Talking College Football History: Ken Kmiec

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We are going back to the mid-1960s this week. Our guest is Ken Kmiec, who played at Illinois from 1965-1967. Ken was a freshman in 1964 when Dick Butkus and Jim Grabowski were his teammates. Ken also played for Coach Pete Elliott for the…

Back When There Was Baseball: Dickie Thon

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Our guest this week was headed for the MLB Hall of Fame before a tragic injury curtailed his career. Listen as Dickie Thon talks about coming into the Majors with the California Angels before being traded to the Houston Astros. He thrived in…

Talking College Football History: Alfred Anderson

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We travel to Waco, TX this week and take the time machine back to the early 1980s with our guest, Alfred Anderson. Alfred walked the Baylor campus in the early 1980s in the footsteps of some great running backs that preceded him: Greg Hawthorne,…

Talking College Football History: Al Romano

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We are celebrating Pitt's national championship season of 1976 this week. Our guest is Al Romano, a stalwart on the Pitt defensive line. Pitt may have had the best national championship team in history as they had to use a 3rd team, walk-on…

Talking College Football History: Rick Rhoades

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Our guest this week is Coach Rick Rhoades. Coach Rhoades coached at various levels and won a National Championship with Troy State in 1987 at the Division II level. He also coached with Bill Curry in 1989 at Alabama, then followed him to Kentucky…

Talking College Football History: Terry Shea

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Terry Shea is our guest this week and is one of the best QB coaches during his time. Terry was a backup QB at Oregon from 1965-1967 but honed his craft at about every level of football you can coach. He was a head coach twice: San Jose State (1990-…

Talking College Football History: Scott Lockwood

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We travel to Los Angeles this week and revisit the late 1980s - early 1990s teams of the USC Trojans with our guest Scott Lockwood. Scott played at USC from 1987-1991 and was part of those great teams under head coach Larry Smith. He started out as…

Talking College Football History: Coach John L. Smith and Chris Smeland

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This week we explore the Louisville football turnaround in the late 1990s/early 2000's. We are looking at a little later time-period than normal, but we couldn't pass up the opportunity to host Coach John L. Smith and his Defensive Coordinator…

Sports Authors Showcase: Ara's Knights: Ara Parseghian and the Golden Era of Notre Dame Football by Frank Pomarico

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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 College Football History: John Rienstra

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John Rienstra joins us this week on the podcast to talk about his Temple career (1981-1985) and his NFL career which lasted from 1986-1992 with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns. John will state that he played for 3 Super Bowl winning…