Back When There Was Baseball: John Werhas
We take the time machine this week Back When There Was Baseball to the mid-1960s with our guest John Werhas. John was signed in 1960 by the Dodgers after being a 2-sport athlete out of USC (baseball and basketball). He was the opening day starter at 3rd…
Talking College Football History: Jim Heilig
Do you remember the 1975 season of Arizona State Sun Devil football? If not, you should; this was the undefeated team that finished #2 in the nation. We are privileged this week to have one of the captains of that team share his experiences on this…
Talking Penn State Football History: Chuck Fusina
When you name the top three Penn State quarterbacks of all-time, our guest this week is on that list. We are privileged to interview Chuck Fusina (1975-1978). He is on the cover of the book The Forgotten Seasons: Penn State Football 1977-1978 …
Back When There Was Baseball: Art Howe
There were a few players in the 1970s whom Rex was told to emulate if he wanted to play Big League Baseball. Art Howe was one of them and he is our guest this week. Art started his athletic career as a football player at the University of…
Talking College Football History: Stan White
We take the time machine back to those great Ohio State Buckeye teams in the late 1960s to the early 1970s this week with linebacker Stan White. Stan was "all everything" coming out of Theodore Roosevelt High School in Kent, Ohio. He took his skills…
Sports Authors Showcase: The Earl of Oildale by George Culver
Former MLB player George Culver joins me this week to talk about his book The Earl of Oildale. I spoke with George on my Back When There Was Baseball podcast to discuss his career and now we look at his book. This book is full of stories which is what…
Talking Penn State Football History: Charlie Pittman
We host one of Penn State's iconic running backs this week. Once again, we go back to the 1968-1969 teams and Charlie Pittman is our guest. Charlie and his son Tony have never lost a game at Penn State in the games they started, and they were also…
Back When There Was Baseball: Ellis Valentine
When you talk about the greatest outfield arms in the history of the game players such as Roberto Clemente, Dave Parker and Ichiro Suzuki come to mind. However, our guest this week may have the greatest arm of them all. Ellis Valentine joins us to talk…
Talking College Football History: Jim Swift
We talk Iowa football this week taking the time machine back to the Bob Commings and Hayden Fry days with our guest Jim Swift. Jim was a tight end with Iowa from 1976-1979. He was part of the ending of the Bob Commings era and the start of the…
