I Played, Too

This week, two-time college volleyball national champion and current member of the Columbus Fury, Asjia O'Neal, daughter of former multi-time NBA All-Star Jermaine O'Neal, joins the show. Asjia talks about winning back-to-back national championships at the University of Texas, having a genetic heart condition and overcoming two heart surgeries, her close relationship with her mom, why she...

This week retired hockey player Brendan Mikkelson returns to the show. Brendan talks about playing in Europe, playing with future NHLers: William Nylander, Moritz Seider and Filip Gustavsson, winning a German league title with Adler Mannheim, driving on the Autobahn, Covid ending his season in Austria, why his tenure as captain in Sweden didn't go as planned, his new career in wealth managemen...

This week, Auburn college tennis player Adeline Flach, niece of former multi-time Grand Slam doubles champion Ken Flach, joins the show. She talks about why she loves the college tennis environment, the special bond between herself and her dad, her favorite match at Auburn, her love of marine life and how it began, the favorite board game her family likes to play, her new-found love of Formula 1 r...

This week, Stetson assistant basketball coach Joey Gruden, nephew of Super Bowl-winning coach Jon Gruden and son of former then-Washington Redskins head coach Jay Gruden, joins the show. Coach Gruden talks about Stetson playing in the upcoming NCAA Tournament, the competitiveness of the Gruden family including a story involving a fish eyeball, being a walk-on at Dayton and having the crowd chant h...

This week, former National Hockey League player Mark Alt, whose father John Alt is in the Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame and whose brother Joe Alt is a potential first-round draft pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, joins the show. Mark talks about playing alongside players like Nathan MacKinnon and Drew Doughty, growing up and having future Hall of Famer Joe Montana come over to his house, playing for t...

This week, musician and singer Monica Mancini, whose father Henry Mancini composed such legendary themes such as The Pink Panther and Peter Gunn, joins the show. Monica talks about working with artists such as Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney, performing at music pantheons such as Carnegie Hall and The Hollywood Bowl, growing up as a Beatlemaniac, family ski trips and getting to meet...

This week, current James Madison college basketball player T.J. Bickerstaff, whose uncle J.B Bickerstaff is the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers and whose grandfather Bernie Bickerstaff spent 15 years as a head coach in the NBA, joins the show. T.J. talks about and JMU's upset win on the road at Michigan State, growing up in a basketball family, playing in the ACC against players like Arm...

This week, current Clemson college football player Caleb Nix, whose brother is 2023 Heisman Trophy Finalist Bo Nix, joins the show. Caleb talks about making the transition from playing quarterback in high school to playing safety at Clemson, winning a high school state championship in Alabama while playing with Bo, his favorite play as a quarterback, Covid hitting just weeks after going to a new h...

This week, former NHL player Brendan Mikkelson, whose sister Meaghan Mikkelson won 2 Olympic gold medals(and a silver) for Canada, joins the show. Brendan talks about playing for future Stanley Cup-winning coach Jon Cooper in the American Hockey League, representing Canada at the World Under-18s in Prague, crazy bus trips- both in juniors and in the minors, having a "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde&q...

This week, actress Dedee Pfeiffer, whose sister Michelle Pfeiffer is an Academy Award-nominated actress, joins the show. Dedee talks about her substance abuse and now being sober for 5+ years, her guest appearance as Victoria on Seinfeld, a favorite role of hers as Frannie in The Tub, the podcast she hosts titled Down with Dedee, her love of animals, Christmas traditions growing up in the Pfeiffer...

This week, former college lacrosse player Alexis Arguello Jr, whose father is former world championship boxer Alexis Arguello Sr, joins the show. Alexis talks about advice he got from both Muhammad Ali as well as his father about not becoming a boxer, how a pottery class led him to the lacrosse field, winning a junior college national championship at Herkimer, how he got into television production...

This week, former college and pro hockey player Brendan van Riemsdyk, whose brothers James and Trevor van Riemsdyk play for Boston and Washington, respectively, joins the show. Brendan talks about playing in unique places like Fenway Park, Madison Square Garden and Belfast, Northern Ireland, why "Mystery, Alaska" and not "Slapshot" is his favorite hockey movie, playing college...

This week, Colgate senior college hockey player Dara Grieg, whose brother Ridly plays for the Ottawa Senators and whose father Mark is a NHL scout, joins the show. She talks about playing on teams with both her older sister and younger brother, winning a National Championship at Wisconsin, why she left Wisconsin for Colgate, going through Covid as a freshman, her love of hiking and much more!! Tun...

