billy Hoke | BOSS MAN
Full Name: William Albert Hoke
Birthplace: Mount Vernon, Iowa
Height: 5-10
Weight: 190 lbs.
Positions: Booker/Packer/Crew Chief
Experience: 6 years
College: University of Iowa
Degree: European History
Billy joined Adamantine Spine in the summer of 2001 and quickly became a customer favorite with his herculean feats of strength and hot-pink Huffy bicycle.
2006-7 Statistics
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RFG
W/D
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LRG
LGT
MED
HVY
HR
MI
Season
160
128
82
115
189
1514
624
3289
1654
892
1314
72K
Career
1228
1101
783
924
1724
11K
4135
21K
12K
6127
5012
135K
#32 Eric Jones | EXECUTIVE TYPE
Full Name: Eric Jones
Birthplace: Hartford, CT
Height: 6-2
Weight: 185 lbs.
Positions: Booker/Packer/Crew Chief
Experience: 7 years
College: Middlebury College, U of Iowa
Degrees: English, Nonfiction Writing
When Eric isn't working on moving jobs, he's writing -- sometimes moving stories about moving stores.
2006-7 Statistics
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MV
PJ
RFG
W/D
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SM
LRG
LGT
MED
HVY
HR
MI
Season
142
122
71
105
192
1612
601
3145
1509
827
1254
38K
Career
1197
976
783
902
1643
11K
4034
20K
12K
6012
6572
112K
#4 Tony Gray | OPERATIONS MANAGER
Full Name: Tony Allan Gray II
Birthplace: Oskaloosa, Iowa
Height: 6-2
Weight: 175 lbs.
Positions: Operations Manager/Crew Leader
Experience:5 years
Drafted: Year:2007 Round:1 Pick:2
Don't let Tony's laid-back style, surfer's physique, and Baywatch tan fool you into thinking he's from California -- he may have been born in Cali, but he was raised an Iowa country boy. Ah, rural youth!
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RFG
W/D
TV
SM
LRG
LGT
MED
HVY
HR
MI
Season
121
25
41
53
78
613
422
1693
820
412
194
28,231
Career
218
38
65
76
101
1543
465
2321
1237
645
782
52K
#17 Neil Smith | OFFICE MANAGER
Full Name: Neil William Smith
Birthplace: Gainesville, Florida
Height: 6-2
Weight: 277 lbs.
Positions: Office Manager/Survivalist
Experience: 1 year
Drafted: Year:2006 Round:1 Pick:3
The only member of the Spine crew who does his grocery shopping at Sharpless Auction (ask him about great deals on bulk grits), Neil is a jeddi master of the phone, fax, internet, and dewey decimal system.
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LGT
MED
HVY
HR
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Season
88
48
41
53
78
814
322
1693
820
412
1012
4100
Career
125
56
50
58
101
1290
534
2321
1237
645
980
6550
#22 Chad Baier | MOVER
Full Name: Chad "The Bear" Baier
Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah
Height: 5-10
Weight: 205 lbs.
Positions: Moving Specialist
Experience: 1 year
College: West Coast College
Drafted: Year:2006 Round:1 Pick:17
Chad, affectionately known as "the bear," is a beast when moving a grand piano, a soft-spoken gentleman when taking care of customers, and a genius when wailing on his guitar.
2006-7 Statistics
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PJ
RFG
W/D
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SM
LRG
LGT
MED
HVY
HR
MI
Season
68
10
23
40
62
678
289
1312
745
310
297
5860
Career
121
10
42
51
98
1201
480
2140
1204
619
584
10780
#57 Roger Hughes| CREW LEADER
Full Name:Roger William Hughes II
Birthplace: Marion, Iowa
Height:6-0
Weight: 195 lbs.
Positions: Crew Chief
Experience: 2 years
College: Kirkwood Community College
Drafted: Year:2006 Round:1 Pick:4
Don't let his pedigreed name and bookish spectacles fool you -- Roger stretches a compound bow taut, like Pavarotti belts out Nessun Dorma from Turandot.
2006-7 Statistics
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W/D
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MED
HVY
HR
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Season
189
36
63
74
105
1224
598
1657
1634
804
714
12350
#47 Corey Brown| CREW LEADER
Full Name: Corey Brown
Birthplace: Houston, Texas
Height: 6-3
Weight: 305 lbs.
Positions: Crew Leader / Driver
Experience: 1 year
School: The University of Iowa
Drafted: Year:2008 Round:1 Pick:1
A former University of Iowa Hawkeye Football stand-out, Corey always brings his A-Game to Spine customers, along with a generous serving of southern gentleman charm!
