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We cover the greatest moments in sports history on a daily basis recognizing the athletes that performed them and the uniform numbers they wore for the date of October 19 in history. 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 @&nbsp...

Back in Episode 14, we talked about the 1951 College Betting Scandal. Jack Molinas was involved in it all, but was never caught. A decade later, in 1961, there was a new betting scandal -- and this time, Molinas was the ringleader. A graduate of Columbia University, he was selected for the NBA All-Star Game as a rookie, and eventually became a lawyer. He had every opportunity to have a successful...

Yesterday's Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY This is part 1 of my discussion with long-time friend, Dave Depoala, about how we remember Super Bowl 13. 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 area. He relives...

A special re-release of episode Number 8 "The Four Horseman" is being put out to celebrate the 98th anniversary of the famous Notre Dame vs. Army game of 1924. Grantland Rice has been credited with dubbing the all-time great quartet of backs who starred for the 1924 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team – Miller and Stuhldreher, Crowley and Layden – as “The Four Horsemen.” But did he get the exp...

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 October 18. As a bonus, we place the jersey number worn at the time with the athlete as well. 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...

Its October again and that means postseason baseball his upon us. On this episode of Historically Speaking Sports host Dana Auguster breaks down the Major League Baseball playoff field from a historical perspective. Later in the show we take a trip back to the very first American and National League Championship series back in 1969 when the majors were divided into two- six team divisions in each...

We cover the greatest moments in sports history on a daily basis recognizing the athletes that performed them and the uniform numbers they wore for the date of October 17 in history. 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 @&nbsp...

Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY For many years network sports was the territory of three companies: CBS, NBC, ABC. But in the 1990's a new player emerged: FOX. How did the network of Al Bundy and Bart Simpson become the home of Super Bowls and World Series? From the All-Madden Team to the FoxTrax puck,...

We cover the greatest moments in sports history on a daily basis recognizing the athletes that performed them and the uniform numbers they wore for the date of October 16 in history. 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 @&nbsp...

Wrestling With Heels On is part of the  Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY The Honkytonk Man was inducted into the WWE Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2019, the same year as the Ultimate Warrior, but Warrior was not in Roy Wayne Farris’ league. The Honkytonk Man was a talented wrestler who could wrestle with the best of them. His matches with Ricky “Th...

We cover the greatest moments in sports history on a daily basis recognizing the athletes that performed them and the uniform numbers they wore for the date of October 1 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-subsc...

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 October 14. As a bonus, we place the jersey number worn at the time with the athlete as well. 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...

When Football Is Football is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY In the early years of the 20th century before the start of the National Football League, semi-professional football teams could be found in a number of areas, including Chicago. I used the word “semi-pro” because the individuals playing the games were not always guaranteed tha...

This episode is all about college, NFL, and Tua's second concussion in less then five days. College football is all about last week struggle wins from K State to Tennessee big win over the Gators, and dont forget about this weeks pickems they will be awesome. Moving to the NFL Lots of crazy endings this week, lots of close games like Miami over Buffalo, Jacksonville winning who would have seen tha...

Was it the Greatest Baseball Game ever played? You can be the judge with our feature story on the 1960 event that took place on October 13. We cover the greatest moments in sports history on a daily basis recognizing the athletes that performed them and the uniform numbers they wore for the date of October 13 in history. Come join us at the Sports Jersey Dispatch website or the Pigskin Dispatch we...

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY Matt DiBiase shares some stories from his book - Lords of the Gridiron II: Pro Football's Greatest Coaches. THE FOOTBALL HISTORY DUDE BACKGROUND The Football History Dude is a show dedicated to teaching NFL fans about the rich history of the game we all know and love. I’m your...

We cover the greatest moments in sports history on a daily basis recognizing the athletes that performed them and the uniform numbers they wore for the date of October 12 in history. 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 @...

We cover the greatest moments in sports history on a daily basis recognizing the athletes that performed them and the uniform numbers they wore for the date of October 11 in history. 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 @...

 Dave DeBusschere was a Hall of Fame player, a coach, a general manager, a commissioner, and a Major League Baseball pitcher. But despite his extensive and impressive resume, he always remembered where he came from. His parents had had to work hard to provide for the family, and he always put 100% effort into his game. After championships, All-Star games, and even being inducted into the NBA Hall...

I’m your host, Tommy A. Phillips, and you can visit my website at tommyaphillips.com where you can find all of my books. Today we have Super Bowl XLIV, which was held on February 7, 2010, at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, between the three-time AFC champion Indianapolis Colts and the first-time NFC champion New Orleans Saints.

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Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY Authors Paul Volponi and Lenny Shulman join us to talk about "Shattering the Ceiling" their biography of sports broadcasting pioneer Phyllis George. Along the way they tell stories about Roger Staubach, Dave Cowens, Howard Cosell, and of course, Jimmy the Greek. Go to ht...

This time on the pigskin tales podcast, I will be talking about a guy who grew up in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He was instrumental in helping Ernie Nevers set a never been touched record of 40 pts in a regular season NFL game. Teammates nicknamed him Big Kies. High School classmates nicknamed him Babe because he hit home runs like Babe Ruth at the time.

We cover the greatest moments in sports history on a daily basis recognizing the athletes that performed them and the uniform numbers they wore for the date of October 10 in history. Come join us at the Sports Jersey Dispatch website or the Pigskin Dispatch website to see even more Positive football news! Sign up to get daily football history headlines in your email inbox @  Email-subscriber...

We cover the greatest moments in sports history on a daily basis recognizing the athletes that performed them and the uniform numbers they wore for the date of October 9 in history. Join us at the Sports Jersey Dispatch website or the Pigskin Dispatch website to see even more Positive football news! Sign up to get daily football history headlines in your email inbox @  Email-subscriber Get a...