Talking Penn State Football History: Mike Gilsenan
Mike Gilsenan joins us this week. 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 stellar career at Tottenville…
Talking Penn State Football History: Roger Duffy
Roger Duffy is this week's guest. 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 of the program which led to an…
Talking Penn State Football History: John Quinn
Our guest this week is John Quinn. John was a standout defensive lineman who played on a string of the most successful Penn State teams in history. He was a member of the 1972-1975 teams and played with outstanding defensive linemen such as Randy…
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. Rex…
Talking Penn State Football History: John Skorupan
This week's guest played during the heyday of Penn State football. Linebacker John Skorupan played at PSU from 1969-1972. This is in the middle of Penn State appearing in seven major bowl games in eight years (1968-1975). John was a 6th round draft pick…
Talking Penn State Football History: Mickey Shuler
When you talk about the greatest tight ends in Penn State history, three individuals come to mind: Kyle Brady, Ted Kwalick and our guest this week, Mickey Shuler, Sr. Mickey was voted the 22nd all-time best player in New York Jets history by ESPN in…
Talking Penn State Football History: Bob White
Our guest this week was one of the captains of the 1986 Penn State national championship team. Defensive lineman Bob White talks about his Penn State career (1982-1986), including his huge sack against Notre Dame in 1986 along with that great win over…
Talking Penn State Football History: Tom Shuman
Tom Shuman joins me this week. He played at Penn State from 1971-1974, backing up John Hufnagel until he got his chance to start in 1973. Tom's first season as the starter culminated in a 12-0 season, Penn State's first Heisman Trophy winner in John…
Talking Penn State Football History: Joe Diange
We are continuing to honor that great 1977 college football season this week with our guest Joe Diange. Joe was one of the unsung players I wrote about in The Forgotten Seasons: Penn State Football 1977-1978. He came to Penn State in 1974…
