Back When There Was Baseball: Bob Lacey
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Bob Lacey joins me on the podcast this week. Bob was drafted by the Oakland A's in 1972 at the start of the A's dynasty. Bob made it up to the parent club roster in 1977 after the team was dismantled. Bob had some really good years…
Talking College Football History: Freddie Smalls
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Freddie Smalls defines West Virginia football in the early 1980s and he is our guest this week. In his Junior season at WVU (1984), Freddie had a tremendous game against Boston College and Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie in the first night…
Back When There Was Baseball: Dick Bosman
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Pitcher Dick Bosman is our guest this week on the podcast. Dick had a very good MLB career on mostly poor teams. Dick was the Washington Senators opening day pitcher for four consecutive seasons and that says something! He threw a no-…
Talking College Football History: Mark Herrmann
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Our guest this week left his college days as the leading passer in the history of the game. Mark Herrmann quarterbacked the Purdue Boilermakers from 1977-1980 and left the school with 9,946 passing yards along with a 3-0 bowl record and 3…
Back When There Was Baseball: Bruce Kimm
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This week, we are going back to the 45th anniversary of "Birdmania". For those who don't remember, this was in 1976 with Mark "The Bird" Fidrych setting Tiger Stadium in a frenzy with his pitching performance and antics on the mound. Fidrych passed away…
Talking College Football History: Gary Tranquill
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We have a special guest this week in Coach Gary Tranquill. Gary coached for almost 50 years from a head coach, to coordinator, to a position coach. Gary coached under several tremendous head coaches including Don Nehlen, George Welsh,…
Back When There Was Baseball: Danny Boone
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Pitcher Danny Boone was the lightest pitcher to pitch in MLB history. He is listed in the stats at 5'8" tall and 150 lbs. Dan will relate that he was closer to 130 lbs. Dan is a descendant of THE Daniel Boone. His…
Talking College Football History: Robin Earl
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When you talk Washington Huskies football you look at 2 coaching regimes: Jim Owens (1957-1974) and Don James (1975-1992). Our guest this week, Robin Earl, played his first two years under Jim Owens and his last two years under Don James…
Back When There Was Baseball: Frank DiPino
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Our guest this week is Frank DiPino. Frank pitched with several teams and was very effective, mostly through the 1980s. He started out with Milwaukee and unfortunately was traded before appearing in the 1982 World Series. He then played with…
