Back When There Was Baseball: May 17, 1979: Phillies 23, Cubs 22
1979 marks the 45th anniversary of the great game between the Cubs and Phillies. The date was May 17, 1979, the location was Wrigley Field in Chicago, and the wind was blowing out at 17-18 miles/hour. Both starting pitchers (Phillies - Randy…
Talking College Football History: Coach John L. Smith and Chris Smeland
This week we explore the Louisville football turnaround in the late 1990s/early 2000's. We are looking at a little later time-period than normal, but we couldn't pass up the opportunity to host Coach John L. Smith and his Defensive Coordinator…
Sports Authors Showcase: Ara's Knights: Ara Parseghian and the Golden Era of Notre Dame Football by Frank Pomarico
We are privileged to have Frank Pomarico this week who wrote a book with Ray Serafin titled Ara's Knights: Ara Parseghian and the Golden Era of Notre Dame Football. Frank was one of the captains of that great 1973 Notre Dame national…
Talking Penn State Football History: Lance Mehl
This week's feature is one of Penn State's unsung defensive players. He played at Penn State from 1976-1979. When he was moved to linebacker in 1978, he excelled for his junior and senior seasons at PSU. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the 3rd…
Back When There Was Baseball: Rick Wise
June 23, 2021 marked the 50th anniversary of one of the greatest achievements in not only Philadelphia Phillies, but also MLB history. Rick Wise pitched a no-hitter on that Wednesday evening in Cincinnati while also hitting 2 home runs.…
Talking College Football History: John Rienstra
John Rienstra joins us this week on the podcast to talk about his Temple career (1981-1985) and his NFL career which lasted from 1986-1992 with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns. John will state that he played for 3 Super Bowl winning…
Talking Penn State Football History: Chuck Burkhart
Who was the only Penn State quarterback to win every game he started (minimum of 2 years)? The answer would be Chuck Burkhart (1967-1969) and he is our guest this week. Sit back and listen to Chuck recall those great years of 1968 and 1969. He talks…
Back When There Was Baseball: Ken Berry
Ken Berry joins us on the podcast this week. Ken played in the Majors from 1962-1975 and was considered one of the best defensive center fielders of that era. He won two Gold Glove Awards (1970 and 1972) and was an All-Star in 1967. You have to wonder…
Talking College Football History: Doug Graber
Doug Graber joins me this week on the podcast. Doug coached for over 30 years at every level. He coached high school, Division II and Division I at the collegiate level, the NFL and the World League of American Football. He was the head coach at…
