Talking College Football History: Henry Burris
Henry Burris joins me on the podcast this week. Henry played at Temple from 1993-1996 and still is among the leaders in several statistical categories. He did this on a Temple team that only won 5 games during his 4-year career. This is totally amazing.…
Talking College Football History: Chris Dieterich
I take the time machine back to the late 1970s to Raleigh, NC with my guest, Chris Dieterich. Chris came to N.C. State via Long Island, NY and played from 1976-1979, which were the 4 years Bo Rein was the head coach of the Wolfpack. He played Tackle on…
Talking College Football History: Glenn Streno
I take the time machine back to the early 1980s and travel to Knoxville, TN this week with my guest Glenn Streno. Glenn played his high school football in the Pittsburgh, PA area but escaped to Knoxville to play his college football at the University of…
Talking College Football History: Bill Hillgrove
I am joined this week by Bill Hillgrove, longtime Pitt announcer. Not only does Bill announce Pitt football, he still announces Pitt basketball and also was the Steelers play-by-play radio announcer from 1994-2024. Bill is still going strong at age…
Talking College Football History: Freddie Combs
We travel to Raleigh, North Carolina this week with my guest Freddie Combs. Freddie came out of Hertford, NC which is a small town in the Eastern part of the state. He was a twin with his brother Francis and they ended up playing high school…
Talking College Football History: Don Gaffney and Gerald Loper
We visit Florida Gator nation this week. I would like to say we are visiting The Swamp, but that moniker didn't happen until 1992, so we will visit Florida Field and its artificial turf this week. Our guests are Don Gaffney and …
Sports Authors Showcase: Ara's Knights: Ara Parseghian and the Golden Era of Notre Dame Football by Frank Pomarico
We are privileged to have Frank Pomarico this week who wrote a book with Ray Serafin titled Ara's Knights: Ara Parseghian and the Golden Era of Notre Dame Football. Frank was one of the captains of that great 1973 Notre Dame national…
Talking College Football History: Don Patterson
Don Patterson is my guest this week. Don was an Army graduate and part of one of the best coaching staffs in college football history. The 1983 Iowa Hawkeye coaching staff included: Head Coach Hayden Fry along with assistants Bill Snyder, Kirk Ferentz,…
Talking College Football History: Dirt Winston
We visit Razorback country this week with our guest Dennis "Dirt" Winston. He played at Arkansas from 1973-1976 under legendary coach Frank Broyles. The Razorbacks had a great season in 1975 culminating in a Cotton Bowl trip where they…
