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Don Barksdale was a true pioneer of basketball. He was the first black player to be a college All-American, the first to play basketball at the Olympics, and the first to make an NBA All-Star Game. And aside from basketball, he found such success as an entrepreneur and club owner that most of his friends never realized he played professional ball. CREDITS Rick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and...

Yesterday's Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY So it was back to the drawing board once again. This time, though, Shula and his players not only wanted to get back to the Super Bowl, they wanted to win it. And that’s exactly what they did in 1972. But the big story that year was something else: Miami was the first–...

Pigskin Past is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY  Most pro football historians who study the past Super Bowls will tell you that the greatest goal-line stand in Super Bowl history came in the third quarter of Super Bowl XVI. That goal-line stand by the San Francisco 49ers did detrimental harm to the chances of th...

Join Gridiron Greats Magazine Publisher and Editor Bob Swick along with his co-host Joe Squires for the all new 2021podcast 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, Gridiro...

What started as a “simple” look by an unsuspecting American at the GOAT two- (or more) sport stars of Ireland – particularly those of hurling and Gaellic football ­­– instead ballooned into researching over 3,000 years of Irish myth and history on the game of hurling alone. Back when folks in Mesoamerica were just getting interesting ideas about putting rubber balls into vertical hoops, the Celts...

Today we bring you the almost unbelievable story of how nobody wanted to draft Bob Cousy in the 1950 NBA draft. The Blackhawks drafted him but traded him immediately to the Stags. The Stags were considering trading him again when they went out of business. Then he was reassigned to the Celtics. The rest is history. CREDITS Rick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voice Jacob Loayza: Editor, produ...

Yesterday's Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY Whatever happened to the running game? Call me old-fashioned, but I miss the days when offenses would pound away at defenses with a solid running game. I suppose some people see that as boring. They call it ‘Three Yards and a Cloud of Dust.” But in my opinion,  to...

When Football Is Football is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sports' Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY Fans of football history usually find the name of Ernie Nevers to be a familiar one. Maybe not a household word in 2021, but certainly one that ripples with respect with the knowledge that Nevers was one of the all-time greats in the National Football League .&n...

When Football Is Football is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sports' Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY Episode notes go here........ SPECIAL OFFER GET A 7-DAY FREE TRIAL TO NEWSPAPERS.COM TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS TOPIC AND MANY MORE SPORTS HISTORY MOMENTS FROM THE TIMEFRAME OF WHEN THEY OCCURRED. ENTER GIVEAWAY We always have giveaways going on over at the Sports...

Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY The NBA Playoffs are upon us and many consider the Brooklyn Nets the team to beat in the Eastern Conference. But it wasn't always that way. For 35 years the Nets called New Jersey home and in that time the team saw occasional bouts of glory (think Jason Kidd), but a lot...

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY This week we cover the story behind the Outlaw Oakland Raiders and what made them the most successful pro team during a 30-year span. SPECIAL OFFER Get a 1-week free trial and learn about this week's topic from first-hand accounts at Newspapers.com. Your paid su...

Denny Shute won 16 PGA TOUR events including the 1936 and 1937 PGA Championships. In 1933, Shute outlasted Craig Wood in a 36-o playoff at St. Andrew’s to win the Open Championship. Largely forgotten, Shute had a marvelous career. In fact, it wouldn’t be until 2000 when another golfer, Tiger Woods, would win back-to-back PGA Championships (1999 and 2000). Shute played during the 30s and 40s when t...

Today we focus on the significant rule changes from basketball’s second 50 years. Hear how the game developed during the second half of the 1900s, from 1944 to 1994. If you want to hear about the the first 50 years of rule changes, go check out Episode 20. CREDITS Rick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voice Jacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisher MUSIC "Horizons" by Roa SPORTS HISTORY NE...

Yesterday's Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY As part of the NFL’s 100th anniversary, a team of 26 committee members selected the NFL All-Time team. I think the committee did an admirable job overall, and I agreed with roughly 80% of the selections. But for the sake of debate, here are my offensive picks. CENTERS...

Opening It’s time for… Lombardi Memories. A show that takes you back in time, into January or February, to the greatest one-day spectacle in all of sports. This is the every-other-Tuesday podcast that looks back at each and every one of the 50-plus Super Bowls and tells the story of who won and why. For the fan who needs more than a boxscore, this podcast goes drive-by-drive, play-by-play through...

Scott and Greg are back in their 55 yard line cheap seats this month talking all things blue and gold with Winnipeg Blue Bomber historian Roy Rosmus ( "@heartobluegold" on Twitter ), author of five books that span from the team's inception to their 2019 Grey Cup championship- "The Beginning- Through the Golden Years," "Dieter Brock Through the Championship Years," "The Jonas Era," "Quiet Hero: The...

Pigskin Past is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY Rounding out this Playoff Redemption series for the year 1973 are a couple of teams which are two of the most memorable of that decade. When talking about the 1970s in the NFL, the discussions will often include the likes of the Oakland Raiders and the Pittsburgh Steele...

The SHN Showcase is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports' Yesteryear... In this week's episode of the SHN Showcase, host Os Davis of Truly The GOATs turns guest and chats with substitute host Darrin Hayes, host and producer of the Pigskin Daily Dispatch podcast . Darrin goes over a few highlights from the Truly The GOATs series and Os discusses some of the revelations h...

NFL Man Of The Year | NFL.com Football Is Family is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . Amos Alonzo Stagg: College Football's Man in Motion by Jennifer Taylor Hall, Foreword by Jerry Markbreit | The History Press Books (arcadiapublishing.com) Purple Planet Royalty Free Music (purple-planet.com) We don't get a lot of positives in this world....

Historically Speaking Sports is part of the  Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . Host: Dana Auguster

Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY Boston University has one of the proudest college hockey traditions in the entire nation. The team has won five national championships, two under legendary coach Jack Kelley, and another three under the equally legendary Jack Parker. Star players such as Jim Craig, Mike...

Join Gridiron Greats Magazine Publisher and Editor Bob Swick along with his co-host Joe Squires for the all new 2021podcast 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, Gridiro...

Today we share the story of the first time that Magic Johnson and Larry Bird played together as teammates on Team USA in 1978. In that tournament, they played against Cuba, Yugoslavia, and the Soviet Union. This experience would lay the foundation for their later friendship. CREDITS Rick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voice Jacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisher MUSIC "Disco Funk" by...

Yesterday's Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY I agree with six of the seven chosen players. Who’s out on my list? It’s Lee Roy Selmon. He was undoubtedly a great player, and I believe his place in Canton is warranted. But he had a relatively short career–only nine seasons. Others were just as good–many better...

When Football Is Football is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sports' Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY As we celebrate our first anniversary of “When Football Was Football” on the Sports History Network, we can look back at a wide variety of episodes from the golden days of football in the Chicago area. While we’ve covered topics such as the first-ever indoor foo...