Surreal Sports Stories

Sports EN ↓ 55 episodes

Sports are great, but sometimes the stories outside of the game are even better than the game itself. Our intrepid host dives into the wide, wide world of sporting hijinks, with expert amateur analysis and cutting-edge rehashing of some of the most wild, the most weird, and the most...surreal sports stories out there.

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Surreal Sports Stories

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Jim Thorpe's Body 15.04.2020 30:17

In 1953, America's greatest athlete up to that point in history passed away. What happened to him afterwards separated a family, forever changed a town, and eventually caused the US Supreme Court to get involved. This is the story of Jim Thorpe's body. Surreal Sports Stories has a website now! If you want to keep up with the show, follow this link here: https://surrealsportspod.com/ Follow our int...

Lucy in the Sky with (Baseball) Diamonds 08.04.2020 25:19

In 1970, a Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher threw a no-hitter, one of the most difficult feats to accomplish in professional sports, while allegedly high on LSD. Who was this man, and was this even the most memorable story about him? Our intrepid host digs into the story of Dock Ellis. Surreal Sports Stories has a website now! If you want to keep up with the show, follow this link here: https://surreals...

From Greeley with Envy 01.04.2020 22:45

A story of jealousy, football, and the dark side of competitiveness in Northern Colorado. Surreal Sports Stories has a website now! If you want to keep up with the show, follow this link here: https://surrealsportspod.com/ Follow our intrepid host at https://instagram.com/mikegwcomedy?utm_source=qr&igshid=ZDc4ODBmNjlmNQ%3D%3D

On Ewing and a Prayer 25.03.2020 28:21

Facing cultural irrelevance and financial ruin, did a young, headstrong commissioner of the NBA rig the odds in his (and the league's) favor? Dig into one of the biggest (and most surreal) stories in NBA history: was the 1985 Draft Lottery fixed? Surreal Sports Stories has a website now! If you want to keep up with the show, follow this link here: https://surrealsportspod.com/ Follow our intrepid...

Die Hard...for a Baseball Bat? 21.03.2020 21:02

To what lengths would you go to support a teammate in need? In this episode, learn about how a baseball player channeled his inner Bruce Willis in order to rescue a teammate from suspension. Yippee Kay-Ay! Surreal Sports Stories has a website now! If you want to keep up with the show, follow this link here: https://surrealsportspod.com/ Follow our intrepid host at https://instagram.com/mikegwcomed...