Chasing Hardware

Hometown hero Kent Hrbek is the ultimate Minnesota guy. He could see the lights of the old Metropolitan Stadium from his bedroom window, and he spent his entire 14-year career with the Twins, winning two World Series titles. He even went duck hunting the morning of Game 7 in '87! Great stories from an icon.

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Hockey icon Brad Park tells some great stories from his Hall of Fame career in New York, Boston, and Detroit, as well as sharing really interesting insights from the 72 Summit Series classic between Canada the Soviet Union.

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Hall of Famer Andre Dawson went to 8 All Star games, won 8 Gold Gloves, 4 Silver Sluggers, and a National League MVP. Great stories about Gary Carter, Tony Perez, Pete Rose, Spaceman Lee, Ryne Sandberg, Popeye Zimmer, Mitch Williams, Roger Clemens, Larry Doby, Duke Snider, Greg Maddux, and Bruce Sutter...the toughest pitcher he ever faced.

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Will Perdue won 4 NBA titles; 3 in Chicago with the Michael Jordan-led Bulls and then another in San Antonio, helping give Gregg Popovich his first championship. Terrific stories from the former SEC Athlete of the Year.

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No player scored more points in the 1980's than Alex English. The Hall of Famer went to 8 All-Star games in an era defined by amazing talent at the small forward position. Give a listen for some terrific stories on the NBA of the 70s and 80s as the league went from finals being played on tape delay to being the global phenomenon it is today.

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From junior college ball in Napa to the Rose Bowl with UCLA and ultimately a Super Bowl title with the Rams, HOF coach Dick Vermeil tells some great stories about the legends he coached, as well as the legends he coached for, with, and against. Terrific memories from an icon.

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Baseball Hall of Famer Pat Gillick is one of only 3 General Managers in history to win World Series titles with multiple franchises (Toronto in 92 & 93, Philadelphia in 08). He is also one of only 5 GM's enshrined in the HOF. In all, he led 4 different franchises to League Championship series (Baltimore and Seattle also). Fascinating to hear his stories as he discusses each of those unique situations (from expansion slow-builds to 'win-now' mentalities), and what it took to build winners.

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Michael Cooper forged a Hall of Fame career w/ Los Angeles because he embraced his role. Jerry West told him as a rookie, "there are not enough balls to go around to shoot...I need you as a defender." And as Coop said, "I put the suit on, and it fit extremely well." It sure did. 8X he was NBA All Defensive team, and he won 5 rings playing for the Showtime Lakers.

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Broncos legend Rick Upchurch was such a dominant returns specialist for so long that he was named to the NFL's All-Decade team for both the 70's and the 80's, one of only 29 men so honored in 100+ years of pro football. Great stories about his record-setting career in Denver, as well as emulating Gale Sayers as a kid and his terrific collegiate years in Minnesota.

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At Maggie Walker HS in Richmond, VA, Bob Dandridge followed in the footsteps of Arthur Ashe and Willie Lanier. Amazingly, all 3 would end up in their respective sports' Halls of Fame. In the NBA he paired w/ Kareem Abdul Jabbar (then Lew Alcindor) and Oscar Robertson to win an improbable title for the third year Bucks, and then he returned to the East Coast to win a title with Washington, completing a daunting front line of himself, Elvin Hayes, and Wes Unseld. Terrific stories from the man they called the Greyhound.

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