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Pro Football in the 1970s is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In 1976, the nation we call the United States of America was celebrating its 200th birthday. It was a grand celebration from sea to sign shining sea, for 365 days. It almost seemed appropriate that the New England Patriots would invest in the patriotic fervor of that time by having their best season so far in the decade of the 1970s. You could make an argument that the Patriots and not the Dallas Cowboys were the real America's team.

They naturally had red, white, and blue uniforms, their team played their home games in the region of the country where the American Revolution began, and for their logo, they had a continental soldier perched as a center ready to snap the football. What more could you ask for in the form of patriotism?.....

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PRO FOOTBALL IN THE 1970S BACKGROUND

Pro Football in the 1970s is a podcast dedicated to teaching fans about the history of the NFL during the 1970s, a time when the host (Joe Zagorski) grew up as a rabid fan of the game. Joe is also an author of multiple NFL books. See Joe's books below.

The NFL in the 1970s: Pro Football's Most Important Decade

The Year the Packers Came Back: The 1972 Resurgence

America's Trailblazing Middle Linebacker: The Story of NFL Hall of Famer Willie Lanier

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Marty's Illegal Stick with a brand-new season! In this episode, Scott and Mazzatti give their takes on which playoff teams from last season won't make it this season - and who will replace them! They also take a look at a few faces in new places and whether or not it will all work out!

Marty's Illegal Stick is available on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. Check out our teammate, The Central New York Hockey Report podcast for coverage of Central New York hockey (and some pretty cool guests as well)!

In this episode, we discuss the history of Pro Football in 1936. The Football History Rewind Series Part 79 goes through the highlights of the 1936 NFL season, including the first Draft, a rival league, big games, and the top players.

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Heading into this NFL season, a number of so-called football experts were predicting that the once lowly Detroit Lions were poised to be a legitimate power in the NFC. After all, they had been "Rebuilding since 1957" as so the slogan goes. But this year feels different for Lions' fans in and around Motown.

In this episide of Historically Speaking Sports, host Dana Auguster welcomes the co-host of the Podcast "This Week in the World of Pro Football" and longtime Lions fan and Michigan native Randy Snow to talk about both the "reserved hope" of the Lions fans and his recollection of his favorite and not -so-favorite memories of his Lions.

Later in the show, we will send a shout out the 1983 World Series, dubbed the I-95 Series and the new segment the Historically Speaking Matchups for Week 5 which incudes the rematch of the very first postseason meeting between the San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys.

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One Guy With a Mic Presents: Dingers and Dunks is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.

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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

1998 MLB Season- The year of the Dinger and bringing fans back to the ballpark. Today we go over the stats of the 1998 season and why it was such an intriguing year to watch baseball. How it saved the game.

NFL Week 5 picks and Must watch College Football this weekend.

ABOUT ONE GUY WITH A MIC PRESENTS: HISTORY OF DINGERS AND DUNKS

I am Chad Cain your host of One Guy with a Mic Presents: History of Dingers and Dunks. I am going to be bringing the history of baseball and basketball to life. For every one of you that doesn’t know anything about the history of baseball or basketball, this is your place to learn.

If you know some knowledge about baseball and basketball this is your place to know more. If you have more knowledge than others around you this is your safe space. I can always learn from each and every one of you as well.

Fantasy Football Origin Stories is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this 29th episode, Joe Bond rides shotgun in the DeLorean, to take us back in time and learn about his Fantasy Football Origin Story. We talk about many topics, including:

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ABOUT FANTASY 6 PACK

***From Fantasy 6 Pack website***

My name is Joe Bond, and first of all, I want to welcome you to Fantasy Six Pack. Now, let’s get to a little bit about myself and this site. I graduated from Virginia Tech, Go Hokies!, and after that went to work in the IT world. I now am a proud stay at home Dad with my two kids.

During my college days, in 2001 to be exact, I played in my first fantasy football league and quickly became addicted to it. I ended up finishing second in that league, which helped start the addiction. I can’t tell you how many leagues I have been in, but I can tell that I have won many of them and overall, I have been very successful in the ones I did not win.

Other than launching and writing for this site, I also contribute to the expert consensus rankings and other articles on FantasyPros.com, where I was the No. 3 ranked expert for in-season rankings in 2020, No. 5 ranked in-season football rankings in 2019, No. 5 ranked in 2014 for the Fantasy Football draft rankings. I was also the No.1 in-season for Quarterback rankings and Kickers in 2016, also No. 5 ranked for RB in 2019. For Baseball I have been ranked in the top 15 multiple times.

