Talking Penn State Football History: Bill Contz
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I look back at Penn State's first national championship this week with my guest Bill Contz. Bill arrived at Penn State in 1979 from Belle Vernon High School near Pittsburgh. He escaped the clutches of Jackie Sherrill and the staff at Pitt to migrate to…
Wall2WallFootball: NFC Preview
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Tim looks at how the NFC might play out, and he has a familiar prediction from last year. That plus other NFL and college football thoughts.
Musings of a Sports Fanatic: August 22
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Dodgers dirty dealings and more from MLB including Phillies and Pirates thoughts. Golf, rants, Tim’s Time Machine, and the random off topic topic.
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…
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…