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25 Things You Don’t Know About Me: Chris Harrison

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The host of The Bachelor, Chris Harrison, 38, (watch the ABC show's finale March 1 at 8 p.m., followed by After the Final Rose at 10 p.m.) shares the 25 things you don't know about him with UsMagazine.com.

1. The best concert I attended was for U2's Joshua Tree in Cardiff, Wales, 1987.

2. …so my son is named Joshua.

3. I was originally told I didn't get the job on The Bachelor.

Related: Revisit Bachelor stars' scandalous pasts.

4. When I bring my wife flowers, I rarely — if ever — give her roses.

5. My first job was in an ice cream shop in Dallas.

6. I also installed floors with a convict and a pothead who carried a gun. (Character-building!)

7. My first car was a 1971 Buick Centurion I bought for $100.

8. I have been cow-tipping.

9. I hate spicy food.

10. I got kicked out of a junior high athletic program 'cause I skipped basketball for soccer practice. (At the time, soccer was still a communist sport!)

11. I dreamed of playing pro soccer as a kid but would now like to play golf on the PGA tour.

See photos of stars who date athletes.

12. I'd consider trading one of my kids to play golf at Augusta.

13. I met my beautiful wife, Gwen, in college at a school mixer.

14. I got her attention by whistling at her. (She still married me.)

15. I wore argyle socks at my wedding. They weren't in style then either.

Related: See stars' personal wedding photos.

16. I have chased tornadoes.

17. I started my sportscasting career in Oklahoma City in the Saturday 6–8 A.M. slot.

18. I was working there the day the federal building was bombed.

19. My goal before going to L.A. in 1999 was to move home to Dallas and be a local sportscaster.

20. The Blues Brothers was the first R movie I saw.

21. I scored the first goal in the history of my university at the national soccer tournament.

22. I hosted the final Miss America pageant held on network TV.

23. I snuck into Super Bowl XXX to see the Dallas Cowboys beat the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Related: Look back at the 2010 Super Bowl and the stars who cheered on the Colts and Saints.

24. I celebrate a birthday season rather than just one day.

25. I don't believe in opening gifts on Christmas Eve.

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