Gridiron America Network

Gridiron America Radio

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Gridiron America Radio is where football is celebrated through game replays, old radio shows, and documentaries in the public domain that cover the history, remembrances, culture, lore, and legends of pro football in Canada, America and around the world. Additionally, you can also find replays of the "From the 55 Yard Line" podcast on The Sports History Network, as well as simulcasts of Gridiron Japan Radio, and replays of USFL America Radio, and Gridiron America FM Radio public domain game broadcasts.

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The Voice of God 02.05.2021 23:56

In 1965, Ed Sabol discovered John Facenda in a bar where when he overheard him describe some football footage playing on the screen. Facenda was then a popular local television news anchor. Impressed, Ed Sabol approached him with an offer to narrate NFL Films footage and so began an inextricable vocal-film partnership. Sabol himself described Facenda as a stentorian baritone. Facenda and Jack Whit...

"On the Spot" - A 1953 CFL Documentary on the Edmonton Eskimos 02.05.2021 15:12

A 1953 documentary (available at CFL-Films.ca ) on the Edmonton Eskimos from the National Film Board of Canada with Fred Davis, and featuring Rollie Miles, Normie Kwong, coach Daryl Royal.

Engraved on a Nation- The Chuck Ealey Story 02.05.2021 45:12

A look at the legacy and inspiring life of CFL legend Chuck Ealey. Experience the joys and the highs, the electricity and the love, the pains and the sorrows, the perseverance and fight for equality.

John Candy- True Double Blue 02.05.2021 23:49

The award winning documentary ''True Double Blue'' that examines John Candy's passion for the Toronto Argonauts and his role in the high-profile ownership group with Wayne Gretzky and Bruce McNall.

A Love Letter to the CFL 02.05.2021 32:31

From NorthAmericanPodcast.com- PBS Producer Robert Reid's Love Letter to the CFL — "Wait, is Football Canadian or American?"

From the 55 Yard Line- A Conversation With Scott Adamson 20.04.2021 53:52

In their pilot episode, co-host Greg James discusses with fellow co-host Scott Adamson his book on professional football history in Birmingham, Alabama entitled "The Home Team: My Bromance with off Brand Football." They discuss Birmingham's teams of the WFL, USFL, WLAF, CFL, XFL and AAF, as well as the future of Canadian football.

From the 55 Yard Line, the CFL America Radio Trailer 20.04.2021 1:39

Join Scott and Greg at CFL America Radio (WCFL.us, CFL-Radio.us and CFL-Radio.ca) for discussions on football history and fandom in North America and all around the world...

This Is Our League... 12.04.2021 4:04

To paraphrase John Facenda, professional football in Canada is a special game, a unique game ... It is a rare game. The men who play it make it so. All of them are fearless. All of them are strong, quick. And all of them are part of a story that began long ago. A story written by men who found, in the sport, a demanding measure for their own courage and ability.... This podcast is dedicated to the...