Talking College Football History: Rocky Bleier
It is an honor for Rex to introduce our guest this week. Rocky Bleier joins us on the podcast, and you should remember him as a Pittsburgh Steeler, but did you know what college team he played for? Rocky was a Notre Dame football player under…
Sports Authors Showcase: The Right Thing to Do by Tom Shanahan
Author Tom Shanahan released a new book entitled The Right Thing to Do: The True Pioneers of College Football Integration in the 1960s. I hosted Tom on a previous book, Raye of Light, and this book goes deeper into Coach Duffy Daugherty and how he…
Talking Penn State Football History: Jim Laslavic
Jim Laslavic joins me this week. Jim came out of Etna High School in the Pittsburgh, PA area and migrated to Happy Valley in 1969. He was a part of Linebacker U and made his mark in his junior and senior seasons in 1971-1972. Penn State only lost 1 game…
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…
Talking College Football History: Mike Haluchak
Mike Haluchak joins me this week. Mike played linebacker at USC from 1968-1970. During Mike's freshman season in 1967 (freshman were ineligible at this time), USC won a national championship. He also played for national championships during his sophomore…
Talking Penn State Football History: Booker Brooks
I am blessed to have former Penn State coach Booker Brooks as my guest this week. Booker coached at PSU from 1968-1983 mostly as a wide receiver coach. He coached 3 different outstanding groups of wide receivers during his Penn State tenure. In 1973 he…
Back When There Was Baseball: Leron Lee
Leron Lee joins us this week as we take a look Back When There Was Baseball. Leron played in the Majors from 1969-1976 with the Cardinals, Padres, Indians and Dodgers. He then travelled to Japan and had a stellar career from 1977-…
Talking College Football History: Frank Kush Tribute
I honor legendary college football coach Frank Kush this week. Frank passed away on June 22, 2017, at age 88 and I am blessed to have his son Danny Kush to talk about his father. He was the head coach at Arizona State from 1958-1979 and had a career…
Talking Penn State Football History: Massimo Manca
Who is the only Penn State football player to make an appearance in each of Penn State's national championship games (1983 Sugar Bowl and 1987 Fiesta Bowl)? His name is Massimo Manca and we have him as the subject of our podcast this week. We…
