Historically Speaking Sports

On June 24, 1946, a bus carrying the Spokane Indians high in the Cascade Mountains in Washington, crashed to the bottom of a ravine, killing nine of its players. In this episode of the podcast, host Dana Auguster talks with Eric Vickrey about his book "Season of Shattered Dreams: Postwar Baseball, the Spokane Indians and A Tragic Bus Crash That Changed Everything." He discusses what inspired him to write this book, the events leading up to the tragic events of that day nearly one year after the end of World War II and the days and months after the accident and how the city of Spokane Washington dealt with the tragedy. Later in the show, Dana will send a shout out to the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates who is marking its 45th anniversary of winning the World Series. The Pirates were led by Hall of Fame first baseman Willie Stargell outfielder Dave Parker, known as "The Cobra" and reliever Kent Tekulve. That season the Bucs were not only powered by those key contributors but by a disco classic that made the Pirates into a pop culture phenomenon. To contact the show, please e-mail the show at [email protected] and you could follow us on Twitter at HistoricallySP2.

Paris. The City of Light. Paris. The City of Love and the capital of fashion. Also Paris is the city of Olympic dreams this summer. Over the last two weeks the eyes of the sporting world have been fixated on the city along the river Seine and everyone for the most part have been entranced with the competition and the spectacle that we know as the summer Olympics. In this edition of the Historically Speaking Sports Podcast host Dana Auguster looks back at the two previous Olympics to take place in Paris. The second summer Olympics in 1900 and the Eighth Summer Olympiad in the summer of 1924. Over the years, along with fierce competition and brotherhood through athletics, the Olympics have also been known for controversy - both on and off the field of play. Later in the episode we take a dive into some of the more controversial moments in the games that include, the Ben Johnson doping scandal during the 1988 games in Seoul, the Black Power salute during the 1968 games and one of the earliest Olympic scandals which took place during the games of 1912. Finally we will send a shout out to British runner Derek Redmond who was ultimately disqualified in his semifinal 400 meter race made him just as famous and as identifiable as the US dream team in those Olympics. To contact the show you could visit us on twitter @Historically SP2 or send us an e-mail at [email protected].

In a couple of weeks, the eyes of the sporting public around the world will look upon the city of Paris for the 33rd Summer Olympics. this much anticipated event will take place for the third time in the "City of Light". Four years from now, in 2028, the City of Los Angeles will host it for a third time. In this episode of the podcast, in anticipation of the Olympics, we will take a look at the games that have taken place here in the United States. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Olympic games of 1984 held in Los Angeles. In our main event segment, host Dana Auguster will highlight why the game of Los Angeles were so special for not only the "City of Angels", but also for the entire Olympic movement. Next we highlight the other games that was held here in the states. There was the 1904 summer games in St. Louis, the game in Los Angeles in 1932 and the the most recent games taking place here on American soil, the 1996 games in Atlanta. The centerpiece of the two games in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, wil also be a focal point of the games four year from now. Also in this episode, we will take a look that one of the most famous stadiums in America. The only stadium to host, the Olympics, the Super Bowl and the World Series. To conclude this Olympic episode, we will send a shout out to the opening ceremonies of the 1996 games when former Olympic boxing champion Muhammad Ali lit the Olympic cauldron in one of the most remarkable moments in Olympic History. To contact the show, please send an e-mail to [email protected]

The month of June is what I call the "Month of Champions".We have the College baseball and softball tournaments happening this month but also the NBA Finals and the Stanley Cup finals talking place simultaneously. This year the Boston Celtics and the Edmonton Oilers both played for their league championship in the month where summer begins Alot like 1984 when both teams reached the NBA Finals and Stanley Cup respectively. In this edition of the Historically Speaking Sports, host Dana Auguster will revisit the summer of 1984. That year the Boston Celtics, led by Larry Bird took on the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA finals and for the first time Bird and Magic would duel for the Larry o'Brien Trophy. meanwhile the Edmonton Oilers, led by the Great One Wayne Gretzky was in the Stanley Cup Finals facing the New York Islanders who were looking to maintain their stranglehold on the Cup. That year the Celtics defeated the Lakers for the eighth time in the NBA Finals while the Oilers beat the Islanders to begin their own dynasty, winning the Cup five times in the next seven years. Later in the episoide, we will send a shout out to the 1974 NBA Finals. The Boston Celtics, in thier first NBA Finals since the retirement of Bill Russell, faced off against the Milwaukee Bucks, led by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Oscar Robertson. That series is remembered for its intensity and an all time great NBA finals game where an iconic player connected on a iconic shot for a game-winner for just force a game seven.That and more on this edition of the Historically Speaking Sports. You could e-mail the show at [email protected].

