Historically Speaking Sports

Before the dynasties, before the banners, before Brady, before Belichick, even before Bledsoe, there was the 1985 New England Patriots.

A team built on grit, not glamour.

History often remembers the champions, yet the 1985 New England Patriots didn't win a championship. Yet in this case, they are remembered for the journey, a journey that was one of the most memorable in NFL History.

In this episode of the Historically Speaking Sports Podcast, the place where we give you sports from back in the day, Co hosts Charles Combs and Dana Auguster will bring you...

In his episode of the Historically Speaking Sports Podcast, hosts Dana Auguster and Charles Combs discuss, and in some cases, debate on the cities that could be considered the best and worst sports cities in the United States.

We breakdown in our opinion the Top Five Best Sports Cites, where celebrating championships come second nature. Places where championships, culture, loyalty and sheer sports madness collide to create something both unforgettable and special. These cities live and breathe their teams and often have the championship banners to prove.

then here is the other side of the...

There are certain college football rivalries that resonate around the country. 

There is Michigan vs. Ohio State, Alabama vs. Auburn and Notre Dame vs USC just to name a few. 

However, there is another football rivalry based in Louisiana that over the years has become more than just a battle for bragging rights between two institutions. It has become the cornerstone event for both a city, and a culture. 

In this all new edition of the Historically Speaking Sports podcast, the Sports History podcast that gives you the sports for back in the day...

The year was 2002.

The price of gas was roughly a $1.19 a gallon, a dozen of eggs were under a dollar and the biggest hits in Hip Hop was "Getting Hot in Here" by Nelly and the song from the movie Eight Mile "Lose Yourself" by Eminem.

In the world of college football, the Miami Hurricanes were coming off of a national championship run and were looking to continue their 22-game winning streak, a streak that seemed to have no end in sight.

However "The U" was beginning to hear rumbles from other programs...

This is a short bulletin previewing from a historical perspective the upcoming World Series.

In this, the 121 edition of the fall classic, features the National League and defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. looking to repeat as World Champions and to claim its ninth World Series in history They will face the Toronto Blue Jays, looking to win its first title in 32 years when they themselves won back to back titles under manager Cito Gaston in the early 1990s.

Historically Speaking Sports co hosts Dana Auguster and Charles Combs are both natives of Louisiana and also the southern part of the United States where college football is more than just a sport. On Saturdays in the fall it is the south's secular religion.

In this edition of this podcast, Dana and Charles highlight teams they they consider the best college football teams they had ever seen.

The teams that are highlighted are some of the best college football teams ever. Most won championships. Some came close to winning. A couple won despite of on...

Between the years of 1985 thru 1996, the New Orleans Saints had risen from the cellar of the NFL to become a perennial playoff team.

Though they never won a playoff game during that time, the Saints, behind quarterback Bobby Hebert and a legendary linebacking corps known as the Dome Patrol, became one of the NFL's elite teams. Behind it all was the quotable head coach with ties to the USFL, Jim Mora.

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Dana Auguster and Charles Combs will talk about the key players and moments from that time in...

September 3rd, 1995 was the start of the 76th season of the National Football league. The San Francisco 49ers were the defending Super Bowl champions and every team was looking at the new season with new hope, possibilities and opportunities.

For two of the now 30 teams in the National Football League however, the hope, possibilities and opportunities were new.

On this early fall afternoon, in 1995 were the first games of the Carolina Panthers and the Jacksonville jaguars as newly minted members of the NFL.

Though they both lost their opening games of the regular...

Ladies and Gentlemen, football is back and not a moment too soon.

In this episode of the Historically Speaking Sports Podcast, hosts Dana Auguster and Charles Combs are joined by fellow football fans and good friends Mark Boutte and David Bashay to talk out of course, football.

We will discuss our our hopes this year for out teams as well as debate on who is the most overrated and underrated quarterbacks, coaches and teams heading into the the 2025 NFL season.

Also later in the show, on a lighter note, our favorite all-time football...

There are teams that linger on in the memory long after they had vanished from the scene.

One such team was the Brooklyn dodgers who was one if the winningest teams in the mid 20th century and had a storied and devoted following in the borough that was known as the bedroom of New York.

The Montreal Expos was not as storied as the boys of summer Brooklyn Dodgers but over its 36 years of existence, "Les Expos" was as big to French speaking Canadians as Jackie Robinson, Duke Snider and Pee Wee Resse was to...

During the decade of the 1980'sz in the time between the retirement of Muhammad Ali and the rise of Mike Tyson, the sport of boxing was never more popular. Thanks to the talents, toughness and swagger of four fighters with various talents and differing styles.

