Talking Penn State Football History: Ray “Buddy” Tesner
I go back to the early 1970s with my guest this week, Ray "Buddy" Tesner. Buddy came to Penn State from Warren G. Harding High School, north of Youngstown, OH. He played for the Nittany Lions from 1971-1974 during the "heyday" of Penn State…
Talking Penn State Football History: Greg Jones
Greg Jones joins me this week. Greg came out of Laurel High School in New Castle, PA during the heyday of Pennsylvania high school football. He escaped the Pitt Panthers who just came off a national championship in 1976 to migrate to Happy Valley and…
Talking Penn State Football History: Herb Menhardt
Our guest this week is former Penn State kicker Herb Menhardt. Herb played for Penn State from 1976-1980 and is best known for his 54-yard field goal against North Carolina State in 1979. He was also a great soccer player and faced a lot…
Talking Penn State Football History: Mike Guman and Barry Krauss
The 1979 Sugar Bowl was one of the greatest college football games of all time. This game competed Alabama (#2) vs. Penn State (#1) and there was an infamous stop of Penn State's Mike Guman by Alabama's Barry Krauss. Guman and Krauss have not spoken…
Talking Penn State Football History: Steve Searer
Steve Searer joins me on the podcast this week. Steve was a walk-on player at Penn State from 1983-1985. He was a 3-sport athlete at Chief Logan High School (30 miles south of University Park). In his senior year, the football team was 11-…
Talking Penn State Football History: Tom Bradley
Former Penn State player and coach, Tom Bradley, joins us on the podcast this week. Tom shares many memories which include the Bradley family's trek to Happy Valley: Jim (1972-1974), Tom (1975-1978) and Matt (1978-1981) all played at…
Talking Penn State Football History: Keith Dorney
This week we host one of Penn State's best offensive linemen in the history of the program. His name is Keith Dorney and he played at PSU from 1975-1978. Keith came to PSU from Emmaus High School near Allentown, PA and quickly had an impact.…
Talking Penn State Football History: Harold “Junior” Powell
I am privileged to host Harold "Junior" Powell as my guest this week. Junior played at Penn State from 1959-1963, redshirting in 1960. He came out of Lewistown High School and in 1958, his senior season, he was part of one of the best football teams in…
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…
