We are privileged to speak with "Sudden" Sam McDowell this week on Back When There Was Baseball. Sam had a storied career, pitching from 1961-1975 in both the American and National Leagues. He was part of one of the greatest pitching staffs in the…
Coach Dan McCarney is our guest this week. Dan played football at Iowa and started his coaching career there. He was part of that legendary staff under Hayden Fry in 1981 that included Kirk Ferentz, Bob Stoops, Bill Snyder, Barry Alvarez…
This week's guest is Jack Hiatt. Jack was a Major League catcher for 9 seasons, mainly with the San Francisco Giants. Jack broke into the Majors for the Los Angeles Angels in 1964. The Angels were in their 3rd season as an expansion…
We have our first NFL Hall of Famer as our guest this week. He also may be the best player in Michigan State history. Joe DeLamielleure joins us to discuss his Michigan State career (1970-1972) and also his stellar NFL career, which included blocking for…
We look back at the 1969 "Miracle Mets" this week with our guest Rod Gaspar. Rod was the starting right fielder at the beginning of the season replacing Art Shamsky who was injured. The Mets were 5 games behind the NL East leading Chicago…
Jed Donahue sits down with author James Rex Naylor Jr. to talk about his new book The Forgotten Seasons: Penn State Football 1977-1978 and one of the greatest Penn State teams of all-time. Listen for inside stories on the games, players, and…
Jed Donahue talks with Bernie Shalvey about The Forgotten Seasons: Penn State Football 197-1978 written by Rex Naylor, Jr.
Shalvey talks about Penn State's incredible run leading up to the 1979 Sugar Bowl, their heartbreaking loss to Alabama, and some…
Jed Donahue talks with Scott Fitzkee about his great football career at Penn State. Fitzkee reflects on his recruitment by legendary Penn State coach Joe Paterno and describes the heartbreaking loss to Alabama in the 1979 Sugar Bowl.
Bob Bassett talks about The Forgotten Seasons: Penn State Football 1977-1978. Bassett also speaks about the epic 1979 Sugar Bowl battle versus Alabama, as well as his recruitment by head coach Joe Paterno. Bassett discusses his experiences as a Big Ten…