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Minnesota's Most Winnable Super Bowl (IX)
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pigskin Past is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.EPISODE SUMMARYEvery pro football fan knows...
Close But No Cigar (Fighters With 3 or More Title Fights, Yet Never Captured Championship Gold)
02 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ringside With Reading: Boxing History From Yesteryear is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.NETWORK SPON...
Gridiron Greats The Podcast Episode #91
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Gridiron Greats Magazine Publisher and Editor Bob Swick along with his co-host Joe Squires for the all new 2021podcast of Gridiron Greats Magazin...
Kickers Are People Too
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Football Is Football is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sports' Yesteryear.EPISODE SUMMARYOn today's epis...
Episode 60 - Dutch Dehnert: Perfector of the Pivot
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dutch Dehnert is credited with perfecting the concept of the pivot in basketball. He played for the Original Celtics and his ideas about how to create...
Super Bowl XXII (Washington Redskins vs. Denver Broncos)
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we have Super Bowl XXII, which was held on January 31, 1988, between the third-time AFC champion Denver Broncos and the fourth-time NFC champion...
The Cowboys' First Lombardi (Super Bowl 6) Part 1
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Yesterday's Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.NETWORK SPONSORSRow One - the vintage shop for ...
Lenny Sachs: Basketball Hall of Famer's Forgotten NFL Record
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Football Is Football is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.NETWORK SPONSORSRow One - the vintage shop fo...
Philadelphia Sports in 1980
26 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.EPISODE SUMMARYIn 1980 the Great Fighti...
A Blackjack Flashback (Blackjack Mulligan)
25 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Wrestling With Heels On is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.NETWORK SPONSORSRow One - the vintage...
Red Grange part 7
25 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is the last part in a series of stories on the NFL legend Red Grange. He was a modest player whose speed and agility combined with size and stren...
Sports History Network Presents: Wrestling With Heels On (Trailer) - SHN Trailers
24 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Wrestling With Heels On is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.NETWORK SPONSORSRow One - the vintag...
Sports History Network Presents: Wrestling With Heels On (Trailer)
24 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Wrestling With Heels On is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.NETWORK SPONSORSRow One - the vintage...
Gridiron Greats The Podcast Episode #90
24 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Gridiron Greats Magazine Publisher and Editor Bob Swick along with his co-host Joe Squires for the all new 2021podcast of Gridiron Greats Magazin...
Loserville
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Football Is Football is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sports' Yesteryear.EPISODE SUMMARYToday we talk t...
NFL Gratitude to Greats Project (w/ John Vairin)
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.NETWORK SPONSORSRow One - the vinta...
Episode 59 - The Continental Basketball Association
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Continental Basketball Association, or the CBA, was the primary development league for the NBA prior to the formation of the G-League. It original...
Sports History Network Presents: Wrestling With Heels On (Trailer)
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Wrestling With Heels On is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.NETWORK SPONSORSRow One - the vintage...
Episode #3 - The first outdoor NHL game of the modern era
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone knows about the NHL's Winter Classic and Stadium Series games we all enjoy today, but where did they get their start? Believe it or not, it w...
Emmitt Smith: Why Do People Diminish His Accomplishments? (Part 2)
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Yesterday's Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.NETWORK SPONSORSRow One - the vintage shop for ...
NFL PLayers Who Stepped Into the Boxing Ring
18 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ringside With Reading: Boxing History From Yesteryear is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.NETWORK SPON...
Gridiron Greats The Podcast Episode #89
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Gridiron Greats Magazine Publisher and Editor Bob Swick along with his co-host Joe Squires for the all new 2021podcast of Gridiron Greats Magazin...
1980's All McFarlin Team
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Football Is Football is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sports' Yesteryear.EPISODE SUMMARYFantasy footbal...
Episode 58 - Phog Allen: The Father of Basketball Coaching
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we cover the story of Forrest “Phog” Allen, the Father of Basketball Coaching. His books on basketball became the foundation for how other ...
Super Bowl XXI (New York Giants vs. Denver Broncos)
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we have Super Bowl XXI, which was held on January 25, 1987, between the second-time AFC champion Denver Broncos and the first-time NFC champion ...
