Talking College Football History: Ken Hackemack
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My guest this week is one of the largest defensive linemen I ever watched play. Ken Hackemack joins me to talk about his career at Texas. Ken stood almost 7 feet tall and weighed over 300 pounds when he finished his career at Texas in 1989. He…
Back When There Was Baseball: Tom Hume
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There was a commercial in the 1970s for Rolaids (antacid relief) which went viral: How do you spell relief? R-O-L-A-I-D-S. In 1976, Rolaids sponsored the Rolaids Relief Man awarded to the best relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. Our guest this week…
Talking College Football History: Conrad Graham
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This week we look back at a special period in Tennessee football history. This would be the years 1970-1972 with our guest, defensive back, Conrad Graham. During those three seasons, Tennessee had a record of 31-5. Conrad had 15 career interceptions…
Musings of a Sports Fanatic: Happy New Year Edition
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As the calendar turns from 2024 to 2025, Tim looks back and forward at each sport with special emphasis on the Pennsylvania professional teams. All that plus the random off topic topic.
Back When There Was Baseball: Ron Reed
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Our guest this week is Ron Reed. Ron is one of only 13 athletes to play in the NBA and also Major League Baseball. He played for the Detroit Pistons for 3 years, coming out of Notre Dame, before deciding to focus on baseball. Ron was a…
Talking College Football History: Melvin Robertson
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I am not a "Bucket List" guy, but if I was, high on the list would be the coach who helped create the "Veer Offense" and also the coach who stopped Emory Bellard's wishbone offense in 1968. I found that Coach and he joins me this week on the podcast.…
Sports Authors Showcase: Ten Cent Beer Night by Scott Jarrett
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Author Scott Jarrett joins me this week to talk about his book Ten Cent Beer Night. Ten Cent Beer Night occurred on June 4, 1974, at Cleveland's Municipal Stadium. For the baseball enthusiasts out there, Scott does a tremendous job writing about…
Musings of a Sports Fanatic: Airing of Grievances Edition
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It is time to celebrate Festivus once again, the December 23 Seinfeld created holiday. One of the main parts of Festivus is the Airing of Grievances, and boy does Tim have grievances to air. Enjoy and Happy Festivus.
Back When There Was Baseball: Mark Littell
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Mark Littell passed away on September 5, 2022. We re-air this podcast in honor of him:Our guest this week is Mark Littell, relief pitcher with the Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals from the mid-1970s through the early 1980s.…
