To be a Mountaineer means to be a representative of something bigger than yourself. It’s stated right there in the Merriam-Webster definition. Getting down to the root of it, a mountaineer is a native inhabitant of a mountainous region.
When Pat McAfee spent four years in his home among the hills, West Virginia, he was a fan-favorite due to his likable personality, crazy antics and reliable kicking leg.
As he’s gone on to greener pastures with the Indianapolis Colts, he takes those same traits with him.
Of course, there was the time he received death threats and woke up intoxicated in a river.