Bucky Dent followed Ted Hendricks in high school and Steve Carlton and Mickey Rivers in college, and then went on to a Major League career where he played in 3 All Star games, won 2 World Series, was named MVP of one of them...and hit one of the most iconic home runs in baseball history. Great stories from Bucky "Effing' Dent.
Jul 02, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 103
So many great stories from Kansas City Chief icon and NFL Hall of Famer Bobby Bell. An all-around athlete growing up in Shelby, NC, he went to the University of Minnesota, won a National Title, and finished third in the Heisman race despite being an interior lineman. In KC, he went to 9 Pro Bowls, never missed a game, won a Super Bowl, and redefined how the Outside Linebacker position is played.
Jun 18, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 102
John Franco went to 4 All Star games, was the MLB saves leader 3x, and was Reliever of the Year 2x in his iconic 22-year career. A New Yorker to the core, he went to the same HS in Brooklyn as Sandy Kofax, played college ball at St John's with Frank Viola, and then Captained the Mets (a rarity for a pitcher). When he retired, he was 2nd all-time in saves (he is still 7th), and no lefty has saved more games. Great stories from a pitching legend.
Jun 04, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 101
The definition of a Renaissance man, NFL Hall of Famer & Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page shares some great stories from an extraordinary life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 08, 2025•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 100
So many great stories from Heavyweight prizefighter Gerry Cooney on the latest Chasing Hardware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 23, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 99
Hall of Fame QB Dan Fouts shares some great stories from his iconic career in San Diego. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 09, 2025•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 98
World Golf Hall of Famer and 3-time Major winner Nick Price shares some great stories from his legendary career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 27, 2025•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 97
Bob Golic shares some great stories from his days growing up in Cleveland in a true football-playing family, his iconic run at Notre Dame, and his All Pro career w/ the Patriots, Browns, and Raiders. You will be laughing all the way. Legend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 14, 2025•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 96
Peter Mahovlich is an all-time great hockey player, as well as a legendary storyteller. He won four Cups with Montreal in the 70s and played key roles in the '72 Summit Series and the '76 Canada Cup. He shares some great anecdotes from a golden era of hockey; we cover his brother Frank, Gordie Howe, Ken Dryden, Scotty Bowman, Jean Beliveau, Guy Lafleur, Larry Robinson, Vladislav Tretiak and many more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Feb 26, 2025•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 95
Hall of Famer Larry Little was the anchor of one of the greatest Offensive Lines of all time, which in turn blocked for one of the greatest backfields of all time. Great stories from one of the only residents of "Perfectville." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 12, 2025•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 94
Great stories from Dwight Hicks who won 2 Super Bowls and went to 4 Pro Bowls as the leader of one of the most dynamic defensive backfields in NFL history. In the 105 years that pro football has been played, only his '84 49ers and the '76 Pittsburgh Steelers have sent all 4 DB's to the Pro Bowl. Legendary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 29, 2025•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 93
Hometown hero Kent Hrbek is the ultimate Minnesota guy. He could see the lights of the old Metropolitan Stadium from his bedroom window, and he spent his entire 14-year career with the Twins, winning two World Series titles. He even went duck hunting the morning of Game 7 in '87! Great stories from an icon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 15, 2025•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 92
Hockey icon Brad Park tells some great stories from his Hall of Fame career in New York, Boston, and Detroit, as well as sharing really interesting insights from the 72 Summit Series classic between Canada the Soviet Union. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 02, 2025•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 91
Hall of Famer Andre Dawson went to 8 All Star games, won 8 Gold Gloves, 4 Silver Sluggers, and a National League MVP. Great stories about Gary Carter, Tony Perez, Pete Rose, Spaceman Lee, Ryne Sandberg, Popeye Zimmer, Mitch Williams, Roger Clemens, Larry Doby, Duke Snider, Greg Maddux, and Bruce Sutter...the toughest pitcher he ever faced. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 18, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 90
Will Perdue won 4 NBA titles; 3 in Chicago with the Michael Jordan-led Bulls and then another in San Antonio, helping give Gregg Popovich his first championship. Terrific stories from the former SEC Athlete of the Year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 04, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 89
No player scored more points in the 1980's than Alex English. The Hall of Famer went to 8 All-Star games in an era defined by amazing talent at the small forward position. Give a listen for some terrific stories on the NBA of the 70s and 80s as the league went from finals being played on tape delay to being the global phenomenon it is today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 21, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 88
From junior college ball in Napa to the Rose Bowl with UCLA and ultimately a Super Bowl title with the Rams, HOF coach Dick Vermeil tells some great stories about the legends he coached, as well as the legends he coached for, with, and against. Terrific memories from an icon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 06, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 87
Baseball Hall of Famer Pat Gillick is one of only 3 General Managers in history to win World Series titles with multiple franchises (Toronto in 92 & 93, Philadelphia in 08). He is also one of only 5 GM's enshrined in the HOF. In all, he led 4 different franchises to League Championship series (Baltimore and Seattle also). Fascinating to hear his stories as he discusses each of those unique situations (from expansion slow-builds to 'win-now' mentalities), and what it took to build winners. Le...
