Back When There Was Baseball: John Doherty
We take the time machine back to the early 1970s with our guest John Doherty. John was drafted in the 1st round of the 1970 MLB January Draft - Secondary Phase by the California Angels. He played in the Major/Minor Leagues from 1970-1978. John suffered…
Talking College Football History: Freddie Combs
We travel to Raleigh, North Carolina this week with my guest Freddie Combs. Freddie came out of Hertford, NC which is a small town in the Eastern part of the state. He was a twin with his brother Francis and they ended up playing high school…
Talking Penn State Football History: Brad Scovill
Our guest this week is the "Walk-on from Wyomissing", Brad Scovill. Brad played at Penn State from 1977-1980. He has a great story to share which is not atypical of the Penn State players of the Joe Paterno era. Brad could have played in the Ivy…
Back When There Was Baseball: Curt Kaufman
Curt Kaufman joins us this week. Curt received a scholarship out of high school to play baseball at Iowa State University. After that he was signed as a non-drafted free agent by the New York Yankees on July 10, 1979. He worked his way through the minor…
Talking College Football History: Don Gaffney and Gerald Loper
We visit Florida Gator nation this week. I would like to say we are visiting The Swamp, but that moniker didn't happen until 1992, so we will visit Florida Field and its artificial turf this week. Our guests are Don Gaffney and …
Sports Authors Showcase: Ara's Knights: Ara Parseghian and the Golden Era of Notre Dame Football by Frank Pomarico
We are privileged to have Frank Pomarico this week who wrote a book with Ray Serafin titled Ara's Knights: Ara Parseghian and the Golden Era of Notre Dame Football. Frank was one of the captains of that great 1973 Notre Dame national…
Talking Penn State Football History: Bob Torrey
We are fortunate to have a member of one of Penn State's best fullback tandems in their history. Bob Torrey joins us to talk about his career which spanned from 1975-1978. Bob was a member of those great teams I wrote about in The Forgotten…
Back When There Was Baseball: Doug Rau
Doug Rau joins us this week. Doug had a good collegiate career at Texas A&M which earned him a #1 draft pick of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the secondary phase of the June 1970 draft. He had an 81-60 record with a career ERA of 3.35 from 1972-1981.…
Talking College Football History: Don Patterson
Don Patterson is my guest this week. Don was an Army graduate and part of one of the best coaching staffs in college football history. The 1983 Iowa Hawkeye coaching staff included: Head Coach Hayden Fry along with assistants Bill Snyder, Kirk Ferentz,…
