The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. NETWORK SPONSORS Row One - the vintage shop for sports history fans! EPISODE SUMMARY April 18, 2023, marks the 5-year anniversary of The Football History Dude podcast's first episode being released. I've enjoyed it all, and I want to thank all …

***This episode was originally aired on Fantasy Football Origin Stories*** Fantasy Football Origin Stories is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY In this fourth episode, Matthew Berry (The Talented Mr. Roto) rides shotgun in the DeLorean, to take us back in time and learn about his Fantasy Fo…

***This episode originally aired on Fantasy Football Origin Stories*** Fantasy Football Origin Stories is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY In this third episode, Dr. John Bush rides shotgun in the DeLorean, to take us back in time and learn about his Fantasy Football Origin Story. We talk …

***This episode originally aired on Fantasy Football Origin Stories**** Fantasy Football Origin Stories is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY In this second episode, Dave Richard rides shotgun in the DeLorean, to take us back in time and learn about his Fantasy Football Origin Story. We talk…

****This episode was originally aired on my new podcast, Fantasy Football Origin Stories**** Fantasy Football Origin Stories is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY In this inaugural episode, Adam Aizer rides shotgun in the DeLorean, to take us back in time and learn about his Fantasy Football…

When Football Is Football is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. HIGHLIGHTED SHOW 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 …

Unpopular Essays on Sports History is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. HIGHLIGHTED SHOW Unpopular Essays on Sports History 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…

Talkin' Two Tone is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. HIGHLIGHTED SHOW 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 cours…

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY This an interview I had with Ken Riley II back in the summer of 2020 as he was trying to campaign for his father to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Well, 2 1/2 years later, we finally heard the call for Ken Riley (longtime CB…

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY Author Kevin Bryant stops by again (originally on episode 201) to share some stories of espionage leading up to the Super Bowl. AUTHOR BIO Kevin Bryant is an Army veteran with over twenty years of experience safeguarding and gat…

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY ****This is an FHD Vault episode (ep. 143), originally aired on 11/18/2020*** This week I interview Bill Curry. He has lived an incredible "football life" as both a player and a coach. His life has even been referred to as the "…

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. AUTHOR BIO Russ Crawford is Professor of History at Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio. His latest book, Women’s American Football: Breaking Barriers On and Off the Field will be published by the University of Nebraska Press in November of 2…

The Official PFRA Podcast is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. HIGHLIGHTED SHOW 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…

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. NETWORK SPONSORS Row One - the vintage shop for sports history fans! EPISODE SUMMARY This week we head back to learn about the first-ever NFL playoff game. (This episode was originally aired in 2019). THE FOOTBALL HISTORY DUDE BACKGROUND The Fo…

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY This week's guest is Andy Billman, a former ESPN Producer. Andy has worked on many different film projects covering sports, and now he works on mostly sports history projects. We mostly get into some history about the Cleveland …

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. NETWORK SPONSORS Row One - the vintage shop for sports history fans! EPISODE SUMMARY George Bozeka stops by to share a little history of the Pro Football Researcher's Association and what to expect from the upcoming 2023 PFRA Convention in Pitt…

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY With the tragic news of Damar Hamlin's injury this week, I thought it best to play the upbeat interview of Mike Utley, a player that suffered a catastrophic injury in 1991. Mike exemplifies positivity, tenacity in life, and some…

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY Timothy J. Brown is the author of How Football Became Football and his newly released book, Hut! Hut! Hike!: A History of Pro Football Terminology. Tim is also the author over at his substack - footballarchaeology.com. This is a…

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY Timothy J. Brown is the author of How Football Became Football and his newly released book, Hut! Hut! Hike!: A History of Pro Football Terminology. Tim is also the author over at his substack - footballarchaeology.com. This is a…

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. NETWORK SPONSORS Row One - the vintage shop for sports history fans! EPISODE SUMMARY This week I talk to Jon Bozeka, co-host of the latest show on the Sports History Network - The Official PFRA Podcast. You saw that right. We're now hooked up w…

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. NETWORK SPONSORS Row One - the vintage shop for sports history fans! EPISODE SUMMARY Discussing NFL's All-Time Best Player's Lists (Offense, Part 3) THE FOOTBALL HISTORY DUDE BACKGROUND The Football History Dude is a show dedicated to teaching …

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY Discussing NFL's All-Time Best Player's Lists (Offense, Part 2) THE FOOTBALL HISTORY DUDE BACKGROUND The Football History Dude is a show dedicated to teaching NFL fans about the rich history of the game we all know and love. I’m…

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY Mark, Dave, and Arnie discuss various NFL Top 100 lists over the years as a celebration of the 100th episode of Yesterday's Sports. This episode covers offense. THE FOOTBALL HISTORY DUDE BACKGROUND The Football History Dude is a…

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 throu…

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. NETWORK SPONSORS Row One - the vintage shop for sports history fans! EPISODE SUMMARY Mark, Dave, and Arnie discuss various NFL Top 100 lists over the years as a celebration of the 100th episode of Yesterday's Sports. This is Part 2. THE FOOTBAL…

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY Most NFL football games played almost 100 years ago, where two teams with losing records opposed against each other would all but be forgotten by our current generation. Especially when no one famous made a debut or set some kin…

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY Mark, Dave, and Arnie discuss NFL top 100 lists over the years as a celebration for the 100th episode of Yesterday's Sports. THE FOOTBALL HISTORY DUDE BACKGROUND The Football History Dude is a show dedicated to teaching NFL fans…

