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Who do you think of if asked who are some of the greatest NFL players that wore number 52? On this episode of the Football by Number Bonus Edition Podcast of the Pigskin Daily History Dispatch we discuss jersey 52 as well as many more HOF Legendary stories. Come join us at the Pigskin Dispatch website to see even more Positive football news! Sign up to get daily football history headlines in your...

Who do you think of if asked who are some of the greatest NFL players that wore number 51? On this episode of the Football by Number Bonus Edition Podcast of the Pigskin Daily History Dispatch we discuss Jersey 51 with Dan and Andrew Neumann of the  Hello Old Sports  Podcast! Come join us at the Pigskin Dispatch website to see even more Positive football news! Sign up to get daily footba...

Who do you think of if asked who are some of the greatest NFL players that wore number 50 On this episode of the Football by Numbers we discuss the top players who wore Jersey number 50 with author and gridiron historian Rich Shmelter! Come join us at the Pigskin Dispatch website to see even more Positive football news! Sign up to get daily football history headlines in your email inbox @  Em...

In 1956, the Minneapolis Lakers were struggling with a losing record. Sid Hartman, the Lakers' general manager, had the idea to tank the rest of the season in an attempt to get the first pick in the draft and claim the great Bill Russell himself. CREDITS Rick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voice Jacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisher MUSIC "Christmas Village" by Aaron Kenny "Horizons"...

Ringside With Reading: Boxing History From Yesteryear 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 In this segment Ladies and Gentlemen, I am going to discuss upsets throughout Boxing History, ending the episode with perhaps the greatest upset of all time. I define a...

In this episode of the Football by numbers we discuss the greatest players in NFL history that wore number 49 with historian  Joe Ziemba  of the When Football was Football podcast. Come join us at 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...

In this episode of Football by Numbers we discuss the top players in NFL history that wore number 48. Come join us at 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/Row1 for access to the full Row One catalog for gallery prints and gift items. Plus, get...

In the late 1980s, Arvydas Sabonis was the greatest player in the world -- yet, because he lived behind the Iron Curtain, he was unable to play in the NBA. When the Berlin Wall finally fell and he joined the Portland Trail Blazers, he was already in his 30s, well past his prime. Despite this, he still managed to play at a dominant level in the NBA against much younger men. Link to Sabonis's top te...

In this episode of Football by Numbers we talk about the most substantial NFL players to wear 47. Come join us at 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/Row1 for access to the full Row One catalog for gallery prints and gift items. Plus, get a 1...

Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY In the second installment of our two part episode on sports in 1986, we talk about a baseball postseason filled with once-in-a-lifetime moments involving Mike Scott, Mookie Wilson, Dave Henderson, Bill Buckner, and Roger Clemens, among others. The season ended with a win...

Episode #56 features defenseman Jaxon Rutkowski of the number three ranked in the nation Utica College Pioneers mens ice hockey team! We chat with Jaxon about the season so far, exchanging pleasantries with referees, his time with the Hampton Roads Whalers of the USPHL and being recruited by Utica College and Coach Heenan, the hockey benefits of fishing and working outdoors, which Pioneer is the b...

Pro Football in the 1970s is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY The 1974 Baltimore Colts were a typical losing team. They suffered from poor coaching, an inordinate number of mistakes, and an incredibly high amount of just plain bad luck. They finished the 1974 season with a dismal record of 2 wins and 12 losses. Fast forwar...

We’re talking about the Steelers game, we’re joined by our Fan of the Week, and we preview this massive matchup against the 49ers.

Os Davis of the  Truly the GOATS  Podcast,  Game Film  & the  SHN Showcase  on the Sports History Network joins us once again for finding the top NFL players that wore number 46! Come join us at 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 Sp...

One hundred years or so ago, the sporting pages of the local newspaper were simultaneously novel and essential for any sports fan in America. In this teaser trailer for the fiction podcast Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer , meet Harvey and Mabel Taylor of Pittsburgh, loyal subscribers to the Pittsburgh Guardian, and at least one a big fan of a certain roving sports reporter of the 1920s... This epi...

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...

Today we have Super Bowl XXVII, which was held on January 31, 1993 at the Rose Bowl in beautiful Pasadena, California, between the third-time AFC champion Buffalo Bills and the record-setting sixth-time NFC champion Dallas Cowboys.

In this episode of the Football by the number we discuss Jersey Number 45 as well as many more Legendary stories. Come join us at 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/Row1 for access to the full Row One catalog for gallery prints and gift item...

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...

Historically Speaking Sports is part of the  Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . Host: Dana Auguster The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League won its second "consecutive" Grey Cup beating the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 108th Grey Cup. The Main Event talks about how the team ranks historically in that league. The show will also high...

When Football Is Football 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 When an incredible football player is consistently overlooked for inclusion in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, we often hear several reasons for this absence…things like: “He was OK, but he never led the leagu...

In this episode of the Football by Numbers we discuss Jersey 44's with historian  Joe Ziemba . We even pick a top ten best! Come join us at 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/Row1 for access to the full Row One catalog for gallery print...

In this episode of Football by Numbers we discuss the top Players in NFL History who wore Jersey number 43. Come join us at 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/Row1 for access to the full Row One catalog for gallery prints and gift items. Plu...

This is the first part in a new series of episodes that I will detail on Bronko Nagurski, one of the famous Golden Gophers and Chicago Bears . He played for the University of Minnesota from 1927-1929 and for the NFL team Chicago Bears from 1930-1937 plus one short season in 1943. Part of his story is coming out of retirement to help the Bears win another championship. Part of his professional care...

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...