Back When There Was Baseball: Clay Dalrymple

May 15, 2024 Podcasts Baseball

Clay Dalrymple joins us this week.  Clay played in the Majors from 1960-1971 with the Philadelphia Phillies and Baltimore Orioles. Clay was part of the Phillies collapse in 1964 and also part of 3 World Series teams with the Orioles…

Talking College Football History: Craig Cassady

May 14, 2024 College Podcasts Football

We interview Ohio State royalty this week. We have Craig Cassady as our guest and yes, he is the son of the 1955 Heisman Trophy winner Howard "Hopalong" Cassady. Craig played at Ohio State from 1972-1975 and was a…

Talking Penn State Football History: Jim Rosecrans Tribute

May 13, 2024 Penn State Football Podcasts

We pay tribute to Jim Rosecrans this week. Jim passed away on December 22, 2022, at the age of 69. He attended Penn State and played the linebacker position from 1971-1975. Jim was banged up for a lot of his career but had a very good…

Back When There Was Baseball: Dave Pagan

May 8, 2024 Podcasts Baseball

Dave Pagan joins us this week on the show and he is our first player who grew up in Canada. Dave grew up in the middle part of Saskatchewan and shares his story of how he overcame the weather and lack of baseball equipment. He played…

Talking College Football History: Conrad Goode

May 7, 2024 College Podcasts Football

Our guest this week is former Missouri and NY Giants offensive lineman Conrad Goode. Conrad was a star offensive lineman at Missouri from 1980-1983. If you want to know how good Conrad was, watch the 1983 Holiday Bowl game which is on…

Sports Authors Showcase: The Baseball Era of Fred Frankhouse by Wayne Taylor

May 6, 2024 Podcasts Baseball

The subject of today's podcast is the book The Baseball Era of Fred Frankhouse: Roundhouse Curveballer, The Duke of Port Royal by Wayne Taylor. Rex interviews Wayne and discusses baseball in the time period…

Talking Penn State Football History: Chris Sydnor

May 6, 2024 Penn State Football Podcasts

We take a look back at the 40th anniversary of Penn State's first national championship season this week.  Our guest is Chris Sydnor who played defensive back on that squad.  Chris played at PSU from 1981-1984.  We…

Back When There Was Baseball: TJ Surgery

May 1, 2024 Podcasts Baseball

We have a special podcast this week to discuss Tommy John surgery and how pitching has evolved from our time period Back When There Was Baseball (mid-1960s through the mid-1980s) to today. We are joined by Rich Hand, former…

Talking College Football History: Paul Woodside

April 30, 2024 College Podcasts Football

We are joined this week by Paul Woodside, arguably West Virginia's greatest place kicker. Paul played at West Virginia from 1981-1984. He walked on the football team in 1981 and had a severe stuttering problem, so bad that he had to…

Talking Penn State Football History: Rogers Alexander

April 29, 2024 Penn State Football Podcasts

We take another look at Linebacker U this week with our guest Rogers Alexander. Rogers played at PSU from 1982-1985 and led the team in tackles with 102 his senior season. He was a part of the 1982 National…