In this episode of the podcast. Dana Auguster and Charles Combs discuss the Four Kings era highlighted by Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran, Thomas Hearns and Marvin Hagler.

This era of boxing was highlighted by epic fights, controversial decisions and a whole lot of swagger and personality.

Later...

The 95th mid-summer classic, also known as the MLB All-Star game is now upon us as the best of Major League baseball converge on the city of Atlanta.

In this edition of the Historically Speaking Sports Podcast, hosts Dana Auguster and Charles Combs get to get to select their own all-stars.

With a mixture of Hall of Famers and other all-time greats, the co-hosts of the show will select from players over the last 45 years in Major League Baseball to fill out their fantasy rosters.

Dana Auguster selected his best from the American...

There are losses that can endure for a day or a week or maybe even a year. 

But there are losses that some fans deal with that last for years, decades and some that they never get over. 

On this edition of the Historically Speaking Sports podcast, Charles Combs and Dana Auguster will reveal the losses that they have endured as fans which they have never gotten over and may have finally come to terms with. 

These losses were historically relevant big games, some even championship games. But all of them rank as som...

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Every month of the calendar is known for different things that are synonymous with that time of year.

For example, the Month of December is known for Christmas.

October is the time of year for both Halloween and the World Series.

The month of June is no different.

Not only does it mark the start of summer vacation, but it is also the month that sees the crowning of the new champions of the NBA and NHL.

In this edition of the Historically Speaking Sports Podcast hosts Dana Auguster...

In this all new episode of the Historically Speaking Sports, Co Hosts Dana Auguster and Charles Combs, discuss and speculate about one of the NBA's brightest and most influential eras.

As with a lot of sports fans, we like to think and wonder what would have happened if this thing happened or that event would not have happened, how would have history been different.

In this episode Auguster and Combs discuss three scenarios that possibly would have changed NBA history as we know it.

Titled "Jordan Era What Ifs" we discuss various questions: <...

Every year no mater the sport, no matter the decade, every season has certain characteristics and highlights that sets that year apart from all others.

The 1978 NBA Season has it own distinctive flavor from the New York Nets moving to Piscataway from Long Island and becoming the New Jersey Nets to the Washington Bullets winning their only NBA title.

Yet were there were two other events that took place during 1978 NBA regular season that set that year apart and in both cases forever linked two pairs of players together in NBA history.

In...

In this episode of Historically Speaking Sports, we introduce new co-host Charles Combs that will join current host Dana Auguster to continue to give listeners the best of sports from back in the day.

Combs, a long time friend of Dana Auguster whose friendship has lasted for close to 30 years, will provide added content, sports passion and possibly debates on sports issues with a historical spin.

Combs talks about his sports interests as well as current sports topics such as the recently completed NFL Draft, the NBA playoffs and the early stages of the 2025 MLB...

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The Final Four is set and the four teams that are remaining the Duke Blue Devils in their 18th Final Four. they will face the Houston Cougars, in their seventh final four and is still looking for their first ever National Championship.

That is second game of the semifinal double header.

The first is between a pair of teams from the Southeastern Conference as the Auburn Tigers just in their second Final Four, their first since 2021 will take on the Florida Gators, thier first appearance since 2014 and is looking to win...

This is the first episode of a weekly episode of This Week in Sports History.

In this episode among other great basketball championship games that took place week (March 30- April 5) we are going to highlight the 1991 Final Four that took place in Indianapolis.

The Final four that year was highlighted by the national Semifinal between defending champion UNLV Runnin' Rebels coached by Jerry Tarkanian and the Duke Blue Devils which was a rematch of the National Championship game the year before.

Along with several college basketball title games that took place that...

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On the calendar, the Month of march always represented the start of the NCAA tournament and the stretch run of the NBA season. Yet for this particular podcaster, the month of March is the birthday month of the host of this sports history program.

In this all new episode of the Historically Speaking Sports podcast host Dana Auguster brings the listener on a stroll down memory lane as he highlights the most memorable events of every year of his 52 years of life. Some are some of the greatest moments in sports history while others are just footnotes...

Opening its doors in 1975, the Louisiana Superdome has become more than just the home of the New Orleans Saints and the yearly site of the Sugar Bowl.

For the last 50 years the Superdome, the most recognizable stadium for sure in the western hemisphere, has been the location of some of the most memorable games and sports moments over the last half century.

This week, the now Caesar's Superdome will be hosting the Super Bowl for a record 8th time, adding to its reputation as America’s premiere locale for big games and championship matches.

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In two weeks, the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs will play for footballs grandest prize, the Lombardi Trophy for the second time in three seasons.

The Chiefs, the two-time defending Super Bowl champions will look to be the first team ever to win three consecutive Super Bowl Titles.

