Howard Perch, 50, from Ormond Beach, Florida, was born in Long Island, New York, and was raised in Port Washington, NY. Howard Perch attended Flagler Palm Coast High School, where he played baseball and football, earning first team All-State honors in baseball and first-team All-Area special teams football player in 1984. In the same year, he was also briefly held the world record for playing basketball at 104 continuous hours. Mr. Perch is a hospital administrator and consultant at Florida Hospital Oceanside.