Past Our Prime
By Scott Johnston
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Growing up on boxscores, the Game of the Week, and Sports Illustrated, three longtime Sports TV Producers reflect back on the world of sports through the lens of old issues of SI from 50 years ago. Larry Csonka and the Dolphins; Reggie Jackson and The Swinging A's; The Wizard of Westwood; The Golden Bear and Muhammad Ali are just a few of the many heroes showcased weekly by Scott, Bill and Marc on the Past Our Prime podcast. Stay up to date on what happened in the past as they go back in time and return to the glory days of sports week by week, issue by issue of Sports Illustrated starting in January of 1974
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125. Larry Robinson Dominated, Nick Nickson Called It, Hockey Won
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May 24, 2026 |
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124. Michael MacCambridge and the History of SI
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May 17, 2026 |
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123. 3-time Kentucky Derby Winner Angel Cordero, Jr.
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May 10, 2026 |
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122. Jamie Moyer on the Phillies GOAT: Mike Schmidt
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May 03, 2026 |
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121. An Original Aussie: Evonne Goolagong
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Apr 26, 2026 |
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120. Pete Demers: Royalty's Hall of Fame Trainer
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Apr 19, 2026 |
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119. Joe Morgan through the eyes of ESPN's Tim Kurkjian
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Apr 12, 2026 |
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118. The Perfect Season: Bobby Wilkerson and the '76 Hoosiers
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Apr 05, 2026 |
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117. The perfect season with Kent Benson
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Mar 29, 2026 |
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116. Tracy Austin: A Star is Born
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Mar 22, 2026 |
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115. Bill Veeck’s Baseball Circus Features Nancy Faust at the Organ
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Mar 15, 2026 |
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114. Hall of Famer Bob McAdoo
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Mar 08, 2026 |
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113. The Professor and.... Muhammad Ali
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Mar 01, 2026 |
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112. John Papanek: From SI for Kids to ESPN the Magazine.
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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111. Franz Klammer: The Ultimate Gold Medalist
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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110. The Bernie and Ernie Show with Mike Keith
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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109. Gold Medalist Sheila Young
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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108. Jack Ham and the Steel Curtain defense
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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107. 1976 Swimsuit Issue and what it's worth today w/Mark Humphries
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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106. 1976 Rose Bowl MVP John Sciarra
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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105. Preston Pearson and America's Team
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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104. The Best of Past Our Prime-1975
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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103. Author Keith O'Brien “Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball.”
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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102. Jim Lampley and Big George Foreman
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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101. Talking ABA Hoops and The Steelers Dynasty with Jim O'Brien
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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100. Kent Benson & Bobby Wilkerson: Perfect teammates on a perfect team
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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99. Hall of Fame Quarterback Dan Fouts
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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98. Dave 'The Hammer' Schultz
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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97. Fran Tarkenton: From QB to CEO
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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96. The Big Red Machine
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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95. ABA, NBA and the '75 series with Bob Ryan
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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94. Bill 'Spaceman ' Lee and the '75 Series
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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93. The Thrilla in Manila
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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92. Billy North and the Swinging A's
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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91. Ken MacAfee: Notre Dame All American
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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90. Mean Joe Greene and the Steel Curtain
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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89. Curry Kirkpatrick and the '75 US Open
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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88. Dean Blevins and Switzer's Sooners
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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87. Bruce Furniss: 2-time Gold Medal Winner
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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86. Bill Curry: Snapping the Ball to Bart Starr
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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85. Adam Greenberg and the pitch that almost killed him.
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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84. Talking Baseball with former MLBAM exec. Dinn Mann
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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83. Over the Line with Curry Kirkpatrick
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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82. LPGA Hall of Famer Amy Alcott
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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81. Mike Torrez and Baseball's Toughest Pitchers
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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80. Arthur Ashe as told by director Rex Miller
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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79. Dave Johnson and the death of Ruffian
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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78. Frank Shorter: Running Forever
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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77. Pele: Coming to America
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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76. Leo Ullman: Survivor... Collector.