In the fall of 1967, the National Hockey League underwent major expansion, doubling the size of the league from its original six to 12 teams which included teams on the west coast of the United States. One of the teams that brought the NHL to the Pacific coast was the California Golden Seals along with the Los Angeles Kings. The Seals were hockey's representative in the San Francisco Bay area although they played mostly in the East Bay in Oakland. In this episode of the podcast, host Dana Auguster highlights the Seals short stay in both the bay area and the NHL itself as they became the last team in a major sports league here in North America to fold. Later in the show, we will examine MLB's decision to add the statistics from players from the Negro Leagues into the official record books of professional baseball. With the edition of players such as Josh Gibson, Oscar Charleston and Satchel Paige, many of the record holders of certain statistics have now changed. To wrap up the show, we will send a heartfelt and solemn shout out two two hall of fame athletes that we had lost leading up to this episode. The first is Hall of Fame center for the Oakland Raiders Jim Otto and the second, another all-time center, this time in basketball, Bill Walton. To contact the show you could e-mail us at [email protected] or you could follow us on Twitter at Historically Sp2.

In the late 1980s, NBA Commissioner David Stern looked to take full advantage of the growing popularity of his league. So on April 5, !987, the NBA announced the addition of four new teams to the NBA. Beginning in the fall of 1988, the Charlotte Hornets and the Miami Heat took the floor for the first time as NBA franchises. One season later, in 1989 two more teams, the Orlando Magic and Minnesota Timberwolves joined the league. In this episode, host Dana Auguster brings us back to the late 1980s when these four franchises were formed and takes a look at their inaugural seasons where struggles were expected - some more than others. Later in the show, in keeping with the hoops theme, we will take a look at the best rivalry in the 1990s in the NBA, Pacers and Knicks. The Knicks and the Pacers are embroiled in a exciting seven game series currently in this years postseason. Yet the matchups between these teams in the 1990s were simply epic and incredible. Also we will examine pro sports' new loveable losers, the Toronto Maple Leafs. It is hard to believe that a team that has as much history as the Maple Leafs haven't won the Stanley Cup since 1967. This episode takes a look at English-Speaking Canada's favorite team and how it compares to other teams in the mist of championship droughts in other leagues. To conclude the show, we will send a shout out to the first round of the 1999 Western Conference playoffs between the Utah Jazz and the Sacramento Kings. Back then the first round of the NBA playoffs was best three-out-of-five series and it was between an established NBA power and a team that came out of nowhere and became in subsequent years, one of the most popular and exciting teams in the league. The series itself was an absolute classic, one of the best over the last 30 years. And it was in the first round. To contact the show, you could send an e-mail to [email protected] and you could follow us on Twitter at Historically Sp2.

When you think of classic ballparks throughout the history of Major League Baseball, Ebbets Field or Yankee Stadium or Shibe Park in Philadelphia comes to mind. Yet Comiskey Park, located on the corner of 35th and Shields on Chicago's southside, is just as charming and as famous as all of the others. It was the home park for the Chicago White Sox from 1910 through 1990 and has been the site of so many different sporting events and special moments. In this episode we talk with author Ken Smoller about his latest book "Last Comiskey" as he chronicled the final White Sox season at the old ballpark. With podcast host Dana Auguster they talk about how that final season became a rallying cry for the team that made a surprising run toward winning a division title. Later in the show, in keeping with the Chicago baseball theme, I will send a shout out to the first time I had attended a Major League Baseball game. In the summer of 1989 I was 16 years old, my Godfather and Dad took me to the baseball shrine Wrigley Field and two seasons later, attended a game at the new Comiskey Park. I will talk about those two wonderful days and those games in this edition of the show. To contact the show you could e-mail us at Historically.Speaking.Sports.com and you could follow us on Twitter @Historically Sp2.

Through the duration of the American Basketball season which spaned nine years, only two teams played every season of that league. One was the Indiana Pacers who is one of the four teams that merged with the NBA in 1976. The other was the Kentucky Colonels. In their nine seasons as a member of the ABA, the Colonels won more games, had the highest winning percentage in league history and featured three future basketball hall of famers. One of them is the ABA's all-time leader in points and assists. Host Dana Auguster will highlight the great moments of this once great pro basketball franchise. Later in the show, we will send a shout out to the coach that led the Colonels to their only ABA title in 1975. But he is best known for his time as a coach and television analyst for the NBA. As a long time coach in the NBA with several stops including the Atlanta Hawks, the New York Knicks and Memphis Grizzlies, Hubie Brown could be considered a basketball lifer. His two coach of the year honors occurred 26 years apart and knowledge of the game of basketball is unmatched and is still showcased on television even at the age of 90.;To contact the show, please e-mail us at [email protected] or you could hit us up on Twitter/X @Historically SP2

