Historically Speaking Sports

Ladies and Gentlemen, football is back and not a moment too soon. In this episode of the Historically Speaking Sports Podcast, hosts Dana Auguster and Charles Combs are joined by fellow football fans and good friends Mark Boutte and David Bashay to talk out of course, football. We will discuss our our hopes this year for out teams as well as debate on who is the most overrated and underrated quart...

There are teams that linger on in the memory long after they had vanished from the scene. One such team was the Brooklyn dodgers who was one if the winningest teams in the mid 20th century and had a storied and devoted following in the borough that was known as the bedroom of New York. The Montreal Expos was not as storied as the boys of summer Brooklyn Dodgers but over its 36 years of existence,...

During the decade of the 1980'sz in the time between the retirement of Muhammad Ali and the rise of Mike Tyson, the sport of boxing was never more popular. Thanks to the talents, toughness and swagger of four fighters with various talents and differing styles. In this episode of the podcast. Dana Auguster and Charles Combs discuss the Four Kings era highlighted by Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran,...

The 95th mid-summer classic, also known as the MLB All-Star game is now upon us as the best of Major League baseball converge on the city of Atlanta. In this edition of the Historically Speaking Sports Podcast, hosts Dana Auguster and Charles Combs get to get to select their own all-stars. With a mixture of Hall of Famers and other all-time greats, the co-hosts of the show will select from players...

There are losses that can endure for a day or a week or maybe even a year.  But there are losses that some fans deal with that last for years, decades and some that they never get over.  On this edition of the Historically Speaking Sports podcast, Charles Combs and Dana Auguster will reveal the losses that they have endured as fans which they have never gotten over and may have finally c...

Every month of the calendar is known for different things that are synonymous with that time of year. For example, the Month of December is known for Christmas. October is the time of year for both Halloween and the World Series. The month of June is no different. Not only does it mark the start of summer vacation, but it is also the month that sees the crowning of the new champions of the NBA and...

In this all new episode of the Historically Speaking Sports, Co Hosts Dana Auguster and Charles Combs, discuss and speculate about one of the NBA's brightest and most influential eras. As with a lot of sports fans, we like to think and wonder what would have happened if this thing happened or that event would not have happened, how would have history been different. In this episode Auguster and Co...

Every year no mater the sport, no matter the decade, every season has certain characteristics and highlights that sets that year apart from all others. The 1978 NBA Season has it own distinctive flavor from the New York Nets moving to Piscataway from Long Island and becoming the New Jersey Nets to the Washington Bullets winning their only NBA title. Yet were there were two other events that took p...

In this episode of Historically Speaking Sports, we introduce new co-host Charles Combs that will join current host Dana Auguster to continue to give listeners the best of sports from back in the day. Combs, a long time friend of Dana Auguster whose friendship has lasted for close to 30 years, will provide added content, sports passion and possibly debates on sports issues with a historical spin....

***Special Bulletin*** The Final Four is set and the four teams that are remaining the Duke Blue Devils in their 18th Final Four. they will face the Houston Cougars, in their seventh final four and is still looking for their first ever National Championship. That is second game of the semifinal double header. The first is between a pair of teams from the Southeastern Conference as the Auburn Tiger...

This is the first episode of a weekly episode of This Week in Sports History. In this episode among other great basketball championship games that took place week (March 30- April 5) we are going to highlight the 1991 Final Four that took place in Indianapolis. The Final four that year was highlighted by the national Semifinal between defending champion UNLV Runnin' Rebels coached by Jerry Tarkani...

On the calendar, the Month of march always represented the start of the NCAA tournament and the stretch run of the NBA season. Yet for this particular podcaster, the month of March is the birthday month of the host of this sports history program. In this all new episode of the Historically Speaking Sports podcast host Dana Auguster brings the listener on a stroll down memory lane as he highlights...

