Talking Penn State Football History: Leroy Thompson
July 31, 2023
This week's guest is Leroy Thompson. He played at Penn State from 1987-1990 and was an unsung, versatile running back (tailback along with fullback) playing alongside Blair Thomas and Gary Brown. Listen to Leroy share his 1989 Holiday Bowl and Penn…
Back When There Was Baseball: Bruce Kimm
July 26, 2023
This week, we are going back to the 45th anniversary of "Birdmania". For those who don't remember, this was in 1976 with Mark "The Bird" Fidrych setting Tiger Stadium in a frenzy with his pitching performance and antics on the mound. Fidrych passed…
Talking College Football History: Gary Tranquill
July 25, 2023
We have a special guest this week in Coach Gary Tranquill. Gary coached for almost 50 years from a head coach, to coordinator, to a position coach. Gary coached under several tremendous head coaches including Don Nehlen, George…
Talking Penn State Football History: Charlie Pittman
July 24, 2023
Rex and Brian host one of Penn State's iconic running backs this week. Once again, we go back to the 1968-1969 teams and Charlie Pittman is our guest this week. Charlie and his son Tony have never lost a game at Penn State in the…
Back When There Was Baseball: Danny Boone
July 19, 2023
Pitcher Danny Boone was the lightest pitcher to pitch in MLB history. He is listed in the stats at 5'8" tall and 150 lbs. Dan will relate that he was closer to 130 lbs. Dan is a descendant of THE Daniel Boone. His…
Talking College Football History: Robin Earl
July 18, 2023
When you talk Washington Huskies football you look at 2 coaching regimes: Jim Owens (1957-1974) and Don James (1975-1992). Our guest this week, Robin Earl, played his first two years under Jim Owens and his last two years under Don…
Talking Penn State Football History: Mike Guman
July 17, 2023
Our guest this week is the man who wrote the Foreword to my book The Forgotten Seasons: Penn State Football 1977-1978. Mike Guman was not only an integral part of those teams, but he also personifies the…
Back When There Was Baseball: Frank DiPino
July 13, 2023
Our guest this week is Frank DiPino. Frank pitched with several teams and was very effective, mostly through the 1980s. He started out with Milwaukee and unfortunately was traded before appearing in the 1982 World…
Talking College Football History: Blaise Winter
July 11, 2023
There are some people in this world that overcome the odds. This list is small, but our guest this week is on that list. Blaise Winter played at Syracuse from 1980-1983 and had a nice NFL career. But, the underlying story is…
Talking Penn State Football History: Lou Benfatti
July 10, 2023
This week we look back 30 years ago at the time between the 1986 PSU national championship and the 1994 undefeated season. Penn State defensive lineman Lou Benfatti is our guest this week. Lou played at Penn State from 1990-1993 and…
