Talking Penn State Football History: Tom Shuman
October 23, 2023
This week our guest is Tom Shuman. Rex and Brian had the opportunity to speak with Tom to review his 1973-1974 seasons as quarterback and the Baylor win in the 1975 Cotton Bowl. Tom won the Most Valuable Player…
Sports Authors Showcase: Forty Minutes to Baton Rouge by A. Zach Williams
October 23, 2023
The subject of this week's podcast is intriguing. How many of you remember the name Bo Rein? There was a 30 for 30 episode on Bo entitled The Bo Nobody Knows. This Bo was a college football coach at N.C. State, then took over the LSU job for…
Back When There Was Baseball: Balor Moore
October 19, 2023
Balor Moore is our guest this week. Balor started his career on fire with an ERA under 1.00 in his first season in A ball in 1969. He got his first opportunity in the Big Leagues with the Montreal Expos in 1970 and…
Talking College Football History: Vann McElroy
October 17, 2023
We turn the time machine back to the late 1970s to early 1980s and drop into Waco, Texas. Baylor University had a tremendous defense during this time and our guest was one of the members of that great defense. Vann McElroy joins us…
Talking Penn State Football History: Mike Gilsenan
October 16, 2023
Mike Gilsenan joins us this week on the podcast. Mike is one of the unsung stories of Penn State football revealed in Rex's book The Forgotten Seasons: Penn State Football 1977-1978. He appeared on campus in 1975 after a…
Back When There Was Baseball: Buzz Capra
October 11, 2023
Buzz Capra joins us this week on the podcast. Buzz was drafted by the New York Mets in 1969 while leading Illinois State to a Division II National Championship. His career lasted from 1969-1977 and he had a part in some great…
Talking College Football History: Mike Esposito
October 10, 2023
We travel back in the time machine this week to Chestnut Hill, MA in the early to mid-1970s with our guest Mike Esposito. Mike was a running back for Boston College from 1972-1974 and quite a good one. He still is…
Sports Authors Showcase: Raye of Light by Tom Shanahan
October 9, 2023
Our guest this week is Tom Shanahan who wrote the book Raye of Light: Jimmy Raye, Duffy Daugherty, the Integration of College Football and the 1965-66 Michigan State Spartans. Michigan State had 23 African-American players on…
Talking Penn State Football History: Roger Duffy
October 9, 2023
Roger Duffy is this week's guest on the podcast. Roger played at Penn State from 1986-1989. He went from a national championship his freshman year (1986), to the first losing season under Joe Paterno (1988) and then to the rebuilding…
Back When There Was Baseball: Len Matuszek
October 5, 2023
If you are a long-time Phillies fan, you will remember our guest this week. Len Matuszek joins us to discuss his career. Rex remembered Len's contributions in the last month of the 1983 season which culminated in a…
