Down Trails of Victory

"Like smoke through a keyhole"... That's how University of Oklahoma Coach Barry Switzer described the running style of his All-American runningback Joe Washington. Both Joe and his brother Ken were leaders in vaulting the Port Arthur Lincoln High School Bumblebees to Southeast Texas' dominating high school sports power in the early 1970s. Hear Joe and Ken talk about: Moving fro...

We're baaaccckkk!!! Down Trails of Victory podcast is back for a second season, and in this kickoff episode, Buck and the show's producer Wanda Carole Wrinkle Ford... give some brief comments about Season One; issue "thank you's" to various people; and give a preview of Season Two's first guests, Joe and Ken Washington, legendary brother combination from Port Arthur L...

Introducing our Keynote Speaker... Damon West, world-wide best selling author and motivational speaker, talks with Buck and Brad about... growing up in Port Arthur; attending school at Woodrow Wilson and Edison Middle Schools; attending Thomas Jefferson High School, where he was a three-year starting quarterback; his journey from college quarterback to convicted felon to redemption; the people alo...

Always be Faithful... Lynne James, long-time Port Neches-Groves ISD educator, talks with Buck and Brad about... growing up Groves; attending school at Groves Junior High; attending Port Neches-Groves High School, where she was drum major, valedictorian, and student body president; writing the words to PN-G's Cherokee Fight Song; serving as Indianette director for eleven years; honoring the In...

All Aboard!!... Matt Burnett, Port Neches-Groves football legend, talks with Buck and his brother Brad about... growing up in Port Neches; family influences on him; his years at Port Neches Middle School; playing football Port Neches-Groves High School; the transition into the Coach Doug Ethridge era in 1973; the 1974 State Semifinalist football run, and its coaches, games, and players; and other...

Batter up!!! Lew Ford, Port Neches-Groves baseball legend, talks with Brad and his father Buck about... growing up in Port Neches, and playing Little League ball for the Yankees; his years at Port Neches Middle School; playing football and baseball at Port Neches-Groves High School; his amazing five-year journey from not being recruited out of high school to being drafted and signed by the Boston...

Black, Gold, and a Crimson Tide... Leon Fuller, a Nederland 1950s legend, talks about his career, including:  growing up in Nederland; playing sports for the Bulldogs, including football under legendary coach Bum Phillips; his All American seasons at Tyler Junior College; playing at Alabama--as captain and two-way starter--for Coach Bear Bryant; his career journey as a coach, including his stints...

Runners to the starting line... Mike Simpson, legendary multi-sport athlete at Port Neches-Groves High School, breaks the tape as he talks about his career, including:  his early years at Groves Junior High; playing football at PN-G under legendary coach Bum Phillips; running on PN-G's 440-yard Relay team that set a National Record at the State Track Meet in 1965; winning the 220-yard Dash at...

Attention passengers... Now boarding at Gate # 24... Jeff "The Jet" Bergeron, legendary Texas high school running back, takes listeners on a round trip, first class flight, as he cruises through:  his early years at Port Neches Junior High; his historic All State and All American football career at Port Neches-Groves High School; his experiences as the #1 football recruit in the state of...

Are you ready to ROCK-a-noo???!!! Every superhero has its origin... Legendary Texas high school  volleyball coach Barbara Comeaux of Port Neches-Groves High School serves up an ace, as she talks about:  her early years at Thomas Jefferson High School in Port Arthur; playing volleyball at Lamar University; her first job as a 9th grade teacher/coach at French High School in Beaumont; her first head...

Ladies and Gentlemen...Welcome to the MAIN EVENT! Introducing, in the Green corner... Bubba Busceme and Gerry Mouton, graduates of South Park High School in Beaumont. Bubba and Gerry join the show to talk to Buck and Brad about: Greenie Pride; the Southeast Texas music scene in the 1970s; Bubba's boxing career, including his four National Golden Gloves titles, his 1972 Munich Olympic Games ex...

Coach Wade Phillips joins the show to talk with Buck and Brad, and they take a deep dive  into Wade's Southeast Texas roots, including his years:   at Nederland when his dad Bum Phillips was head coach of the Bulldogs;  at Port Neches-Groves HS where he met his future wife Laurie Nunez;  as a linebacker at the University of Houston;  as an assistant coach at Lutcher Stark HS in Orange;  as an...

Drop the mic!! It's the inaugural episode of Down Trails of Victory podcast, with your host Dr. Jon Buck Ford and his podcast partner Judge Brad Burnett. In The Launch, Dr. Ford and Judge Burnett discuss the origin of the Down Trails of Victory podcast, and give listeners previews of upcoming guests, including Southeast Texas legends Wade Phillips, Barbara Comeaux, Jeff Bergeron, Leon Fuller,...