Sports History Network

Dana Auguster of the Historically Speaking Sports Podcast joins us in this edition of my education to talk about the uniforms of the NBA Bullets and Nets of a few decades ago. Come join us at the Sports Jersey Dispatch website or the Pigskin Dispatch website to see even more Positive football news! Sign up to get daily football history headlines in your email inbox @  Email-subscriber Go to S...

On this episode of the Pigskin Tales, the populations of Minneapolis and Saint Paul are compared. The NFL was becoming a more popular sport with increased stadium attendance, and Jim LeClair from South Saint Paul, Minnesota, becomes an all-metro first team roster member in the Twin Cities in 1968. Next time, you'll hear a story about Jim in college at UMN-Crookston and UND. Later, he gets drafted...

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In this episode "The Voice of the Utica Comets" Jason Shaya joins the crew to talk about the Comets from his perspective as the team's play-by-play announcer!  We chat about the keys to the team's success, the unsung heroes, take a behind the scenes look at the preparation involved with doing the play by play of a hockey game, and who Jason thinks are the "best in the business" when it comes...

Perhaps the best-known baseball this side of Babe Ruth was a fella born in Martinez, California on November 25, 1914 named Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio. To the baseball world, he is known as Joe DiMaggio1. There are hundreds of places you can go to learn about the stats of Jumpin' Joe and we will cover a few of them, but the stories within the story of Joe D. are truly what makes him an interestin...

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . NETWORK SPONSORS Row One  - the vintage shop for sports history fans! EPISODE SUMMARY Growing up Maya Washington didn’t see her father as the world knew him to be—Michigan State University and Minnesota Viking football legend, Gene Washington—she knew him as dad. Based on Maya’s award-winning...

Jackie Mitchell was a southern girl,who loved baseball. She learned to pitch from a Hall of Famer, and got a chance in the minors to face two of the all-time greats. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Wilt Chamberlain and Lew Alcindor began their relationship as great friends with Wilt playing the big brother to Lew. Unfortunately, things took a turn for the worse when Lew, now going by the more recognizable name of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, joined the NBA. While Wilt was much older, their careers overlapped by a few years -- and Kareem began to outplay his friend. Slowly but surely, jealousy crept...

Yesterday's Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . NETWORK SPONSORS Row One  - the vintage shop for sports history fans! EPISODE SUMMARY America’s first President, George Washington, was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, on February 22, 1732. It’s an important date in American history, and another important event for America also happened...

My favorite team in baseball is the Pittsburgh Pirates. As a kid in the 1970's, there was plenty to cheer about with players like Willie Stargell, Roberto Clemente, Dave Parker, and sidewinding pitcher Kent Tekulve. I guess I just took it for granted that the team I loved has a pretty cool swashbuckling name of the Pirates. Well as I git older one of the questions that arise is what is the affilia...

Pro Football in the 1970s is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY At this time of the year, the NFL playoffs are on the minds of many thousands of pro football fans across the nation. The same goes for the teams that are preparing for the playoffs. In the 1970s, there were fewer playoff teams than there were today. One of the...

My journey for sports history knowledge continues as today I track down the origin s and meaning of the New York Knicks1 NBA basketball franchise. As an added bonus we have included an excerpt from my conversation with Larry Schmitt, Tim Briulia, and Bill Schaefer of the Gridiron Uniform Database website. Come join us at the Sports Jersey Dispatch website or the Pigskin Dispatch website...

Join Gridiron Greats Magazine Publisher and Editor Bob Swick along with his co-host Joe Squires for the all new 2021 podcast of Gridiron Greats Magazine-The Podcast Gridiron Greats Magazine is the only publication in America which focuses upon the history and memorabilia of the North American Football Game since its inception in 1869. Covering 150+ years of football history and memorabilia, Gridir...

Discuss the current NBA Season and my outlook for the rest of the year. Answer a listener’s email about the NASCAR season that is upon us. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chad-cain3/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-cain3/support

In this episode, the Henrickson Family comes on to talk about their experience of being invited to Henrik Lundqvist's number retirement ceremony a few weeks ago at Madison Square Garden. They will also talk about previously being a part of a New York Rangers vs Nashville Predators game at the Garden in which they dropped the puck for the ceremonial opening face-off and more!   Afterward,...

It’s Jordan’s Birthday today. Special full episode dedicated to him --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chad-cain3/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-cain3/support

Dan Oliveto is found on Twitter: @NHLJerseyGuy and Instagram as the NHL Hockey Guy. He can get you the hockey sweaters you want at a reasonable price. Look him up on the Social Media links above and tell him what you are looking for. Come join us at the Sports Jersey Dispatch website or the Pigskin Dispatch website to see even more Positive football news! Sign up to get daily football history head...

When Football Is Football is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sports' Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY We get to hear something different today in this episode of Football is Family. We listen to a former guest's (Alberto Carrizal- episode 63) music. Mr. Oil himself is a very talented song writer who has given me permission to put his music out on this podcast. I...

Hello Old Sports is Part of the Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY In the first of our two part In Memoriam Special we commemorate the lives of many sports figures who passed away in the year 2021 including Floyd Little, Paul Westphal, Tommy Lasorda, Don Sutton, Hank Aaron, John Chaney, Leon Spinks, Marty...

The impossible is possible. There was a time when it was thought to be impossible for the human body to run the mile under 4 minutes. Roger ignored all that and pushed to make it happen after missing out on an Olympic medal. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

From an underdog player to a Hall of Fame player, Willis Reed is still the only captain in the New York Knicks' history to win an NBA championship. As he led his team to two titles both physically and emotionally, Reed is regarded today as one of the greatest players of all time. CREDITS Rick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voice Jacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisher MUSIC "Disco Funk...

The NHL expanded to Atlanta for the 1972-73 season with the Flames. The team quickly became a perennial playoff team qualifying for the post-season in just its second season. In fact, in the eight years that the Flames called Atlanta home, they made the playoffs six times (although they never advanced past the first round). After the 1979-80 season, the Flames packed up and left the south for Calg...

Yesterday's Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . NETWORK SPONSORS Row One  - the vintage shop for sports history fans! THRIVE FANTASY  - a daily fantasy sports app for player props. Use promo code SHN or this link when you sign up today and you will receive a 100% instant first deposit match up to $100! EPISODE SUMMARY #6 December 23, 19...

My inquiring mind wanted to know a little bit more about the evolution of the basketball jersey numbers so I did my homework and here is what I learned. Come join us at the Sports Jersey Dispatch website or the Pigskin Dispatch website to see even more Positive football news! Sign up to get daily football history headlines in your email inbox @  Email-subscriber Go to SportsHistoryNetwork.com...

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