Joe was born and raised in Oakmont, PA, as one of the original Baby Boomers.
He was graduated in 1964 from Oakmont High School where he played an integral part of championship basketball and tennis teams, as well as being captain of the 1964 Golf team at historic Oakmont Country Club.
Joe matriculated to Denison University in Granville, Ohio in the fall of 1964. He played varsity basketball and was a member of a golf team that won four conference championships. He was graduated from Denison in the spring of 1968 with a B.A. in Economics.
After a year of graduate studies in Landscape Architecture at North Carolina State, Joe spent a major part of 1969 traveling in Europe.
Intrigued by the influence of European fashion on American culture, and sensing the immense social changes of the times, Joe spent the decade of the ’70′s opening a burgeoning chain of ladies’ clothing stores in Pittsburgh and Florida.
It was in the 70′s that Joe first became aware of the sports service industry. By 1979 he realized that his knowledge of personal service for the retail industry, and his handicapping talents were a combination that surpassed most of the 30 to 40 operators in the industry.
Joe opened the phone lines of Private Players of Pittsburgh in the fall of 1979. As a pioneer of the still growing sports service industry, Joe has been involved in virtually every phase of its development.
For nearly a decade in the mid-80′s, Joe co-authored “Playbook” with Marc Lawrence of Premier Picks. Later he wrote and edited “Power Plays” in conjuction with Steve Turner of Texas Sports Wire.
In the mid-80′s Joe was among the first to operate a group of highly successful 900 numbers, again pioneering industry change.
The 1990′s saw immense change in the area of technology and communication. With nearly two decades of experience, Joe’s expertise and advice were sought by numerous off-shore sportsbooks as they looked to gain a foothold in the industry.
It was also in this decade that 900 numbers were on their way to becoming extinct. Joe again transitioned seamlessly by opening his internet site www.thegreengorilla.com now called www.winningsportsadvice.com
Now it’s 2010. Even after 30 years in the industry, Joe is still seeking new and inventive ways to disseminate his information. Once again, Joe will reinforce his image as one of the true pioneers of this sports service industry.
October 2010, Joe released his latest with the Winning Sports Advice iTunes App. This puts all of his winners at your fingertips on your iPhone, iPad or iPod and is also the Best Value in the Nation. This App releases FB, BKB, Hockey, NHL, NASCAR & Soccer. In the Fall of 2011, we look to add even more sports and several strong handicappers for each sport.
No one has churned out more net winners than Joe in all major sports. Expertise, hard-work, and experience ensure that will continue.
FAQS ABOUT JOE
(Q.) How does Joe handicap games?
(A) He uses a combination (or blend) of fundamental, statistical, and situational handicapping. His style can be experienced in his written game analysis for his paid clients at winningsportsadvice.com or the App winning sports advice. Joe also has a group of close friends and associates on whom he relies for an exchange of information. Many of these are public names that you would recognize that have been in the business over 25 years. Others are Joe’s trusted private sources. Joe also gives verbal analysis of selections to his voice mail clients and on his original Pittsburgh Pipeline. This comp line at 1-412-967-9737 has been operational for over 30 years. It offers a daily free winner on a recorded message.
(Q) What is Joe’s record?
(A) Since 1979 Joe has provided his clients with more net profit than any other public handicapper. Second place isn’t even close. His 30+ year record is 57%. You can read how good 57% is by going to www.winningsportsadvice.com to read the article entailed “How good is 57%”? Or you can do a simple analysis for yourself by determining how much profit you would make, at your average bet size, over 100 or 1000 games. Compare that profit to that which you would have made in any other investment vehicle for a similar period of time. You will quickly see how good 57% is and why Joe has more repeat clientele than anyone in the industry.
(Q) How does Joe rate his games and how much should I play on each game?
(A) Since 1979, Joe has been unique in the industry in rating his games by percent of bankrole. His games are rated 2% (Strong opinion), 3% (Regular play), 4% (Strong play), and 5% (Top play). And the occasional 6% (super play). To determine what is your bankroll and how to use it got to Joe’s website www.winningsportsadvice.com and read his article on “Money Management”. It is the first thing Joe wrote when he opened his phone lines in 1979.
On Joe’s website and App, winningsportsadvice, Joe rates his games on a more conventional star basis for ease of use by the masses. These ratings can simply be translated to percentage of bankroll for people familiar to Joe’s rating scale.
(Q) How do I know Joe’s for real?
(A) Spending time at his website www.winningsportsadvice.com should give you all the answers you need. Joe is a prolific writer who authors all the material on the site ranging from topics including “Psychology of sports betting”, “Handicapping related articles”, as well as daily game analysis of current football, basketball and baseball games. There is also a complete biography of Joe on the site. Aside from reviewing that site, we invite you to do your due diligence. We are sure you will find reports that Joe is honest, hardworking and treats his clientele fairly. Including standard industry pricing for his selections. Joe is always available to speak to his late phone clients or website clientele at 1-800-678-7529.
