S1 E8--Lew Ford

Down Trails of Victory

Batter up!!!

Lew Ford, Port Neches-Groves baseball legend, talks with Brad and his father Buck about...

• growing up in Port Neches, and playing Little League ball for the Yankees;
• his years at Port Neches Middle School;
• playing football and baseball at Port Neches-Groves High School;
• his amazing five-year journey from not being recruited out of high school to being drafted and signed by the Boston Red Sox;
• his baseball stops along the way, including the Nederland Babe Ruth League, Texas A&M, Seminole Jr. College, Lee Jr. College, McNeese University, and his All American NAIA Hall of Fame career at Dallas Baptist;
• his first short season of pro ball at Lowell, Massachusetts;
• and other topics!

The podcast brings up a wide range of names from Southeast Texas, including Coach Lewis Ford, Shelby Ford, Ben Jeffrey, Jon Deckert, Brandon Deckert, Mark Gassen, Chris Myers, Jerry Hanlon, Bob Straface, Phil Vergara, Stephen Jackson, Tim Owen, Jake Burnett, Doug Recio, David Bonura, Todd Judice, Jon Barnett, Collin Cobb, Brandon Resendez, Josh Davis, Drek Guidry, Eddie Byrd, Mitch Bynum, Martin Alston, Jay Musser, Eric Cammack, Matt Bryant, Jon Patterson, Ben Weber, Jim Gilligan, Jacob Walton, and more! Other well-known names included in the podcast are Texas A&M and Sam Houston coach Mark Johnson, Seminole Junior College coach Lloyd Simmons, Dallas Baptist coach Jim Harp, former McNeese and current Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco, and players Juan Pierre, Marcos Quinones, Ben Sheets, J J Trujillo, Freddy Sanchez, Cameron White,...and more!!

This is an incredible and inspiring story of perseverance and never giving up on your dream.

"This podcast captures the story that I want Lew's kids, and grandkids, to know about him."--Dr. Jon Buck Ford

Grab you some peanuts and cracker jacks. It's a walk-off grand slam!!

Right here on Down Trails of Victory podcast!