Emmitt Smith: Why Do People Diminish His Accomplishments? (Part 1)
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Yesterday's Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.NETWORK SPONSORSRow One - the vintage shop for ...
Marty's Illegal Stick's The Zamboni Time Machine Episode #2
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Marty's Illegal Stick's The Zamboni Time Machine, we go back to 1992 to look at the Red Penguins hockey team! Born out of the demis...
From NFL Scandal to Super Spy: The Joe Savoldi Story
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Football Is Football is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.NETWORK SPONSORSRow One - the vintage shop fo...
Episode 11: What Though the Odds
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
1980's top teams jockey for position and a shot at the title as bowl bids are handed out. The sport's two pre-eminent programs do battle at ...
Red Grange Part 6
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Red Grange and the Chicago Bears embarked on a 9 game barnstorming tour from Florida to California and Washington state. The Bears won 8 of their 9 ga...
ThriveFantasy (Official SHN Sponsor) - Interview With The Founder - Adam Weinstein - SHN Showcase
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Sports History Network is a proud partner of ThriveFantasy - a Daily Fantasy Sports and Esports app for Player Props. With Thrive, you c...
ThriveFantasy (Official SHN Sponsor) - Interview With The Founder - Adam Weinstein
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Sports History Network is a proud partner of ThriveFantasy - a Daily Fantasy Sports and Esports app for Player Props. With Thrive, you can elimin...
The Mike Webster Story (w/ Dr. Randall Benson and Playwright Ross Howard)
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.NETWORK SPONSORSRow One - the vinta...
Episode 57 - Havlicek Stole The Ball
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We cover arguably the most famous defensive play in NBA history, the night where Havlicek stole the ball. His steal bailed out Bill Russell, who had j...
Pro Wrestling in the 1970s (Part 2)
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Yesterday's Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.NETWORK SPONSORSRow One - the vintage shop for ...
1947 Pittsburgh Steelers
04 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Football Is Football is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sports' Yesteryear.EPISODE SUMMARYToday marks a m...
Top Pound-For-Pound Boxers of All-Time (Part 1)
04 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ringside With Reading: Boxing History From Yesteryear is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.NETWORK SPON...
NFL's greatest players by franchise (fantasy football style)
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Historically Speaking Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.Host: Dana Auguster.
Gridiron Greats The Podcast Episode #88
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Gridiron Greats Magazine Publisher and Editor Bob Swick along with his co-host Joe Squires for the all new 2021podcast of Gridiron Greats Magazin...
Episode 56 - Paul Arizin
31 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode of Basketball History 101, we profile one of the NBA’s 50 greatest players: Paul Arizin. He was one of the NBA’s early stars an...
Super Bowl XX (Chicago Bears vs. New England Patriots)
31 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we have Super Bowl XX, which was heldon January 26, 1986, between the first-time AFC champion New England Patriotsand the first-time NFC champio...
Pro Wrestling in the 1970s (Part 1)
31 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Yesterday's Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.NETWORK SPONSORSRow One - the vintage shop for ...
The First-Ever Monday Night Football Game
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pigskin Past is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.EPISODE SUMMARY The 1970s ushered in a new ...
When George Halas Retired
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Football Is Football is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.NETWORK SPONSORSRow One - the vintage shop fo...
Red Grange part 5
29 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Red Grange is a college football star. his long runs and multiple touchdowns leave the crowd in awe as he runs. In this episode. hear how CC Pyle, Red...
The Waverly Flood of 2021
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Football Is Football is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sports' Yesteryear.EPISODE SUMMARYThere is not go...
Former NFL WR Conquers The World's Seven Summits (Interview w/ Mark Pattison)
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.NETWORK SPONSORSRow One - the vinta...
Episode 55 - Bob Davies: 1940s Superstar
24 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Rick covers Bob Davies, the most forgotten player in basketball history. Despite deserving to be added to the list of the top 50 basketball...
Minnesota Vikings of the 60s and 70s
24 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Yesterday's Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.NETWORK SPONSORSRow One - the vintage shop for ...
