Jan 31, 2013

Matt ‘Fan Man’ Andrews: The Godfather of Baltimore Ravens fans

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Forest Hill resident Matt Andrews has been a die-hard Baltimore Ravens fan since the team came in 1996. He now has a fan bus filled with paraphernalia and mementos, as well as a group of men and women who join him at rallies, parties, charity events and anywhere else the Fan Man will go. Check out these photos from The Aegis and The Baltimore Sun, and the video below.

: Fan Man is seen here in 2005, flanked by Rick Bowles on the left and Dale “Maniac” Davis on the right. (Gene Sweeney Jr./Baltimore Sun Staff)

: Ravin’ Rick, left, and Fan Man Andrews, right, pose for a quick photo with young fans Ryan and Dominic Bonitz during a rally in Bel Air. (Matt Button/Aegis staff)

: Fan Man gets the crowd pumped up as he and fellow Bus Boy “Ravin’ Rick” Dixon arrive for a Ravens rally at in Bel Air. (Matt Button/Aegis staff)

: Matt “Fan Man” Andrews gets the crowd pumped up at a Ravens rally at Armory Park in Bel Air. (Matt Button/Aegis staff)

: Fan Man purple and feathers himself before every home game. (File photo)

: The back of the fan bus. From the left, Ravin’ Rick, Fan Man, Maniac and Camo Man. (Photo courtesy of Matt Andrews)

: Lauren Mueller “Da Ravens Hon” tells the crowd what she thinks about the upcoming playoff game on Sunday with Ravin’ Rick, right, and Fan Man, left, during a Ravens Rally in Bel Air. (Photo by Nicole Munchel)

: Fan Man rides his motorcycle down 36th Street during the 39th Annual Mayor’s Christmas Parade in Hampden on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011. (Photo by Karen Jackson)

: Fan Man, center, cheers on the Ravens while they take on the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sept. 19, 2004. Flanking him on the left is Matt Lane and on the right is Dale “Maniac” Davis. (Kenneth L. Lam/Baltimore Sun Staff)

: The Fan Man has his own bobble head figure, which he occasionally will autograph and give out to his own fans. (Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun Staff)

: The Fan Man and Poetic Justice, one of his sidekicks, strike a pose in front of the Ravens fan bus in Sept. 2007. (Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun Staff)