Oct. 27, 2015
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By Miranda Kulp, GoPSUsports.com Student Staff Writer
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- For some, it's easy to remember the first time they were at Penn State. For Penn State men's soccer player Noah Pilato, he's been coming to campus before he can even remember.
From northern Virginia, Pilato was born and raised a Nittany Lion. Although he's only been a student here for two years, the Pilato family has had connections to State College for generations.
"We're definitely a Penn State family. Both my parents grew up around State College so we've always been huge Nittany Lion fans. I've been coming to campus since I was a little kid," stated Noah Pilato.
Pilato has grandparents that live close to campus and also has an older brother that graduated from Penn State back in 2014.
"There are pictures of me before I was able to walk in Beaver Stadium with my dad. It's funny how long I've been coming to sporting events for Penn State," said Pilato. "It's crazy because I've been around Penn State and have gone to the university's soccer camps for as long as I can remember so being on the team and being a student here is an amazing feeling."
Not only is Pilato's family a fan of Penn State, his family name is well known around State College. Noah is the nephew of the Penn State famous mural painter Michael Pilato.
Most famous for his "Inspiration" mural downtown on Heister Street, Michael Pilato has been decorating downtown since 2000.
"It's really cool when people see my last name they always ask me about my uncle and how he's doing," said Pilato.
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