University of Iowa star Caitlin Clark may be the best college basketball player this season. This season she is without a doubt the most well known. She is one the verge of surpassing a record that most basketball historians felt would never be broken. Clark is set to surpass Pete Maravich as college basketball's all-time leading scorer, a record set back in 1970. In this episode of Historically Speaking Sports, we will take a look back at the college career of the man they called "Pistol Pete". A player that averaged more than 40 points per game in a time in college basketball that freshmen were not allowed to play varsity, no shot clock and no three pointers. Later in the show we will send a shout out to the very first NBA Dunk Contest that took place 40 years ago in McNicholls Arena in Denver. The contest featured some of the most iconic dunkers in basketball history including Julius Erving, Dominque Wilkins, Clyde Drexler and Darrell Griffith. Yet the competition was won by a little known forward of the Phoenix Suns at the time that was known as the "Flying Sun" or "The Slambassador" or "The High-Attolla of Slamola" But is is best remembered for being the backbone of the one of the most snake-bit teams in the late 1980's. To contact the show, you could e-mail us at [email protected] or on Twitter at @Historically Sp2.

One of the many storylines heading into Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas is the opportunity of the Kansas City Chiefs to become one of the handful of NFL franchises to win consecutive Super Bowls. One of the teams that accomplished this was the Denver Broncos in 1997 and 1998 led by Hall of fame quarterback John Elway. Yet from a historical standpoint, the Denver Broncos are far more than just John Elway. In this latest edition of the Historically Speaking Sports Podcast, host Dana Auguster sits down with Broncos historian and podcaster Thomas Hall discussing the history of the Denver Broncos and the great players and great moments that made the Broncos one of the more consistent winners in the National Football League. Later in the show we will send a "Shout out" to great team nicknames in the history of the NFL. Over the years the imaginations of fans were captured by the likes of the "No-Name Defense", and the" Dome Patrol", the "Fearsome Foursome" and the "New York Sack Exchange". Don't forget to like and subscribe to the podcast and you could contact the show at [email protected]

During the 1990's, a sports phenomenon took hold in South Louisiana that was impressive yet unexpected. In the part of the country where football is king and the other sports are fighting for relevance, the sport of hockey fired the imaginations of passionate sports fans in the heart of Cajun Country. Host and native of South Louisiana Dana Auguster is joined in this episode by longtime friend and six year ticket holder of the Louisiana Ice Gators Shane DeRouen. They will remember and reminisce about time hockey and not football, was the most popular sport in an area that was not known for pucks. Later in the show we will send a shout out to former hall of fame head coach of the then San Diego Chargers, Don Coryell. The very day that he was hired, Sept 25, 1978 was both the best day in the sports history of San Diego California but also the darkest day that city's history. That and more on this episode of the Historically Speaking Sports Podcast, a member of the Sports History Network. Please don't forget to like and subscribe to the show. You could follow us on twitter at Historically Sp2 or you could send us an e-mail at [email protected].

This upcoming weekend the Baltimore Ravens will host the AFC Championship game for the first time in franchise history. In fact it will be the first time since 1971 that a conference title game will take place in Baltimore. In this episode of the Historically Speaking Sports Podcast, host Dana Auguster will highlight the glory years of sports in Baltimore. Between 1966 and 1971, the teams that called Baltimore home, the Orioles, Colts and Bullets were championship contenders. In 1971, all three teams reached the championship round of their respective leagues during that calender year. Later in the show, we will send a shout out to the epicenter of Baltimore sports which was Baltimore Memorial Stadium. It was the long time home of the Colts and the Orioles and the site of a 1976 plane crash which occured after the final whistle of a Colts playoff game. That and so much more on this edition of the Historically Speaking Sports podcast. To contact the show, you could e-mail us at [email protected] or on Twitter @Historically Sp2.

In this episode of the Historically Speaking Sports Podcast we will take a look back at perhaps the most hectic week we have in sports in the last few years. Just two days after Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines defeated the Washington Huskies in the National championship game, two coaching giants Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide and Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots each announced they stepping away from coaching. Saban with seven college football National Championships announced to his team that he was retiring from coaching. Belichick and the Patriots mutually agreed to part ways after winning six Super Bowls in New England. Podcast host Dana Auguster will discuss their legacies and how each of them will be viewed through the eyes of sports history. To contact the show, you could e-mail the show at [email protected].

