
Talking College Football History: Doug Dieken
Doug Dieken joins us this week. If you followed NFL football in the 1970s to the early 1980s, Doug is a household name, but did you know he started out as a receiver, then a tight end at Illinois? Doug played for the Illini from 1967-…

Back When There Was Baseball: Tom Burgmeier
Our guest this week is Tom Burgmeier. You should remember Tom as a left-handed relief pitcher mainly in the 1970s, but do you really know how good he was? Tom pitched in the Majors from 1968-1984, had a record of 79-55 with an ERA of 3.23. The last six…

Talking College Football History: The Quay Family
We are honored this week to have Dave Quay represent his family on our podcast. The Quay family is arguably the greatest athletic family in Mifflin County, PA history over the last century. We start out with father Ike who was the…

Back When There Was Baseball: Dave Dravecky
Our guest this week is remembered for his great comeback from cancer, then the ending of his career in Montreal. But did you remember how effective he was as a left-handed pitcher in the 1980s? Dave Dravecky joins us this week to…

Talking College Football History: Peter Tom Willis
We celebrate those great Florida State teams of the late 1980s this week. Our guest only started one year at quarterback, but what a year it was. In 1989, Peter Tom Willis led the FSU Seminoles to a 10-2 record which climaxed in a blowout win over #6…

Back When There Was Baseball: Fred Holdsworth
Our guest this week is Fred Holdsworth. Fred pitched in the Major Leagues from 1972-1980. He was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1970 MLB Draft and was looked upon to add to the Tiger pitching staff. He got called up to the Majors rather…

Talking College Football History: Dave Hoffmann
We journey back to the early 1990s with our guest this week. Dave Hoffmann was a linebacker for Washington and appeared in 3 consecutive Rose Bowls in the early 1990s. Dave grew up in the San Jose, CA area and ventured to Seattle to…

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…
