Talking Penn State Football: Ron Hostetler
Penn State is known as "Linebacker U" and our guest was part of that special group. Ron Hostetler joins us on the show this week and he was an outstanding linebacker, although he came to Penn State as a quarterback. Ron played in Happy Valley…
Talking Penn State Football History: John Andress
Our guest this week holds a special place in the heart of Rex Naylor as he was the 1st Penn State quarterback that Rex remembers guiding the Penn State team. His name is John Andress and he played from 1973-1976. John started in…
Talking Penn State Football History: Herb Menhardt
Our guest this week is former Penn State kicker Herb Menhardt. Herb played for Penn State from 1976-1980 and is best known for his 54-yard field goal against North Carolina State in 1979. He was also a great soccer player and faced a lot…
Talking Penn State Football History: Mike Guman and Barry Krauss
The 1979 Sugar Bowl was one of the greatest college football games of all time. This game competed Alabama (#2) vs. Penn State (#1) and there was an infamous stop of Penn State's Mike Guman by Alabama's Barry Krauss. Guman and Krauss have not…
Talking Penn State Football History: Steve Searer
Steve Searer joins me on the podcast this week. Steve was a walk-on player at Penn State from 1983-1985. He was a 3-sport athlete at Chief Logan High School (30 miles south of University Park). In his senior year, the football team was 11-…
Talking Penn State Football History: Tom Bradley
Former Penn State player and coach, Tom Bradley, joins us on the podcast this week. Tom shares many memories which include the Bradley family's trek to Happy Valley: Jim (1972-1974), Tom (1975-1978) and Matt (1978-1981) all played at…
Talking Penn State Football History: Keith Dorney
This week we host one of Penn State's best offensive linemen in the history of the program. His name is Keith Dorney and he played at PSU from 1975-1978. Keith came to PSU from Emmaus High School near Allentown, PA and quickly had an impact.…
Talking Penn State Football History: Mike Gilsenan
Mike Gilsenan joins us this week. Mike is one of the unsung stories of Penn State football revealed in Rex's book The Forgotten Seasons: Penn State Football 1977-1978. He appeared on campus in 1975 after a stellar career at Tottenville…
Talking Penn State Football History: Roger Duffy
Roger Duffy is this week's guest. Roger played at Penn State from 1986-1989. He went from a national championship his freshman year (1986), to the first losing season under Joe Paterno (1988) and then to the rebuilding of the program which led to an…