On January 2, 1984, top ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers entered the 50th Orange Bowl classic coached by Tom Osborne. The undefeated Huskers was looking for its first national championship since winning back-to-back titles in 1970 and 71. Standing in the way was the Miami Hurricanes coached by Howard Schnellenberger. The Canes was ranked #5 in the AP Poll and with the results of the Cotton, Rose and Sugar Bowls, Miami was in position to not only spoil the Huskers perfect season, but claim its first ever National Championship. In one of the greatest games in the history of College Football, it came down to one play and one coaching decision that ultimately changed the course of college football. Host Dana Auguster take you back to that early January night of 1984 to relive that game and the ramifications of that coaching decision that is still talked about and debated four decades later.Later in the show, Dana will send a shout out to the lone championship ever one by the then San Diego Chargers following the 1963 American Football League season. With their dominating performance over the Boston Patriots, we will examine the question could the Chargers have defeated the Bears in a winner take all championship game between the champions of the NFL and the AFL.

It seems like every year, when the four teams are announced that will faceoff for the biggest prize in college football, there is always one or team teams that feel left out. This is was no execption as undefeated Florida State and defending National Champion Georgia appeared to be all dressed up with no where to go. This year the four teams Michigan, Washington, Texas and Alabama are ready to battle it out for all of the marble in the world of college football. In this episode of Historically Speaking Sports we will go back 32 years to highlight the last time the University of Washington was deemed National Champions dispite the fact they had to split the title with the Miami Hurricanes. Also this weekend also saw Southern Methodist University claim their first conference title since 1984. Which was just a couple of years before the NCAA imposed the "Death Penalty" on the Mustangs. To close out the show, we will send a shout out to a little known quarterback that just played five seasons in the NFL because of lingering shoulder injuries. However Hall of Fame Coach Bill Walsh considered him the most naturally gifted passer he had ever seen. We will tell the story of the short and star-crossed career of the NFL's greatest one shot wonder, former Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Greg Cook, the league's greatest "what if".

Heading into this NFL season, a number of so-called football experts were predicting that the once lowly Detroit Lions were poised to be a legitimate power in the NFC. After all, they had been "Rebuilding since 1957" as so the slogan goes. But this year feels different for Lions' fans in and around Motown. In this episide of Historically Speaking Sports, host Dana Auguster welcomes the co-host of the Podcast "This Week in the World of Pro Football" and longtime Lions fan and Michigan native Randy Snow to talk about both the "reserved hope" of the Lions fans and his recollection of his favorite and not -so-favorite memories of his Lions. Later in the show, we will send a shout out the 1983 World Series, dubbed the I-95 Series and the new segment the Historically Speaking Matchups for Week 5 which incudes the rematch of the very first postseason meeting between the San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys. If you wish to contact the show, you could send an e-mail to [email protected] for any questions or show ideas. Also please follow us on twitter @!Historically Sp2 and dont forget to like and subscribe.

Every NFL team from time to time has to deal with the starting quarterback going down to injury or the coach is faced with replacing the high-priced starting quarterback with the most popular player in town -- the Back-up. In this episode we will highlight some of the most famous quarterbacks to come off the bench and became stars in their own right. Some for one game, others for a season and still a few became Super Bowl heroes. Later in the show, in a double "Shout out" we will highlight one of the most famous and by some the greatest sports documentary ever created. One of the players highlighted in this long and detailed series, passed away earlier this week. Also in this episode, since this Week 4 in the NFL season, we feature five games that are on the schedule that are rematches of famous and exciting games from years past. A couple were epic playoff games, while one ended the longest losing streak in NFL History. To contact the show you could email us here at [email protected] or also on Twitter @HistoricallySp2.

On this edition of the podcast, host Dana Auguster will announce his picks on who will represent the AFC and the NFC in this years Super Bowl in Las Vegas on February. Also in the program he will go team-by-team, disclosing thier record and a quick synopsis of thier upcoming season. Later in the podcast, Dana Auguster will also send a "Shout Out" to a team that was once beloved not only in the NFL but was the centerpiece of one of the fastsest growing cities in the United States over the last 40 years. If you would like to get in touch with the show, please do not hesistate to send an e-mail to [email protected] or you could follow us on twitter or X @Historically Sp2.

Ladies and Gentlemen! Football is back!Heading into this college football season, most of the talk was the slow demise of the Pac-12 conference which had been around since 1915 as the Pacific Coast Conference. In this episide, podcast host Dana Auguster talks about the history of the Pac-12 conference and its member schools and how it compares to other conference that are no longer around, specifically the Big-8 and the Southwest Conference. Later in the show, Dana Auguster will countdown his Top 5 favorite NFL rivalries. Some are historic, some are underground and not as well known. However all of them are filled with passion, hatred of the other team and some - civic pride. Finally Dana will send a shout out to an obscure NFL preseason game in the mid 1990's that rekindled his love for his team, the Los Angeles Chargers and it had more to do with their uniforms than anything that happened in the game. Don't forget to subscribe to the show and you could write to the show at [email protected] or catch us on X @HistoricallySp2 .

