Back When There Was Baseball: Steve Grilli
Steve Grilli joins us this week. Steve came out of Gannon University and was signed as a free agent by the Detroit Tigers in 1970. He worked his way through the Minors and made his Major League debut in 1975. Steve stayed up with…
Talking College Football History: Greg Gagne
This week we mix football with professional wrestling. Greg Gagne joins us to talk about his football career at Minnesota, then Wyoming. Greg is from the legendary Verne Gagne family (Verne being his father), but Greg states that…
Back When There Was Baseball: Gary Lucas
Our guest this week is left-handed pitcher Gary Lucas. Don't be fooled by Gary's record of 29-44, as Gary had a career ERA of 3.01 which was phenomenal considering he not only started, but also relieved during his career. He played in the Majors…
Talking College Football History: Mark Duda
We head to College Park, MD this week and go back to the late 1970s/early 1980s. Our guest is Mark Duda and he was a defensive lineman in Maryland's "Wide Tackle 6" defense which Coach Jerry Claiborne brought to Maryland. Mark…
Back When There Was Baseball: Glen Rosenbaum
Our guest this week was considered by many who played for the Chicago White Sox as the best batting practice pitcher of all time. Glen Rosenbaum signed with the White Sox in 1955, but never made it to the Big Leagues despite a career record of 95-45…
Talking College Football History: Dave Parkin
We go back in the time machine this week to Logan, Utah in the mid to late 1970s with our guest Dave Parkin. Dave played in the defensive secondary for the Aggies from 1974-1978 (redshirting in 1976). Utah State was an Independent during…
Back When There Was Baseball: Tom Bruno
Tom Bruno joins us this week. Tom was a pitcher from 1972-1979. He was childhood friends with Randy Poffo (the infamous Macho Man Randy Savage) and they played a lot of baseball together. Tom was in the Kansas City Royals…
Talking College Football History: Kermit Johnson
We go back in time to the early 1970s in Los Angeles, CA. Our guest this week played for the UCLA Bruins (1971-1973) and is one of the best running backs in their history. Kermit Johnson joins us this week to talk about his career…
Back When There Was Baseball: Bob Coluccio
Bob Coluccio is our guest this week. Bob played in the Majors from 1973-1978 with the Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Cardinals. He is an interesting subject as he fell 35 games short of an MLB pension according to the pre-1980…