2008 Statistics
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MV
PJ
RFG
W/D
TV
SM
LRG
LGT
MED
HVY
HR
MI
Season
172
23
47
82
175
675
390
761
1221
898
4680
11K
#39 Joe Koch | MOVER
Full Name: Joseph Koch
Birthplace: Bettendorf, Iowa
Height: 6-0
Weight: 205 lbs.
Positions: Crew Leader
Experience: 3 years
School: The University of Iowa, Iowa State
Drafted: Year:2006 Round:1 Pick:3
You might guess from his bespetacled visage that Joe is not only a mover and a gentleman, but also a scholar (of community planning to be exact). Go ahead and makes his day: Ask him about zoning!
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LRG
LGT
MED
HVY
HR
MI
Season
32
7
21
45
53
956
731
521
765
322
714
2227
Career
162
72
198
352
256
1232
910
20K
32k
808
1920
12K
#99 Chris "Kit" Parsons | CREW LEADER
Full Name: Christopher Parsons
Birthplace: Sioux City, Iowa
Height: 6-0
Weight: 175 lbs.
Positions: Crew Leader
Experience: 5 years
Drafted:Year:2008 Round:1 Pick:3
Chris comes to the Spine with tons of moving experience (literally!) and a gentle smile that's sure to warm the heart of even the most stressed out relocator.
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RFG
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SM
LRG
LGT
MED
HVY
HR
MI
Season
51
12
23
41
87
766
350
2200
3421
875
414
12K
Career
378
76
122
243
390
1289
2346
8790
12980
4987
5000
98K
#44 Jason Wakenight | MOVER
Full Name: Jason Wakenight
Birthplace: Elmhurst, Illinois
Height: 6-2
Weight: 165 lbs.
Positions: Mover / Crew Leader
Experience: 2 years
School: The University of Iowa
Drafted: Year:2007 Round:1 Pick:7
A middle distance runner for the University of Iowa Men's Track Team, Jason doesn't know the word middle (or middling) when it comes to service: he goes long distance for all his customers!
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LRG
LGT
MED
HVY
HR
MI
Season
75
15
33
56
111
1209
435
2567
4309
901
631
2400
Career
75
15
33
56
111
1209
435
2567
4309
901
631
2400
#33 Dallas Brown | MOVER
Full Name: Dallas "Downtown" Brown
Birthplace: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Height: 5-9
Weight: 160 lbs.
Positions: Mover
Experience: 3 years
Drafted: Year:2006 Round:1 Pick:4
Though his name might call to mind the glamour and glitz of that metropolis 800 some odd miles to our south, Mr. Bown's 200-watt smile and baby blues prove he's 100% Iowa-born and -bred.
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MED
HVY
HR
MI
Season
38
6
35
54
86
750
567
782
981
403
312
2400
Career
176
23
98
124
145
1440
1200
2109
3112
870
780
6300
#59 Dan Peoples | MOVER
Full Name: Daniel William Peoples
Birthplace: Bouton, Iowa
Height: 6-0
Weight: 155 lbs.
Positions: Crew Leader
Experience: 2 years
School: The University of Iowa
Drafted: Year:2007 Round:1 Pick:5
Dan's personal best in the 600-meters with the Iowa Men's Track Team might be a blazing 1:22.34, but he's just as fast with a dolly and a load of boxes.
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MED
HVY
HR
MI
Season
55
5
21
35
64
940
698
868
1230
508
487
2200
Career
55
5
21
35
64
940
698
868
1230
508
487
2200
#26 Davis Linden | MOVER
Full Name: Davis Allen Linden
Birthplace: Grinnell, Iowa
Height: 6-0
Weight: 165 lbs.
Positions: Mover
Experience: 2 years
School: The University of Iowa
Drafted: Year:2007 Round:1 Pick:1
A standout business student at the U of I, Davis knows the difference between a gross and a net profit (which is more than we can say for the owners).
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SM
LRG
LGT
MED
HVY
HR
MI
Season
32
4
15
27
43
250
173
659
908
470
265
1100
Career
32
4
15
27
43
250
173
659
908
470
265
1100
#34 Mark Peters | OG
Full Name: Mark Harold Jay Peters
Birthplace: Charlotte, Michigan
Height: 6-2
Weight: 175 lbs.
Positions: Founder in Chieftain
Experience: 8 years
School: Haman Elementary
Diet: Vegan
Having slept on a couch for the past ten years it is not surprising that Mark is intimately familiar with the anatomy of sectional furniture. [more]
2006-7 Statistics
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LRG
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MED
HVY
HR
MI
Season
5
1
2
4
3
42
34
68
54
47
714
2400
Career
1078
1054
783
924
1510
10K
4010
20K
11K
5808
4920
112K
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