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. NETWORK SPONSORS Row One - the vintage shop for sports history fans! EPISODE SUMMARY Tyler Dunne stops by to talk about his recently released book - The Blood and Guts: How Tight Ends Saved Football. THE FOOTBALL HISTORY DUDE BACKGROUND The Foo…

When Football Is Football is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. HIGHLIGHTED SHOW - MINNESOTA SPORTS HISTORY SHOW 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, ti…

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY Mark Morthier, of Yesterday's Sports, reminisces about Super Bowl 13 with his longtime buddy (Dave Depoala). This is part 2. THE FOOTBALL HISTORY DUDE BACKGROUND The Football History Dude is a show dedicated to teaching NFL fans…

When Football Is Football is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY Perhaps the best recollection, in my humble opinion, was a run that Trippi of the Chicago Cardinals made in the 1947 NFL championship game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Working on a frozen field at Chicago’s Comiskey Park, th…

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. NETWORK SPONSORS Row One - the vintage shop for sports history fans! EPISODE SUMMARY Mark Morthier, of Yesterday's Sports, reminisces about Super Bowl 13 with his longtime buddy (Dave Depoala). This is part 1. THE FOOTBALL HISTORY DUDE BACKGROU…

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. EPISODE SUMMARY Matt DiBiase shares some stories from his book - Lords of the Gridiron II: Pro Football's Greatest Coaches. THE FOOTBALL HISTORY DUDE BACKGROUND The Football History Dude is a show dedicated to teaching NFL fans about the rich h…

***This is an FHD Vault episode that was originally aired on September 8, 2021. With the current state of concussions in the NFL, I thought it a good time to replay it.*** The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. NETWORK SPONSORS Row One - the vintage shop for sports history fans! EPI…

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. NETWORK SPONSORS Row One - the vintage shop for sports history fans! BOOK / GUEST INFORMATION RISE OF THE BLACK QUARTERBACK: What It Means for America The starting quarterback in football is nearly always “the face of the game,” at any level. I…

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. NETWORK SPONSORS Row One - the vintage shop for sports history fans! EPISODE SUMMARY This episode releases a few days after the Lions beat the Washington Commander and we're all looking at a ray of hope for the organization. Something we as Det…

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. FOOTBALL HISTORY DUDE MERCHANDISE ON SHOP SPORTS HISTORY STORE NETWORK SPONSORS Row One - the vintage shop for sports history fans! EPISODE SUMMARY This is an FHD Vault episode from 2020, celebrating the NFL's 100th birthday. I was able to gath…

The Playbook is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. NETWORK SPONSORS Row One - the vintage shop for sports history fans! HIGHLIGHTED SHOW 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 Gridir…

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. GET YOUR OFFICIAL FOOTBALL HISTORY DUDE MERCHANDISE AT THE SHOP SPORTS HISTORY STORE NETWORK SPONSORS Row One - the vintage shop for sports history fans! EPISODE SUMMARY This week I talk to Jeremy Swick a.k.a. "The Average Historian." As we run…

Marty's Illegal Stick is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. NETWORK SPONSORS Row One - the vintage shop for sports history fans! HIGHLIGHTED SHOW 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”…

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. GET YOUR FOOTBALL HISTORY DUDE MERCHANDISE AT SHOP SPORTS HISTORY NETWORK SPONSORS Row One - the vintage shop for sports history fans! EPISODE SUMMARY This FHD Vault episode originally aired on September 11, 2019, as a tribute episode to the 9/…

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. NETWORK SPONSORS Row One - the vintage shop for sports history fans! EPISODE SUMMARY This episode is a crossover event with Yesterday's Sports. Mark Morthier and Dave Depoala reminisce about Super Bowl 10. This is part 3 of a 3-part series. THE…

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. NETWORK SPONSORS Row One - the vintage shop for sports history fans! EPISODE SUMMARY This episode is a crossover event with Yesterday's Sports. Mark Morthier and Dave Depoala reminisce about Super Bowl 10. This is part 2 of a 3-part series. THE…

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. NETWORK SPONSORS Row One - the vintage shop for sports history fans! EPISODE SUMMARY This episode is a crossover event with Yesterday's Sports. Mark Morthier and Dave Depoala reminisce about Super Bowl 10. This is part 1 of a 3-part series. THE…

Sports Film Pitch is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. NETWORK SPONSORS Row One - the vintage shop for sports history fans! HIGHLIGHTED SHOW 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 tha…

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. NETWORK SPONSORS Row One - the vintage shop for sports history fans! EPISODE SUMMARY This week I spoke with Michael Mertes about a project he started to celebrate the NFL's 100th season, called "The Quarterback Project." He started the project …

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. NETWORK SPONSORS Row One - the vintage shop for sports history fans! EPISODE SUMMARY Last week we had Chris Willis on to share some stories about his newest book (Bronko Nagurski: The Legendary Story of the NFL's Greatest Two-Way Fullback) and …

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. NETWORK SPONSORS Row One - the vintage shop for sports history fans! EPISODE SUMMARY Last week we had Chris Willis on to share some stories about his newest book (Bronko Nagurski: The Legendary Story of the NFL's Greatest Two-Way Fullback) and …

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. NETWORK SPONSORS Row One - the vintage shop for sports history fans! EPISODE SUMMARY This week I talk to Chris Willis about his latest book, Bronko Nagurski: The Legendary Story of the Greatest Two-Way Fullback. Bronko Nagurski is one of the na…

****This is an FHD Vault episode that was originally aired on April 22, 2020 back on episode 113*** The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. NETWORK SPONSORS Row One - the vintage shop for sports history fans! EPISODE SUMMARY This is an interview I had with future Hall of Famer, Coach…