Oct 24, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 86
Michael Cooper forged a Hall of Fame career w/ Los Angeles because he embraced his role. Jerry West told him as a rookie, "there are not enough balls to go around to shoot...I need you as a defender." And as Coop said, "I put the suit on, and it fit extremely well." It sure did. 8X he was NBA All Defensive team, and he won 5 rings playing for the Showtime Lakers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Oct 09, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 85
Broncos legend Rick Upchurch was such a dominant returns specialist for so long that he was named to the NFL's All-Decade team for both the 70's and the 80's, one of only 29 men so honored in 100+ years of pro football. Great stories about his record-setting career in Denver, as well as emulating Gale Sayers as a kid and his terrific collegiate years in Minnesota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Sep 25, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 84
At Maggie Walker HS in Richmond, VA, Bob Dandridge followed in the footsteps of Arthur Ashe and Willie Lanier. Amazingly, all 3 would end up in their respective sports' Halls of Fame. In the NBA he paired w/ Kareem Abdul Jabbar (then Lew Alcindor) and Oscar Robertson to win an improbable title for the third year Bucks, and then he returned to the East Coast to win a title with Washington, completing a daunting front line of himself, Elvin Hayes, and Wes Unseld. Terrific stories from the man they...
Sep 11, 2024•56 min•Ep. 83
Hall of Famer Paul Krause has more interceptions than anyone in NFL history, and it is a record that will not broken in the foreseeable future. Iconic coach Bud Grant said Krause personified the term 'free safety', and former teammate Sam Huff said Paul was football's Willie Mays. Listen for some great stories from a legend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 19, 2024•49 min•Ep. 82
Tony Perez grew up playing baseball on a club team sponsored by a sugar mill in central Cuba. In a few short years he was starring on Cincinnati's iconic Big Red Machine World Series champs of the 70's. Listen for some great stories about Sparky Anderson, Pete Rose, Wade Boggs, blooper pitches and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 01, 2024•59 min•Ep. 81
Cardinals QB Jim Hart tells some great stories about his friendship with Walt Frazier at Southern Illinois and then the St Louis years with the likes of Don Coryell, Dan Dierdorf, Conrad Dobler, Terry Metcalf and OJ Anderson. And don't miss the great anecdotes from his final year in Washington with the Hogs and John Riggins and Joe Gibbs...beers in the shed....too funny. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jul 18, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 80
Frank White won 8 Gold Gloves, went to 5 All-Star games, and helped lead the Royals to the '85 World Series title over the course of his 18 year career. He and George Brett formed one of the most enduring partnerships in MLB history. He is also the most thoroughly 'Kansas City-guy' you will ever come across. He was raised there, went to HS there, played exclusively for the Royals for 2 decades before working for the team in a number of capacities, and then has been in local politics for the last...
Jul 03, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 79
After growing up in Harlem and playing at legendary courts like Rucker, Charlie Scott was a 2x All America at UNC, a 2x All ABA with Virginia, and a 3x All Star with Phoenix. In 1976 his Celtics team beat the Suns in 6 games for the NBA title, and in the deciding game he led the way with 25 points and 11 rebounds. We cover Earl 'the Goat' Manigault, Larry Brown, Dean Smith, Red Auerbach, JoJo White, Paul Silas, Dr J, George McGinnis, and many more. Great stories from a legend. Learn more about y...
Jun 19, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 78
Dallas Cowboys Hall of Famer Cliff Harris did not start in high school until his senior year, his only college scholarship was from Ouachita Baptist, and in his first training camp he was one of 120 free agents. But he persevered, became the starting Free Safety his rookie year and played in five Super Bowls in his 10 year career, winning two. Great stories from a legend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jun 05, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 77
Nancy Lieberman was in the Hall of Fame BEFORE she played in the inaugural season of the WNBA at age 39 and then coached in 4 leagues, 3 of them men's. There are so many great stories in this interview it's impossible to know where to start, but how about this one: she was Pat Riley's first starting Point Guard for the Lakers. Legend. Pioneer. Great stuff from 'Lady Magic'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
May 23, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 76
Saints HOF LB Rickey Jackson used the 'muck' in FL to help build his speed. He then went on to play for some loaded teams at Pitt before joining New Orleans and being part of the greatest LB corps in NFL history. And as a final act? Two productive years in San Francisco where he won a Super Bowl. Great stories from a legend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 09, 2024•52 min•Ep. 75
When Lou Lamoriello came on board in New Jersey, he needed a player with toughness, grit, and skill to build around. He found that player in Ken Daneyko. What followed was a 20 year career with the Devils, where Ken became a critical part of one of the best defensive units ever assembled as he helped them win 3 Stanley Cups. Great stories from a Devils legend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Apr 24, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 74