Back When There Was Baseball: Jim Colborn
by on August 17, 2022
Jim Colborn is our guest this week. Jim played in the Majors from 1969-1978 with the Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royals and Seattle Mariners. His best year was 1973 with Milwaukee and he was an All-Star that year. …
Talking College Football History: Rutgers Football feat. Bert Kosup
by on August 16, 2022
We focus on the last Rutgers undefeated season this week. That season was 46 years ago in 1976. Rutgers also ended that year on an 18-game winning streak. Bert Kosup, the quarterback in 1976, is with us this week…
Back When There Was Baseball: Bob Oldis
by on August 10, 2022
We are blessed to have Bob Oldis join us this week on the podcast. Bob signed his first Major League contract in 1949 with the old Washington Senators franchise. Bob also played in the 1960 World Series and appeared…
Talking College Football History: Doug Hogan
by on August 9, 2022
Doug Hogan joins us this week. Doug was a defensive back for four years at USC under John McKay. USC won the national championship in 1972, shared a national championship in 1974 and started out 1975 at 7-0 before…
Back When There Was Baseball: Jack Heidemann
by on August 3, 2022
Jack Heidemann joins us this week. Jack started his career at the age of 17 in the minor leagues and made his major league debut at the age of 19 in 1969 with the Cleveland Indians. But unfortunately Uncle Sam called and Jack had to…
Talking College Football History: Rocky Bleier
by on August 2, 2022
It is an honor for Rex to introduce their guest this week. Rocky Bleier joins them on the podcast and you should remember him as a Pittsburgh Steeler, but did you know what college team he played for? Rocky was a…
Back When There Was Baseball: Ron Brand
by on July 27, 2022
Who caught the first pitch in the Houston Astrodome? He is our guest this week, Ron Brand. The infamous game was on April 9, 1965 and was an exhibition against the New York Yankees. Ron started out with the Pirates before Houston…
Talking College Football History: Don Gaffney and Gerald Loper
by on July 26, 2022
We visit Florida Gator nation this week. I would like to say we are visiting The Swamp, but that moniker didn't happen until 1992. So we will visit Florida Field and its artificial turf this week. Our guests are Don Gaffney and …
Back When There Was Baseball: Gary Waslewski
by on July 20, 2022
Gary Waslewski joins us on the podcast this week. Gary was a World Series starting pitcher 55 years ago. He started Game 6 of the 1967 World Series against the Cardinals' Dick Hughes. The Red Sox won Game 6, but…
Talking College Football History: Stan White
by on July 19, 2022
We are going back to those great Ohio State Buckeye teams in the late 1960s to the early 1970s this week with linebacker Stan White. Stan was "all everything" coming out of Theodore Roosevelt High School in Kent, Ohio…
