Back When There Was Baseball: Jerry Crawford
Our guest this week is former National League umpire Jerry Crawford. Jerry comes from a family of officials. His father Shag was a Major League umpire from 1955-1975 and his brother Joey, was an NBA official from 1977-2016. Jerry started out…
Talking College Football History: Chris Woods
Chris Woods joins me this week. Chris played at Auburn from 1980-1983, which included the last year of Coach Doug Barfield's tenure and the start of Coach Pat Dye's regime. He was a wide receiver playing in a wishbone offense and his years in…
Talking Penn State Football History: John Shaffer
We are privileged to have the quarterback of Penn State's last national championship team as our guest this week. John Shaffer joins us to discuss his recruitment to Penn State from Cincinnati Moeller High School along with the trials and tribulations…
Back When There Was Baseball: Rick Wise
Rick Wise joins us this week to talk about his outstanding career. Rick's career was lengthy, 1963-1982, with only parts of 3 seasons in the Minor Leagues. He started 8 games for the 1964 Phillies in a year in which the Phillies collapsed at the end of…
Talking College Football History: Dale Castro
We journey to College Park, MD this week with our guest, Dale Castro. Dale played for the Terrapins from 1978-1980. He walked onto the football program after an illness ended his college baseball career. Dale punted for Maryland in 1978, then added…
Talking Penn State Football History: Jim Rosecrans Tribute
We pay tribute to Jim Rosecrans this week. Jim passed away on December 22, 2022, at the age of 69. He attended Penn State and played the linebacker position from 1971-1975. Jim was banged up for a lot of his career but had a very good senior season…
Sports Authors Showcase/Back When There Was Baseball: Zack Minasian
Zack Minasian joins us this week to talk about his book Lasorda University: A Recollection of My Summer of '68 with Tommy Lasorda and the Ogden Dodgers in our combined Sports Authors Showcase and Back When There Was Baseballpodcasts. Zack…
Back When There Was Baseball: Steve Whitaker
Steve Whitaker joins us this week. Steve played from 1962-1972 with parts of 5 seasons in the Big Leagues. He started out in the Yankees organization and talks about playing in Yankee Stadium (when the monuments were in the field of play) with Mickey…
Talking College Football History: John Wangler
We honor the 1980 Michigan season this week. This season culminated in Bo Schembechler's first bowl win which was also his first Rose Bowl victory. John Wangler is our guest this week to discuss that season and his career. Wangler was the quarterback of…
