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Bill Walton had one of the most unusual careers in NBA history. He missed approximately 60% of his games due to a variety of foot and ankle injuries, yet he was still voted into the Hall of Fame. This is his story.  CREDITS  Rick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voice  Jacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisher  MUSIC   "60s & 70s Rock" by Hyde  "Horizons"...

Lombardi Memories is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.   You can learn more at the Lombardi Memories homepage .

When Football Was Football is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear .   To learn more about this episode, you can check out the page here.

What’s the greatest baseball song of all-time? The answer is obvious, yet has somehow eluded mention on nearly every “Top Baseball-themed Songs” list ever composed. As far as Truly The GOATs is concerned, the answer is an objective truth – and you may just agree. Joining us for this episode of Truly The GOATs is George Boziwick, retired chief of the music division of The New York Public Library fo...

Football Attic is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear .   To learn more about this episode, head here to the website .

Hello, Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear .   To learn more about this episode, you can head here to the homepage .

Football Is Family is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear .  If you are like me (a fan of football), you are aware of the good and the bad of the NFL. You have probably watched many hours of football follies, outtakes, and the like. You have also watched many hours of great catches, great drives, and memorable moments. That...

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...

Recently, the sad realization that Truly The GOATs would have to change our theme song set in. (Okay, so we didn't *have to* strictly speaking, but there was this thing with C.C. Sabathia and Bill Simmons's Ringer Network; it's explained in the episode.) Luckily a talented old friend came to the rescue and so we present the new Truly The GOATs theme song: Fun on Street (Greatest Remixxx of All-Tim...

Jim Sulecki page on Sports History Network. In this episode we cover Jim's book about the Cleveland Rams, the NFL Champ that left too soon. You'll hear some pretty cool stories about things long forgotten. There are also some pretty interesting. Jim Sulecki Bio Note - this is from Adams' bio on his website . Jim Sulecki  is 2016 winner of the  Nelson Ross Award  from the Professional Football Rese...

The Chicago Bears are an NFL original. Well, sort of. During their first year of play, 1920 the inaugural year of the NFL (known as the American Professional Football Association before adopting the name – National Football League), the Bears were actually known as the Decatur Staley’s. And, much to the surprise of most football fans, even those in Chicago, George Halas was not the founder of the...

In today’s episode, Rick heads to the Atlantic Division to look at more NBA nicknames -- this time covering the Celtics, Nets, Knicks, 76ers, and Raptors. This is an occasional series that we will come back to about once a month. Boston Celtics logo history: https://logos-world.net/boston-celtics-logo/ Brooklyn Nets logo history: https://logos-world.net/brooklyn-nets-logo-history/amp/ New York Kni...

Pigskin Past is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear .   To learn more about this topic, head here to the episode's home page.

Hello, Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear .   To learn more about this episode, you can head here to the homepage .

Football Attic is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear .   To learn more about this episode, head here to the website .

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...

Dave Birkett (Detroit Free Pres and Hall of Fame Voter) In this episode we cover the following topics with Dave Birkett His time covering the Detroit Lions This upcoming voting period when he will nominate MEGATRON for Hall of Fame candidacy Where he'd take my DeLorean Much more ​ Dave Birkett Bio Note - this is from Dave's bio on Detroit Free Press . A three-time Michigan Sportswriter of the Year...

Yesterday's Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.  Check out all of our great podcasts on the network here.   You can also learn more about this episode over on the episode home page .

In this episode we explore the mystery of the origins of the Harlem Globetrotters. There are two stories about how the Globetrotters started, and we will discuss both and then let you decide which you want to believe. One story is told by Abe Saperstein, the acknowledged founder of the team. The other story is told by Tommy Brookins, the man who claims to be the real founder of the team. The Harle...

When Football Was Football is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear .   To learn more about this episode, you can check out the page here.

Football Attic is a proud member of the Sports History Network .    You can learn more about this episode here .

Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network .    Learn more about the show on the HOS Homepage.

Football Is Family is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear .  I can tell you this- I love my job. I love the people, the time, the work, and the situations that my job gives me. I’m sure you can say that about jobs that you have had or have now. If you have a dream job, what would it be? When I was growing up, I wanted to pl...

Adam Lazarus page on Sports History Network. In this episode we cover Adam's books and many of the unique stories you may never heard before about Joe Gibbs, Steve Young, Joe Montana, and the list goes on. Win an autographed copy of Adam's book (or another offer if past 10/11/2020) ​ Adam Lazarus Bio Note - this is from Adams' bio on his website . Adam Lazarus is an author specializing in non-fict...

Pop Warner is one of the greatest football coaches in history when it comes to the collegiate level. But, as great as he was, he is probably best known for his name being associated with youth football. Despite a career that saw him win four national championships with Pitt and Stanford, most football fans have no idea about just how great a coach he was. Completely consumed by the game, his innov...