Distant Replay

The 1973 Kentucky Derby featured not only the most famous thoroughbred racing horse of all time in Secretariat, but a worthy field that featured the likes of Sham and Angle Light - both of whom beat the superhorse just two weeks before in the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct Racetrack in New York.

The horse racing world watched to see if Secretariat, the 1972 Horse of the Year, could live up to the lofty expectations bestowed upon him. Secretariat was ridden by jockey Ron Turcotte, trained by Lucien Lauren and owned by a syndicate headlined by Penny Chenery of Meadow Farm, this same trio also brought along Riva Ridge who had won the Derby and Belmont Stakes the year prior. In this episode we went back and watched the original CBS broadcast and discussed:

• The lead up to the race for Secretariat
• Jack Whitaker being a bad ass
• The cast of characters that led the broadcast
• Mike's Laffit Pincay bobblehead
• The Sham/Secretariat rivalry
• The new Kentucky Derby record set by Secretariat
• Has the broadcast of the race changed much in 50 years?
• Sham losing two teeth
• much more...

If you want to watch the CBS broadcast as it aired in 1973, check out the videos on our website here: https://distantreplaypodcast.com/ep-74-the-1973-kentucky-derby/

John Elway and Dan Marino would become two of the faces of the NFL for 15 years after being selected in the 1983 NFL Draft. Other than both having rocket right arms in common, they both had the same agent in attorney Marvin Demoff.

The ESPN 30 for 30 documentary Elway to Marino chronicles the events leading up to and the day of the '83 draft which largely centered around the two future Hall of Fame signal callers along with a plethora of other storylines, which is why many consider it to be the best in the league's history. In this episode we discuss: - The Baltimore Colts vs. the Elway's - Virtually every team wanting to get their hands on Elway - Marino and Elway's path to the '83 draft - Ernie Accorsi vs. Robert Irsay - Dan Marino's reaction to Tony Eason, Todd Blackledge, and Ken O'Brien being selected over him - The Jets being the Jets - Did the league screw over Al Davis and the Raiders from trading up for Elway? - The Broncos quiet confidence that they would land Elway - much more... For more, visit us online at http://distantreplaypodcast.com

On this episode of the pod, we move to the trial of Daniel Green, who has been arrested for the murder of James R Jordan Sr. Green, along with Larry Demery, were allegedly involved in the death of Michael Jordan's dad but the two friends had conflicting stories.

We'll go through the trial and tell you what the prosecution believes happened that night along with what the defense argued. Plus, there was a huge misstep in the trial that nearly changed the outcome.

If you haven't heard part one about that tragic night in 1993, check it out on our feed.

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The 2004 NFL Draft is most known for the quarterback drama that played out at the top of the draft with Eli Manning, Philip Rivers, and Ben Roethlisberger. It was a crazy lead up to that draft with the Manning family saying they wouldn't play for the San Diego Chargers.

If you are like us, you might have forgetten the details on how things played out 17 years ago on draft day. Do you remember how big of a surprise it was to just about everyone that Rivers ended up going to Giants at 4th overall?

Today we go back to that day in 2004 and get a behind-the-scenes look from an NFL Films documentary.

Let's go back and fill in those gaps on today's episode.

Along the way, we discuss:

• Eli Manning and Archie Manning manipulating their way out of playing for the Chargers
• The interaction between Giants GM Ernie Accorsi and Chargers GM AJ Smith that made the trade happen
• Ben Roethlisberger's agent Leigh Steinberg's role and behind the scenes look at him prepping his client
• Big Ben being a bit dramatic
• Philip Rivers just happy to be involved having no clue what was going on as it played put
• Plus we redraft the top 10! There were a lot of other quality players in this draft and some even went undrafted
• Leigh Steinberg's reaction to Roethlisberger falling.
• Where each of the quarterbacks sit on the all-time list.

We'll hit these things and more on the show.

If you'd like to go back and watch this documentary as well, we have it listed on our website here: https://distantreplaypodcast.com/ep-73-the-2004-nfl-draft-eli-to-the-giants/

The long-awaited conclusion to Last Chance U and the East LA College basketball season is finally here.

We find out how the team's season finished and what impact COVID had on the playoffs and the team.

Plus, we'll update you on where guys like Joe Hampton, KJ Allen, DeShaun Highler, and Malik Muhammad ended up.

It's been a great run on Netflix and today we wrap it all up.

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The penultimate episode of the popular Netflix docuseries is here and we're talking about what we saw on episode 7 of Last Chance U.

We learn about Coach Hunter and his role on the team, see another practice blow-up from Joe Hampton, and start the playoff game against Allan Hancock.

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When Michael Jordan's father went missing in August of 1993, it became one of the lead news stories nationally. The body of James R. Jordan Sr. was ultimately found and his death was eventually prosecuted, which shocked the country and changed the course of Michael's career.

On this True Crime edition of the podcast, we'll take you through the details of that case and what authorities believe happened on that night nearly 30 years ago.

This is part 1 of a multi-part series on Jordan's murder as we take you all the way up to the trial.

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Most sports fans are at least aware of the 'The Rumble in the Jungle.' The epic heavyweight fight between George Foreman and Muhammad Ali took place in Kinshasa, Zaire on October 30, 1974 and is widely considered to be one of the most iconic sporting the events the world has ever seen.

The young Foreman was a 4-1 favorite over the cagey veteran Ali, and the fight that would ensue would be one of the more legendary bouts in boxing history. Another key aspect of the fight was that this was a great time in boxing history with Ali, Foreman and Joe Frazier all fighting each other in epic bouts. You might remember some of those like the 'Fight of the Century' Ali/Frazier 1 and of course the 'Thrilla in Manila' which would happen after this fight, and the 3rd installment of the Ali/Frazier trilogy. What also made this fight unique was the against-the-grain strategy Ali used to tactically beat Foreman. That strategy would become known as the rope-a-dope. Couple that with an amazing environment in 20th of May Stadium and you had one for the ages. In this episode we discuss:

• The heavyweight division in the 60s and 70s and the epic battles between Ali, Frazier, and Foreman.
• Don King arranging the fight with the help of dictators
• Libyan dictator Gaddafi's role in the bout
• The fight being delayed a month and the impact that had
• The record number of people that watched
• Announcing crew featuring Jim Brown
• Muhammad Ali's post fight interview with David Frost
• Complete Rumble in the Jungle fight breakdown
• Ali bomaye and the crowd being pro Ali

We'll talk all of that and much more as we relive a classic. This one is well worth your time if you've never seen it.

If you want to watch the full broadcast, you can see it here: https://distantreplaypodcast.com/ep-72-the-1974-rumble-in-the-jungle-ali-vs-foreman/

It's playoff time for John Mosley and East LA College on Last Chance U and we're here for it.

Today we're recapping episode 6 of the Netflix series and it's down to crunch time. ELAC earned the two-seed and has a matchup with Saddleback on the horizon, which is a team they have some history with.

Join us as we go back through this episode and talk about what we saw. Will this team make get a chance to win state or will COVID strike first?

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We're past the midway point of the Last Chance U series on Netflix featuring East LA College and episode 5 might be the best one yet.

What's so great about this episode isn't what happens on the court but what happens away from the gym at Colby Ranch. And it seems, at least in the immediate days following that field trip, that this was exactly what the team needed.

Join us as we recap the fifth episode in the series and share some of our favorite scenes and highlights.

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