Back When There Was Baseball: Eric Soderholm
Eric Soderholm joins us this week. Eric played in the Majors from 1971-1980 with the Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers and New York Yankees. He had a career batting average of .264 with 102 home runs and 383 RBIs. Eric was a solid player…
Talking College Football History: Scott Burk
We travel to Stillwater, Oklahoma this week to visit with our guest Scott Burk. Scott played QB at Oklahoma State from 1974-1978 (1977 was a redshirt year). Oklahoma State was a member of the Big Eight Conference in the 1970s and it was regarded as the…
Talking Penn State Football History: Joe Diange
We are continuing to honor that great 1977 college football season this week with our guest Joe Diange. Joe was one of the unsung players I wrote about in The Forgotten Seasons: Penn State Football 1977-1978. He came to Penn State in 1974…
Back When There Was Baseball: Lenn Sakata
Lenn Sakata joins us on the podcast this week. Lenn was the 2nd Asian American to play Major League Baseball and his career spanned from 1977-1987. He was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers but played most of his career with the Baltimore Orioles. He…
Talking College Football History: Ross Browner
Ross Browner passed away on January 4, 2022. We honor him by re-airing this podcast.
When you talk about the greatest college defensive players in history, Ross Browner has to come to mind. Ross played at Notre Dame (1973, 1975-1977) and…
Sports Authors Showcase: The God Squad by Matt Sieger
We feature the book The God Squad: The Born-Again San Francisco Giants of 1978 this week. Author Matt Sieger joins us to discuss the writing of the book. Matt is of Jewish faith and a believer of Jesus Christ. He explains his faith…
Talking Penn State Football History: Brad Scovill
Our guest this week is the "Walk-on from Wyomissing", Brad Scovill. Brad played at Penn State from 1977-1980. He has a great story to share which is not atypical of the Penn State players of the Joe Paterno era. Brad could have played in the Ivy…
Back When There Was Baseball: Eric Raich
Eric Raich joins us this week. Eric played his college baseball at USC coming out of Compton, CA. He was involved in the middle of that great Rod Dedeaux run at Southern Cal where they won the National Championship in 1968 and from 1970-1974. Eric…
Talking College Football History: Ralph “Shug” Jordan
We honor Auburn's winningest football coach this week. Ralph "Shug" Jordan coached at Auburn from 1951-1975 and even though Shug passed away in 1980, we have his son, Ralph Jordan, Jr. as our guest. Ralph, Jr. shares his introspection into not…