The city of Oakland California has a special and unique place in sports history. The town that is in the shadow of the more popular and affluent San Francisco actually has more in common with blue collar, gritty cities of the east such as Cleveland, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.In this edition of the Historically Speaking Sports Podcast, host Dana Auguster highlights the names, events and great games that made Oakland a great sports city whose days are numbered with the impending move of the Athletics to Las Vegas. Later in the show, we will count down the five greatest sports moments that took place in the city of Oakland such as the "Heidi Game", Game 7 1975 Western Finals, and the game that sportswriters called "Super Bowl 8 1/2 but ended up being nicknamed "The Sea of Hands". Calling that game on the radio was legendary Hall of Fame broadcaster Bill King. In the final segment of the show, we will send a shout out to this great sportscaster that became an idol of mine and one that inspired me to get into broadcasting. To contact the show, hit us up at [email protected]. or @Historically Sp2 on twitter

After a long and grueling NBA postseason, the two teams that remain standing are the Denver Nuggets and the Miami Heat. The Nuggets, a hold over from the old American Basketball Association, are in the NBA Finals for the very first time. Meanwhile the Miami Heat are looking for their third NBA Championship in franchise history. In this episode Dana Auguster will take a look at the history of these two franchises and also compile each teams all-time team, the starters, bench players and reserves. Later in the show in the "Shout out" segment, Dana Auguster will highlight the 1978 NBA Finals between the Washington Bullets and the Seattle Supersonics. This years NBA Finals has some things in common with this finals that took place 45 years ago. That year's NBA finals could be considered one of the most evenly matched and competitive finals ever. But it was also considered one of the strangest.To contact the show email us at [email protected] or check us out on twitter @Historically Sp2.

This week marks the 50th anniversary of Secretariat winning the Kentucky Derby. In this episode of Historically Speaking Sports' Dana Auguster talks with author Curtis Stock and his new book "The Turcottes: The Remarkable Story of a Horse Racing Dynasty". The book tells the story of the five Turcotte Brothers from New Brunswick Canada and how they overcame adversity and tragedy to become the first family of horseracing. Later in the show, we will send a shout out to NBA playoffs more specifically the latest chapter of the Celtic/Sixer rivalry and how this Eastern Conference turf war shaped NBA History. Also in the program is this editions Top 5 sports history moments that took place this week which includes the very first American Basketball Association Finals, the very first perfect game pitched in baseball modern era and a basketball shrine closes its doors for the final time. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast and get notified whenever new episodes are released

For many NBA fans, the Hawks have always been in Atlanta. However for a dwindling number of NBA fans, they could remember a time that the Hawks were located in St. Louis. Not only the Hawks were the hardcourt pride of the "Gateway City" , but led by the likes of Bob Pettit and Lenny Wilkins, the Hawks were a perennial NBA power. During their time in St. Louis, the Hawks would reach the NBA finals four times in five seasons, winning thier only title in 1958 with the greatest single game performance in NBA Finals history. In this episode, host Dana Auguster will take a closer look at the Hawks time in St. Louis and their impact on the history of the league. Later in the show, Dana Auguster will remember the Hillsborough Disaster when 97 English Football fans lost their lives in a disaster that led to an epic coverup. That and this weeks Top 5 sports moments in history. Don't forget to subscribe to the show to get new episodes when they are released.

There was a lot more to the 1982 World Series than fans know. Not only was it between the St. Louis Cardinals of the National League and the Milwaukee Brewers then of the American League, it was the personification of the two cities and its strangle hold on the beer market. In the early 1980s the cities of St. Louis and Milwaukee was embroiled in what was called the "Beer Wars" between Anheuser-Busch in St. Louis and Miller Brewing in Milwaukee. As it turned out this "war" spilled out (excuse the pun) onto the baseball diamond. In this episode of Historically Speaking Sports host Dana Auguster is joined by author Jonathan Daniel to talk about his new book "Suds Series: Baseball, Beer Wars and the Summer of 82".Later in the show we will send a shout out to Jack Johnson, the first African-American Heavyweight Champion. He held the title during the first two decades of the 20th century and was simultaneously the most famous and the most notorious black man in the world. And of course we have our Top Five historical events of the week including the debut of baseball's first black manager, one of college basketballs greatest buzzer-beater and Atlanta's greatest sports moment. All that and more and dont forget to subscribe to the show to get new episodes when they are released.

