Hello Old Sports

Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY A very special episode as Dan is joined by former MLB manager Bobby Valentine to discuss his forthcoming memoir, Valentine's Way, My Adventurous Life and Times . Along the way Bobby tells stories about Thurman Munson, Bill Buckner, and Frank Robinson as well as his manag...

Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY In our very first listener-requested episode, we talk about the pennant winning "Go Go" White Sox of 1959. Owned by legendary maverick owner Bill Veeck, this team featured Hall of Famers like Luis Aparicio, Early Wynn, and Nellie Fox, and played in one of the most unique...

Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY In 1980 the Great Fighting City of Philadelphia sent all four of its major professional sports teams to the championship game. The Phillies of Mike Schmidt and Pete Rose won the World Series while the Eagles, Flyers, and 76ers all came up short. This week we talk about o...

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Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY At the end of the 20th Century, Joe Garner and Bob Costas published two excellent books: And the Crowd Goes Wild and And the Fans Roared , which covered the greatest sports moments and broadcasts of the 20th Century. Inspired by those books, we've put together a similar...

Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY This week we travel back 80 years to the last pre-war year in American sports, 1941. Most people know about Joe DiMaggio's 56 and Ted Williams' .406. This was also the year of Whirlaway's Triple Crown and a battle of champions between Joe Louis and Billy Conn. Plus the f...

Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY The MLB All-Star Game was held last week so Andrew and Dan look at the history of the game since its beginning in 1933. Along the way we discuss some great performances by legendary All-Stars like Carl Hubbell, Ted Williams, Pete Rose, and Pedro Martinez. There was a tim...

Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY In the final episode of our Baltimore Orioles trilogy we travel back to the 1890's to discuss the first dynasty in American professional sports: the 1890's Baltimore Orioles. Led by Manager Ned Hanlon, they invented the Baltimore Chop, started the career of the legendary...

Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY In Part 2 of our Baltimore Orioles history, Mike Petty joins us again to talk about his memories of the 1990's team. From the 1996 team that lost to the Yankees, to the heartbreaking lost to Cleveland in 1997, to Cal Ripken Jr.'s historic streak, to the misguided signing...

Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY Special guest Mike Petty joins us this week to talk about his favorite team, the Baltimore Orioles. First we cover some of the highs and lows of the first forty years: the move from St. Louis, the glory days of the 1970's, the '83 title, and the epic losing streak of 198...

Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY The NBA Playoffs are upon us and many consider the Brooklyn Nets the team to beat in the Eastern Conference. But it wasn't always that way. For 35 years the Nets called New Jersey home and in that time the team saw occasional bouts of glory (think Jason Kidd), but a lot...

Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY Boston University has one of the proudest college hockey traditions in the entire nation. The team has won five national championships, two under legendary coach Jack Kelley, and another three under the equally legendary Jack Parker. Star players such as Jim Craig, Mike...

Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY A unique episode this week as Dan is joined by special guest Ben Meyer-Abbott to talk about baseball simulation board games, and one in particular, Avalon Hills Superstar Baseball, a lifelong passion of his. We talk about how baseball is the best sport for historical sim...

Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY In our last episode, we talked about the life and career of the legendary Tom Gola with author David Grzybowski. This week, we pick up the story and talk about some of the other great moments and figures in La Salle Basketball. We begin with the #2 ranked 1968-69 team an...

Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY To celebrate March Madness, Andrew tells us all about his alma mater, the La Salle University Explorers, and their rich college basketball history. The heart of this episode is our interview with author David Grzybowski, author of Mr. All-Around: The Life of Tom Gola . L...

Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY Part 2 of our series on All-Time NBA Starting 5's takes us to the Western Conference. There are some really good lineups, some not so great ones, and some interesting choices. Eaton or Gobert? Kobe or West? Who will be the Lakers starting center? And just how many teams...

Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY In this week's episode we select the All-Time Starting Five for each of the fifteen teams in the NBA's Eastern Conference. Charles Barkley or Dolph Schayes? Kevin McHale or Paul Pierce? And one of our hosts owes Jermaine O'Neal a big apology!  HELLO OLD SPORTS BACKG...

Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY This week Andrew and Dan talk about a team they loved as kids--the New York Knicks of the 1990's. Author Paul Knepper has written a great book on the team entitled The Knicks of the Nineties: Ewing, Oakley, Starks and the Brawlers that Almost Won It All. He joins us to t...

Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY This week we discuss professional basketball leagues throughout the years. The American Basketball Association (ABA), National Basketball League (NBL), and Basketball Association of America (BAA) are just some of the leagues we'll discuss. The cast of characters includes...

Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY This week Dan and Andrew go head-to-head in Super Bowl Trivia! Thanks to Dan's lovely wife Allison for asking the questions and to Author Lavonne Davis for supplying the questions with his book . Also, check out these great businesses mentioned on the podcast: Strat-O-Ma...

Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY This year marks the 30th anniversary of one of Super Bowl XXV, one of the most exciting Super Bowls in NFL history. Played in the shadow of the Gulf War, it was a contrast in style, the end of an era, and the beginning of another. It also featured such Hall of Famers as...

Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY Join us this week for Part 2 of our Quarterback Mt. Rushmores! This week it's all about the NFC as we select four quarterbacks for each NFC team. We'll talk about such legends as Brett Favre, Joe Montana, Sid Luckman, Sammy Baugh, Fran Tarkenton, and Aaron Rodgers. Also...

Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY It's all about quarterbacks this week on Hello Old Sports! We'll select the four best quarterbacks for each team in the AFC, and then determine which AFC team has the best quarterback Mt. Rushmore of all time. There are lots of strong lineups to choose from including the...

The Baseball Hall of Fame will announce its newest inductees on January 26. Join us as we discuss the candidacies of Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Curt Schilling, Omar Vizquel, Manny Ramirez, Andruw Jones, and many others! Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . HELLO OLD SPORTS BACKGROUND Each week on “Hello, Old Sports” Andre...

Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY This week on Hello Old Sports we complete our look back at some of the sports figures who passed away in 2020. Join us as we discuss the lives and legacies of Whitey Ford, Joe Morgan, Fred Dean, Herb Adderley, Travis Roy, Jim Nielson, Tom Heinsohn, Paul Hornung, Jake Sco...