Back When There Was Baseball: Jon Matlack

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Our guest this week on Back When There Was Baseball is the 1972 National League Rookie of the Year, pitcher Jon Matlack. Jon was a member of the 1973 New York Mets which made it to the World Series. He started four games in the 1973 postseason with an…

Talking College Football History: Allen Pinkett

by Rex Naylor on  College Podcasts Football

We are privileged to have Allen Pinkett as our guest on the podcast this week. You will find out why we consider Allen the "leading rusher" in Notre Dame history when you listen to Allen talk about his career at Notre Dame (1982-1985). Allen was a…

Back When There Was Baseball: Larry Barnett

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The 1975 World Series between the Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox was voted as the best World Series in history. There is only one umpire still remaining from that series and he is our guest this week on Back When There Was Baseball. Larry Barnett…

Talking Penn State and College Football History: Leroy Holt

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We head out to the West Coast this week with our special guest Leroy Holt.  Leroy may very well be the best fullback that USC produced in their storied history.  He was the first fullback to start all 4 years of his career (1986-1989).  He…

Talking Penn State and College Football History: Ron Calcagni

by Rex Naylor on  College Podcasts Football

We celebrate the 45th anniversary of that great 1977 college football season this week.  There were 7 one-loss teams, with one undefeated team heading into the bowl season of that year.  We focus on the Arkansas team this week and have their…

Talking Penn State and College Football History: Pat Harlow

by Rex Naylor on  College Podcasts Football

This week we focus on the great offensive lineman that came out of USC from the late 1970s through the early 1990s.  Our guest was one of the best during that time period.  Pat Harlow (1987-1990) joins us this week to talk about playing that…

Talking Penn State and College Football History: Ken Fritz

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This week we dot the I in Script OHIO with our guest Ken Fritz.  Ken played at Ohio State from 1976-1979 most notably as an offensive lineman (1977-1979).  He was a part of the last 3 years of the Woody Hayes regime and also that great team in…

Talking Penn State and College Football History: Ray Woodard

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We take a look back at the 1983 Texas defense this week with guest Ray Woodard.  This may arguably be the best Texas defense in the history of the program.  Unfortunately, a close loss in the Cotton Bowl to end the season cost them a national…

Talking Penn State and College Football History: Steve Mott

by Rex Naylor on  College Podcasts Football

We look back at the 40th anniversary of Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant's last season at Alabama and are privileged to have his starting center, Steve Mott, join us for this podcast.  Steve played at Alabama from 1979-1982, winning a national championship…

Talking Penn State and College Football History: Ricky Townsend

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We visit Rocky Top this week to feature one of the first "Barefoot" kickers in NCAA history.  Ricky Townsend of Tennessee is our guest this week.  Ricky was a star athlete coming out of Dalton, GA and converted to a kicker when at UT.  He…