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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75. Bob Kalsu: An American Hero
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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74. Mr. Ranger Tom Grieve talks Billy Martin
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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73. Marty Liquori and the Dream Mile
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May 26, 2025 |
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72. Mr. Indy 500: Scott Gauger
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May 19, 2025 |
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71. Foolish Pleasure & Jacinto Vasquez win the Derby
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May 12, 2025 |
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70. Dan Shaughnessy on Fred Lynn and the '75 Sox
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May 05, 2025 |
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69. Gar Heard and the Buffalo Braves
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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68. Joshua Prager and those cheating '51 Giants
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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67. Jerry Reuss and his year playing for Leo Durocher
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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66. Wednesdays with Wooden author Dr. Michael Levi
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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65. The Amazing Emu... Jim Kern
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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64. Chuck Wepner gets his shot at the title
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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63. Tar Heels Great Phil Ford
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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62. PGA Tour Historian Laury Livsey on Lee Elder
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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61. Lynne Cox: Swimming For Peace
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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60. Bill Cartwright: Living Life at the Center
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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59. UCLA's final championship with Pete Trgovich
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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58. Rogie Vachon and the L.A. Kings
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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57. Indiana Hoosiers John Laskowski
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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56. Cheryl Tiegs and the Swimsuit Issue of 1975
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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55. WBZ-TV's Dan Roche on Curt Gowdy
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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54. Hall of Fame jockey Chris McCarron
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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53. The Steelers run over the Phil Villapiano and the Raiders
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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52. The Best of Past Our Prime 1974
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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51. 1974 Sportsman of the Year: Muhammad Ali
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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50. Rick Barry
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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49. Anthony Davis and the Comeback vs Notre Dame
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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48. College Basketball Preview 1974
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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47. Mike Eruzione and the Miracle on Ice
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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46. NFL Draft 1974 and Wes Unseld
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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45. Fearsome Foursome: Aaron/Sadarahu Oh & Ali/Foreman
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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Bonus John Brooks
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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44. Joe Washington and the 1974 National Champion Oklahoma Sooners
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Bonus Anthony Davis
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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43. Foreman v Ali through the eyes of George's daughter.
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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42. Dodgers vs A's in the 1974 World Series
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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41. Kareem vs Walton: Battle of the Bruins
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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40. Jason Turbow and the Swingin' A's
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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39. Frank Allocco: The Backup Notre Dame QB who became a High School Coaching Legend.
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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38. Purple Heart and Bronze Star recipient Rocky Bleier
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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37. NFL Hall of Fame Guard Joe DeLamielleure and the Electric Company
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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36. JK McKay- Rose Bowl Hero
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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35. Daredevil Bubba Blackwell
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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34. Marathon Swimmer and Gold Medalist John Kinsella
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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33. Olympic Gold Medalist Jennifer Chandler
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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32. Ron Cey and the '74 Dodgers
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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31. Bill Curry and the NFL Strike of 1974
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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30. Walter Iooss: The Eyes of Sports Illustrated
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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29. Jim Kaat: From Hope College to the Hall of Fame
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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28. Connors and Evert win Wimbledon
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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28. A Curry Kirkpatrick Bonus
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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27-A Mike Neel Bonus
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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27. Henry Lawrence: Always a Raider
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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26. "Irish" Jerry Quarry
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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25. Hale Irwin and a 16-year old win the US Open
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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24. 10-cent Beer Night
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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23. The Passing of a Legend: Bill Walton
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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22. Johnny Rutherford
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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21. Tommy John and the impact he had on baseball
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May 27, 2024 |
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20. Al Scates and Jim Menges; Volleyball Legends
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May 19, 2024 |
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19. Lucius Allen, Bob Ryan and the 74 NBA Finals
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May 13, 2024 |
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18. Bernie Parent and the Flyers back-to-back championships
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May 06, 2024 |
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17. Randy Moss of NBC Sports on the 1974 Kentucky Derby
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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16. Jenny Fulle: Little Girls vs Little League
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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15. Tom House and the night Hank hit #715
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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14a 1974 Fantasy Baseball Draft
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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14. Baseball Preview 1974
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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13. Monty Towe and the 1974 National Champion Wolfpack
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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12. Stephen Lang as The Babe
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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11. Babe Ruth's Granddaughter Linda Ruth Tosetti
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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10. Mr. Hockey: Gordie Howe's friend Chuck Kaiton talks about the NHL/WHA legend
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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9. The Controversial Jimmy Connors
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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8. Oregon Shocks UCLA with Gerald Willett leading the way
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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7. Bob Ryan talks John Havlicek and the Celtics
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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6. Super Agent Leigh Steinberg
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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5. Smokin' Joe: The Life of Joe Frazier
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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4. Larry Farmer and the end of the UCLA streak
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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3. Super Bowl VIII MVP Larry Csonka and Mr. Infomercial Man Joe Fowler
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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2. NBA journalist Peter Vecsey talks about Dr. J and the 1974 New York Nets
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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1. Ed White and Bob Thomas on the premiere of Past Our Prime
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Jan 02, 2024 |