Bryant Turner, Jr., True Blue Bomber
22 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Scott and Greg are joined by former CFL All-Star Bryant Turner, Jr., who talks about his love for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, his best memories from hi...
Boxing History From 1983
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ringside With Reading: Boxing History From Yesteryear is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.NETWORK SPON...
Traditions
19 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Football Is Football is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sports' Yesteryear.EPISODE SUMMARYEach one of us ...
Ringside With Reading: Boxing History From Yesteryear
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Football Is Football is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.NETWORK SPONSORSRow One - the vinta...
TTG EXTRA – Paralympics history & future
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Beginning next week is the world’s second-largest international sports competition: the Paralympic Games, an event with a surprisingly long and inte...
Super Bowl XIX (San Francisco 49ers vs. Miami Dolphins)
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we have Super Bowl XIX, which was held on January 20, 1985, Inauguration Day at Stanford Stadium in California, between the AFC champion Miami D...
Episode 54 - The Kentucky Colonels
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Kentucky Colonels were one of the most successful ABA teams, winning the ABA Championship in 1975. Yet, just one year later they were excluded fro...
NFL Hall of famers from HBCU's
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Historically Speaking Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.Host: Dana Auguster
(1968 Baltimore Colts) A Case For the Best Super Bowl Losing Team
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Yesterday's Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.NETWORK SPONSORSRow One - the vintage shop for ...
Greatest Sports Moments of the 21st Century
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.EPISODE SUMMARYAt the end of the 20th C...
NFL Games Against Strange Opponents!
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Football Is Football is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.NETWORK SPONSORSRow One - the vintage shop fo...
African Americans in the CFL
15 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Scott and Greg are joined by fellow Sports History Network member, Dana Auguster, of the Historically Speaking Sports podcast to talk about the import...
(Trailer) Ringside With Reading: Boxing History From Yesteryear
15 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ringside With Reading: Boxing History From Yesteryear is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.NETWORK SPON...
Red Grange part 4
15 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Red Grange was one of the most popular figures in college football between 1923 and 1925. He became the first football player in NCAA history to sign ...
Pigskin Tales Podcast Trailer
15 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this modern age ofprofessional sports, the national football league is by far the most popularsport in America. Why? Because some games can be dram...
Scottie Graham (Former NFL Running Back, NFLPA, and Current RB Coach at Arizona)
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.NETWORK SPONSORSRow One - the vinta...
Marty's Illegal Stick's The Zamboni Time Machine - the hockey and music connection
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Marty's Illegal Stick's The Zamboni Machine we take a look back at the hockey and music connection! In 1979, Montreal Canadiens supers...
Introductory trailer for Marty's Illegal Stick Hockey Podcast
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Marty's Illegal Stick Hockey Podcast covers all things hockey, including the NHL, the AHL, College Hockey, and everything between - all while spotligh...
Lamar's Gamble, With Billy O'Connor and Frank Pace
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Scott and Greg are joined by retired New York firefighter and Vietnam veteran Billy O'Connor, and television producer (four time Emmy nominee) Frank P...
Episode 53 - James Naismith, The Inventor
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we explore the life of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball. Rick will share about his early life and how he came to be in a pos...
1962 Green Bay Packers (One of the Greatest NFL Teams of All-Time)
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Yesterday's Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.NETWORK SPONSORSRow One - the vintage shop for ...
1941 in Sports
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.EPISODE SUMMARYThis week we travel back...
Running to Win a Super Bowl (Dallas Cowboys vs. Miami Dolphins)
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pigskin Past is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.EPISODE SUMMARY Prior to 1978, pro footba...
TTG 16. The Dream *Teams* of 1992 Olympic basketball
06 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
During Olympics season 2021, Truly The GOATs takes a look at the Greatest Of All-Time who starred in the modern Games. In this series-within-the-serie...
TTG 15. Vasily Alexeyev of the Soviet Union
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
During this Olympics season, Truly The GOATs takes a look at the Greatest Of All-Time who starred in the modern Games. In this series-within-the-serie...
