The Sports Experience Podcast with Chris Quinn and Dominic DiTolla

Episode 118 of “The Sports Experience Podcast” is out & we’re discussing one of the NHL’s greatest & most efficient goal-scorers of all-time, Mike Bossy. A goals and points machine for the dominant New York Islanders of the late 1970s and early 1980s, Bossy was arguably the dynasty’s best player! Watch, Subscribe & Comment on All Platforms: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz...

Episode 117 of “The Sports Experience Podcast” is here and it’s the second episode of our look at “The Malice at The Palace” incident. We have @clintlapsansky join us as we wrap up our “Fans Behaving Badly” series. Give a listen and also check Clint out on the @waitingformics podcast! Watch, Subscribe & Comment on All Platforms: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/the-sports-...

Episode 116 of “The Sports Experience Podcast” is here and we have a special guest @clintlapsansky to talk about the famous “Malice at The Palace” game in our “Fans Behaving Badly” series. Give a listen and also check Clint out on the  @waitingformics  podcast! Watch, Subscribe & Comment on All Platforms: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/the-sports-experience-podcast-with-...

Episode 115 of “The Sports Experience Podcast” is out & we’re still coming in hot with our “Fans Behaving Badly” series! This episode looks at fans going crazy, but the good kind of crazy. We look at the epic 2-1 victory of Scotland over England on 6/4/1977 which won the 1976-1977 British Home Championship & the post-game enthusiasm of Scottish fans. Watch, Subscribe & Comment on All P...

Episode 114 of “The Sports Experience Podcast” is on “Disco Demolition Night” as we roll along with our “Fans Behaving Badly” series. What started out as an anti-disco promotion where records were destroyed in the middle of a Tigers vs. White Sox double-header on 7-12-1979 at Comiskey Park, a riot ensued which caused Chicago to forfeit the second game. Watch, Subscribe & Comment on All Platfor...

Episode 113 of “The Sports Experience Podcast” is out & we’re talking about the 1968 Philadelphia Eagles & that glorious moment where their fans booed Santa Claus in our “Fans Behaving Badly” series. 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/...

Episode 112 of “The Sports Experience Podcast” is out & we’re on another segment of our “Fans Behaving Badly” series. This episode looks at the MLB disaster known as “Ten Cent Beer Night” between the Cleveland Indians & Texas Rangers which happened on June 4, 1974. What started as a cheeky promotion to draw fans into Municipal Stadium, this game had underlying tones of disdain between the...

Episode 111 of “The Sports Experience Podcast” is here, and it’s the first installment of our “Fans Behaving Badly” series of episodes. In this episode we look at the 1979 Brawl between the Boston Bruins and the fans of the New York Rangers. Watch, Subscribe & Comment on All Platforms: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/the-sports-experience-podcast-with-chris-quinn/id152962...

Episode 110 of “The Sports Experience Podcast.” It’s the second of our two-part look at Kyle Turley with our special guest Roy Lee Reynolds. This episode looks at Turley’s turbulent yet successful post-career which featured health and addiction issues from his NFL days, his rise to country music stardom, and his ventures into the marijuana business. Watch, Subscribe & Comment on All Platforms:...

Episode 109 of “The Sports Experience Podcast” is here & we’re on Part 1 of our two-episode look at Kyle Turley with our special guest, @royleereynolds Roy Lee Reynolds. An outstanding all-around athlete, Turley came to football as only a Senior in high school. However, he became one of college football’s best offensive linemen & was a 1st round pick of the New Orleans Saints. One of the l...

Episode 108 of “The Sports Experience Podcast” is out & we’re back on the hardwood talking about Ann Meyers. Born to an athletic family in Southern California, Meyers was a star in numerous high school sports before becoming a record-setting champion in basketball at UCLA.One of the first female basketball stars in the United States, Meyers even earned a tryout with the Indiana Pacers. Watch,...

Episode 107 of “The Sports Experience Podcast” is out & we’re back on the gridiron discussing versatile Hall of Fame RB/WR, Bobby Mitchell. The lightning to compliment Jim Brown’s thunder in Cleveland’s backfield, Mitchell made history in Washington by switching to Flanker and most importantly integrating the franchise. A triple threat runner, receiver and returner, Mitchell even worked in Was...

Episode 106 of “The Sports Experience Podcast” is here & we’re back on the pitch talking about Hugo Sanchez. Arguably the best soccer player to come out of Mexico, Sanchez became a star in Europe for Real Madrid during the 1980s! Sanchez also later coached the Mexican national soccer team and has done soccer commentary as well. Watch, Subscribe & Comment on All Platforms: Apple Podcasts: h...

