Talking College Football History: Don Patterson

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Don Patterson is my guest this week. Don was an Army graduate and part of one of the best coaching staffs in college football history. The 1983 Iowa Hawkeye coaching staff included: Head Coach Hayden Fry along with assistants Bill Snyder, Kirk Ferentz,…

Back When There Was Baseball: Rudy Meoli

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Rudy Meoli joins us this week. Rudy played in the Major and Minor Leagues from 1969-1979 for several teams (California Angels, Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies). He got up to the Majors in 1971 for a short stint, but 1973 was the season that he…

Talking College Football History: Dirt Winston

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We visit Razorback country this week with our guest Dennis "Dirt" Winston.  He played at Arkansas from 1973-1976 under legendary coach Frank Broyles.  The Razorbacks had a great season in 1975 culminating in a Cotton Bowl trip where they…

Musings of a Sports Fanatic: February 28

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Tim leads off with thoughts on 19 year old Pirates phenom Konnor Griffin. Other Pirates/Phillies thoughts, college roundtable, golf, and Penguins. The college basketball segment has the weekly slam dunks and air balls, plus a look at a weak bubble. Then…

Back When There Was Baseball: Rich Garcia

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American League umpire Rich Garcia joins us this week. Richie was one of the most highly respected umpires of his time period (1976-1999). During his career, he worked 2 All-Star games (1980, 1992), 3 ALDS (1995, 1997, 1998), 5 ALCS (…

Talking College Football History: Jay Shapiro

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We feature the great Wyoming football team of 1967 this week. This team went 10-0 in the regular season and earned a Sugar Bowl bid to face LSU. Jay Shapiro, the starting center on that great Wyoming team, is our guest. Jay was a multi-year…

Sports Authors Showcase: The Champions of Philadelphia by Rich Westcott

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Author Rich Westcott joins me this week to discuss his book The Champions of Philadelphia. The book was published in 2016 and therefore does not include the Eagles Super Bowl teams of 2017 and 2024. Most people forget about the Philadelphia…

Musings of a Sports Fanatic: Feb 21

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Tim leads off with a look at the disaster that is Penn State basketball. He follows with his college basketball segment including this week’s slam dunks and air balls. Plus golf, NBA, a sprinkle of Pirates thoughts, and more. Plus Tim’s Time Machine, a…

Back When There Was Baseball: John Werhas

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We take the time machine this week Back When There Was Baseball to the mid-1960s with our guest John Werhas. John was signed in 1960 by the Dodgers after being a 2-sport athlete out of USC (baseball and basketball). He was the opening day starter at 3rd…

Talking College Football History: Jim Heilig

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Do you remember the 1975 season of Arizona State Sun Devil football? If not, you should; this was the undefeated team that finished #2 in the nation. We are privileged this week to have one of the captains of that team share his experiences on this…