Talking Penn State Football History: Bob Parsons Tribute
This week we pay tribute to Bob Parsons, Penn State TE/Punter, who passed away on July 8, 2022. Bob played at Penn State from 1969-1971. He started out as a quarterback, but after John Hufnagel gained the starting job in 1970, he was moved…
Back When There Was Baseball: Gary Bell
We take the time machine back to the late 1950s through the late 1960s with our guest this week. Gary Bell joins us to talk about his great career. Gary was a pitcher with a career record of 121-117 with a 3.68 ERA. He was on that great Cleveland Indians…
Talking College Football History: 1977 Texas Football Season with Guest Randy McEachern
We continue our look at that great 1977 college football season this week. Texas was the only undefeated team before the bowl games that season and our guest was the quarterback of that team. Randy McEachern joins us to talk about that great…
Talking Penn State Football History: Shelly Hammonds
Our guest this week was one of Penn State's most versatile players in history. Shelly Hammonds came on the scene in 1990 at Chestnut Hill, MA when he rushed for over 200 yards as the Lions defeated Boston College 40-21. He was moved…
Back When There Was Baseball: Father’s Day Special
Two members of the PennSports.live family had fathers who played in the Minor Leagues and this episode will honor those fathers. My co-host, Steve Schaaf's father, Charles Dean Schaaf, played from 1955-1957 in the Baltimore Orioles organization. Tim…
Talking College Football History: Bill Singler
We travel back to the mid-1970s this week to the Pacific 8 (PAC-8) conference with our destination being Palo Alto, CA and the Stanford University campus. Bill Singler joins me to talk about his career at Stanford (1971-1975). Bill was a wide receiver at…
Sports Authors Showcase: View from the Booth: Four Decades With the Phillies by Chris Wheeler
Rex Naylor sits down with Chris Wheeler this week to discuss his book View from the Booth: Four Decades with the Phillies. Wheels talks about his career with the Phillies which started in 1971 through the publication of the…
Talking Penn State Football History: Chet Parlavecchio
We have a member of Linebacker U with me this week and quite a linebacker he was. Chet Parlavecchio joins us to discuss his career at Penn State as well as his follow-up career coaching football. Chet was one of the most intense linebackers to…
Back When There Was Baseball: Steve Balboni
Our guest this week is Steve “Bye Bye” Balboni. Our co-host, Steve Schaaf, played in the 1977 Division II College World Series with Steve Balboni, which adds an interesting take to this podcast. Balboni was introduced to America during the…
