Sports History Network

Fantasy Football Origin Stories is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY In this 18th episode, Dave Kluge rides shotgun in the DeLorean, to take us back in time and learn about his Fantasy Football Origin Story. We talk about many topics, including: Dave's first recollections of fantasy football  Why he's a Chicago Bears fan What he would use...

 In this first part of the Bob Knight story, we cover his early days from childhood through his time coaching at West Point Military Academy. He is an absolute conundrum who said detestable things. He is also a man who tirelessly raised money for a former player who was paralyzed in a car accident. So who was he, really? That's what Rick hopes to unpack in these Bob Knight episodes. CREDITS Rick...

Yesterday's Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY You can call me old-fashioned– not with the times, a dinosaur–but I miss 1970s football. Perhaps it meant so much to me because of my age. I was eight years old in 1970 and 17 years old in 1979. For most people, so many of life’s memories are between the ages of 8 and 17. I can remem...

NDN All-Stars is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of the NDN All-Stars Podcast, we are talking with professional football player and NDN All-Star #136 Teton Saltes (Oglala Sioux) who just completed his first season with the XFL Champion Arlington Renegades. Find out more about Teton's work with the BEAR Project here: http...

Football Is Family is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sports' Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY Today we talk to author David Neil Drews about his work Iron Tigers. I love history. I love football. Putting those two together and learning about things that I never knew before is an awesome experience. David educates about the University of the South, about the foo...

The city of Oakland California has a special and unique place in sports history. The town that is in the shadow of the more popular and affluent San Francisco actually has more in common with blue collar, gritty cities of the east such as Cleveland, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. In this edition of the Historically Speaking Sports Podcast, host Dana Auguster highlights the names, events and great ga...

Fantasy Football Origin Stories is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY In this 17th episode, Craig Schmucker rides shotgun in the DeLorean, to take us back in time and learn about his Fantasy Football Origin Story. We talk about many topics, including: Craig's first recollections of fantasy football  His experiences playing as a fullback/ru...

 In the early 1950s, there was a player named George Marcus who was averaging 50 points per game in a lower-level professional basketball league. He even won the league's MVP trophy. There were just three problems: He was only 16 years old, he was still in high school, and his name was not actually George Marcus. His real name was Wilt Chamberlain. CREDITS Rick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, an...

Yesterday's Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY 1980 would mark the fourth annual Worlds Strongest Man Competition. But this year's event would not occur in California like the past three years. This year's competition occurred in Vernon Valley/Great Gorge, New Jersey. Ten men would compete, with four men hailing from outside the...

The Official Football Learning Podcast is part of the  Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . HIGHLIGHTED SHOW - FOOTBALL LEARNING ACADEMY Each week, the official  Football Learning Academy  podcast will take you deep into the history of this great game. Through interviews with players, coaches, or administrators in the NFL, as well as interviews with Pro Football Hall o...

Football Is Family is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sports' Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY How often do you actually get to witness history? I'm not just talking about history that changes lives and world events. I'm talking about sports' history. In today's episode of the Football is Family podcast, I share the time I witnessed NFL history. If you want to b...

Fantasy Football Origin Stories is part of the  Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY In this 16th episode, Bradley Stalder rides shotgun in the DeLorean, to take us back in time and learn about his Fantasy Football Origin Story. We talk about many topics, including: Bradley's first recollections of fantasy football  Why he's a Green Bay Packers fan livi...

 Al Spalding was a professional baseball player, but his impact on basketball was tremendous. He was the founder of the Spalding Sporting Goods Company, and he invented the ball used for the game of basketball. His invention in 1894 gave this new game legitimacy and helped spread it across the world. CREDITS Rick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voice Jacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publi...

Yesterday's Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY So far, we've covered the first and second Worlds Strongest Man Competitions. Today we'll look at the third competition, which occurred in 1979, again at Universal Studios in California. As was the case in 1978, there were ten competitors, but only two were non-Americans. Defending c...

Pro Football in the 1970s is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY The 1979 AFC Playoffs brought an unsung hero, Vernon Perry of the Houston Oilers, into the spotlight. Despite being relatively unknown, Perry's defensive prowess came to the forefront in a memorable game against the highly-favored San Diego Chargers. Riddled wit...

NDN All-Stars is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode, we continue our discussion about the new children's book "Contenders: Two Native Baseball Players, One World Series" . This book tells the story of the 1911 World Series which featured NDN All-Star #5 Charles Albert Bender (Ojibwe) and John Tortes Meyers (Cahuilla). We sp...

Fantasy Football Origin Stories is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY In this 15th episode, Tom Goedde rides shotgun in the DeLorean, to take us back in time and learn about his Fantasy Football Origin Story. We talk about many topics, including: Tom's first recollections of fantasy football  Some stories of his early days at EA Sports, wo...

Panic ensued in the locker room. Team USA was about to take the court for the Gold Medal Game of the 1984 Olympics, and Michael Jordan had just realized he had left his shoes at the hotel. It would take hours for anybody to drive through Los Angles traffic to retrieve his shoes, especially with a million extra people in town for the games... or would it? CREDITS Rick Loayza: Head researcher, write...

Yesterday's Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY With a long history of losing and a 1–13 record in 1969, Steelers fans hoped for better days in the 1970s. When 1970 started out with three straight losses, it looked like another long season for Pittsburgh. But after winning four of their next five games, Steeler fans felt optimisti...

The Official FLA Podcast is part of the  Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY Join us to learn about The Official Football Learning Academy Podcast by listening to this trailer episode. THE OFFICIAL FOOTBALL LEARNING ACADEMY PODCAST BACKGROUND Each week, the official Football Learning Academy podcast will take you deep into the history of this grea...

NETWORK SPONSORS Row One  - the vintage shop for sports history fans! The Stanley Cup Final is over but the offseason fun has just begun! In this episode, we go over several topics, including: 🚨 What we learned from this season's playoffs/TNT vs ESPN: 00:00 - 31:45 🚨 Peter Laviolette/NY Rangers offseason: 31:58 - 40:00 🚨 OEL Buyout/Bring back the compliance buyouts?: 40:05 - 46:25 🚨 Salar...

Fantasy Football Origin Stories is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY In this 14th episode, Alex Korff rides shotgun in the DeLorean, to take us back in time and learn about his Fantasy Football Origin Story. We talk about many topics, including: Alex's first recollections of fantasy football (the most recent of any on this show) Some stor...

Author and passionate historian  Matthew DiBiase  joins us once again to talk about hockey history and the most outstanding pro coaches in his recent book Bench Bosses. Here is a link to the post we have on Matthew's book Here is a link to take you to a place to buy Bench Bosses Come join us at the Sports Jersey Dispatch website or the Pigskin Dispatch website to see even more Positive f...

Nat Clifton was the first black player to sign an NBA contract in league history. He was a 28-year-old rookie, but he had already played five years of basketball with the Harlem Globetrotters and the New York Rens. This is the story of how he made history. CREDITS Rick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voice Jacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisher   MUSIC "" by "Horizons" by Roa &nb...

Yesterday's Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY The 1970s Dallas Cowboys, an iconic era for the team, took a tumultuous journey from a rocky start to eventually becoming Super Bowl champions. Despite embarrassing losses early in the 1970 season, the Cowboys miraculously turned things around, advancing to Super Bowl V, only to suff...