The Sports Experience Podcast with Chris Quinn and Dominic DiTolla

“The Admiral” had an incredible journey to NBA super stardom. A late bloomer and late starter when it came to basketball, Robinson starred at Navy, even while he grew to exceed the Academy’s height requirement. After a two-year stint in the armed forces, Robinson became the NBA’s Rookie of the Year, a 10x All-Star, a member of “The Dream Team, an NBA scoring leader, MVP and 2x Champion. Watch, Sub...

“The Beast” or “Double X” was one of the greatest players in baseball history, and an absolute star during the Depression Era for the Philadelphia A’s and Boston Red Sox. A 2x World Series Champion, 9x All-Star, 3x MVP and Triple Crown winner, Foxx finished his career with 534 home runs, a record for right-handed hitters at the time. While his productivity and health dropped into his early 30s, Fo...

In the early 1970s, the NHL was located in fewer markets than their other North American sports counterparts, their players were restricted by the reserve clause and salaries were at a league average of $25,000 in 1972. In came the WHA which helped lead to a boom in popularity of hockey across Canada and the United States, exciting players and teams competing against each other and salary increase...

Didier Drogba was one of the most effective Strikers on the planet during the prime of his soccer career. From 2004-2012 with Chelsea F.C. he scored 100 Goals & helped the club with their first title in 50 years. In addition to his club exploits, the Ivory Coast native won African Footballer of the Year in 2006 & 2009. Watch, Subscribe & Comment on All Platforms: Apple Podcasts: https:...

One of the most unlikely teams to ever win a Conference Championship in NFL history, the 1994 San Diego Chargers were a Cinderella story unlike any other. A good team with a stout ground attack & big plays from the passing game (Natrone Means, Stan Humphries & Tony Martin), solid defense (HOF Junior Seau) and great special teams (John Carney, Andre Coleman & Darrien Gordon), San Diego...

Hey everybody, April Fools’!Come listen as we discuss the character Tom Berenger made famous in the 1989 baseball film, “Major League.” Watch, Subscribe & Comment on All Platforms: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/the-sports-experience-podcast-with-chris-quinn/id1529622054 YouTube: https://youtube.com/@sportsexperiencepodcast?si=3KBzEaseUJZYtiz0 Connect with us on Instagra...

The 1970 Brazilian world cup team is said to be one of the greatest teams ever. It's Pele last world cup and some say the last team to win without a formation. The best quote about this team came from there coach "what this team needs is great players let's go with that." Watch, Subscribe & Comment on All Platforms: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/the-sp...

A surly individual who was blocked at multiple positions during his early MLB career, nobody can deny Kent is one of the best second basemen of his era. Despite not becoming a star until his early 30s due to trades and stints on bad teams, Kent was the perfect complement to Barry Bonds’ in the San Francisco Giants’ lineups of the late 1990s and early 2000s. Kent finished his career with the most h...

An Italian exile from the Istrian peninsula, life dealt Mario Andretti a difficult hand. However, Andretti used his trying childhood as fuel to not only become an American success story, but one of the greatest race car drivers of all time. A man who excelled behind the wheel of any car and any track, Andretti won the Daytona 500 and Indy 500 during his illustrious career, and his genes have passe...

Born and bred to be a basketball player in a Western Pennsylvania town focused on football, Pete Maravich became a legend. The NCAA’s all-time leading scorer at LSU, Maravich parlayed his tireless work ethic and success into a great NBA career. His ball handling and wizardry on the court have never been matched and he was at least a half century ahead of his time. Despite playing on mediocre squad...

John Elway’s favorite targets from the mid 1980s-early 1990s, this group of three receivers made Denver football exciting. While not blessed with height, Vance Johnson, Mark Jackson and Ricky Nattiel helped lead the Broncos to three Super Bowl trips in four seasons. All speedy guys, with great route running ability who could work all three levels of the field, the Amigos were a force to be reckone...

After 17 seasons of zero postseason berths and little success, the 1977 Denver Broncos put an end to the franchise’s misery and were led by their dominating defense. Nicknamed “The Orange Crush” due to their uniforms and devastating play, the Broncos crushed teams in 1977 with their 3-4 Defense created by DC Joe Collier. While their season ended in a Super Bowl XII loss, this Broncos team will nev...

