The Official Football Learning Academy Podcast

Today’s special guest is noted Chicago Bears historian Jack Silverstein. He is a Pro Football Hall of Fame analyst and the Chicago Bears historian for Windy City Gridiron. If you want to know about Chicago Bears history, Jack is your guy.

We will not have a pro football history nugget of the week as this entire episode is focused on pro football history.

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Music By:

Jeff Nixon, Safety for the Buffalo Bills from 1979-84.

Today’s special guest is Pro Football Hall of Famer John Hannah, who played with the New England Patriots from 1973 through 1985. Arguably the greatest offensive guard in NFL history, and some consider one of the greatest offensive linemen of all-time, John Hannah made two All-Decade teams (1970s and 1980s), earned trips to nine Pro Bowls, was inducted into the New England Patriots Hall of Fame, the College Football Hall of Fame, and the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

In this interview, John gave us a list of some of the toughest defensive players that he faced throughout his career. We discuss those players in the Pro Football History Nugget of the Week.

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Music By:

Jeff Nixon, Safety for the Buffalo Bills from 1979-84.

Today’s special guest is Marc Trestman. He has a long coaching career, starting with winning a national championship as an assistant coach with the University of Miami. After multiple stops as various position coaches and coordinators, Trestman earned his first head coaching job with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. While there, he won two Grey Cups. After a stint as head coach of the Chicago Bears and as offensive coordinator of the Baltimore Ravens, he became head coach of the Toronto Argonauts, winning another Grey Cup. He finished as head coach and general manager of the Tampa Bay Vipers of the XFL. He is currently an adjunct professor at the University of Miami’s School of Law.

In this episode, host Ken Crippen talks to Marc Trestman about translating leadership and culture from football to the corporate environment.

For our Pro Football History Nugget of the Week, we focus on head coaches who have won three or more major professional football championships.

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Music By:

Jeff Nixon, Safety for the Buffalo Bills from 1979-84.

Today’s special guest is Mike Hollis, kicker for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Buffalo Bills and New York Giants. Also, after 19-year hiatus, he came back to play a season for the Jacksonville Sharks of the National Arena League. He currently runs the ProForm Kicking Academy.

For the Pro Football History Nugget of the Week, we take a look at some of the great players that came out of the University of Idaho, Mike’s alma mater.

Mike's Website:

https://www.proformkicking.com/

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Music By:

Jeff Nixon, Safety for the Buffalo Bills from 1979-84.

Today's special guest is Lindenwood University's head football coach Jed Stugart. Prior to being at Lindenwood, Stugart coached in various capacities at the University of Northern Colorado, MidAmerica Nazarene University, University of Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV), and the University of Sioux Falls. He also had a country music career, which we discuss in this episode.

For the Pro Football History Nugget of the Week, we discuss the players from Azusa Pacific (Jed's alma mater) who made it into the NFL.

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Music By:

Jeff Nixon, Safety for the Buffalo Bills from 1979-84.

Michael Lombardi is a former NFL executive who has worked with some of the greats of the game, like Bill Walsh, Bill Belichick, and Al Davis. In this interview, we discuss his latest book Football Done Right and touch on his previous book Gridiron Genius. For the Pro Football History Nugget of the Week, we talk about Clark Shaughnessy, someone who should be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Football Done Right: Setting the Record Straight on the Coaches, Players, and History of the NFL:

https://www.amazon.com/Football-Done-Right-Setting-Straight/dp/0762479531/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1698498352&sr=1-1

Gridiron Genius: A Master Class in Winning Championships and Building Dynasties in the NFL

https://www.amazon.com/Gridiron-Genius-Championships-Building-Dynasties/dp/052557381X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

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EPISODE SUMMARY

Join us to learn about The Official Football Learning Academy Podcast by listening to this trailer episode.

THE OFFICIAL FOOTBALL LEARNING ACADEMY PODCAST BACKGROUND

Each week, the official Football Learning Academy podcast will take you deep into the history of this great game. Through interviews with players, coaches, or administrators in the NFL, as well as interviews with Pro Football Hall of Fame selectors, authors, and historians, you will learn about how the game evolved and important moments that shaped the sport into what it is today. You will also get first-hand accounts from the people who have made history in pro football.

HOST - KEN CRIPPEN BIO

Ken Crippen was in a leadership position within the Professional Football Researchers Association for 15 years and is now the founder and lead instructor at the Football Learning Academy. He has been researching and writing about pro football history for over 30 years and has been a sought-after interview for publications like the Wall Street Journal and Rolling Stone magazine, and a sought-after guest on podcasts and radio shows, namely The History Channel, ESPN Radio, and Fox Sports Radio.

He has written two books, been the managing editor of two other books, and a contributor to yet two more books. He has also written hundreds of articles on pro football history, has won the Dick Connor Writing Award for Feature Writing (which is now called the Lesley Visser Enterprise News/Features Award) from the Pro Football Writers of America, as well as the Professional Football Researchers Association’s Ralph Hay Award for lifetime achievement in pro football research.

Music By:

Jeff Nixon, Safety for the Buffalo Bills from 1979-82.

Host Ken Crippen sits down with former NFL player Steve Wright to talk about his time with the Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts, and Los Angeles Raiders in the NFL, as well as his time with the Oakland Invaders of the USFL. They also talk about his new book, his time on the reality show Survivor and other activities that he has been doing since he retired from football. For the Pro Football History Nugget of the Week, we talk about the Oakland Invaders of the USFL.

Purchase Steve's Book: Aggressively Human - Discovering Humanity in the NFL, Reality TV, and Life:

https://www.amazon.com/Aggressively-Human-Discovering-Humanity-Reality/dp/B0CGKH3JMX/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1697495154&sr=1-1

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Music By:

Jeff Nixon, Safety for the Buffalo Bills from 1979-84.

Back in 2013, host Ken Crippen interviewed "Mr. Falcon" Tommy Nobis. This is the audio from that interview. We discuss his college and pro careers and his life after football.

For the Pro Football History Nugget of the Week, we focus on the linebackers selected to the NFL's All-Decade Team of the 1960s.

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Music By:

Jeff Nixon, Safety for the Buffalo Bills from 1979-84.

Host Ken Crippen sits down with former NFL Player Marques Ogden, who played for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, and Tennessee Titans. We talk about his football career, what he has been doing after he retired from football, and his thoughts on coaching and leadership.

For the Pro Football History Nugget of the Week, we talk about the World League of American Football and the Scottish Claymores, the team that Marques played for in 2004.

Marques' Websites:

https://marquesogden.com/

https://marques360.com/

Football Learning Academy Website:

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Music By:

Jeff Nixon, Safety for the Buffalo Bills from 1979-84.

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