Talking College Football History: Ray Ellis
We dot the "I" in Script Ohio this week with our guest Ray Ellis. Ray played at Ohio State from 1977-1980. He ended the Woody Hayes era and started the Earle Bruce era in 1979. Ohio State was highly successful these years playing in bowl games all 4…
Talking Penn State Football History: Steve Smith Tribute
Steve Smith passed away on November 20, 2021, from a lengthy battle with ALS. He was a fullback on Penn State's 1986 national championship team where he and Tim Manoa shared time. Steve played at Penn State from 1983-1986 and in the NFL from 1987-1995 (L…
Back When There Was Baseball: Tom Trebelhorn
Tom Trebelhorn joins us on the podcast this week. Tom played in the Minor Leagues in the early 1970s, starting with the Bend Rainbows (Hawaii). After his playing career, he started his coaching venture, which culminated in a managerial position with the…
Talking College Football History: Kris Haines
The time machine travels back to the mid-1970s and lands in South Bend, Indiana. Kris Haines joins me to talk about his career at Notre Dame. Kris won a national championship in 1977 and played with Joe Montana. Dan Devine was the Notre Dame head coach…
Talking Penn State Football History: Bruce Bannon
We call the "Heyday" of Penn State football the years spanning 1968-1975. Penn State played in 7 major bowl games in 8 years. Our guest this week was part of that time period. Bruce Bannon joins us on the podcast as a Penn Stater from 1970-1972.…
Sports Authors Showcase: Tales from the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Locker Room by Digger Phelps
Coach Digger Phelps joins us to talk about his book Tales from the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Locker Room. Digger Phelps has a career record of 419-198 over a 21-year coaching career. This is an outstanding book and exceeded expectations. When you attempt…
Back When There Was Baseball: Claude Osteen Part 2 (Pitching Coach)
Claude Osteen joins us for Part 2 which focuses on his coaching career and quite a career it was. Claude had stints as a pitching coach with the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Philles, Texas Rangers and L.A. Dodgers. He survived…
Talking College Football History: Stan Gelbaugh
The glory days of Maryland football is our topic this week and we have Stan Gelbaugh as our guest. Stan is one of the best quarterbacks in Maryland football history, sitting behind Boomer Esiason and Frank Reich before he got his chance to…
Talking Penn State Football History: Brian Siverling
Our guest this week is another one of those big, bulky, protype tight ends that Joe Paterno loved. Brian Siverling joins us to discuss his Penn State career. He showed up in Happy Valley for the 1982 season and red-shirted his first year. But…
