Talking Penn State Football History: Steve Searer
Steve Searer joins me on the podcast this week. Steve was a walk-on player at Penn State from 1983-1985. He was a 3-sport athlete at Chief Logan High School (30 miles south of University Park). In his senior year, the football team was 11-…
Talking Penn State Football History: Tom Bradley
Former Penn State player and coach, Tom Bradley, joins us on the podcast this week. Tom shares many memories which include the Bradley family's trek to Happy Valley: Jim (1972-1974), Tom (1975-1978) and Matt (1978-1981) all played at…
Talking Penn State Football History: Keith Dorney
This week we host one of Penn State's best offensive linemen in the history of the program. His name is Keith Dorney and he played at PSU from 1975-1978. Keith came to PSU from Emmaus High School near Allentown, PA and quickly had an impact.…
Talking Penn State Football History: Harold “Junior” Powell
I am privileged to host Harold "Junior" Powell as my guest this week. Junior played at Penn State from 1959-1963, redshirting in 1960. He came out of Lewistown High School and in 1958, his senior season, he was part of one of the best football teams in…
Talking Penn State Football History: Mike Gilsenan
Mike Gilsenan joins us this week. Mike is one of the unsung stories of Penn State football revealed in Rex's book The Forgotten Seasons: Penn State Football 1977-1978. He appeared on campus in 1975 after a stellar career at…
Talking Penn State Football History: Roger Duffy
Roger Duffy is this week's guest. Roger played at Penn State from 1986-1989. He went from a national championship his freshman year (1986), to the first losing season under Joe Paterno (1988) and then to the rebuilding of the program which led to an…
Talking Penn State Football History: John Quinn
Our guest this week is John Quinn. John was a standout defensive lineman who played on a string of the most successful Penn State teams in history. He was a member of the 1972-1975 teams and played with outstanding defensive linemen such as Randy…
Talking Penn State Football History: Matt Millen
I am privileged to host Matt Millen this week. Matt played at Penn State from 1976-1979 coming out of Whitehall High School. He was a First Team All-American in 1978 and was part of those great teams in 1977-1978 (22-2 record). He played on one of the…
Talking Penn State Football History: Keith Karpinski
I revisit the 1986 National Championship and surrounding years with my guest Keith Karpinski. Keith came to Penn State from De La Salle Collegiate High School in Detroit, MI. Keith talks about how he escaped the grasp of Bo Schembechler of Michigan and…