Back When There Was Baseball: Tom Carroll
by on March 15, 2023
Our guest this week is Tom Carroll who played most of his career in the Cincinnati Reds system. Tom was a 6th round draft choice in 1970 out of North Allegheny High School in Wexford, PA. He worked his way up the ladder as a pitcher…
Talking College Football History: Randy McEachern
by on March 14, 2023
We continue our look at that great 1977 college football season this week. Texas was the only undefeated team before the bowl games that season and our guest was the quarterback of that team. Randy McEachern joins us to talk about…
Back When There Was Baseball: Rich Garcia
by on March 8, 2023
American League umpire Rich Garcia joins us this week on the podcast. Rich was one of the most highly respected umpires of his time period (1976-1999). During his career, he worked 2 All-Star games (1980, 1992), 3…
Talking College Football History: Bill Lewis
by on March 7, 2023
We are joined this week with one of the best defensive backs coaches in college football history. Bill Lewis coached for 44 years with some of the best coaches in the game. He worked under Bud Carson, Frank Broyles…
Back When There Was Baseball: Nancy Finley
by on March 1, 2023
We are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1973 Oakland A's ball club this week with our guest Nancy Finley. The A's won the World Series 3 consecutive years (1972-1974) and Nancy was a part of these seasons. …
Talking College Football History: Mike Townsend
by on February 28, 2023
We have one of the captains of the 1973 Notre Dame national championship team this week. Mike Townsend joins us to talk about his years at Notre Dame (1971-1973). Mike not only played football for Ara Parseghian,…
Back When There Was Baseball: Al Worthington
by on February 22, 2023
We have a rare treat for you this week. Our guest played with Willie Mays, Orlando Cepeda, Ted Williams, Pete Rose, Frank Robinson, Tony Oliva, Harmon Killebrew and Rod Carew to name a few. His name is Al Worthington…
Back When There Was Baseball: Leron Lee
by on February 15, 2023
Leron Lee joins us this week as we take a look Back When There Was Baseball. Leron played in the Majors from 1969-1976 with the Cardinals, Padres, Indians and Dodgers. He then travelled to Japan and had a stellar…
Back When There Was Baseball: Bill Haller
by on February 9, 2023
American League Umpire, Bill Haller, passed away on August 20, 2022. We are re-airing this podcast conducted in 2020 as a tribute to Bill. Bill umpired in the American League for 21 years (1961, 1963-1982) and is…
Back When There Was Baseball: Pat Zachry
by on February 1, 2023
Our guest this week in one of the 1976 National League Rookie of the Year winners. That is correct, there were two that year and Pat Zachry was one of them. Pat pitched for the Cincinnati Reds when they won the 1976 World Series. He…
