Back When There Was Baseball: Gary Ryerson
There are two MLB pitchers that were inflicted with polio that we know of. We had Rich Hand on this podcast a few weeks ago and now we have the second, Gary Ryerson. Gary talks about pitching with polio and doing so effectively. He was very close to…
Talking College Football History: Darrell Thompson
We are blessed to have one of the best running backs in Minnesota Golden Gopher history as our guest this week. Darrell Thompson played from 1986-1989 under head coach John Gutekunst who had taken over for Lou Holtz. Darrell is…
Talking Penn State Football: Ron Hostetler
Penn State is known as "Linebacker U" and our guest was part of that special group. Ron Hostetler joins us on the show this week and he was an outstanding linebacker, although he came to Penn State as a quarterback. Ron played in…
Sports Authors Showcase: Just Like Me: When the Pros Played on the Sandlot by Kelly Park
Kelly Park is featured this week as he discusses his book Just Like Me: When the Pros Played on the Sandlot. Listen to the interview Rex conducted with Kelly as he discusses his experiences with the Major League players he spoke with. If you are wanting…
Back When There Was Baseball: 1975 World Series
What a better way to celebrate baseball than to revisit the 1975 World Series between the Boston Red Sox and the Cincinnati Reds. With us is Pat Darcy. Pat was on the mound when Carlton Fisk hit his infamous home run in Game 6 of this series. Pat shares…
Talking College Football History: Mike Ford
When you think of the SMU Mustang football team in the early 1980s, guys like Eric Dickerson and Craig James come to mind. Our guest this week played at SMU (quarterback) from 1977-1980. His name is Mike Ford and as far as we are concerned, he put SMU…
Talking Penn State Football History: John Andress
Our guest this week holds a special place in the heart of Rex Naylor as he was the 1st Penn State quarterback that Rex remembers guiding the Penn State team. His name is John Andress and he played from 1973-1976. John started…
Back When There Was Baseball: Jake O’Donnell
Who is the only person to officiate All-Star games in both MLB and the NBA? We have him as our guest this week and his name is Jake O'Donnell. Jake is more noted for his outstanding NBA officiating career (1967-1995), but we are talking with Jake…
Talking College Football History: Joe Steele
We are joined this week by one of Washington's best all-time running backs. Joe Steele takes time to share memories of his career which spanned from 1976-1979. He is still the Huskies 5th leading rusher in total yards with 3,168 and…
