David ‘GrandPOObear’
Hunt
United States
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esports
Date of birth | April 11, 1985 |
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Birthplace | USA |
Age | 40 |
Nationality | United States |
Disciplines | Super Mario Bros. 3 / Speedrunning |
As an avid snowboarder growing up in the US state of Michigan, David Hunt idolised athletes like John Jackson and dreamed of one day emulating his snowboarding achievements. His love of the slopes took him to college in Colorado, and then to Lake Tahoe, where he continued to spend as much time as possible riding and working as a snowboarding instructor.
After a bad snowboarding accident left him severely injured and in months of recovery, Hunt turned to another passion to focus on. “I was bored on the couch, and I decided I wanted to become really good at one video game, Super Mario Bros. 3,” he says.