Rich Take On Sports

Episode 60: Anthony Miller | Former All-American University of Memphis WR Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Anthony Miller Enjoying taking visits with NFL teams because it feels like being recruited even though he was never really recruited in high school and didn’t take any official visits Doesn’t matter where he gets drafted...

Episode 59: Tiffany Mitchell | Indiana Fever Guard & WNBA 2016 All-Rookie Team Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Tiffany Mitchell Finally feeling 100% healthy after recovering from torn knee cartilage Decided to explore sports because her brother would come home with trophies and she was jealous Initially played on all-boys bas...

Episode 58: Jeff Scott | Clemson University Co-Offensive Coordinator & WR Coach Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Jeff Scott Social media has changed recruiting significantly by allowing players to learn more about each school and coaches to learn more about the players As a son of college football coach, he really can’t rememb...

Episode 57: John Brenkus | 6x Emmy-Award Winning Creator & Host of Sport Science Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: John Brenkus Very blessed to be in a position of being recognized as the “Sport Science Guy” when in public after 1,800 segments of Sport Science Grew up in Vienna, VA and sports became intertwined in his life at a...

Episode 56: Nelson Faerber | Former Clemson WR & Special Teams Player of the Year Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Nelson Faerber Last name is pronounced “Fair-ber” Even though started playing baseball first, football is favorite because he enjoyed hitting people Has always had the drive to outwork anyone and had aspirations o...

Episode 55: Randy Foye | 11-year NBA Veteran & Former Villanova All-American Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Randy Foye During March Madness there’s so much smack talk in the NBA locker rooms about whose alma maters will make a run in the tournament Currently, a free agent and retirement is not something he is considering rig...

Episode 54: Allisha Gray | Dallas Wings Guard & WNBA 2017 Rookie of the Year Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Allisha Gray Finishing up her degree from South Carolina this May 2018 in Broadcast Journalism Slowly becoming more interested in being in front of the camera after her playing days are over Played basketball and softb...

Episode 53: Kevin Willis | 22-year NBA Veteran & NBA Champion Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Kevin Willis Commitment to training has kept him in shape throughout his career and after his playing days Became interested in fashion at an early age when he would swap clothes with neighborhood friends Was more into running than b...

Episode 52: Dwight “Doc” Gooden | Former 16-year MLB Veteran & NL Cy Young Award Winner Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Dwight “Doc” Gooden Baseball was the only thing he wanted to do growing up and never knew the type of impact that he would have on people for playing a game he loved Was very shy growing up and didn’t really...

Episode 51: Eric Pincus | Bleacher Report & Basketball Insiders NBA “Capologist” Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Eric Pincus Born in NY but moved to Los Angeles at 7-years old and his 2 uncles were die-hard NY Mets fans Baseball was his first love but played more football Loved sports as a kid because it was entertainment wit...

Episode 50: Woodrow “Woody” Dantzler III | Former Clemson University QB & NFL Athlete Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Woody Dantzler Was not a true college or pro football fan growing up in Orangeburg, SC as his first idol was Bruce Lee Began excelling in track and field and started learning the importance of technique while...

Episode 49: Irving Roland | NBA Player Development Coach Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Irving Roland  Grew up in Oklahoma City and football was his favorite sport to watch growing up because of the popularity of football in the southwest Comes from a family that loves sports Primed for a big senior season in high school unt...

Episode 48: Nick Schultz | Former 15-year NHL Veteran Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Nick Schultz Silverstick given to him for playing in his 1,000th NHL game is tucked away in his basement and is a special award Growing up in a small town in western Canada, hockey just became a part of his life early in his childhood with b...

Episode 47: Harold Hughes | Bandwagon CEO & Founder Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Harold Hughes Parents are Jamaican immigrants and he was born in NYC and moved to Columbia, SC before entering kindergarten He feels blessed to have been able to play sports which allowed him to connect with other kids Spent a year in Jamaica...

Episode 46: Sharone Wright | Former NBA Lottery Pick & Clemson University 2-Time All-ACC Selection Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Sharone Wright Many people don’t believe that he had a role in the movie Space Jam with Michael Jordan until they see the credits and he still receives royalty checks His agent was David Falk who...

Episode 45: Bob Rathbun | Fox Sports Southeast Atlanta Hawks Play-by-Play Announcer Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Bob Rathbun Grew up in Salisbury, NC and his first entry into sports broadcasting was at 12-years old when he called the local radio station First job was as a sports director at WSTP in Salisbury, NC in 1973 af...

Episode 44: Tim Bourret | Clemson University Assistant AD/Football Communications Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Tim Bourret Enjoys the Fake Twitter account and has fun with it and still doesn’t know who created the account Grew up in Connecticut listening to Notre Dame sports on the radio since his dad was a Notre Dame grad...

Episode 43: Ian Eagle | CBS Sports, YES Network, Westwood One Play-By-Play Announcer Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Ian Eagle Finding balance in life now while spending the year broadcasting NFL, college basketball, NBA, and Tennis First fell in love with the personalities in sports Sports was an escape for him with divorced...

Episode 42: Bob Richey | Furman University Men’s Basketball Head Coach Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Bob Richey Coaching against Coach K at Duke brought back memories as a kid thinking that one day he wanted to be a college basketball coach and now it was reality Watching Eddie Fogler coach at South Carolina as a kid was th...

Episode 41: Edwin McCain | Award-Winning Singer/Songwriter Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Edwin McCain Huge NFL fan and favorite team is New England Patriots Loved playing sports at an early age growing up in South Carolina Music has always been a big part of his life and started playing at clubs at 15 Playing at fraternitie...

Episode 40: George Hincapie | Former Professional Cyclist & 17-Time Tour de France Finisher Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: George Hincapie Unsure how many total miles he has ridden on a bike in his career First memory on a bicycle was his sister’s bike learning how to ride but he didn’t really enjoy riding until later on whi...

Episode 39: Kendall Gill | Former NBA Veteran & University of Illinois All-American Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Kendall Gill Enjoyed the time playing in the Big 3 League founded by Ice Cube but felt his age negatively impacted how he was viewed as a player Stays in shape today through boxing Boxing was his first sport he...

Episode 38: Rob Vaka | Athlete Mentor – Helping NFL Players Tackle Life After Football Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Rob Vaka Grew up in New Jersey with 2 brothers and played all sports and gravitated towards soccer Playing soccer led to playing football as a kicker and had aspirations of kicking in college Interested in Un...

Episode 37: Digger Phelps | Former Notre Dame Men’s Basketball Head Coach Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Digger Phelps Played all sports with the neighborhood kids in Beacon, NY Father was a funeral home director and mortician He convinced his parents to let him try coaching basketball instead of going to embalming school to...

Episode 36: Bryce Johnson | Founder & President  UNPACKIN ‘it Ministries Subscribe on  Apple Podcast  |  Google Play  |  Stitcher Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Bryce Johnson Basketball & swimming were his first love of sports Two younger brothers and dad was an athlete and both brothers became better athletes Moved away from swimming but coached in high school and played church l...