Episode 105 of “The Sports Experience Podcast” is out & we’re discussing Ed O’Bannon. A star for the UCLA Bruins, O’Bannon was an All-PAC 10 player at Power Forward, an All-American & led the program to an NCAA title in 1995!!!While his pro career never materialized, O’Bannon has been a driving force behind college athletes getting paid for their commercial likenesses. Watch, Subscribe &am...

Episode 104 of “The Sports Experience Podcast” is out & we’re talking hockey & the roller coaster life and career of Theo Fleury. Undersized but tough as nails, Fleury helped lead the Calgary Flames to their only Stanley Cup title as a rookie in 1988-1989 & was the team’s star player throughout the 1990s. While substance abuse stemming from adolescent trauma derailed what could have be...

Episode 103 of “The Sports Experience Podcast” is out & we’re talking about practice…and NBA superstar Allen Iverson. One of the greatest Point Guards of all-time, Iverson was an 11x All-Star, Rookie of the Year, 4x Scoring Champ and the 2000-2001 MVP in addition to being pound for pound the league’s toughest player! Watch, Subscribe & Comment on All Platforms: Apple Podcasts: https://podc...

Episode 102 of “The Sports Experience Podcast” is here & we’re talking about the guy who saved the New England Patriots franchise before Tom Brady. We’re discussing Drew Bledsoe.1993’s #1 overall pick made multiple Pro Bowls, won an AFC Title and won multiple postseason games for the Patriots. Sadly, a chest injury which gave way to the Tom Brady era cut his career in New England short. Still,...

Episode 101 of “The Sports Experience Podcast” is on Italian soccer legend Roberto Baggio! One of the greatest soccer players of the 20th Century, Baggio overcame numerous leg injuries to carve out an incredibly successful career for numerous Italian clubs, including their national team. A creative wizard on the pitch, Baggio was a star for the ages despite a PK miss in the 1994 World Cup. Watch,...

We did it! Episode 100 of “The Sports Experience Podcast” is here! And we’re discussing the 2001 Seattle Mariners! With an AL best & MLB-tied all time regular season wins record of 116, the 2001 Mariners fell just short of the title but were one of the league’s best regular season teams in history. Watch, Subscribe & Comment on All Platforms: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/p...

Episode 99 of “The Sports Experience Podcast” is here & we’re back on the hardwood talking about basketball Hall of Famer Adrian Dantley. A prolific isolation scorer during the 1980s, Dantley was a points machine for the Jazz & Pistons. While his icy demeanor and attitude rubbed people the wrong way at times, nobody can deny how much of an underrated yet terrific player he was. Watch, Subs...

Episode 98 of “The Sports Experience Podcast” looks at the amazing run of the 1991 East Carolina Pirates football team. Led by future NFLers like Robert Jones and Jeff Blake, the Pirates went 11-1 with an exciting brand of football, upset multiple Top 25 teams and won the Peach Bowl to rank #9 overall at the end of the season. Watch, Subscribe & Comment on All Platforms: Apple Podcasts: https:...

Episode 97 of “The Sports Experience Podcast” is here & we’re back with some soccer action talking about Zico. One of Brazil’s greatest players and creative playmakers for the national team & Flamengo, Zico also enjoyed a great career in Italy with Udinese & Japan with the Kashima Antlers where he was also coached & managed. Watch, Subscribe & Comment on All Platforms: Apple Po...

Episode 96 of “The Sports Experience Podcast” is here & we’re discussing the greatest backup QB of all-time, Earl Morrall! Though he spent most of his career as a backup, Morrall won the 1968 NFL MVP and helped the 1972 Dolphins sustain their perfect season. Morrall is considered to be the best backup quarterback in the history of the NFL due to those performances. Watch, Subscribe & Comme...

Episode 94 of “The Sports Experience Podcast” is here & we’re back on the diamond talking about one of the 1980s best players & biggest “What Ifs?” in MLB history: Eric Davis. An ultimate Five-Tool player and All-Star Outfielder, Davis led the Cincinnati Reds to the 1990 World Series title and put up amazing stats despite frequent trips to the disabled list and a colon cancer diagnosis. Wa...

Episode 93 of “The Sports Experience Podcast” is here & we’re talking about one of the best college football backfield duos, Glenn Davis “Mr. Outside” and Doc Blanchard “Mr. Inside.”Both won Heisman Trophies in the mid-1940s, and both were the best players on one of college football’s best dynasties for the Army Black Knights. Watch, Subscribe & Comment on All Platforms: Apple Podcasts: ht...