Big Kenny Shane credits his father with all of the success he has achieved throughout his life of playing football.  Shane said his dad got him into it and just kept on him all of the time to make him a better player.  He played on a traveling team as a kid, and would blossom into a complete player while attending his high school in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Shane progressed all the way up to the Big-10 level, where he played at Michigan State during the Drew Stanton era.  He said he is really having fun playing for the Mahoning Valley Thunder and sees it as an opportunity to stay in shape in hopes of moving to the next level.  The next level in this case would be the UFL, or AF1 if it starts back up.

Kenny likes to take in Sportscenter on ESPN when he has the chance.  Other than that he will watch a movie when time permits.

Shane, like many other Thunder players, likes Jeremiah Bullfrogs.  He told me that he likes to get the different burgers that Bullfrogs offers and will change it up from time-to-time in search of that perfect burger.

Kenny has an X-Box 360 and is currently playing Rainbow 6: Vegas 2.  He listens to Rap and R & B and told me if he could only take one CD with him somewhere it would be T.I.

A few weeks back, an errant snap gave Shane a chance to prove that big guys can handle the ball.  The errant snap was never touched by the holder, Jermain Moye, and ended up in then-Thunder kicker Nathan Palkovic‘s hands.  Shane scrambled around and was the open guy in the middle.  He caught the ball on about the five and dragged a pile of bodies inside the one, but came up just short.  “I played some tight end.  There were a couple of times against Albany where passes came my way, but they were intercepted.”

Kenny likes the area, seems to be enjoying his time with the Thunder and hopes the team can string together some wins to end the season.