Sports History Network

SHN Trailers is part of the  Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports' Yesteryear. HIGHLIGHTED SHOW Welcome everyone, to The Football Odyssey. This is your host, Aron Harris. This is a podcast made to commemorate the people and events in American Football’s journey from a third-rate college pick-up game to America’s national pastime. Given the vast history of the sport, there is p...

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...

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY Cardinals' legend Marshall Goldberg was in the news recently when newly acquired defensive standout J.J. Watt asked to wear #99 for the Cardinals this season. The only problem was that this esteemed jersey number has been "retired" by the team since before the 1...

The 1976 NBA Finals featured a mediocre team in the Phoenix Suns and the historic Boston Celtics. Boston, including the previous season and the first two games of these NBA Finals had won 8-straight against Phoenix. The Suns, who had gone 42-40 during the 1975-76 regular season, got on a roll. First, they downed the Seattle Supersonics 4 games to 2 and then they took out the defending NBA Champion...

Today, we shine our spotlight on the Philadelphia SPHAs, one of the great teams from basketball’s first 50 years. They dominated their local Philadelphia leagues and the barnstorming circuit of the 1930s and 1940s. That team, while under a different name, still plays to this day. CREDITS Rick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voice Jacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisher MUSIC "Mediterran...

Lombardi Memories is part of the  Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY I’m your host, Tommy A. Phillips, and today we have Super Bowl X, which was held on January 18, 1976, at the Orange Bowl in Miami between the back-to-back AFC Champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the three-time NFC Champion Dallas Cowboys. As always, we have a pop qui...

Pigskin Past is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY   This series on unheralded NFL games attempts to recall a game that stands out for a particular team. When talking about the Miami Dolphins, well, there are plenty of games to choose from that are still being talked about today. Both of their Super Bowl victo...

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

Join Gridiron Greats Magazine Publisher and Editor Bob Swick along with his co-host Joe Squires for the all new 2020 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, Gridiron Great...

Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY This week Andrew and Dan talk about a team they loved as kids--the New York Knicks of the 1990's. Author Paul Knepper has written a great book on the team entitled The Knicks of the Nineties: Ewing, Oakley, Starks and the Brawlers that Almost Won It All. He joins us to t...

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 Jamie Furness of the What Was The Score podcast . Jamie tells us of parlaying a history dissertation into a love of sports history, coaching youth basketball, the state of British professional basketball and t...

Football Is Family is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . NFL Films has influenced thousands of NFL fans from the moment Ed Sabol first recorded the 1962 NFL Championship game until now. When you watch a NFL Films' presentation, you see the love and devotion they have for the game and preserving its history. In this episode of the Football i...

Today, Basketball History 101 is putting the spotlight on Nate Thurmond, one of the most underrated superstars in NBA history. He is one of only four players to grab 40 or more rebounds in a single game. His real claim to fame, however, is that he was the first player in league history to officially record a quadruple double. He was named one of the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players and is in the Hall of...

Yesterday's Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY The Bulgarian Weightlifting team's success began with the hiring of Ivan Abadjiev as head coach of the National team. Abadjiev had been an assistant coach for many years but, in 1959, he got into trouble with government authorities by organizing a National Teenage Weig...

When Football Is Football is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sports' Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY Sixty-one years ago this month the Chicago Cardinals, the NFL’s oldest franchise, suddenly pulled up its roots and left for St. Louis. Certainly, there had been rumors in the past that the team would leave the city at some time in the future. In fact, these rumo...

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

The SHN Showcase is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports' Yesteryear... Warning: This week's episode of the SHN Showcase may induce flashbacks. Host Os Davis (of Truly The GOATs ) chats with Mark Morthier of the Yesterday’s Sports podcast . Mark tells us about his long career in weight training, writing two books, producing his first podcast and the glories of sports in...

Football Is Family is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . Ever wonder why the NFL has dominated television ratings over the past 20 years? Ever wonder why so many fans follow their home team with an almost religious zeal? Ever wonder why we love the NFL (and even college) football so much? Questions like these are brought up on today's episo...

Football Is Family is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear .  Music from https://www.purple-planet.com/ This is Jeremy McFarlin, host of the Football is Family podcast, and member of the Sports History Network. For over 20 episodes I have had the privilege of talking to people about what makes football family to them.  I’ve had the ch...

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY I speak with Karl about many topics covering his career as one of the most versatile players in NFL history. We get this thing started with the time he "almost scored a touchdown" against my beloved Lions on a Thanksgiving day, the time he faced Barry Sanders, a...

Pete Sampras is not, necessarily, a name that most tennis fans think about when discussing the greatest to ever play. However, upon closer examination, especially when it comes to the greatest American men to ever play, not only should Sampras be considered, statistically speaking, he should be considered the best to ever play. Period. While Jimmy Connors won the most singles tournaments in the hi...

The Silna Brothers, Ozzie and Daniel, took an investment of $1.5 Million and turned it into nearly $1 Billion for themselves and their families. This is the story of how they bought into the old ABA and negotiated the most lucrative buyout in sports history. Rick will take you all the way back to the 1970s for this episode of Basketball History 101. CREDITS Rick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, an...

SHN Trailers is part of the  Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports' Yesteryear. HIGHLIGHTED SHOW Why do we love sports? Who was the first ‘GOAT’? What on Earth is Korfball? Sports history is my passion, and this podcast is a way of sharing that with you, the listener. Interviews, discussions, lectures, any medium to share information and knowledge that we will uncover, together...

Lombardi Memories is part of the  Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY I’m your host, Tommy A. Phillips, and today we have Super Bowl IX, which was held on January 12, 1975, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans between the first-time AFC Champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the three-time NFC Champion Minnesota Vikings. As always, we have a...

Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY This week we discuss professional basketball leagues throughout the years. The American Basketball Association (ABA), National Basketball League (NBL), and Basketball Association of America (BAA) are just some of the leagues we'll discuss. The cast of characters includes...