Ironhorse Podcast

One of the most prolific scorers in the country, and Missouri State signee Isaac Haney joins Brandon Carr and David Walker to talk about putting in the work as he realized his dream of signing to play Division 1 basketball. 

Hear about the unrelenting work ethic and training schedule behind the numbers of one of Missouri’s all-time greats. Isaac finished his career as the 4th all-time leading scorer in the Show Me State with 3,143 points, including twelve 40 point games, a career high of 48, and a 26 ppg career scoring average. Behind the numbers, you’ll find a winner who won two state titles with a career record of 114-12 as a 4x All-Stater and 2x Missouri Player of the Year. Isaac’s mentality and perspective are both wise beyond his years, and all young athletes could benefit greatly from this conversation. 

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Denver Broncos Assistant Coach Chris Cook joined the show to talk about football and fatherhood. In this episode you’ll hear how coaching and parenting can be intertwined as many athletes are looking for more from their coaches than X’s and O’s. 

Coach Cook played at UT-Chattanooga  before his career in The Arena League. He then worked in child development before getting into coaching college football and now in the NFL. He’s also a husband, father and a man of faith, and this episode brings football and fatherhood together. 

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WWE Hall of Famer Diamond Dallas Page joins NFL veteran Brandon Carr and David Walker to talk about what it means to be relentless! If you think this conversation is going to be all about wrestling, think again! His documentary Relentless is available on Prime Video, and we talk about the idea of being “Relentless” and how this can impact athletes, coaches and parents alike... so throw up the Diamond Cutter sign and hit the download as DDP tells all about overcoming obstacles, having a relentless mentality, and how you can join thousands of people around the world who are experiencing life transformation by taking care of their body with DDPYOGA! 

DDP talks with the guys about:
*growing up in a broken home
*surviving being hit by a car as a kid
*breaking his back in the ring
*Returning within a year to become a 3x World Champion
*Overcoming dyslexia 
*Reinventing himself professionally with DDP Yoga, which he has built into a multi million dollar company.
* How DDPY is changing lives around the world!
*He explains the backstory of how he made history by teaming with NBA Legend Karl Malone against Hulk Hogan and Dennis Rodman. 

In the #AskIronhorse segment: 
*His most memorable moments in the ring
*Origins of the Diamond Cutter sign 
*His dream opponent and more!

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On the heels of March Madness, where Oral Roberts made a Sweet 16 run as a 15 seed, ORU Assistant Men's Basketball Coach Sam Patterson joins Brandon Carr and David Walker for a conversation on what it looks like to take the narrow road. 
* The narrow road to getting to coach at the college level.
* What prepared ORU for a Sweet 16 run as a 15 seed?
* What separates the good from the great?
* Differences between coaching at Baylor and ORU
* Biggest Misconceptions of a Mid-Major
* Why culture is so important to winning
* How the Narrow Road of Matthew 7:13-14 applies to life and sports 
* And much more!

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Division 2 basketball powerhouse Southwestern Oklahoma State University has a championship culture and the results speak for themselves. 
Head Coach Kelsi Musick and Assistant Coach Cophie Anderson join David Walker to discuss why intentionally creating a winning culture led them all the way to the 2019 National Championship game. After winning 3 games in their first season in Weatherford, Oklahoma to 20
Wins and a conference title in year 3, they have now been to 6 of the last 9 NCAA tournaments, including 4 straight and a 2021 Sweet 16 appearance. 

Coach Musick is a former 4 year starting PG at Cameron University and a former Fresno State assistant coach.  Coach Anderson played her career at Fresno State before joining Coach Musick at SWOSU. They also share their unique perspective on the differences between D1 & D2.

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As an Oklahoma Sooners’ Walk-On, John Flynn earned a scholarship from Bob Stoops before joining the Oklahoma coaching staff as an offensive assistant.  After working under Bob Stoops, he’d go onto become the Offensive Line Coach at South Dakota State.  Today he is working in corporate America alongside co-host David Walker. These former Sooner teammates talk about how their work ethic and mentality as players and college coaches as transferred into success in the business world. Hear about how the lessons learned through sports have a lifelong effect for our athletes, and why hard work will never go out of style.

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Far too many athletes allow their circle of friends to negatively influence their decisions, which can have major ramifications on the rest of their lives. In this episode, host David Walker is joined by longtime friends and classmates Jarrod Bowley, Liz Day and Preston Teeples for a round table conversation about the benefits of surrounding yourself with good company. 

*How sports brought them together
*Tales from growing up in The Fort
*Power of having parents who invested in their peers.
*How real life moments have bonded them for nearly 3 decades.
*What they want for their kids in athletics & in life
*The lifelong value that can be attained by intentionally investing in your teammates.
*And much more

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NFL veterans Luke McCown and Kenyatta Wright combined to play 20 seasons in the league, and they return to the show to join David Walker for a conversation on the unification of church and sports. As fathers, husbands and leaders in the sports world, they discuss the following:

*How our athletes can maintain their commitment to their teams and still be connected to their church.
*Benefits on an athlete’s identity by being a part of a community that knows them as individuals first and athletes second.
*Value of keeping the main thing the main thing
*Ways that spiritual discipline compliments physical discipline.
*Lessons they have learned as fathers 
*The challenges of making faith a priority and much more  

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5x State Champion and Oklahoma Coaching Hall of Famer Jerry Walker joins the show to talk about building a championship tradition. Following a college basketball career at Oklahoma Christian University, he became a 3rd Generation coach and built a dynasty at his alma mater, Fort Gibson High School. He led FTG to 5 state titles, 3 in basketball and two in softball, while coaching in a total of 11 state championship games. From 2011-2014 his Lady Tiger teams went 115-4 with 3 state titles and a state runner-up. 

Coach Walker is also the father of co-host David Walker & he joins his son in this episode to talk about building a championship tradition on and off the court. As he celebrates a 40th  wedding anniversary in June, this father of 4 and grandfather of 10 reveals how coaching and winning at the highest level can, and should, be a family affair. 

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Former Tennessee State Head Coach Jessica Kern Huff joins Brandon Carr and David Walker for a conversation on intentionally developing and raising up our young athletes to be leaders in their homes and throughout their lives beyond the game. She also talks about stepping away from coaching college basketball to support her husband Charles as he recently became the first black head football coach at Marshall. Jessica played professional basketball in Europe for 7 years following a career as a Heptathlete at Penn State and she explains what she feels sports gives our children, what she wants for her son in life and in sports, and why she feels it's so important to develop our boys into strong men. 

You'll also learn about the Jessica Kern Foundation, her faith in Jesus, and why serving others is so important. 

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