Talking Penn State Football History: Leroy Thompson
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This week's guest is Leroy Thompson. He played at Penn State from 1987-1990 and was an unsung, versatile running back (tailback along with fullback) playing alongside Blair Thomas and Gary Brown. Listen to Leroy share his 1989 Holiday Bowl and Penn State…
Wall2WallFootball: Who’s In Edition
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Tim and Eric discuss James Franklin’s less than professional pre conference from earlier in the week, coaches on the hot seat in each conference, and Who is in and who is out of the playoffs at this point. Plus trade deadline talk in the NFL, best and…
Musings of a Sports Fanatic: Oct 25
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Tim leads off with NBA news including, brace yourself Sixers fans, Joel Embiid injured already. The phony LeBron James and son Bronny moment, Pens and Flyers off to slow starts including the Pens sending goalie Tristan Jarry home, and the Caps waiting…
Back When There Was Baseball: Ten Cent Beer Night
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We celebrate the 50th anniversary of Ten Cent Beer Night which occurred on June 4, 1974, in Cleveland. The game featured the visiting Texas Rangers, with manager Billy Martin, up against the home Cleveland Indians. Our guests are Steve Foucault and Tom…
Talking College Football History: Tom Luken
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Boiler Up folks!!!! We are talking Purdue football this week and our guest was an integral part of those Purdue teams in the late 1960s through the early 1970s. He played for legendary coach Jack Mollenkopf early in his career. Tom was an offensive…
Sports Authors Showcase: The Right Thing to Do by Tom Shanahan
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Author Tom Shanahan released a new book this year entitled The Right Thing to Do: The True Pioneers of College Football Integration in the 1960s. We hosted Tom on a previous book, Raye of Light, and this book goes deeper into Coach…
Talking Penn State Football History: Rod Bratton
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Our guest this week is probably not a household name among Penn State football fans, but he has a great story to share. Rod Bratton joins us this week. Rod did not play football until his senior year in high school as his school was one of the…
Musings of a Sports Fanatic: Oct 18
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Tim leads off with the not so stunning retirement of Virginia head coach Tony Bennett. The Time Machine stops off at four times when coaches retired at inopportune times in order to promote the guy they wanted to get the job. Penguins hockey, 76ers…
