Talking College Football History: Frank Ditta
We head down to Waco, Texas this week with our guest Frank Ditta. Frank graduated from high school in Houston, TX in 1976 and headed to Norman, Oklahoma to join the Sooners squad which won 2 consecutive National Championships in 1974 and 1975…
Back When There Was Baseball: Al Clark
We are privileged to have long time American League umpire Al Clark as our guest this week. Al umpired from 1976-2001 and was a member of the umpiring crew in the 1978 AL East one-game playoff in Fenway Park between the Red Sox and Yankees (the famous…
Wall 2 Wall Football: June 15
Tim and Jed discuss the new Big Ten schedule and whether it is fair and balanced. Then they take a long look at how the Big Ten could play out this coming year, including analyzing the Penn State, Michigan, and Ohio State schedules.
Then a look at the…
Back When There Was Baseball: Bill Dawley
There were only 3 players in MLB history that started out the year in the Minor Leagues and made the MLB All-Star game. Our guest his week, Bill Dawley, was one of them. Bill started out in the Cincinnati Reds farm system in 1976 and…
Talking College Football History: Gary Beban
UCLA has one Heisman Trophy winner in their history, and he is our guest this week. Gary Beban played at UCLA from 1965-1967. He was an integral part of the turnaround at UCLA. From 1962-1964 the Bruins compiled a record of 10…
Back When There Was Baseball: Juan Berenguer
Our guest this week is Juan Berenguer, better known as Senor Smoke, El Gasolino, the Panama Express or Pancho Villa. Juan was the first Panamanian baseball player to win a World Series and he won two (Detroit 1984 and Minnesota 1987). He started out with…
Talking College Football History: Chuck Reedy
We travel to Clemson, South Carolina this week and take the time machine back to the 1980s. Our guest is Coach Chuck Reedy, Clemson RB coach from 1978-1985, then OC from 1986-1989. Chuck worked one year under Charley Pell (1978), then…
Back When There Was Baseball: Jack Brohamer
We are discussing utility infielders on today's podcast. When you think of utility infielders in the 1970s era, Jack Brohamer comes to mind. Utility infielders are a special breed. They do not play every day. They are asked to pinch hit, pinch run and…
Talking College Football History: Tom Gilburg
We go back to 1959 this week and relive the only National Championship in Syracuse football history. Our guest is Tom Gilburg and he played from 1958-1960. Tom talks about that great season and winning the Cotton Bowl, along with…