Opening its doors in 1975, the Louisiana Superdome has become more than just the home of the New Orleans Saints and the yearly site of the Sugar Bowl. For the last 50 years the Superdome, the most recognizable stadium for sure in the western hemisphere, has been the location of some of the most memorable games and sports moments over the last half century. This week, the now Caesar's Superdome wil...

In two weeks, the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs will play for footballs grandest prize, the Lombardi Trophy for the second time in three seasons. The Chiefs, the two-time defending Super Bowl champions will look to be the first team ever to win three consecutive Super Bowl Titles. Meanwhile the Philadelphia eagles will look to not only dethrone the champs but also win their second...

Heading into the 1994 season, the San Diego Chargers were coming off of an 8-8 season under second year head coach Bobby Ross. There was little to be expected from the team from southern California. After all, the Chargers did lose their top running back and receiver from the season before on offense and their best defensive back to retirement. Yet with a stunning rally against the rival Denver Br...

Between 1966 and 1971, the Dallas Cowboys was one of the winningest teams in the NFL. Yet the team is best remembered for the games they lost then the games they won. During a five year period, the Cowboys won five consecutive division championships, played in two NFL title games and a Super Bowl but lost each of them in dramatic fashion, mostly on the last play of the game. In this edition of the...

In 1944, players from the Durham Based North Carolina College for Negro, now known as North Carolina Central, took on players from Duke University in a secret basketball game where it was more than just frowned upon by the so called establishment. It was also against the law in North Carolina. In this episode we will talk to Greg deDeugd about his new film, The Secret Game: A Fast Break to Freedom...

Hello and welcome to the Week 12 edition of the Historical NFL Matchups episode here on the Historically Speaking Sports Podcast were we talk about the best of sports from back in the day. in this edition we will discuss four games that are on this weeks NFL schedule that are rematches of famous games from the NFL's past. One of the games that we are talking about is one from the1998 playoffs that...

The NFL Season is moving along and so are we. In this episode of the NFL Historical Matchups for Week 11, we have four games that we are highlighting. The first one may be one of the most famous and the most important games in NFL History. It may not have been a classic as for as a close game or having a fantastic finish, but Super Bowl III between the Baltimore Colts and the New York Jets helped...

Welcome back to the Historically Speaking Sports Podcast were we bring you the best of sports from back in the day. We are heading into week 9 of the NFL regular season and this week we will look back at three games that are rematches from famous games from the NFL's glorious past. The first game is the game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Atlanta Falcons. In the 1980 divisional playoffs, the F...

Week 8 of the NFL season is upon us and it is time for us to revisit and relive some of the greatest and most memorable games in the history of the National Football League Dana Auguster, the host of the Historically Speaking Sports Podcast is back once again for the Historically Speaking NFL Matchups, where he is back to highlight the best of Pro football from back in the day. In this mini-episod...

In the week six edition of the Historical Speaking Sports Historical Matchups episode we will take a look at three games that are on the docket for this weekends NFL action that are rematches of memorable games from years past. One of them is a playoff game from the early 1990’s that featured possibly the most memorable touchdown run in this Hall of Fame running back's career and was his team's fi...

Here at the Historically Speaking Sports are getting you ready for Week 5 of the NFL by looking at three games that are rematches from great games from NFL History on this week's NFL schedule. In this weeks episode of our Historically Speaking NFL Matchups mini episode, we will take a look at a pair of AFC championship games that saw the New England Patriots and the Denver Broncos each make their...

In this episode we are getting you ready for Week 4 of the NFL regular season by looking back at four games that are rematches from famous games from years past to evoke good memories for some while for others, not so much.    This week we will begin with a game that a lot of people including myself, consider as the most important game in the history of the New Orleans Saints. Not only i...

In this week’s brief NFL episode, we have three games from back in the day that are rematches in this weeks slate of games in the National Football League. Moving chronologically, we have a game from the sixties that features a team that is off to a quick start here in the 2024 season. The game we will highlight was this teams first ever win in franchise history that took place in one of football’...