Meanwhile the Philadelphia eagles will look to not only dethrone the champs but also win their second Super Bowl Championship in franchise history.

In this short mini bulletin episode, we will take a quick dive into the upcoming big game with some historical...

Heading into the 1994 season, the San Diego Chargers were coming off of an 8-8 season under second year head coach Bobby Ross.

There was little to be expected from the team from southern California. After all, the Chargers did lose their top running back and receiver from the season before on offense and their best defensive back to retirement.

Yet with a stunning rally against the rival Denver Broncos in the opening game of the regular season, the San Diego Chargers began the season 6-0 and eventually winning and AFC West title after sweeping the...

Between 1966 and 1971, the Dallas Cowboys was one of the winningest teams in the NFL. Yet the team is best remembered for the games they lost then the games they won.

During a five year period, the Cowboys won five consecutive division championships, played in two NFL title games and a Super Bowl but lost each of them in dramatic fashion, mostly on the last play of the game.

In this edition of the Historically Speaking Podcast we will take a look back at those Cowboy teams that featured several Hall of Fame players and led...

In 1944, players from the Durham Based North Carolina College for Negro, now known as North Carolina Central, took on players from Duke University in a secret basketball game where it was more than just frowned upon by the so called establishment.

It was also against the law in North Carolina.

In this episode we will talk to Greg deDeugd about his new film, The Secret Game: A Fast Break to Freedom.

That inciteful interview coming up and later, the architect of this game was a man by the name of John McClendon.

Hello and welcome to the Week 12 edition of the Historical NFL Matchups episode here on the Historically Speaking Sports Podcast were we talk about the best of sports from back in the day.

in this edition we will discuss four games that are on this weeks NFL schedule that are rematches of famous games from the NFL's past.

One of the games that we are talking about is one from the1998 playoffs that established a new superstar wide receiver that was the heir apparent to the greatest receiver of all time and submitted a fitting...

The NFL Season is moving along and so are we.

In this episode of the NFL Historical Matchups for Week 11, we have four games that we are highlighting.

The first one may be one of the most famous and the most important games in NFL History. It may not have been a classic as for as a close game or having a fantastic finish, but Super Bowl III between the Baltimore Colts and the New York Jets helped create the current NFL.

It was more than the biggest upset in Super Bowl history...

Welcome back to the Historically Speaking Sports Podcast were we bring you the best of sports from back in the day.

We are heading into week 9 of the NFL regular season and this week we will look back at three games that are rematches from famous games from the NFL's glorious past.

The first game is the game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Atlanta Falcons. In the 1980 divisional playoffs, the Falcons were playing Cowboys in their first ever home playoff game.

this epic game became known as the "Duel in Dixie".

Week 8 of the NFL season is upon us and it is time for us to revisit and relive some of the greatest and most memorable games in the history of the National Football League

Dana Auguster, the host of the Historically Speaking Sports Podcast is back once again for the Historically Speaking NFL Matchups, where he is back to highlight the best of Pro football from back in the day.

In this mini-episode, we examine a few games that are on the NFL Schedule that are rematches of famous games from years past. This is...

In the week six edition of the Historical Speaking Sports Historical Matchups episode we will take a look at three games that are on the docket for this weekends NFL action that are rematches of memorable games from years past.

One of them is a playoff game from the early 1990’s that featured possibly the most memorable touchdown run in this Hall of Fame running back's career and was his team's first postseason win in over 30 years.

We will also talk about another playoff game, this one from the 1970’s that saw this team, led by a...

Here at the Historically Speaking Sports are getting you ready for Week 5 of the NFL by looking at three games that are rematches from great games from NFL History on this week's NFL schedule.

In this weeks episode of our Historically Speaking NFL Matchups mini episode, we will take a look at a pair of AFC championship games that saw the New England Patriots and the Denver Broncos each make their first of a combined 19 Super Bowl appearances (Patriots 11 and Broncos 8).

Also this week, the Cowboys and Steelers meet up once again, evoking memories of...

In this episode we are getting you ready for Week 4 of the NFL regular season by looking back at four games that are rematches from famous games from years past to evoke good memories for some while for others, not so much.   

This week we will begin with a game that a lot of people including myself, consider as the most important game in the history of the New Orleans Saints.

Not only it was significant for the team, but after certain events that happened to the city of New Orleans, it was so important fo...

In this week’s brief NFL episode, we have three games from back in the day that are rematches in this weeks slate of games in the National Football League.

Moving chronologically, we have a game from the sixties that features a team that is off to a quick start here in the 2024 season. The game we will highlight was this teams first ever win in franchise history that took place in one of football’s most famous stadiums.

