Talking Penn State Football History: Tom Wise Tribute
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This week we take time to talk about the Penn State career of Tom Wise. Tom unexpectedly passed away on July 22, 2021 in Lakewood Ranch, FL. Tom played football at Penn State from 1977-1980. He was a defensive back from 1977-1979, then moved to…
Sports Authors Showcase: The Called Shot by Tom Wolf
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Author Tom Wolf joins me this week to discuss his book The Called Shot: Babe Ruth, the Chicago Cubs, & the Unforgettable Major League Baseball Season of 1932. Tom has written several pieces including books and essays. I was pleasantly surprised when…
Musings of a Sports Fanatic: Sept 6
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Tim looks at the surprisingly good play from the Pirates and theorizes that it may save Ben Cherington’s job. The Phillies are locked and loaded for a two seed and other playoff races persist. Tim rants on another idiotic example of baseball replay…
Wall2WallFootball: NFL Go Time
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Tim goes it alone this week and has strong thoughts on some of the high profile quarterbacks from week one in college football. More thoughts from week one and picks for five week 2 games. Then things to look for in week one of the NFL, plus 5 picks in a…
Back When There Was Baseball: Jerry Crawford
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Our guest this week is former National League umpire Jerry Crawford. Jerry comes from a family of officials. His father Shag was a Major League umpire from 1955-1975 and his brother Joey, was an NBA official from 1977-2016. Jerry started out…
Talking College Football History: Chris Woods
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Chris Woods joins me this week. Chris played at Auburn from 1980-1983, which included the last year of Coach Doug Barfield's tenure and the start of Coach Pat Dye's regime. He was a wide receiver playing in a wishbone offense and his years in…
Talking Penn State Football History: John Shaffer
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We are privileged to have the quarterback of Penn State's last national championship team as our guest this week. John Shaffer joins us to discuss his recruitment to Penn State from Cincinnati Moeller High School along with the trials and tribulations…
