If he was close to his mother growing up, then why would he want to change it as an adult?

"For as long as he can remember, McFarland hasn't responded to Anthony or Tony or any other name. He goes by the name his mom gave him at the age of 2, a nickname that has stuck for the last quarter-century, a moniker his family still uses to this day.

Booger.

"I was a bad kid, getting into a lot of wild stuff," McFarland said. "I used to get called a lot of different things. But that was just the one that stuck."