In this episode of the Historically Speaking Sports Podcast Dana Auguster talks about the this year's final four in Houston. Some consider this National Semifinal to be unprecedented, yet we have seen this before. Connecticut, San Diego State, Miami and Florida Atlantic will battle in NRG Stadium for the right to be called National Champion 2023. This is the fourth Final four since 1980 where no number one seeds reached the national semifinal round and only the second since 1970 where there are three teams that are making their debuts in the Final Four. In the second segment of the show, Dana Auguster will highlight the three other times that the final four was been contested in H-Town including one of the most memorable finishes in tournament history. To round out the show, we will highlight the first "Modern" Final Four. The 1980 Final Four that featured eventual champion Louisville, Purdue, Iowa and UCLA and none of those teams were top seeds in their region.

It has already been 40 years since North Carolina State and Head Coach Jim Valvano pulled off one of the most memorable upsets in sports history as his team defeated the University of Houston, known as Phi Slama Jama, for the National Championship. Host Dana Auguster talks to fellow Sports History Network podcaster Rick Loayza about that incredible 1983 NCAA tournament that reached its climax in Albuquerque and the Final Four that featured Houston, North Carolina State, Louisville and Georgia. Later in the show, Dana and Rick will reminisce about their time as college students where their schools, Southern University and Santa Clara respectively each pulled off first round upsets in 1993.

This episide of Historically Speaking Sports, host Dana Auguster talks with fellow Sports History Network Podcaster and author Joe Ziemba about his new book "Bears vs Cardinals: The NFL's Oldest Rivalry" The Cardinals and Bears once shared and competed for headlines in the "Windy City" from the Late 1910s to the late 1950s. Ziemba shares stories, facts and stats about the Bears/Cardinals rivalry that is one of the cornerstones of NFL history. Later in the show we will once again send a solemn shoutout to a paif of NFL legends, Bud Grant and Otis Taylor who passed away this past week. Also in the program is our top five where we celebrate the anniversaries of some of the most memorable moments in sports history. This week in history, a riot broke out over the suspension of a hockey superstar, the retirement of a baseball legend and a two-word fax that turned the sports world upside down in the mid 1990s. That and more on this episode of HIstorically Speaking Sports, a member of the Sports history Network.

In this episode of Historically Speaking Sports, host Dana Auguster travels down memory lane with the top down of course, to highlight and relive the sports year of 1973. Dana has turned 50 years of age this week and he will go down and chronicle the events and happenings that made 1973 a special year in the world of sports. Please don't forget to subscribe if you hadn't done so and also you could follow us on twitter @Historically Sp2.

In this special Black History Month edition of the Historically Speaking Sports Podcast we will talk with Marty's Illegal Stick: A Hockey History Podcast host Scott Kinville as we talk about the stats, contributions and legacies of Black Players in the National Hockey League. Our discussion covers the careers of current black players in the league as well as past all stars such as Grant Fuhr and Jarome Iginla. Included in the discussion is Willie O'Ree who is the Jackie Robinson of the NHL, breaking in with the Boston Bruins in 1958. Later in the show we send a solemn shout out to former MLB all-star and color analyst Tim McCarver who past away recently at the age of 81. That and of course the Homefield Apparel Top 5. Don't forget to subscribe to the show and check us out on Twitter @Historically SP2 or email us at [email protected]

Longtime sports researcher and author Dan Cisco joined Dana Auguster on this episode of Historically Speaking Sports as he talked about his new book "California Sports Astounding".His new book contains several sports history nuggets that are both well known and not so well known that goes as far back as the time before California even became a state. Cisco explains how he gathered the information for the book and shared stories of his research and explains some of his entries in his book. Later in the show our Top 5 will featured Dana Auguster's 5 most memorable Super Bowls. All of there were good if not great in their own way. Finally in the final segment of the show, the "Shout out" Dana sends a shout out to the date of January 29, 1995 in what he describes as "The Loneliest Night of My Life. Please don't forget to subscribe to the podcast.

After a long and entertaining NFL season and post season, the two teams left standing after it was all said and done are the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. Both will battle for the Lombardi Trophy in Super Bowl LVII in Glendale Arizona on Feb. 12. In this episode host Dana Auguster will highlight the games that propelled both teams to the Super Bowl for the very first time. For the Chiefs it was the 1966 American Football League Championship game where they faced off against the Buffalo Bills. For the Eagles, they went to their first Super Bowl, outlasting their rivals the Dallas Cowboys in the 1980 NFC Title game at a raucous Veterans Stadium. In out Top 5, sponsored by Homefield Apparel, Dana Auguster will countdown his five most memorable Conference championship games. Finally in the "Shout Out" portion of the show, Dana will send a shout out to the late CBS College Basketball analyst Billy Packer who passed away last week.