The game from the 70s features a pair of teams that have started  2-0 on this young...

Welcome back to another episode of the Historical NFL Matchup for Week 2 of the 2025 NFL seasons.

In this short podcast episode, we will take a look at three memorable postseason games from NFL history that are part of the NFL schedule for week two.

One of the games that we will focus on is a recent super bowl that is considered one of the greatest games in Super Bowl history that featured a controversial coaching decision and one of the biggest defensive plays ever.

Also we will look at one of biggest post...

Here on the podcast we are starting a new series.

Every week during the NFL season we will take a few games off the schedule that are rematches of famous games in NFL History. Some will be memorable post season games while others are memorable in other ways.

Here in week one we will talk about three games that are on the week one schedule of games that are rematches of great games of the past.

The first, Packers and Eagles which is a rematch of the 1960 NFL Championship game in Philadelphia's historic...

Another eagerly awaited NFL season is upon us and it seems like everyone has an opinion on who will end up in New Orleans in February competing for the Lombardi Trophy. Professional pro football analysts all the way down to your neighbor has an opinion on who will be this years Super Bowl Champion.

This practice has gone on seemingly since the beginning of the modern NFL. Everyone has an opinion including myself.

In this episode, we will take a look back at some predictions that were made by analysts on who would end up...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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...

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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...

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...

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HARV ARONSON (HOST) BACKGROUND

Harv Aronson was born and raised in Pittsburgh but now lives in Florida with his beautiful wife Melissa. Harv currently writes for Abstract Sports, the Sports History Network, and the magazine Gridiron Greats.

Harv wrote the published book "Pro Football's Most Passionate Fans" (Amazon link) and as a professional writer has had articles published in an array of sports publications. Harv love...

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.

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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...

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...

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Each week, the official Football Learning Academy podcast will take you deep into the history of this great game.

Through interviews with players, coaches, or administrators in the NFL, as well as interviews with Pro Football Hall of Fame selectors, authors, and historians, you will learn about how the game evolved and important moments that shaped the sport into what it is today.

You will also get fir...

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...

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...

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.

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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 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...

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...

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Welcome to Fantasy Football Origin Stories, a weekly show here on the Sports History Network, where each episode is a journey back in time to explore some unique experiences from some of the coolest and most influential people in the fantasy football industry.

My name is Arnie Chapman, also known as The Football History Dude, and fantasy football is one of my greatest passions. I want you to come along with me each Wednesday t...

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...

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.

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Supposition. We live in a golden age of sports.

I mean this not in the sense of athletes becoming stronger, speedier, savvier and smarter than ever before, nor in terms of the amazing access we have to live streams and stat feeds, instant insights and opinionating, the quirks and personalities of our celebrity heroes.

This, rather, is a golden age of sports in humanistic, h...

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...

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Please join me in welcoming Asher and Tyler to the Sports History Network. They bring to us their podcast, "Talkin' Two Tone: A Titans Podcast," where they talk all things revolving around their beloved Tennessee Titans. You'll of course get some up to date stuff with the current season, but they also take you back in time to reminisce some of the greatest moments in Titan history.

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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...

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...

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The Professional Football Researchers Association (PFRA) was founded in Canton, Ohio in 1979 to foster the study of professional football as a significant and athletic institution; to establish an accurate historical account of professional football; and to disseminate research information. In each episode of The Official PFRA Podcast, co-hosts George Bozeka and Jon Bozeka will discuss the storied history of pro football, including interviews with prominent pro football historians and authors, and former players.

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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

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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...

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.

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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.

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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. <...

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.  

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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...

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...

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Each episode explores the rich history of Minnesota sports and considers its impact on the current cultural zeitgeist. The Minnesota Sports History Show strives to entertain as well as inform, tickle the sense of nostalgia, and share the joy and hardships of triumph and heartbreak. Episodes will range from musings about the Dome Dog era to interviews with athletes and sports personalities.

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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. <...

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Hello everyone, my name is Zach, and this is my co-host Jarod, and we are The Playbook Podcast. Where we are here to talk about the Past, Present, and Future of the Gridiron, The Hardwood, and even all the way out to the Octagon.

We are just two fans who not only love our sports teams but the play of th...

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.

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Marty’s Illegal Stick a Hockey History Podcast is exactly that – a podcast dedicated to hockey history. Each week, host Scott Kinville and co-host Dave “The Save” Warner hop on the Zamboni Time Machine and go back in time to look at the characters, teams, and events that make up hockey’s glorious history!

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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.

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Hollywood’s next sports movie. We tell true sports stories as if they are getting made into movies.

We cast the leads and give you the facts and inspiring moments that actually happened. Be ahead of Hollywood and know the story before they do.

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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...

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.

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