Back When There Was Baseball: Nancy Finley
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We are celebrating the Oakland A's dynasty (1972-1974) this week with our guest Nancy Finley. The A's won the World Series 3 consecutive years (1972-1974) and Nancy was a part of these seasons. Nancy is the daughter of GM Carl Finley and…
Talking College Football History: Rutgers Football feat. Bert Kosup
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We focus on the last Rutgers undefeated season (1976) this week. Rutgers also ended that year on an 18-game winning streak. Bert Kosup, the quarterback in 1976, is with us this week. This was also the start of the transition of Rutgers…
Talking Penn State Football History: Keith Karpinski
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I revisit the 1986 National Championship and surrounding years with my guest Keith Karpinski. Keith came to Penn State from De La Salle Collegiate High School in Detroit, MI. Keith talks about how he escaped the grasp of Bo Schembechler of Michigan and…
Musings of a Sports Fanatic: May 23
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Tim opens with an LSU beat down centered around Will Wade. Keep an eye on USC hoops, some NHL, NBA, and golf talk. Who could rise and who could fall in MLB, Pirates, Phillies and red hot Rays. Tim’s Time Machine, the weekly rant, and the random off topic…
Wall2WallFootball: Greatest Coaches Edition
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Tim looks at the Aaron Rodgers signing in Pittsburgh as well as the Steelers schedule for next year. Some college football talk including the Big Ten’s love affair with a 24 team playoff. Then Tim lists his top ten college football coaches of the past 50…
Back When There Was Baseball: Wayne Causey
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Wayne Causey joins us this week. Wayne was one of the "Bonus Babies" in the 1953-1957 rule, which meant that he had to be up with the parent club (Baltimore Orioles) for his first 2 years. After working his way up through the Minors after his first MLB…
Talking College Football History: Rocky Bleier
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It is an honor for Rex to introduce our guest this week. Rocky Bleier joins us on the podcast, and you should remember him as a Pittsburgh Steeler, but did you know what college team he played for? Rocky was a Notre Dame football player under…
Sports Authors Showcase: The Right Thing to Do by Tom Shanahan
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Author Tom Shanahan released a new book entitled The Right Thing to Do: The True Pioneers of College Football Integration in the 1960s. I hosted Tom on a previous book, Raye of Light, and this book goes deeper into Coach Duffy Daugherty and how he…
Talking Penn State Football History: Jim Laslavic
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Jim Laslavic joins me this week. Jim came out of Etna High School in the Pittsburgh, PA area and migrated to Happy Valley in 1969. He was a part of Linebacker U and made his mark in his junior and senior seasons in 1971-1972. Penn State only lost 1 game…
