Rich Take On Sports

Episode 85: William McGirt | PGA Tour Pro Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: William McGirt Has always had this unique ability to remember every shot he’s hit Baseball was his first passion even though he started playing golf at an early age Stopped playing golf at 8-years old and remembers starting to play golf again on his 15t...

Episode 84: Mark Packer | SiriusXM & ESPNU Radio Sports Talk Host Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Mark Packer His career in radio doesn’t feel like work and Mark doesn’t view it that he talks on the radio as he values listening more than anything The people he’s met, the places that he’s visited, and the relationships that he...

Episode 83: Austin Ernst | LPGA Tour Pro & NCAA Champion Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Austin Ernst Loves college football and picked LSU over Georgia and Alabama to play golf at because Clemson did not have a team at the time Won the NCAA Individual Championship as a freshman while carding her first ever hole-in-one She gr...

Episode 82: Bruce Gradkowski | 11-Year NFL Veteran Quarterback Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Bruce Gradkowski Juggling many things in life right now with podcasting, broadcasting, being an entrepreneur, and husband and father to 3 kids Decided to retire after sitting in meetings and felt the desire to play wasn’t there once...

Episode 81: Stewart Cink | PGA Tour Pro and 2009 “The Open” Champion Rich Spotlight: Stewart Cink Great honor to be named to Alabama Sports Hall of Fame even though he never set out to have that as a goal First memories of sports was actually seeing pictures of himself as a toddler with a golf club Loved playing soccer but his passion was golf once he was old enough to play at the municipal course...

Episode 80: Jim Abbott | 10-Year MLB Veteran Pitcher Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Jim Abbott Continues to workout but focuses more on cardio than weights and feels that he should have focused more on flexibility during his playing days One of the biggest challenges of being a starting pitcher is maintaining positivity afte...

Episode 79: C.J. Spiller | NFL Veteran and Former Clemson All-American Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: C.J. Spiller Not officially retired at this point from the NFL but even he was retired he will continue to stay in shape and workout Tough not being a training camp because that is such a normal feeling for him Faith has bee...

Episode 78: Matt Schick | ESPN College Sports Studio Host Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Matt Schick Doesn’t really have much of a downtime compared to seasons that we see in sports Initially thought he wanted to do play-by-play when he realized he had a passion for sports journalism while watching some of the legends on ESP...

Episode 77: Trevor Knight | Former Oklahoma and Texas A&M Quarterback Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Trevor Knight Continues to get asked about Katy Perry calling him out on ESPN College Gameday Sports has always been a part of his life with him and his twin brother Connor Parents had to have their birth certificates during...

Episode 76: Chad Wilson | Gridiron Studs Founder & Former Miami Defensive Back Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Chad Wilson Grew up in New York and also a portion of his early childhood in Trinidad Soccer was his first sport which eventually would help him develop footwork for playing football After moving to Florida, football...

Episode 75: David Cone | Filmmaker, Musician &  Former University of Michigan QB Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: David Cone Has always loved participating regardless of what it is but football was his first passion Wants to compete against the best and that’s why he wanted to attend Statesboro High School instead of the priva...

Episode 74: Dan Orlovsky | 12-year NFL Veteran QB & ESPN Football Analyst Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Dan Orlovsky Has played sports his whole life and remembers his dad telling him that he would play on Sunday’s one day UConn was a team that stayed committed to recruiting him throughout high school and decided to attend...

Episode 73: Jon Rothstein | CBS Sports College Basketball Insider Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Jon Rothstein Stay Hungry, Stay Humble quote comes from an NBA coach he heard say at a press conference referring to a player’s potential Has always been a sports junkie and remembers vividly when Christian Laettner and Duke beat...

Episode 72: Amy Lawrence | CBS Sports Radio “After Hours” Host Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Amy Lawrence She’s always been a night owl and fell in love with sports at an early age where she played all sports Loves sports because of the teamwork and she’s very competitive Has fond memories of following Larry Bird and the Bo...

Episode 71: Rachel Baribeau | ESPNU Radio Host & Changing the Narrative Founder Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Rachel Baribeau Rachel comes from a sports family and as far as she can remember sports was always on the TV Her brothers were into all types of sports and jokingly she feels her claim to fame is church volleyball O...

Episode 70: Vic Beasley Jr. | Atlanta Falcons All-Pro Defensive End Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Vic Beasley Jr. Vic jokingly would love to have free items from Home Depot included in future contracts with the Atlanta Falcons but doesn’t think Arthur Blank would be willing Very surreal for him when he thinks about playing...

Episode 69: Rhein Gibson | PGA and Web.com Tour Pro Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Rhein Gibson Sports has always been a part of his life growing up in Australia with 2 brothers Fell in love with Golf because it was a sport he could play on his own and didn’t need a team of people to play Became intrigued with American colle...

Episode 68: Travis Blanks | Former Clemson All-ACC Defensive Back Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Travis Blanks Travis has remained in Clemson, SC now working with the Block C Club because Clemson feels like home Grew up in Fort Myers, FL before moving to Tallahassee, FL and played on the same Pop Warner football team with Sa...

Episode 67: Amin Elhassan | ESPN NBA Analyst and Front Office Insider Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Amin Elhassan Moved back to Sudan at 8-years old and remembers his first time starting to understand sports was watching his dad play in a soccer league Became a basketball fan through watching videos of NBA bloopers and Mich...

Episode 66: Jon Gordon | Best-Selling Author and Leadership Consultant Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Jon Gordon Felt that he was meant to write the story of former Cornell University Lacrosse player George Boiardi outlined in the book, “The Hard Hat”, who was tragically killed during a lacrosse game Played multiple sports i...

Episode 65: Brandon Boykin | NFL Veteran & Former UGA All-SEC Defensive Back Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Brandon Boykin Given the nickname Bam in high school by Cindy Morley after describing his play on the football field as a QB First memories of sports was playing tee ball and wanting to do well for his parents Always w...

Episode 64: Manteo Mitchell | Olympic Silver Medalist & World Champion Sprinter Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Manteo Mitchell Faith, Focus, Finish has become his life mantra as the inspiration came from 2 Timothy This mantra and running helped him push through depression Track and field was never a sport that he enjoyed Foo...

Episode 63: Sam Acho | Chicago Bears Linebacker Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Sam Acho Became involved with being a podcast co-host after Willow Creek Church Pastor Steve Carter invited him to participate Loved the idea of “Relevant Is Doing A Sports Podcast” and knew he wanted to be involved Sam never had a sole dream of p...

Episode 62: Kyle Parker | Former Colorado Rockies & Clemson All-ACC 2-Sport Athlete Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Kyle Parker Remembers meeting Dabo Swinney when Coach Swinney was the WR coach for Clemson Coach Swinney believed that Kyle could play both baseball and football at Clemson and convinced Clemson’s baseball coach...

Episode 61: Mark Schlereth | 3x Super Bowl Champion & Fox Sports NFL Analyst Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Mark Schlereth Grew up in Anchorage, AK and became known as “Stink” because of a story he told as a Rookie with the Washington Redskins which was supplanted after urinating in his uniform on the bench Only 2 schools to...