Sports Authors Showcase: This Day in Philadelphia Sports by Kevin Reavy and Brian Startare
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Authors Kevin Reavy and Brian Startare to discuss their book This Day in Philadelphia Sports. There is so much history in Philadelphia sports and they captured it well. This book is written day-by-day and I read it a half-month at a time. The book is a…
Back When There Was Baseball: Jack McKeon
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Former Major League manager Jack McKeon joins us this week. Jack signed his first contract in 1949 and played several years in the Minor Leagues but never made it to the Majors as a player. He started his managing career in the Minor Leagues in the 1950s…
Talking College Football History: Bill Mayo
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We go down to Rocky Top this week and that only means one thing. We are talking Tennessee football and we have one of the best offensive linemen in the school's history as our guest. Bill Mayo joins us this week and it is only…
Talking Penn State Football History: Ray “Buddy” Tesner
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I go back to the early 1970s with my guest this week, Ray "Buddy" Tesner. Buddy came to Penn State from Warren G. Harding High School, north of Youngstown, OH. He played for the Nittany Lions from 1971-1974 during the "heyday" of Penn State…
Wall2WallFootball: Big Ten Preview
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Time to preview the Big Ten conference. The top of The conference is strong and getting stronger. Will Ohio State, Indiana, and Oregon have company at the top? Is this the year USC finally arrives? Penn State has an easy schedule, so does Matt Campbell…
Musings of a Sports Fanatic: August 14
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The Big Dumper is in the dump this year and dragging the Mariners team with him. The entire American League stinks for that matter. Plus Phillies, Pirates, golf and more. A Little League Tim’s Time Machine, rants, and the random off topic topic. …
Back When There Was Baseball: Jim Lefebvre
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Our guest this week is the 1965 National League Rookie of the Year. His name is Jim Lefebvre and he played with the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1965-1972 then continued his career in Japan for four more years. Jim also managed the Mariners, Cubs and Brewers…
Talking College Football History: Doug Hogan
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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 John…