Sports History Network

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 ) chats with Joe Ziemba, author of the book and host of the podcast When Football Was Football. Joe’s got a unique theme to his podcast, featuring as it does the histories of those two founding members of the NFL based in...

Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY In our last episode, we talked about the life and career of the legendary Tom Gola with author David Grzybowski. This week, we pick up the story and talk about some of the other great moments and figures in La Salle Basketball. We begin with the #2 ranked 1968-69 team an...

Football Is Family is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . I've had the privilege of talking to a lot of great football fans over these 32 episodes. Today, I get to talk to a Miami Dolphins fan, and author, from the Land Down Under. Join me as we talk to author, and football fan, Gary Jarjoura. You can follow the Football is Family podcast on...

Today we bring you the story of Coach Adolph Rupp from the University of Kentucky. He proved himself as a coach time and again by winning four NCAA championships. Part 2 is out now. CREDITS Rick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voice Jacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisher MUSIC "Swing Time" by Music By Pedro "Horizons" by Roa SPORTS HISTORY NETWORK sportshistorynetwork.com sportshistory...

Yesterday's Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY Today we’re going to go over part two of my exchange with the late Paul Zimmerman. For those of you not familiar with him, Mr. Zimmerman was a famous sportswriter and a former Pro Football Hall of Fame committee member. He had some firm opinions when it came to picking...

When Football Is Football is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sports' Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY Throughout the years, the National Football League has seen its share of rogues, complainers, whiners, and personality problems among its players…but we’ll just call these guys “characters”! Each brought something different to the Bears and all were valuable in...

Tommy Mason was THE first pick of the newly established NFL franchise Minnesota Vikings in 1960. He played Running Back and became an all star on a team full of misfits --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ross-a-blilie/support

This is my story of how I decided to change things up and write stories instead of doing game analysis --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ross-a-blilie/support

Bill Brown was another superstar running back for the Vikings whose straight ahead punishing style of running led the team to 3 super bowls. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ross-a-blilie/support

Dave Osborn grew up in a tiny town in northern North Dakota. His nickname was “the Cando Flash. “He played running back for the Vikings from 1965 – 1976. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ross-a-blilie/support

“Old Reliable” played for the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings for 8 seasons in the AFL and NFL. Hear his story about his playing days and his front office days as a scout for the Vikings. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ross-a-blilie/support

“Little Gritty” Grady Alderman was one of the smallest framed offensive lineman in Minnesota Vikings franchise history. Listen to how he made a name for himself but was not selected to the Pro Football Hall of fame --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ross-a-blilie/support

Norm Van Brocklin was known as the Dutchman to most people in the NFL. When the Minnesota Vikings were established as a team back in 1960, He was hired as the franchise’s first head coach. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ross-a-blilie/support

Fran , “the scramblin’ man, Tarkenton became a Hall of Fame Quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings from 1961-1969 as well as from 1972-1978. He led the team to 3 super bowls. Hear how he made it to the pros. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ross-a-blilie/support

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 ) chats with Dana Auguster, host of the Historically Speaking Sports podcast. Dana is in quite the personal fan space for controversy these days: Aside from telling us how he parlayed a career in local sports news reportin...

Football Is Family is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . Canton, Ohio, is the home of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. As of 2020, 326 men have been enshrined in its hallowed halls. But I think there should be a few more in there. In today's episode of the Football is Family podcast, I look at 7 men who, in my opinion, deserve to be in the Ha...

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY What's your dream job? This week's guest stated he grew up in a small town and now gets to live his dream job. Joe Zucco works for NFL Films as a producer/director of many of the great works you've heard of. Below is a list of some of the work he's contributed t...

Today, Rick shares the story of the biggest upset in college basketball history. Tiny Chaminade University took on the top ranked team in the nation, the University of Virginia, and won. This is a classic David-and-Goliath story, where the underdog takes the crown. CREDITS Rick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voice Jacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisher MUSIC "Rock You" by RockSounds "...

Craig Wood was known to the golfing world as the “Blonde Bomber’ for his prodigious drives. He was also pretty dangerous with a putter in his hand. But, Wood, for all his big drives and magic on the greens was missing one thing when it came to a popularity contest – he was not flamboyant at all. In fact, he pretty much kept to himself. He figured he would let his game do his talking. And, his game...

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

Episode 11 of the Truly The GOATs podcast included excerpts from an interview with author Denis Crawford. Denis has to date written three books based in part at least on professional football in Tampa, Florida. His third and most recently released is the autobiographical work The Life and Teams of Johnny F. Bassett , the subject of which was also the focus of TTG #11. In this extra edition of Trul...

Pigskin Past is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY              The term “journeyman quarterback” is an unmistakable term. It means simply a quarterback who goes from team to team, trying to help each team, as he tries his best to stay in the league. Some...

Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY To celebrate March Madness, Andrew tells us all about his alma mater, the La Salle University Explorers, and their rich college basketball history. The heart of this episode is our interview with author David Grzybowski, author of Mr. All-Around: The Life of Tom Gola . L...

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 ) chats with John Davis, host of the podcast For the Good of the Game . Os has John to talk podcast production and such, but the topics of discussion are many and plentiful. John tells us about coaching youth football, his...