The NFL Postseason is here, more specifically the NFL wild card round of the playoffs. Host Dana Auguster will take a historical snapshot of the teams that are beginning their quest to hoist the Super Bowl Trophy this year in Glendale Arizona. Later in the show, we will send a shout out to San Diego California. This week in 1967, the NBA awarded a franchise America's most "livable city". By the mid 1980's they had not only lost that team but another one that moved up the coast from them That and this weeks Top 5 sponsored by Homefield Apparel.

Happy New Year sports fans. Whenever we close the book on one year and move on to the next one, it is always a time to reflect on the past. In this episode of the Historically Speaking Sports Podcast, I will do just that. When I was nine years old I became captivated with college football. It was 1982 and there were 16 bowl games that year as opposed to the current list of 42 this year. We will go through all 16 bowl game from that season which included a matchup of future Heisman Trophy winners, a legendary coach saying good bye and, just for the sixth time ever, a matchup between #1 and #2 in a bowl game for the National Championship. Later in the show, one of the bowl games I featured in the main event, the Bluebonnet Bowl will be recognized in the "Shout out" portion of the show. And of course we will have the Homefield Apparel Top 5 where we will countdown the five most memorable moments of 2022. You could contact us at [email protected] and you could follow us in Twitter @Historically Sp2.

Historian and podcaster Dana Auguster of the Sports History Network's, Historically Speaking Sports Podcast joins us to chat about the 62nd Rose Bowl between UCLA and Ohio State.Join us at the Pigskin Dispatch website and the Sports Jersey Dispatch to see even more Positive football news! Sign up to get daily football history headlines in your email inbox @ Email-subscriberMiss our football by the day of the year podcasts, well don't, because they can still be found at the Pigskin Dispatch website.

Historian and podcaster Dana Auguster of the Historically Speaking Sports Podcast joins us to chat about this 52nd Rose Bowl between UCLA and Michigan State.Join us at the Pigskin Dispatch website and the Sports Jersey Dispatch to see even more Positive football news! Sign up to get daily football history headlines in your email inbox @ Email-subscriberMiss our football by the day of the year podcasts, well don't, because they can still be found at the Pigskin Dispatch website.

There are certain instances in sports where the current political climate becomes the forefront of the event. Such an occurrence took place in January of 1965 when African American all -stars from the American Football League was subject to discrimination and mistreatment in the days leading up to the league's all-star game in New Orleans. In her book "Moving the Chains -- The Civil Rights Protest that saved the Saints and Transformed New Orleans talks about the player boycott, the relocation of the game to Houston and ultimately the NFL's decision to place a team in New Orleans. Later in the show we send a shout out to former AFL all-star quarterback John Hadl who passed recently at the age of 82.

Thanksgiving Day, 1924. The recently-established tradition of the University of Pittsburgh Panthers football team hosting the Pennsylvania State Nittany Lions on the afternoon of the national autumnal holiday continues. Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is sent to cover the Pitt-Penn State “Keystone Classic” of 1924; in so doing, he discovers a throughline of the football-on-Thanksgiving tradition going back to 1621 (okay, actually, that’s going back to 1869) and reminds us that high-level football games on Thanksgiving are nearly as old as the official Thanksgiving holiday itself.  Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is an audio drama podcast from Number 80 Productions and the Sports History Network.Thanksgiving and Football (or maybe Vice Versa) script & story by Os Davis. Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer stars Doug Fye, Ilona Fye, and Eric Bodwell. Thanksgiving and Football (or maybe Vice Versa) co-stars, in order of appearance, Caedmon Holland, Forrest Hartl and Wayne Brett.Additional direction by Eric Bodwell. Sound recording and primary editing by Don McIver.The theme song of Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is “the Dayton Triangles Rag” and was arranged and performed by Bruce Smith. Other tracks in this episode include•  “Jazz Club” by Kriss (available through fair-use agreement via FreeMusicArchive.org);•  “Litany of the Street” by Silverman Sound Studios;•  “Bimini Bay” (1921) by the Benson Orchestra of Chicago; and•  “Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer (Outro)” by David Liso of Dynamo Stairs.Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is produced by Os Davis and Darin Hayes. Series concept by Darrin Hayes.Stay tuned for more episodes of Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer – coming soon!

The year was 1970 and the NFL/AFL became finalized and a reality as the league ballooned to 26 teams divided into two conferences with three divisions. It was the most competitive season up to that point and one of the most memorable ever. It saw the beginning of Monday Night Football and the incredible performances of George Blanda of the Raiders and others. Podcast host Dana Auguster brings us back to that unforgettable season of 1970 -- the year the modern NFL was born. Also later in the show Dana will send a shout out to Blanda once again as well as the seven other quarterbacks that passed for 7 touchdowns in a single game and also this episodes Top 5 moments in sports history.