Rafer Alston came out of Jamaica Queens as one of the city’s best streetball players. Blessed with amazing ball handling and dribbling ability, “Skip to My Lou” was a pioneer and huge influence behind the “AND1” company and their streetball videos. After only one season of D-1 college hoops, Alston struggled to find playing time at the NBA level before finding homes in Miami and Houston & succ...

Born in Fiji to Indian parents & hitting coconuts instead of golf balls, Singh’s road to PGA glory was unlikely. Many early setbacks like being banned by the Asian Tour could’ve derailed his career, but his perseverance on the African and European tours eventually got the future PGA rookie of the year into the spotlight. A three-time major winner, golf’s money leader and the tour’s MVP in 2004...

Rising from being a track athlete, boxer and member of the Croatian army, this fan of “Bloodsport” and JCVD emerged as one of the world’s best kickboxers and mixed martial artists of his time. An amazing athlete who established himself largely after his prime but during the rise of MMA, Cro Cop was a fan and sport favorite for the better part of two decades. Watch, Subscribe & Comment on All P...

Maradona some say he's more than a man but less than a God. In Argentina he's has full God status. With one of the most controversial and turbulent careers ever Maradona is beyond legendary. From his time in Barcelona to the emergence of Napoli as a soccer power to the hand of God goal against England it all hasn't been good but it's always exciting with Maradona. Watch, Subscribe...

Expansion teams in any sport are usually wrought with inconsistency and poor performance. Not the Buffalo Sabres of the 1970s. From 1972-1979, Buffalo boasted the NHL’s most exciting front line with three French Canadians: Guy Perreault, Rick Martin and Rene Robert. All outstanding and all with skill sets that complimented each other, “The French Connection” dazzled hockey fans. While they ultimat...

Jerry Tarkanian helped to build some incredible basketball teams at UNLV during the 1980s and early 1990s. These teams featured future NBA stars, guys with swag and caused plenty of controversy during this period. Watch, Subscribe & Comment on All Platforms: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/the-sports-experience-podcast-with-chris-quinn/id1529622054 YouTube: https://youtub...

One of the most promising boxers of his generation, Ike Ibeabuchi was an undefeated contender in the Heavyweight division during the 1990s. Sadly, mental issues and poor decision-making cost” The President” his professional career and his freedom. Watch, Subscribe & Comment on All Platforms: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/the-sports-experience-podcast-with-chris-quinn/id...

“The Wide U” was a strong & squat roadblock in the paint for the Washington Bullets in the 1970s and a great competitor against some of the league’s best big men of all-time. A cornerstone for pro basketball in our nation’s capital, Unseld was a Head Coach, GM and one of the NBA’s best Centers. Watch, Subscribe & Comment on All Platforms: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podca...

One of the greatest overall athletes of all-time, Herschel Walker remains one of college football’s most dominant players. A National Championship winner in 1980 & Heisman Trophy winner in 1982, Walker dominated the USFL before establishing himself as one of the NFL’s best running backs of his era and being the catalyst behind one of the most famous trades of all time. In addition to football,...

The "Golden Boy" was the only player to have won a Heisman while playing on a losing team. He had a storied career with the Green Bay Packers, and some say an even more storied career with the ladies. A Hall of Famer in both college and professional football, Paul Hornung was an icon and one of the sport's most versatile players. Watch, Subscribe & Comment on All Platforms: Apple...

One of track and field’s most dominant female athletes, “Flo-Jo” was a once in a generation talent. Rising from poverty to earn a college scholarship, dropping out to work as a bank teller & hairdresser and regaining financial aid, Griffith-Joyner became an Olympic hero. Not only a world record setter in the 100M & 200M, Griffith-Joyner won three gold medals & two silver in her Olympic...

A lot of people don’t know or remember, but when Jackie Robinson integrated Major League Baseball, he only integrated the National League. Lost to history in a way, future Hall of Famer Larry Doby integrated the American League six weeks later. A left-handed power hitter who patrolled center field at a Gold Glove caliber level, Doby was a key cog during the glory years of the Cleveland Indians dur...

When someone thinks of English football they think of Bobby Charlton. One of the greatest players of his era Bobby survived one of the most horrific accidents ever to happen to a team in the Munich air disaster. Despite a depleted team Bobby stayed at Man U and help rebuild them to the heights they once enjoyed. A wonderful footballer English division one champion European champion and world cup w...