Sports History Network

Pigskin Past is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY In this third installment of the "Unheralded Games of the 1970s," we cover the 1975 matchup between the Baltimore Colts and the Miami Dolphins. The Dolphins were one of the powerhouses of the league, while the Colts were coming off a 2-win campaign (tied for worst in the ent...

The SHN Showcase is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports' Yesteryear... On this week's episode of the SHN Showcase, host Os Davis (of Truly The GOATs ) chats with Andrew Neumann and Dan Neumann, co-hosts of the SHN Network’s Hello Old Sports podcast. The Neumanns talk about producing their unique podcast, New York sports fandom and some of their favorite episodes to dat...

Football Is Family is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . In my search to find out why football is family, I come across stories of people that I might have heard of, but never really looked into.  Today’s interview is about one of those people. If you haven’t heard about Amos Alonzo Stagg, I encourage you to not only listen to this int...

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...

The Original Celtics are considered by many to be the best team from the first 50 years of basketball. They dominated the 1920s in a way that earned the team a place in the Hall of Fame. The team featured four future Hall of Famers: Dutch Dehnert, Johnny Beckham, Nat Holman, and Joe Lapchick. This is their story. CREDITS Rick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voice Jacob Loayza: Editor, produce...

Yesterday's Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY This episode covers the rivalry between the Dallas Cowboys and the Washington Redskins during the 1980s. YESTERDAY'S SPORTS BACKGROUND Host Mark Morthier grew up in New Jersey just across the river from New York City during the 1970s, a great time for sports in the are...

When Football Is Football is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY As kids, we all looked up to our favorite athletic heroes. After all, they were taller than us, so looking up at them, literally, was a realistic requirement as well as a figure of speech. In this episode of “When Football Was Football” we’ll look back at the li...

Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY This week Dan and Andrew go head-to-head in Super Bowl Trivia! Thanks to Dan's lovely wife Allison for asking the questions and to Author Lavonne Davis for supplying the questions with his book . Also, check out these great businesses mentioned on the podcast: Strat-O-Ma...

The SHN Showcase is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports' Yesteryear... On this week's episode of the SHN Showcase, host Os Davis (of Truly The GOATs ) chats with Rick Loayza of the SHN Network’s Basketball History 101 podcast. Rick recommends some great basketball books, talks pre-NBA basketball history and mulls over the question of greatest Laker ever. He then shares...

Football Is Family is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . New York Giants Growing up in the 80’s, I remember two things about the New York Giants.  First, they were really good on Tecmo Bowl.  Second, Lawrence Taylor was a beast. This is a team that has an amazing history. Founded in 1925 by Tim Mara for a $500 investment, the Gian...

Historically Speaking Sports is part of the  Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . Host: Dana Auguster Tampa Bay wins their second Super Bowl, beating the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9. We will take a look at this teams roller coaster history as well as this weeks Top 5 and shout outs

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY You Ought To Do A Story On Me is a book about addiction, an unlikely friendship, and the endless quest for redemption. For the purpose of this podcast, the guest is Ted Jackson. He's a photojournalist from New Orleans, and his life changed in June of 1990 when h...

Their names are not the most recognizable when talking about the New York Rangers and hockey history: Arnie Brown, Dave Balon and Orland Kurtenbach. One name that is very recognizable is that of Walt Tkaczuk. All four played a pivotal role in one incredible game in 1970 – the final game of the regular season in which the New York Rangers needed a series of events to occur in order to qualify for t...

This is the final entry in our NBA Nicknames series where we go through and share the story behind every team’s nickname. In this episode we cover the teams from the Central Division. We discuss the Chicago Bulls, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Detroit Pistons, the Indiana Pacers, and the Milwaukee Bucks. REFERENCES Chicago Bulls logo history: https://logos-world.net/chicago-bulls-logo/ Cleveland Ca...

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 VIII, between the defending Super Bowl champion Miami Dolphins out of the AFC, going up against the NFC champions, the Minnesota Vikings. This game was the first Super Bowl to be held at a site that is...

Pigskin Past is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY The 1979 San Diego Chargers were considered by most pro football experts to have one of the most explosive passing attacks in NFL history, and certainly up to that time in history. Their roster included the likes of quarterback Dan Fouts, tight end Kellen Winslow, and w...

Football Is Family is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . Detroit Lions           If there is a team in the history of the NFL that has been beaten down more than the Detroit Lions, I haven’t found them yet.  The fan base of the Detroit Lions is one of the most dedicated and patient in all of...

The SHN Showcase is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports' Yesteryear... On this week's episode of the SHN Showcase, host Os Davis (of Truly The GOATs ) chats with Tommy A. Phillips of the SHN Network’s Lombardi Memories podcast. Tommy talks about Packers fandom in the heart of Steelers country, the best decades in NFL history and Super Bowls past. And both have predicti...

Jerry Colangelo is one of the most unassuming Hall of Famers you could ever meet. He is an excellent administrator who used those skills, combined with his love of basketball, to make the leave the game much better than he found it. He ran the Phoenix Suns and Team USA. This is his story. CREDITS Rick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voice Jacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisher MUSIC "H...

Yesterday's Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY Hello sports fans, and welcome to another edition of yesterday's sports on the sports history network. Today we're going to discuss the rivalry between the Washington Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys.  The Redskins-Cowboys rivalry of the 1970s is etched in NFL hist...

When Football Is Football is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY Back in 1947, the team was still in Chicago and was taking advantage of a talented crop of returning veterans along with some promising rookies—including the great Charley Trippi—to push for the crown in the competitive western division of the NFL. Since there w...

Historically Speaking Sports is part of the  Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . Host: Dana Auguster Growing up in south Louisiana, my interest in sports has been a major part of my life since an early age. If I think about it long enough, if there was anything I enjoyed more than playing sports was talking about it. I attended Southern University...

Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY This year marks the 30th anniversary of one of Super Bowl XXV, one of the most exciting Super Bowls in NFL history. Played in the shadow of the Gulf War, it was a contrast in style, the end of an era, and the beginning of another. It also featured such Hall of Famers as...

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...