After a long regular season and a grueling postseason, the Houston Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies are the last two teams remaining to claim a World Championship. This episode host Dana Auguster talks with podcast host Chad Cain of One Man With a Mic podcast to highlight the histories of the Astros and Phillies and also reminisce about World Series past. Later in the show Dana Auguster will send a shout out to a state-of-the-art stadium that was the jewel of the South in the mid 1960s known as Atlanta Fulton County Stadium. You could get in touch with the show at [email protected] or you could find us on twitter @Historically SP2.

Its October again and that means postseason baseball his upon us. On this episode of Historically Speaking Sports host Dana Auguster breaks down the Major League Baseball playoff field from a historical perspective. Later in the show we take a trip back to the very first American and National League Championship series back in 1969 when the majors were divided into two- six team divisions in each league.

On this episode of the Historically Speaking Sports Podcast, Host Dana Auguster sits down with Marty's Illegal Stick: A Hockey History Podcast host Scott Kinville as we discuss the long and illustrious career of Gordie Howe and his career with the WHA's Houston Aeros where he won two league titles with his sons Marty and Mark Howe. Later in the show Scott Kinville returns to pay tribute to Nassau Veterans Memorial Colliseum where the New York Islanders won 4 consecutive Stanley Cups in the 1980s. The arena known as "Fort Neverlose" opened its doors 50 years ago this week.

Football is back! In this episode of this podcast, host Dana Auguster sits down with his sports brothers from different mothers Mark Boutte and Charles Combs as they discuss their favorite teams, favorite memories and favorite players in both college and pro football. Later in the show, Dana Auguster will give his official prediction for the NFL season and who will raise the Lombardi Trophy at the end of the season.

On this weeks edition of the Historically Speaking Sports Podcast host Dana Auguster sits down with author and chairperson of the South Florida chapter of the Society of American Baseball Research Sam Zygner. He has written a number of books that covers the history of the Miami Marlins Minor League baseball team that played in the International League. The conversation also covers the long and storied history of pro baseball in South Florida that dates back to the 1890's.

In August of 1920, the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees were in the final stretch of the regular season with both teams eying the American League Pennant. In a late afternoon game at the Polo Grounds in New York, Ray Chapman of the Indians and the Carl Mays of the Yankees would be forever linked together in the history of the national pastime. In this episode, host Dana Auguster sits down with "One Guy with a Mic: A History of Dingers and Dunks Podcast" host Chad Cain to discuss the lead up, the incident itself and the aftermath of Major League Baseballs first and only fatality.

This past week was the 30th anniversary of the US Olympic Basketball team winning the Gold Medal in Barcelona. That marked the first time NBA players were allowed to play for Team USA. On this episode we are taking a look at the team that paved the way for the "Dream Team". The 1988 squad that featured David Robinson and Danny Manning and coached by John Thompson that finished with a bronze medal in Seoul.

In 1914, the Boston Braves pulled off one of the biggest in-season comebacks in MLB history, erasing a 15-game deficit to win the National League pennant and ultimately the World Series against the Philadelphia A's . Host Dana Auguster chronicles the Braves remarkable season where they went from worst to first in a span of a little over three months.

In the early years of the modern Olympics, the United States wanted a chance to host the new multi sports event. They got their chance in 1904 when the United States was selected to host the third Summer Olympiad. However the city of Chicago was the first choice. After some political maneuvering and backroom deals, the Olympics were moved to St. Louis Missouri. And that was only the beginning of the craziness and the weird nature of these games. Host Dana Auguster takes a look back at the Olympics that most consider the most bizarre ever. Later in the show he will countdown the 5 most memorable sports moments that celebrated anniversaries this past week including one of the best drafts in NBA history and a Heavyweight boxing rivalry that got its start. Finally in the "Shout out" portion of the show, we will highlight three legendary stadiums that opened its doors this week in history. These three are equally famous as they are infamous.

The goal of every team in the NBA when the season starts in October is to be holding the NBA trophy in June. Over the last 75 seasons the NBA has crowned champions of different styles and talents. Podcast host Dana Auguster sits down with Basketball History 101 host Rick Loayza as we discuss the best teams in the three-quarters of a century of pro basketball.

Historically Speaking Sports host Dana Auguster sits down once again with Charles Combs and Mark Boutte as the continue their discussion of the NBA's 75 anniversary team. In this episode we discuss (and sometimes argue) the forwards and centers that were named to his elite list of players by members of the media as well as former players and coaches.

This year the NBA is celebrating its 75th anniversary and part of its diamond anniversary basketball historians, writers and experts named the 75 greatest players in league history. Historically Speaking Sports host Dana Auguster sits down with his good friends Charles Combs and Mark Boutte to discuss some of the players that were named to the team and some notable players that was overlooked by the experts.