I co-host The Fantasy Six Pack Hour Podcast, Last Call Podcast and have been a guest on multiple radio shows/podcasts to discuss fantasy sports, including RotoExperts in the Morning, PitchCon, FatnasyPros Pod, GoingFor2 Pod . You can follow me on Twitter @F6P_Joe. Also, be sure to follow the site on Twitter at @FantasySixPack and follow our site on Facebook.

After college, a few of my friends that I played against regularly recognized that I was having continued success in our leagues, and started asking me for advice about their teams.

In late 2009, I was joking around with one of them that I should starting charging a fee for my services. He joked back saying, “Maybe you should start a blog”. Well, that idea blossomed in my head and I decided I enjoyed helping my friends out so much, why not use my addiction to fantasy sports to try and help anybody out there that wants it. So, in December 2009, Fantasy Six Pack was born, and the rest is history.

I’m guessing you get the Fantasy part of the name, so I will explain the “Six Pack” part.

The idea came from the first writer I recruited for the site, Garrick (you might ask who beat me in that first fantasy football league...well, it was Garrick), who said we should somehow combine fantasy sports and beer.

Since we weren't going to be writing about beer (although we'll bring it up from time to time), we had to spin it in a different direction. We came up with having the site discuss six different fantasy sports: Football, Baseball, Basketball, Hockey, NCAA, and NASCAR, making fantasysixpack.net a one-stop shop for pretty much all your fantasy sports needs, or at least we try. Since this time the site has stopped writing about some sports, such as NASCAR, but picked up more like DFS Golf and Premier League.

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Our special guest this week is former NFL offensive tackle Richmond Webb. In this interview, we talk about his football career and what he’s been doing since he retired from football. Find out what he enjoys doing to relax!

For the Pro Football History Nugget of the Week, we will talk about some of the best players to come out of Texas A&M, Richmond’s alma mater.

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Only 3% of NBA players end up in the Naismith Hall of Fame even once, and Lenny Wilkens made it in three separate categories. That is incredibly rare. Today we cover his story and go through his various contributions to the NBA that garnered Hall of Fame accolades.

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Yesterday's Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.

EPISODE SUMMARY

Most NFL fans are familiar with the SF 49ers' success during the 1980s and 1990s, but only some fans realize how close the 49ers came to playing in some Super Bowls in the early 1970s.

The franchise began in 1946 in the AAFC. They did pretty well in that league, finishing with a combined 39–15–2 record during its four-year existence. They played in the AAFC Championship in 1949 but lost to the Cleveland Browns.

But as an NFL team, they were average at best. Although they had ten winning seasons from 1950 to 1969, they never played in a Championship game.......

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YESTERDAY'S SPORTS BACKGROUND

Host Mark Morthier grew up in New Jersey just across the river from New York City during the 1970s, a great time for sports in the area. He relives great moments from this time and beyond, focusing on football, baseball, basketball, and boxing. You may even see a little Olympic Weightlifting in the mix, as Mark competed for eight years. See Mark's book below.

No Nonsense, Old School Weight Training: A Guide For People With Limited Time

Running Wild: (Growing Up In The 1970s)

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

EPISODE SUMMARY

Every so often, we encounter a football story that just screams to be shared. In this episode of “When Football Was Football” we’ll actually discuss a kicker who, believe it or not, boomed 100-yard punts in practice. Sometimes, there are true stories that just cannot be made up…

Such was the case of punter Harry Ghaul, whose startling back story includes the previously mentioned punting skills, but also a hall-of-fame collegiate football career at a major football university. That type of accomplishment is not necessarily unusual in pro football circles where only the best of the best from the college ranks makes it with the NFL big boys. However, the spectacular college career for Harry Ghaul began AFTER his professional time with the Cardinals.

Let’s begin this unique story of Mr. Ghaul who was born on June 4, 1921......

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WHEN FOOTBALL WAS FOOTBALL BACKGROUND

Each episode takes the listener back to the very early days of the National Football League. Author Joe Ziemba will share a forgotten or lost story from one of the NFL’s two oldest teams: The Bears and the Cardinals. Team championships, individual exploits, or long-buried items of interest from the earliest years of the NFL will be dusted off and resurrected for the listener. Not for the football faint-of-heart since these programs will document when the struggling Bears nearly went out of business or when Cardinals’ players earned $15 a game and were proud of it! It’s NFL history—with a twist!. See Joe's books below.

Cadets, Canons, and Legends: The Football History of Morgan Park Military Academy

When Football Was Football: The Chicago Cardinals and the Birth of the NFL

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