The Football Odyssey with Aron Harris

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A football history podcast that explores the past, present, and future of football through in-depth interviews with guests from all levels and backgrounds.... more

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December 16, 2022 The Last Season of Weeb Ewbank
Today's episode is a video analysis of Paul Zimmerman's 1974 book, The Last Season of Weeb Ewbank, a "life in the season" account of the 1973 New York Jets that was Weeb Ewbank's final year as the head coach of the organization that also serves a short biography on one of the most prolific yet under appreciated coaches in pro football history.
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November 09, 2022 Michael Oriard - The End of Autumn, King Football & Brand NFL
Michael Oriard is a former professional football player, a retired professor at Oregon State University and the author of numerous books that analyzes the cultural relevance of football in America, including The End of Autumn: Reflections On My Life In Football, King Football and Brand NFL: Making and Selling America's Favorite Sport. Today, Michael joins Aron to discuss a wide variety of subjects that Michael has explored in his books, including his odyssey within the game at every level, how football is portrayed in various forms of media, the economic and cultural impact that will be brought about from changes within the NFL and NCAA, the future of football, and much more.
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1h 8min
October 05, 2022 Alvin Roy: Football's First Strength Coach
Alvin Roy was a fitness pioneer who introduced weight training into the game of football, debunking the long held myth that weight training impeded a player's speed and flexibility. His impact was felt at the high school, college and pro ranks, and his contributions are felt today more than ever before.
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15min
August 29, 2022 Bob Cowser Jr. - Dream Season: A Professor Joins America's Oldest Semi-Pro Football Team
Bob Cowser Jr. is an author and English professor at St. Lawrence University. In 2001, Bob embarked on a writing project in which he embedded himself as a player on the Watertown Red and Black football team, the oldest gridiron semi pro team in the United States. In 2004, Bob published his first book about his experiences playing on the Red and Black, titled Dream Season: A Professor Joins America's Oldest Semi-Pro Football Team. Today, Bob sits down with Aron and looks back on that experience from 20 years ago, including what motivated him to want to play for the team to write this book, analyzing football from an academic standpoint, Bob's observation about semi pro ball and those who play it, and much more.

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1h 6min
August 19, 2022 Kevin Bryant - Spies on the Sidelines: The High Stakes World of NFL Espionage
Kevin Bryant is an Army veteran with over twenty years of experience safeguarding and gathering information for the Department of Defense, including thirteen years as a Special Agent during which he conducted national security investigations and instructed federal agents in training. His book, Spies on the Sidelines: The High-Stakes World of NFL Espionage details the collection techniques that NFL teams utilize to gather information on their opponents in order to gain a game-day advantage, as well as the countermeasures used to defend against these. The book spans the entire history of the league and contains anecdotes from every NFL team. Topics include spying on practices, stealing paperwork and signals, debriefing personnel that switch teams, listening devices, headset tampering, elicitation, Spygate, Deflategate, and so much more.
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1h 22min
August 03, 2022 Parke H. Davis - The Grandfather of Football Statistics
Parke Hill Davis is widely regarded as the first football historian who chronicled the rich history of the early autumn athletes of gridiron football, earning the nickname "The Grandfather of Football Statistics." Here is a short biography of his career.
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Produced by Aron Harris
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June 29, 2022 The History of the Line of Scrimmage
Today's episode is an audio version of a new Football Odyssey documentary about the history of the line of scrimmage, the most important rule in gridiron football. If you'd like to watch the video, here is the link to the video below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUwEu0uhizw&t=2s
If you enjoyed listening to this episode, click the link below to browse more option at The Football Odyssey YouTube Channel, including interviews and curated playlist of football games and documentaries.
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12min
June 10, 2022 Brett Forrest - Long Bomb: How the XFL Became TV's Biggest Fiasco
Brett Forrest is an author and writer for the Wall Street Journal. Today, Brett joins Aron to discuss his 2002 book Long Bomb: How the XFL Became TV's Biggest Fiasco, in which Brett chronicled the lone 2001 season of the catastrophic XFL through the eyes of the Las Vegas Outlaws and how XFL founders/partners Vince McMahon and NBC's Dick Ebersol failed to capitalize on a prime opportunity.
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1h 6min
May 27, 2022 MEMORIAL DAY SPECIAL - Original Broadcast of the 1946 Army vs. Notre Dame "Game of the Century"
Today's episode is a special Memorial Day presentation: the original broadcast of the 1946 Army vs. Notre Dame contest that became of one the first games to be labeled the "Game of the Century" that featured four eventual Heisman Trophy Award winners and numerous World War II veterans battling it out in front of 70,000 spectators at Yankee Stadium.
Happy Memorial Day everyone, and thanks to all those who served.
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2h 14min
May 13, 2022 Ken Crippen - Writing About Football History, the Original Buffalo Bills of the AAFC, & the Football Learning Academy
Ken Crippen is a football historian and author. Ken recently launched the Football Learning Academy, a website that contains online courses and videos on football history and the impact that the game has had on society. Ken and Aron discuss his new venture, as well as his background as a football writer, his work on the All America Football Conference and the original Buffalo Bills franchise that was a part of the AAFC.

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FAQs about The Football Odyssey with Aron Harris:

How many episodes does The Football Odyssey with Aron Harris have?

The podcast currently has 72 episodes available.