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Author Dave Jordan joined us recently to discuss a book he wrote a few years back with a baseball legend,  Dave Parker . The book titled:  Cobra: A Life of Baseball and Brotherhood chronicles the Hall of Fame Baseball career of Mr. Parker. Here is the blog post link Come join us at the Sports Jersey Dispatch website or the Pigskin Dispatch website to see even more Positive football and S...

On a morning where the cherry blossoms were blooming and Scott was watching his UAB Blazers lose a heart breaker at the NIT, Greg sat down with ⁠ Ken Crippen ⁠ , founder and executive director of ⁠ The Football Learning Academy ⁠ , to discuss the mission of the FLA and his thoughts on how the game has changed over the decades. The online academy is the first educational institution devoted to the...

The top events in sports history on April 2 included an NBA MVP, a baseball trade, and multiple sports Hall of Fame individuals celebrating birthdays. There is more on our websites of Pigskin Dispatch and Jersey Dispatch . Come join us at the Sports Jersey Dispatch website or the Pigskin Dispatch website to see even more Positive football and Sports History news! Sign up to get daily football hist...

In this episode of the Historically Speaking Sports Podcast Dana Auguster talks about the this year's final four in Houston. Some consider this National Semifinal to be unprecedented, yet we have seen this before. Connecticut, San Diego State, Miami and Florida Atlantic will battle in NRG Stadium for the right to be called National Champion 2023. This is the fourth Final four since 1980 where no n...

Listen to some of the top events in North American Sports History by some of the greatest athletes that have ever suited up the gear to entertain us. This is the April 1 edition and features a Pigskin Dispatch sneak peek, a birthday event on Pop Warner that will air on April 5, featuring Warner biographer Jeff Miller. You can find out more on the Jersey Dispatch website as well. Come join us at th...

Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode we debut our new "Dark Years" series, where we discuss the years AFTER some of the great dynasties in sports history. First up: The Pittsburgh Steelers of the 1980's. They won four Super Bowls under Chuck Noll in the 1970's but struggled to replace aging...

One Guy With a Mic Presents: History of Dingers and Dunks is part of the  Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . NETWORK SPONSORS Row One  - the vintage shop for sports history fans! EPISODE DESCRIPTION MLB Preview: NL West and MLB Playoffs ABOUT ONE GUY WITH A MIC PRESENTS: HISTORY OF DINGERS AND DUNKS I am Chad Cain your host of One Guy with a Mic Presents: H...

One Guy With a Mic Presents: History of Dingers and Dunks is part of the  Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . NETWORK SPONSORS Row One  - the vintage shop for sports history fans! EPISODE DESCRIPTION MLB Preview: AL West, NL East, and NL Central ABOUT ONE GUY WITH A MIC PRESENTS: HISTORY OF DINGERS AND DUNKS I am Chad Cain your host of One Guy with a Mic Pre...

One Guy With a Mic Presents: History of Dingers and Dunks is part of the  Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . NETWORK SPONSORS Row One  - the vintage shop for sports history fans! EPISODE DESCRIPTION Previewing the AL East and AL Central Part 1 of 3 ABOUT ONE GUY WITH A MIC PRESENTS: HISTORY OF DINGERS AND DUNKS I am Chad Cain your host of One Guy with a Mic...

Fantasy Football Origin Stories is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY In this second episode, Dave Richard 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 recollection of fantasy football (his first-ever draft pick holds a special p...

Marty's Illegal Stock is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . In this episode, the boys discuss the following: The Worst of the First : Which current first-place team will get bounced first from the NHL Playoffs? Who Would You Rather Play? If you are the New York Rangers or New Jersey Devils, who would you rather play in the first round of the playoffs, eac...

There have been multiple books written on NBA history over the years. One of the most inclusive I have come across is  Dave Zarum's  NBA 75: The Definitive History and The Greatest Game published by  Firefly Books . The hard copy of the work is beautifully put together in an almost coffee table style filled with large beautiful images, but it goes beyond the style of mere coffee tab...

NDN All-Stars is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . NDN All-Stars Podcast - Season 01, Episode 01 - MMA fighter Elizabeth Phillips Episode Summary: In this episode of the NDN All-Stars Podcast, host Bill Black sits down with Indian All-Star #80, Elizabeth Phillips (Blackfeet/Choctaw), a professional mixed martial artist from Spokane, Washington, with root...

 Recently, we here at BBH.101 did a two-part episode on the great Bob Cousy, the role model for the modern point guard. Today, Rick sat down with Dana Auguster, the founder and host of Historically Speaking Sports , another podcast on the Sports History Network. Dana is a die-hard Celtics fan, and he and Rick had a conversation about the legendary Bostonian player who changed the game of basketba...

Yesterday's Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY Mostly everyone, whether a fan or not, has seen some footage of the World’s Strongest Man competition. It’s truly mind-boggling how powerful these competitors are. But many people don’t know that the first competition goes back to 1977, which bears little resemblance to today’s organ...

Join Gridiron Greats Magazine Publisher and Editor Bob Swick along with his co-host Joe Squires for the all new 2023 podcast 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, Gridir...

Wrestling With Heels On is part of the  Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY It came to me a week later while I was watching the eleven a.m. WWF ALL-STAR WRESTLING show. DUTCH DOOGAN, my alter ego, would look like  BIG JOHN STUDD .  Like I said before, BIG JOHN STUDD was six foot ten. He weighed 365 pounds--a mountain of a man who looked...

It has already been 40 years since North Carolina State and Head Coach Jim Valvano pulled off one of the most memorable upsets in sports history as his team defeated the University of Houston, known as Phi Slama Jama, for the National Championship. Host Dana Auguster talks to fellow Sports History Network podcaster Rick Loayza about that incredible 1983 NCAA tournament that reached its climax in A...

When Football Is Football is part of the  Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . HIGHLIGHTED SHOW Welcome to Fantasy Football Origin Stories, a weekly show here on the Sports History Network, where each episode is a journey back in time to explore some unique experiences from some of the coolest and most influential people in the fantasy football industry. My name is Arn...

In this episode, we talk about some baseball history. Author J. Daniel joins us to chat about his latest book, Suds Series, which focuses on the cities of Milwaukee and St. Louis, their connection to baseball and the beer business, and the meeting of the  Cardinals  and the Brewers in the 1982 World Series. More on this 1982 season and our write-up on Suds Series at JerseyDispatch.com Yo...

When Football Is Football is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sports' Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY Today you are given the keys to a 4.5 billion dollar empire- a NFL team. What are you going to do with it? What are you going to name it? All that, and more, are covered in today's episode. Check out our new sponsor, RSA, at Autographed Sports Memorabilia &...

Fantasy Football Origin Stories is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY In this inaugural episode, Adam Aizer 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: Aizer's first recollection of fantasy football The origin story that resulted in hosting...

Marty's Illegal Stock is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY With about 12 games left for each team, the boys look at the potential playoff matchups from each conference, decide which potential series interests them the most, and which lower seeds could produce upsets. Then they debate if the playoff format needs to switch to a #1 vs #16 fo...

 Back in 1955, college coaches were tripping over each other to land the most prized high school player of the day -- Wilt Chamberlain. Schools offered him money, jobs, houses, cars, and anything else he wanted. Even NBA teams were getting involved and trying to guide Chamberlain to a school in the same city as their team because of the territorial pick. It was like a circus to recruit Chamberlai...

Today we have Super Bowl 50, held on February 7, 2016, between the second-time NFC champion Carolina Panthers and the eight-time AFC champion Denver Broncos.