Talking College Football History: Ricky Moore

by Rex Naylor on  College Podcasts Football

Our guest this week is arguably the best fullback in Alabama history. We are going back to the early 1980s with Ricky Moore. Ricky played at Alabama from 1981-1984. He played under Coach Bear Bryant his first two seasons, then finished his…

Sports Authors Showcase: Forty Minutes to Baton Rouge by A. Zach Williams

by Rex Naylor on  College Podcasts Football

The subject of this week's podcast is intriguing. How many of you remember the name Bo Rein? There was a 30 for 30 episode on Bo entitled The Bo Nobody Knows. This Bo was a college football coach at N.C. State, then took over the LSU job for the…

Musings of a Sports Fanatic: Baseball Only Edition

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Tim looks at each division as the season winds down. Possible playoff matchups, disappointments, and, of course, a Pirates rant. Plus a new World Series prediction(this is subject to change).    

Back When There Was Baseball: George Culver

by Rex Naylor on  Podcasts Baseball

We look back to the late 1960s to the early 1970s this week with former MLB pitcher George Culver.  George Culver pitched in the Big Leagues from 1966-1974 with many teams and some great pitching staffs.  He was part of the great staff in…

Talking College Football History: Ken Kmiec

by Rex Naylor on  College Podcasts Football

We are going back to the mid-1960s this week. Our guest is Ken Kmiec, who played at Illinois from 1965-1967. Ken was a freshman in 1964 when Dick Butkus and Jim Grabowski were his teammates. Ken also played for Coach Pete Elliott for the…

Musings of a Sports Fanatic: Sept 5

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If Tim were baseball commissioner position players would not be allowed to pitch. It is embarrassing to the game. Thus, Derek Shelton would lose one of his grand strategies. Tim has Shelton out as Pirates manager then lays out a roster of minor leaguers…

Back When There Was Baseball: Dickie Thon

by Rex Naylor on  College Baseball

Our guest this week was headed for the MLB Hall of Fame before a tragic injury curtailed his career. Listen as Dickie Thon talks about coming into the Majors with the California Angels before being traded to the Houston Astros. He thrived in…

Talking College Football History: Alfred Anderson

by Rex Naylor on  College Podcasts Football

We travel to Waco, TX this week and take the time machine back to the early 1980s with our guest, Alfred Anderson. Alfred walked the Baylor campus in the early 1980s in the footsteps of some great running backs that preceded him: Greg Hawthorne,…

Musings of a Sports Fanatic: Aug 29

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Tim has had enough of the Pittsburgh Pirates and lets it all out this week. Also MLB pennant races, some NBA and golf, Penn State extends the contract of its AD, and in the random “off topic topic” a great book review for all older Steelers fans.…

Back When There Was Baseball: Steve Foucault

by Rex Naylor on  Podcasts Baseball

Our guest this week is former MLB relief pitcher Steve Foucault.  Steve is a very interesting subject in the fact that he became a relief pitcher in the Major Leagues but hadn't pitched since his Little League days.  Steve also never…