Back When There Was Baseball: Claude Osteen Part 1
Today is Part 1 of a 2-part interview with Claude Osteen. We focus on Claude's playing days when we go Back When There Was Baseball this week. Claude played in the Majors from 1957-1975 as a left-handed pitcher. He compiled a 196-195…
Talking College Football History: Lonnie Young
We travel to the banks of the Red Cedar River this week with our guest Lonnie Young. Lonnie played in the defensive secondary at Michigan State University from 1981-1984. His career was bookended first by Coach Muddy Waters, then finished up…
Back When There Was Baseball: Tom Carroll
Our guest this week is Tom Carroll who played most of his career in the Cincinnati Reds system. Tom was a 6th round draft choice in 1970 out of North Allegheny High School in Wexford, PA. He worked his way up the ladder as a pitcher…
Talking College Football History: Randy McEachern
We continue our look at that great 1977 college football season this week. Texas was the only undefeated team before the bowl games that season and our guest was the quarterback of that team. Randy McEachern joins us to talk about…
Back When There Was Baseball: Rich Garcia
American League umpire Rich Garcia joins us this week on the podcast. Rich was one of the most highly respected umpires of his time period (1976-1999). During his career, he worked 2 All-Star games (1980, 1992), 3 ALDS (1995,…
Talking College Football History: Bill Lewis
We are joined this week with one of the best defensive backs coaches in college football history. Bill Lewis coached for 44 years with some of the best coaches in the game. He worked under Bud Carson, Frank Broyles, Vince…
Back When There Was Baseball: Nancy Finley
We are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1973 Oakland A's ball club this week with our guest Nancy Finley. The A's won the World Series 3 consecutive years (1972-1974) and Nancy was a part of these seasons. Nancy is the…
Talking College Football History: Mike Townsend
We have one of the captains of the 1973 Notre Dame national championship team this week. Mike Townsend joins us to talk about his years at Notre Dame (1971-1973). Mike not only played football for Ara Parseghian, but he was…
Back When There Was Baseball: Al Worthington
We have a rare treat for you this week. Our guest played with Willie Mays, Orlando Cepeda, Ted Williams, Pete Rose, Frank Robinson, Tony Oliva, Harmon Killebrew and Rod Carew to name a few. His name is Al Worthington and he pitched in the Majors from…
