Sports History Network

In this edition of the Sports Break, we cover the top events in sports history along with the players and athletes that were a part of them on December 26. As a bonus, we also place the jersey number worn at the time with the athlete. 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 f...

To celebrate Christmas, Andrew and Dan get together to watch and comment on Super Bowl 42 (Giants 17 - Patriots 14) as it happened, in the first ever Hello Old Sports watchalong. You can watch along with us at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1QkoOUEgyc. Contact the show at HelloOldSports@gmail.com and find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/HelloOldSports

Wrestling With Heels On is part of the  Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY For anybody who doesn’t know, Bobby “The Brain” Heenan is generally considered one of the greatest wrestling managers of all time. His professional wrestling career began in Indianapolis in 1967. Starting out as a backstage helper who helped set up rings and carried jacket...

In this edition of the Sports Break, we cover the top events in sports history along with the players and athletes that were a part of them on December 25. As a bonus, we also place the jersey number worn at the time with the athlete. 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 f...

December 1924 . When Orville Mulligan, Sports Writer for the Pittsburgh Guardian newspaper is assigned to cover the Rose Bowl in five days, he figures he’s out of luck – until learning he’ll be traversing the country in a whole new way: Via air. Piloting Orville to the big game is Walter Lees, a private-sector test pilot, member of the Caterpillar Club, and top competitor in the recently-born worl...

When Football Is Football is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY They called them “Cinderellas”—a couple of previously woebegone National Football League teams that had never been to the big ball-- more commonly known as the NFL Championship game. Since the NFL staged its first “playoff” in 1932—due to a tie in the standings—neither the Phi...

In this edition of the Sports Break, we cover the top events in sports history along with the players and athletes that were a part of them on December 24. As a bonus, we also place the jersey number worn at the time with the athlete. 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 f...

In this edition of the Sports Break, we cover the top events in sports history along with the players and athletes that were a part of them on December 23. As a bonus, we also place the jersey number worn at the time with the athlete. 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 f...

Sports Film Pitch is part of the  Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . NETWORK SPONSORS Row One  - the vintage shop for sports history fans! EPISODE SUMMARY ****Episode summary goes here*** SHOW BIO Hollywood’s next sports movie. We tell true sports stories as if they are getting made into movies. We cast the leads and give you the facts and inspiring moments...

In this edition of the Sports Break, we cover the top events in sports history along with the players and athletes that were a part of them on December 22. As a bonus, we also place the jersey number worn at the time with the athlete. 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 f...

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY Timothy J. Brown is the author of  How Football Became Football  and his newly released book,  Hut! Hut! Hike!: A History of Pro Football Terminology . Tim is also the author over at his substack -  footballarchaeology.com . This is an FHD VAULT episode, and the reason I bring...

Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY For our second ever Random Team Challenge, we discuss the 2007 Arizona Cardinals. Only one year away from a Super Bowl appearance, and with a new head coach in Ken Whisenunt. The team featured two Hall of Famers on offense, Kurt Warner and Edgerrin James, as well as a fu...

When Football Is Football is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY It was a long week—and a long wait—for the Chicago Cardinals as the club waited for an Eastern Division playoff result to determine which team would play the Cardinals for the 1947 NFL championship. And now, 75 years ago to the day, we continue our mini-series on the 1947 Chic...

In this edition of the Sports Break, we cover the top events in sports history along with the players and athletes that were a part of them on December 21. As a bonus, we also place the jersey number worn at the time with the athlete. 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 f...

Join Gridiron Greats Magazine Publisher and Editor Bob Swick along with his co-host Joe Squires for the all new 2022 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...

 Back in the 1960s, basketball media wanted to promote Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain as hated rivals. But this was simply not the case. While they were competitors on the court, they were good friends everywhere else, often spending the night at each other’s house when they were in town. This is the story of that friendship. CREDITS Rick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voice Jacob Loayza...

Yesterday's Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY My top 15 quarterbacks of the 1970s are based partly on statistics and my honest opinion, having seen all of them play. It’s also based solely on play in the 1970s, and whatever they did during the 1960s or 1980s doesn’t count. Honorable mention to the following four players who did...

In this edition of the Sports Break, we cover the top events in sports history along with the players and athletes that were a part of them on December 20. As a bonus, we also place the jersey number worn at the time with the athlete. 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 f...

We are bringing you the top moments in sports history that occurred on December 19: the athletes who starred in the roles and the jersey numbers they may have worn. 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 history headlines in your email inbox @  Email-subscriber...

Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY The Brewers won the pennant (for the only time). A kicker won NFL MVP (for the only time). MIchael Jordan won an NCAA title (for the only time). And the Lakers, Celtics, and 76ers dominated the NBA (not for the only time). In this episode we celebrate the 40th birthday o...

When Football Is Football is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY How does a team adequately prepare for an NFL title game? Even more, so, how does a club prepare itself for the biggest game of the season when the name of the opposition is not yet known? Such was the case for the Chicago Cardinals 75 years ago today on December 18, 1947. As...

In this edition of the Sports Break, we cover the top events in sports history along with the players and athletes that were a part of them on December 18. As a bonus, we also place the jersey number worn at the time with the athlete. 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 f...

Welcome back all your beautiful faces to another episode of The PlayBook. Where this episode we go from NCAAF to NFL to just random thoughts we have through the episode. We hope you enjoy it and always remember Like, Comment , and subscribe. The Playbook Podcast is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . NETWORK SPONSORS Row One - the vintage shop for sports h...

In this edition of the Sports Break, we cover the top events in sports history along with the players and athletes that were a part of them on December 17.  As a bonus, we also place the jersey number worn at the time with the athlete. 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 d...

In this edition of the Sports Break, we cover the top events in sports history along with the players and athletes that were a part of them on December 16. As a bonus, we also place the jersey number worn at the time with the athlete. 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 da...