On this week's show, Judd Garrett, returns to the I Played, Too podcast. Coach Garrett talks about his time working as an assistant coach under Mike Ditka, Dave Wannstedt, Nick Saban and Scott Linehan, working with Tom Brady prior to the 2000 NFL draft, his thoughts on players like Russell Wilson and Johnny Manziel, working alongside his brothers Jason and John with the Dallas Cowboys, the tra...

This week, Georgia Tech's all-time assist leader and former NBA player Drew Barry, whose father Rick Barry is a former NBA rookie of the year and NBA Finals MVP, joins the show. Drew talks about getting on-court birthday wishes from Michael Jordan, his favorite memories in the ACC(including beating Duke in Cameron Indoor and scoring 30 vs North Carolina), his daughter's successful battle w...

This week, theater actor Steve Cena, whose brother is WWE megastar John Cena, joins the show. Steve talks about playing Trekkie Monster in Avenue Q, being a member of the LBGTQ community and some of the challenges it has presented, performing for the deaf, why winning one of his two TANYS(Theater Association of New York State) awards was bittersweet, his love of games (board, card and video) and s...

This week, former baseball player and current Round Rock Express baseball operations coordinator Jackson Ryan, whose grandfather Nolan Ryan is the all-time strikeout leader in MLB history and a Baseball Hall of Famer, joins the show. Jackson talks about having cerebral palsy and some of the issues it causes him, being lucky enough to grow up in MLB clubhouses, the close relationship he has with hi...

This week, actor of stage and screen Jevon McFerrin, whose father Bobby McFerrin sang the iconic 80s song "Don't Worry, Be Happy" joins the show. Jevon talks his roles on Broadway(playing Alexander Hamilton and Lafayette Jefferson in Hamilton as well as Smokey Robinson in Motown: The Musical), being biracial and some of the challenges he encounters, how he got the role of Chuck on the BET show Twe...

This week, former San Francisco Giant and current Florida Southern baseball coach Lance Niekro, whose father Joe Niekro was a MLB All-Star in 1979 when he won 21 games for the Houston Astros, and whose uncle is Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Phil Niekro, joins the show. Lance talks about batting in front of and being a teammate with Barry Bonds, his close relationship with his dad, winning the MVP...

This week, former soccer player Christie Buono, whose father Wally Buono is the all-time wins leader in the Canadian Football League, joins the show. Christie talks about how Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson helped her to fulfill a request from a woman dying of cancer, scoring the championship-winning penalty kick in the Gothia Cup, playing soccer in countries such as Zambia, Myanmar, and Thail...

This week, member of the 1969 Texas Longhorns National Championship team Ted Koy, whose older brother Ernie Koy Jr. was a Pro Bowl player with the NY Giants, joins the show. Ted talks about being a teammate of OJ Simpson and Al Cowlings as a member of the Buffalo Bills, playing under legendary coaches Darrell Royal(Texas), John Madden(Raiders) and Lou Saban(Bills), how the Vietnam War nearly inter...

On this week's episode, former women's volleyball player Blair Moon, whose dad is former CFL and NFL quarterback Warren Moon, joins the show. She talks about being an executive assistant to actress Jessica Alba, how she got into volleyball, the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina while she was attending Tulane in New Orleans, the importance of family during a difficult situation, having alligat...

On the debut episode of I Played, Too, former Colorado and Western Oregon QB Adam Bledsoe talks about growing up in a football family, being compared to his brother Drew(who was the first overall pick in the 1993 NFL Draft), the recruiting trail including turning down Urban Meyer and Mike Price, what it's like to play American football in Italy, and much more. Tune in now!! If you would like t...

This week, current University of Virginia field hockey player Taryn Tkachuk, whose older brothers Matthew and Brady as well as her father Keith are all multi-time NHL all-stars, joins the show. Taryn talks about scoring the game-winning goal in overtime on her birthday to win the Missouri state championship, how her mom is "the rock" of the Tkachuk family, writing a story for a college c...

This week, former Virginia Tech wide receiver and current Elizabethton(TN) High School football coach Shawn Witten, whose younger brother Jason was a multi-time All-Pro and the 2012 Walter Payton Man of the Year, joins the show. Shawn talks about being a freshman on the 1999 Virginia Tech team that played for the National Championship, throwing a TD pass in high school to Jason, the lasting impact...