Talking College Football History: Scott Lockwood
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We travel to Los Angeles this week and revisit the late 1980s - early 1990s teams of the USC Trojans with our guest Scott Lockwood. Scott played at USC from 1987-1991 and was part of those great teams under head coach Larry Smith. He started out as…
Musings of a Sports Fanatic: August 1
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Sore mouth and all, and you will hear the story on that, Tim is back this week. Trade deadline observations, sports at the beach in the connect to column segment, the dentist story in the random ‘off topic topic”, and a rant on the Pirates and the people…
Back When There Was Baseball: May 17, 1979: Phillies 23, Cubs 22
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1979 marks the 45th anniversary of the great game between the Cubs and Phillies. The date was May 17, 1979, the location was Wrigley Field in Chicago, and the wind was blowing out at 17-18 miles/hour. Both starting pitchers (Phillies - Randy…
Talking College Football History: Coach John L. Smith and Chris Smeland
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This week we explore the Louisville football turnaround in the late 1990s/early 2000's. We are looking at a little later time-period than normal, but we couldn't pass up the opportunity to host Coach John L. Smith and his Defensive Coordinator…
Sports Authors Showcase: Ara's Knights: Ara Parseghian and the Golden Era of Notre Dame Football by Frank Pomarico
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We are privileged to have Frank Pomarico this week who wrote a book with Ray Serafin titled Ara's Knights: Ara Parseghian and the Golden Era of Notre Dame Football. Frank was one of the captains of that great 1973 Notre Dame national…
Back When There Was Baseball: Rick Wise
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June 23, 2021 marked the 50th anniversary of one of the greatest achievements in not only Philadelphia Phillies, but also MLB history. Rick Wise pitched a no-hitter on that Wednesday evening in Cincinnati while also hitting 2 home runs.…
Talking College Football History: John Rienstra
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John Rienstra joins us this week on the podcast to talk about his Temple career (1981-1985) and his NFL career which lasted from 1986-1992 with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns. John will state that he played for 3 Super Bowl winning…
Musings of a Sports Fanatic: July 17
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Tim looks back at the boredom that was the MLB All Star festivities. A trip back to Royal Troon 2016, 2004, 1997, 1989, 1982, and 1973 for a look at the last six winners of The Open there. Tim connects to his column by predicting who will win this year’s…
Back When There Was Baseball: Ken Berry
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Ken Berry joins us on the podcast this week. Ken played in the Majors from 1962-1975 and was considered one of the best defensive center fielders of that era. He won two Gold Glove Awards (1970 and 1972) and was an All-Star in 1967. You have to wonder…
