Sports Authors Showcase: Raye of Light by Tom Shanahan
August 19, 2024
Our guest this week is Tom Shanahan who wrote the book Raye of Light: Jimmy Raye, Duffy Daugherty, the Integration of College Football and the 1965-66 Michigan State Spartans. Michigan State had 23 African American players on…
Talking Penn State Football History: Scott Fitzkee
August 19, 2024
We relive those great Penn State teams of 1977-1978 this week with our guest, wide receiver Scott Fitzkee. Scott was voted the best athlete to come out of York County, PA. He was a star at Red Lion High School before taking his…
Back When There Was Baseball: Randy Lerch
August 14, 2024
We are pleased to have Randy Lerch as our guest this week on the podcast. It is an honor for Rex as he was in the stands on September 30, 1978, when Randy started against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Three Rivers Stadium…
Notre Dame Football Report - August 13, 2024
August 13, 2024
Talking College Football History: Terry Shea
August 13, 2024
Terry Shea is our guest this week and is one of the best QB coaches during his time. Terry was a backup QB at Oregon from 1965-1967 but honed his craft at about every level of football you can coach. He was a head coach twice: San…
Talking Penn State Football History: Tony Pittman
August 12, 2024
Today's guest is Tony Pittman. He played on that undefeated 1994 team that won the Rose Bowl over Oregon. Tony followed his father, Charlie, to Penn State and he and his father were 45-0-1 as starters on their respective Penn State…
Back When There Was Baseball: Leon Roberts
August 7, 2024
Former MLB outfielder Leon Roberts joins us this week. Leon played in the Big Leagues from 1974-1984. He played in two domed stadiums as his home field during his career (The Astrodome in Houston and The Kingdome in…
Talking College Football History: Scott Lockwood
August 6, 2024
We travel to Los Angeles this week and revisit the late 1980s - early 1990s teams of the USC Trojans with our guest Scott Lockwood. Scott played at USC from 1987-1991 and was part of those great teams under head coach Larry Smith. He…
Talking Penn State Football History: Greg Murphy
August 5, 2024
We continue to celebrate those great teams in the early 1970s with our guest this week. Greg Murphy joins us to talk about his Penn State career and share some great stories. Greg was born in New Bern, NC, but played his high school…
Back When There Was Baseball: May 17, 1979: Phillies 23, Cubs 22
July 31, 2024
1979 marks the 45th anniversary of the great game between the Cubs and Phillies. The date was May 17, 1979, the location was Wrigley Field in Chicago, and the wind was blowing out at 17-18 miles/hour. Both starting pitchers (Phillies - Randy Lerch,…
