Back When There Was Baseball: Billy Sample
Our guest this week is Billy Sample. Billy came out of James Madison University and was drafted in the 10th round of the free agent draft in 1976 by the Texas Rangers. He was a career .270 hitter for the Texas Rangers, New York Yankees and…
Talking College Football History: 1971 Fiesta Bowl
Believe it or not, this year commemorates the 52nd anniversary of the first Fiesta Bowl. We are fortunate to have three members that played in that game: Barry Smith and J.T. Thomas of Florida State and Danny White…
Back When There Was Baseball: Frank Carpin
Frank Carpin joins us this week. Frank played baseball at Notre Dame and was signed into the New York Yankees organization in 1959. The Yankees were known for their great farm system, but at this time (early 1960s) they stripped their…
Talking College Football History: Mike Martin
Mike Martin joins us on the podcast this week. Mike played wide receiver at Illinois from 1979-1982 and is still in the top 10 of Illinois wide receivers. His first year was the last of the Gary Moeller era and 1980 started the Mike…
Back When There Was Baseball: Bobby Bonner
This is one of the most inspirational stories you will ever hear. The subject of our podcast today is Bobby Bonner. He was a great prospect for the Orioles, drafted in the 3rd round of the 1976 MLB draft behind Cal Ripken, to replace Mark Belanger…
Talking College Football History: Rick Upchurch
We have a great story this week with our guest Rick Upchurch. You should remember his NFL accomplishments with the Denver Broncos from 1975-1983. He is in the Denver Broncos Hall of Fame and on their 50th Anniversary team. But did…
Back When There Was Baseball: Bump Wills
Bump Wills joins us on the podcast this week. Bump is the son of Maury Wills and had a successful career along with his father. Bump signed his MLB contract with the Texas Rangers after playing for Bobby Winkles at Arizona State. …
Talking College Football History: Greg Hare
Who was the Ohio State quarterback sandwiched between Rex Kern and Cornelius Greene? His name is Greg Hare and we have him as our guest this week on the podcast. Greg graduated from Fort Hill High School in Cumberland, Maryland and almost went to Penn…
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…
