Back When There Was Baseball: Nancy Finley
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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. Nancy is the…
Talking College Football History: Mike Townsend
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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, but he was…
Back When There Was Baseball: Al Worthington
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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 and he pitched in the Majors from…
Back When There Was Baseball: Leron Lee
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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 career from 1977-…
Back When There Was Baseball: Bill Haller
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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 considered one of the…
Back When There Was Baseball: Pat Zachry
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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 pitched in the Majors…
Talking College Football History: 1977 Michigan Football feat. Mike Jolly
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We are going back to that great 1977 season this week and our guest is Mike Jolly who was a part of that Michigan team that was 10-1 before the bowl games. Mike was an outstanding defensive back from 1976-1979 for the Wolverines.…
Back When There Was Baseball: Darrel Chaney
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We travel back into the 1970s with our guest this week. Darrel Chaney played in the Majors from 1969-1979. He started out his athletic career as a Parade All American quarterback in 1965. Darrel turned down scholarship…
Talking College Football History: Stu Voigt
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We travel back in time to Madison, Wisconsin in the late 1960s with our guest this week. Stu Voigt joins us to discuss his career and Wisconsin Badger football from 1967-1969. The Badgers only won 3 games total during Stu's…
