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November 19th, 2009, 04:10 PM
11-18-2009 04:56 PM

Just call N.J.'s Christie 'Governor Blue Hen'

Garden State’s new chief executive a die-hard UD football fan.

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Since he won the election to be New Jersey’s next governor, Chris Christie has gotten a lot of attention for being an avid fan of fellow Garden State native Bruce Springsteen.

Christie, who’s been to more than 120 Springsteen shows, also has a passion in the First State. The 1984 University of Delaware grad and former UD student council president loves Blue Hens football games as much as the Boss, his close friends say.

The 47-year-old Republican has had season tickets to Delaware Stadium for about 20 years, although the grind of this year’s campaign caused him to miss all of this season’s home games, something that had never happened before. Christie normally makes most of the home games.

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