Back When There Was Baseball: Glenn Abbott
We are joined this week by former Major League right-handed pitcher Glenn Abbott. Glenn pitched in the Big Leagues from 1973-1984. He came up in the Oakland A's organization when they won 5 straight AL West titles (1971-1975) and 3 World Series (…
Talking College Football History: The Nebraska Walk-On
This week we feature the Nebraska walk-on. Back in the day, under Coach Tom Osborne (1973-1997), Nebraska took a ton of walk-ons and put them on the Freshman team. Their Freshman teams consisted of 70-80 members through the early 1980s. This was one of…
Sports Authors Showcase: Jake O’Donnell
We have a different take on Sports Authors Showcase this week. There hasn't been a biography written about our guest, Jake O'Donnell, but there should be. Jake was a longtime NBA official from 1967-1995, but most people don't know that…
Talking Penn State Football History: Milt Plum
We are privileged this week to have, who Rex Naylor considers Penn State's most underrated quarterback in the history of the program. Our guest this week is Milt Plum. Milt played at Penn State from 1954-1956. He played with Lenny Moore at Penn…
Back When There Was Baseball: Mark Wiley
Our guest this week was in the game of baseball for five decades. Mark Wiley talks with us, not only about his playing career, but also his coaching and administrative career. Mark was not highly touted out of high school but had a great…
Talking College Football History: Jim Young
When you think of great coaches in the 1970s and 1980s the likes of Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler, Joe Paterno, Bear Bryant, Barry Switzer, Tom Osborne along with others come to mind. Is Coach Jim Young on that list? If not, you should re-evaluate your…
Talking Penn State Football History: Franco Harris Tribute
One of the greatest Penn State and Pittsburgh Steelers legends passed away on December 20, 2022. We pay tribute to Franco Harris on the podcast this week. Franco played at Penn State from 1969-1971, with the Steelers (1972-1983) and…
Back When There Was Baseball: Rich Nye
Rich Nye joins us this week on the podcast. Rich was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 14th round of the 1966 draft out of Cal-Berkeley and it didn't take him long to make it up to the parent club. He talks about his time with the Cubs and manager…
Talking College Football History: Eric Hipple
Utah State grad Eric Hipple joins us this week on the podcast. Eric played QB at Utah State from 1976-1979, but you more than likely remember him as the Detroit Lions QB. He still is in the Top 10 in Utah State offensive stats with 6,073 career…
