Back When There Was Baseball: Bill Denehy

by Rex Naylor on  Podcasts Baseball

We take the time machine Back When There Was Baseball this week to the late 1960s into the early 1970s with our guest, pitcher Bill Denehy. Bill's career was not a long one due to arm injuries, but he has some great stories surrounding his…

Talking College Football History: 1977 Kentucky Football Season with Guest Derrick Ramsey

by Rex Naylor on  College Podcasts Football

This week we continue looking back at the 1977 college football season with our guest Derrick Ramsey. The 1977 season had one undefeated team and 8 one-loss teams heading into the bowl season. Kentucky was one of the 8 one-loss teams.…

Talking Penn State Football History: George Reihner Tribute

by Rex Naylor on  Penn State Football Podcasts

This week's episode is a tribute show to George Reihner who was an offensive lineman at Penn State from 1973-1976. Nittany Nation lost George in March of 2021. We are privileged to have some of George's teammates at Penn State during the day. Listen…

Musings of a Sports Fanatic: May 3

by Tim Clark on  Podcasts

Tim looks at the intrigue and unpredictability of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Then it’s around the horn with NBA playoffs, golf, MLB, and Tim even slips in a USC football shoutout for their recruiting prowess of late. A look at the underappreciated career…

Wall2WallFootball: Draft Recap

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The boys are back together this week to recap the NFL Draft. How did the Steelers do? Eagles? Thoughts on the Shedeur Sanders fiasco. Plus the boys,lead off with a segment on Penn State and petulant head coach James Franklin.  

Back When There Was Baseball: Lynn Jones

by Rex Naylor on  Podcasts Baseball

Lynn Jones joins us this week on the podcast. Lynn is a very interesting story and it starts at Thiel College in Erie, PA where in his last 2 years of college he was a 3-sport athlete. Name me 3-sport athletes that made it to the Major Leagues. The list…

Talking College Football History: 1977 Arkansas Football Season with guest Ron Calcagni

by Rex Naylor on  College Podcasts Football

We celebrate the great 1977 college football season this week.  There were 8 one-loss teams, with one undefeated team heading into the bowl season of that year. We focus on the Arkansas team this week and have their quarterback, Ron …

Talking Penn State Football History: 1975 NC State vs. Penn State

by Rex Naylor on  Penn State Football Podcasts

Do you remember the show The Way It Was hosted by Curt Gowdy on PBS in the mid-1970s? Well, we have our own version of The Way It Was this week as we look back at the great game on November 8, 1975 between the Wolfpack of North Carolina State and…

Sports Authors Showcase: Playing for Paterno: A Father's and Son's Recollections of Playing for JoePa by Charlie and Tony Pittman

by Rex Naylor on  Penn State Football Podcasts

We have Charlie and Tony Pittman with us this week to discuss their book Playing for Paterno: A Father's and Son's Recollections of Playing for JoePa. This is a book not only about college football, but more importantly about leadership. I read this book…

Musings of a Sports Fanatic: April 26

by Tim Clark on  Podcasts

Tim opens with college basketball and how nobody is safe from the portal. Around the horn with NHL Playoffs, NBA Playoffs, and an off court basketball story that leads to a quick trip in the Time Machine for some bad USC basketball luck. MLB with…