We continue our tribute to that great 1977 college football season by looking at all of the undefeated or 1-loss teams after the regular season ended. Our guest this week is Pete Inge who played for San Diego State. People…
Who was the last player to hit a home run in the original Yankee Stadium (1973) before the massive remodel? His name is Duke Sims and he is our guest this week. Duke also had the privilege of catching one of the greatest pitching staffs in…
Coach Fred Goldsmith joins us this week. Fred was an outstanding defensive coordinator starting with a stint at HBCU Florda A&M. He then hooked up with Ken Hatfield at the Air Force Academy and also Arkansas before turning around Rice and…
Ken Frailing is our guest this week. Ken pitched from 1966-1978 in the Minor Leagues and the Majors. Ken was very promising out of high school as he had a 13-0 record his senior season with an unbelievable 0.17 ERA. He played for the the…
Who was the 46 Chicago Bears defense named after? You are correct if you answered Doug Plank and he is our guest this week. Doug played at Ohio State (1971-1974), but surprisingly didn't play much. He sat behind that great Ohio State secondary with names…
Bart Zeller joins us this week. He was with the St. Louis Cardinals organization his entire career. Bart was a catcher and only appeared in one game with the parent club. So, you ask, why would you interview Bart Zeller? It's…
With us this week is Coach Greg Davis. Greg played at McNeese State from 1970-1972 and started his college coaching career at Texas A&M in 1978 under Emory Bellard (Bellard invented the wishbone offense). He had a brief stint as the head…
We have a special interview this week with Bruce Skinner, who was the Fiesta Bowl Executive Director from 1980-1990. Bruce was a member of the Fiesta Bowl committee starting in 1973 and became the Executive Director in 1980. He was…
There is no place like Nebraska and our guest this week is a former Cornhusker. Jimmy Burrow joins us on the podcast to talk about his years at Nebraska (1974/1975). I am sure you know his son, former Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow, but did you…
This episode of Sports Authors Showcase features Paul Domowitch, co-author of the book A Bird's-Eye-View: My Mostly Wonderful, Always Unforgettable Half-Century with the Philadelphia Eagles. The book was co-authored with long-time Eagles Ticket Director…