Back When There Was Baseball: Larry Hardy
Larry Hardy joins us on the podcast this week. Larry played from 1970-1979 with the Padres and Astros. He was called up to the Majors in 1974 with San Diego and ended the season with the rookie record for appearances by a pitcher with 76.…
Talking College Football History: Ricky Townsend
We visit Rocky Top to feature one of the first "Barefoot" kickers in NCAA history. Ricky Townsend of Tennessee is our guest this week. Ricky was a star athlete coming out of Dalton, GA and converted to a kicker when at UT. He played…
Talking Penn State Football History: Herb Menhardt
Our guest this week is former Penn State kicker Herb Menhardt. Herb played for Penn State from 1976-1980 and is best known for his 54-yard field goal against North Carolina State in 1979. He was also a great soccer player and faced a lot…
Back When There Was Baseball: Jim Gosger
Jim Gosger joins us this week. Jim played from 1963-1974 with the Red Sox, Kansas City/Oakland A's, New York Mets and Montreal Expos. He had the privilege to play for several managers including Johnny Pesky, Alvin Dark, Gil Hodges, Gene Mauch…
Talking College Football History: Benji Roland
This week we look back at Auburn football from the mid to late 1980s and their outstanding defenses. Our guest this week is Benji Roland. Benji played on the defensive line from 1985-1988. He talks about those great defenses, along with the great…
Talking Penn State Football History: Mike Guman and Barry Krauss
The 1979 Sugar Bowl was one of the greatest college football games of all time. This game competed Alabama (#2) vs. Penn State (#1) and there was an infamous stop of Penn State's Mike Guman by Alabama's Barry Krauss. Guman and Krauss have not…
Back When There Was Baseball: Sam McDowell
We are privileged to speak with "Sudden" Sam McDowell this week on Back When There Was Baseball. Sam had a storied career, pitching from 1961-1975 in both the American and National Leagues. He was part of one of the greatest pitching…
Talking College Football History: Allen Pinkett
We are privileged to have Allen Pinkett as our guest on the podcast this week. You will find out why we consider Allen the "leading rusher" in Notre Dame history when you listen to him talk about his career at Notre Dame (1982-1985). Allen was a…
Talking Penn State Football History: Steve Searer
Steve Searer joins me on the podcast this week. Steve was a walk-on player at Penn State from 1983-1985. He was a 3-sport athlete at Chief Logan High School (30 miles south of University Park). In his senior year, the football team was 11-…
