Back When There Was Baseball: Mark Littell
June 1, 2022
Our guest this week is Mark Littell, relief pitcher with the Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals from the mid 1970s through the early 1980s. Mark was involved in several great moments in baseball history. He…
Talking College Football History: Ted Koy
May 31, 2022
We look at the founding of the wishbone formation this week with our guest, Texas running back Ted Koy. Coach Emory Bellard came up with the wishbone formation before the 1968 season, then unleashed it on the college…
Back When There Was Baseball: Jon Matlack
May 26, 2022
Our guest this week on Back When There Was Baseball is the 1972 National League Rookie of the Year, pitcher Jon Matlack. Jon was a member of the 1973 New York Mets which made it to the World Series. He started four games in…
Talking College Football History: Allen Pinkett
May 24, 2022
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 Allen talk about his career at Notre Dame (1982-1985…
Back When There Was Baseball: Larry Barnett
May 19, 2022
The 1975 World Series between the Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox was voted as the best World Series in history. There is only one umpire still remaining from that series and he is our guest this week on Back When There Was Baseball.…
Talking Penn State and College Football History: Leroy Holt
May 17, 2022
We head out to the West Coast this week with our special guest Leroy Holt. Leroy may very well be the best fullback that USC produced in their storied history. He was the first fullback to start all 4 years of his…
Back When There Was Baseball: Chris Wheeler
May 11, 2022
Former long-time Phillies broadcaster Chris Wheeler joins us this week. "Wheels" was behind the mic for 37 years of Phillies baseball which included their only 2 World Series championships (1980 and 2008). The…
Back When There Was Baseball: Eddie Watt
May 4, 2022
We look back at the great Baltimore Orioles teams from 1969-1971 with our guest this week. Eddie Watt was a valuable member of the Oriole pitching staff. He was a right-handed stopper coming out of the bullpen…
Talking Penn State and College Football History: Ron Calcagni
May 3, 2022
We celebrate the 45th anniversary of that great 1977 college football season this week. There were 7 one-loss teams, with one undefeated team heading into the bowl season of that year. We focus on the Arkansas team this week and have their…
Back When There Was Baseball: Kent Tekulve
April 27, 2022
We take a look back this week into the mid-1970s through the late 1980s with one of the best relief pitchers of that era. Kent "Teke" Tekulve joins us this week to discuss his career which spanned from 1974-1989. He…
