Chad Israelson grew up in Minnesota and began following the Minnesota Vikings at five years old. For the past 25 years, Chad has been a history instructor at Rochester Community and Technical College in southeast Minnesota, winning Outstanding Educator twice and serving as faculty president for six years. In addition, he taught history courses for Augsburg and Winona State universities. Chad serves as a political analyst for KTTC, Rochester's NBC-affiliated television station, and he was a columnist for Rochester's Post-Bulletin. Chad is an author of Minnesota sports books, including Kings of the North. He lives in La Crescent with his wife. They have raised two sons.