Sports History Network

Football Is Family is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . How does one tell a story about their football fandom? I guess it depends on the person, place, and situation. Today I'm going to share why I follow the Tennessee Titans the way I do. Is it a sickness? Maybe. Do I tell my children everyday to "Titan up"? Maybe. But it doesn't look lik...

Today we tell the story of The Washington Generals, the opponent of The Harlem Globetrotters. They have lost over 17,000 games to the Globetrotters over nearly 70 years. We will share with you how they got started and what keeps them going. CREDITS Rick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voice Jacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisher MUSIC "Happy Days" by Chuck Sims "Horizons" by Roa SPORTS...

Yesterday's Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY Paul Zimmerman was a renaissance man of sports, so to speak–eloquent, prolific, and with a range of interests. He’s probably best known for his writing in  Sports Illustrated . No longer with us, Zimmerman passed away two years ago. He began working on a book in 2...

With the evolution of sports, sports broadcasting and the ever-crazier sums of money associated with sports in the 20 th century, entertainment became synonymous with the games themselves. And few entrepreneurial sorts were more imaginative in delivering entertaining sports product that Johnny F. Bassett. On this episode of Truly The GOATs, we discuss the P.T. Barnum of 20 th -century sports with...

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

When Football Is Football is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sports' Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY There have been very few Olympic medalists that are also in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In fact, we can think of only two: Jim Thorpe and Ollie Matson. Thorpe grabbed the gold medal in both the decathlon and the pentathlon in 1912 at the Stockholm games, whil...

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 Warren Rogan, host of the podcast Sports’ Forgotten Heroes . In short, Warren loves all sports. In 30 minutes or so, Warren and Os circle the world of sports, along the way touching on topics including the imp...

wikipedia.com Profootballreference.com Today I'm going to talk about a fandom that started Jan. 31, 1988, and almost completely ended in April 2009. It is funny how we can pick our favorite teams. For some of us, it is where you live. For others, it is the team your dad or grandfather liked. For me, it was almost a flip of the coin. If you would like to join us on the Football is Family podcast, p...

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...

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY Ben Liebenberg is the Director of Photography and Lead Photographer for the NFL. He's worked with the NFL since July 1, 2007, so he has been able to see a ton of "on-field" action. We get into this and much more. Below are a couple of the topics we discuss and a...

  Andre Lacroix, the all-time leading scorer in the history of the World Hockey Association (WHA), is on this edition of Sports’ Forgotten Heroes. A member of the WHA Hall of Fame, Andre totaled more points than any other WHA player, more assists and played in more games. Lacroix’s career started in the 1967-68 NHL season with the Philadelphia Flyers. But after a trade to the Chicago Black Hawks a...

Today, we are shining a light on the support staff that contribute significantly to basketball history. The focus is Gary Vitti, who was the Head Trainer for the Los Angeles Lakers for 32 years and contributed to 8 NBA Championships. CREDITS Rick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voice Jacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisher MUSIC "Rock You" by RockSounds "Horizons" by Roa SPORTS HISTORY...

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...

Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY Part 2 of our series on All-Time NBA Starting 5's takes us to the Western Conference. There are some really good lineups, some not so great ones, and some interesting choices. Eaton or Gobert? Kobe or West? Who will be the Lakers starting center? And just how many teams...

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

Pigskin Past is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY Why is it so difficult for teams in this day and age to repeat as Super Bowl Champions? It rarely happens more than once every one and a half to two decades anymore. But in the glorious decade of the 1970s, two different teams accomplished the feat, and one of them mana...

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 Jay Abramson, host of the podcast History of College Football . Jay tells us what he believes makes college football the best from of sports, how his sports-eschewing father influences him and how the Covid-sh...

SHN Trailers is part of the  Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports' Yesteryear. HIGHLIGHTED SHOW Basketball History 101 is the leading podcast focused on the game of basketball, its history, and development. We share a new story each week as we bring to life forgotten stories from basketball’s past. Rick Loayza had been a life long basketball fan since the mid-1980s. Born and r...

https://sportshistorynetwork.com I'm blessed to be part of the Sports History Network for so many reasons. One of those reasons is the fact that I get to talk to so many knowledgeable guests- men and women who not only know the sports they love, but also help spread that love to other people. Dana Auguster is one of those people. Dana is a great guest, and I know you are going to enjoy this interv...

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...

Our focus today is on Allen Iverson’s deadly crossover. Rick will share the story of where Iverson learned the move and how he used it to score against Michael Jordan in an iconic play. REFERENCES Highlight of Iverson crossing Jordan up: https://youtu.be/zJMi5lvQqq8 CREDITS Rick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voice Jacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisher MUSIC "Rap Beat" by MaverickMye...

Yesterday's Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY Anyone who has followed MLB baseball knows the NY Yankees have a rich tradition of winning. From 1926–1964, the Yankees didn't have a losing season. That's 39 straight years! During those 39 years, the Yankees won the American League pennant 26 times and won the World...

When Football Is Football is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sports' Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY the focus of this program will be to drift back to 1921 when the two teams first met on the gridiron. Some familiar names were already in place with Curly Lambeau leading the Packers and George Halas fronting the squad then known as the Decatur Staleys. Halas ha...

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 In this week's episode we select the All-Time Starting Five for each of the fifteen teams in the NBA's Eastern Conference. Charles Barkley or Dolph Schayes? Kevin McHale or Paul Pierce? And one of our hosts owes Jermaine O'Neal a big apology!  HELLO OLD SPORTS BACKG...