111: Monte Pearson-MLB
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Think about this. You’re a Major League pitcher and you pitch in the World Series four times. You start four games and complete three of them. The g...
Episode 52 - History of the Three-Point Line
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we cover the history of the three-point line and how it got its start in the early 1960s. Abe Saperstein, owner of the Harlem Globetrotters, in...
Vasily Alekseyev (One of the Greatest Weightlifters of All-Time)
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Yesterday's Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.NETWORK SPONSORSRow One - the vintage shop for ...
Looking Back: First College All-Star Football Game
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Football Is Football is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.NETWORK SPONSORSRow One - the vintage shop fo...
TTG 14. Hitomi Kinue: Sports pioneer, Olympic sensation
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
During this Olympics season, Truly The GOATs takes a look at the Greatest Of All-Time who starred in the modern Games. In this series-within-the-serie...
Chicago, America's Pro Football Capital With Joe Ziemba
01 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Scott and Greg discuss with Joe Ziemba, noted author of When Football Was Football: The Chicago Cardinals and the Birth of the NFL and Cadets, Cannons...
Red Grange part 3
01 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Red Grange became the most popular college football star in America in the early 1920's. by the time he was a senior at the University of Illinois, he...
Going Deep With Matt Dunigan
31 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On the cusp of the long awaited 2021 CFL season, Scott and Greg sit down for a lengthy conversation with Canadian football legend, two time Grey Cup c...
Arena Football League History (with Tim Capper of ArenaFan.com)
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.NETWORK SPONSORSRow One - the vinta...
Episode 51 - Yugoslavian Basketball
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The breakup of Yugoslavia as a nation had a major impact on the national basketball team, which was the best team in the world at the time. They had w...
Joe Kapp (A Quarterback in a League of His Own)
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Yesterday's Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.NETWORK SPONSORSRow One - the vintage shop for ...
Football Canada With Jim Mullin
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On what is our tenth interview show (remember, the first 55 Yard Line show was just Scott & Greg, so that doesn't count) on the Sports History Net...
New York versus New York in New Haven (1974)
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pigskin Past is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.EPISODE SUMMARYDuring the 1974 NFL season, ...
Canadian Football League historian Greg James
25 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Historically Speaking Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.Host: Dana Auguster
Pigskin Tales
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Football Is Football is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.NETWORK SPONSORSRow One - the vinta...
The Music City Miracle
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Football Is Football is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sports' Yesteryear.EPISODE SUMMARYOn today's epis...
Symbiosis of Football Literature and Film With Chris Willis
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For those of us over a certain age, who have loved professional football, be it in Canada or America, we have come to it through two primary means- bo...
110: Milwaukee County Stadium-MLB & NFL
20 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 1950, the residents of Milwaukee, Wisconsin were given hope. Hope that with the building of a new stadium, professional sports would follow. Well, ...
Episode 50 - Maurice Stokes and Jack Twyman
20 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Friendship and sacrifice is at the heart of today’s story. Maurice Stokes and Jack Twyman developed a bond few ever get to experience. Their story i...
1970s Rivalry: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Oakland Raiders (Part 2)
20 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Yesterday's Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.EPISODE SUMMARYAfter playing that historic game in P...
MLB All-Star Game
20 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.EPISODE SUMMARYThe MLB All-Star Game wa...
Tales From Forgotten NFL Training Camps
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Football Is Football is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.NETWORK SPONSORSRow One - the vintage shop fo...
Third and One From the Gun With Dave Naylor
18 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As the 2021 CFL season approaches, Dave Naylor of Canada's TSN takes time with us to talk about where the league is headed using history as a guide. I...
Red Grange part 2
18 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is a continuation of the Red Grange story. He helped legitimize the NFL in the early 1920's. This part focuses on his performance during the riva...
Roughrider Memories with Don Charabin and Rob Vanstone
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Don Charabin from the Third Down Gamble podcast, and Rob Vanstone of the Regina Leader-Post join us and reminisce about growing up in...
Wrasslin' and the NFL
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Football Is Football is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sports' Yesteryear.EPISODE SUMMARYGrowing up in t...