The Sports Experience Podcast with Chris Quinn and Dominic DiTolla

Episode 227 of “The Sports Experience Podcast” is here & we’re finishing our series of episodes on professional wrestlers who enjoyed success in other amateur & professional sports.

In this episode we’re discussing Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Before he reached superstardom as a professional wrestler, Johnson was a top high school football recruit as a Defensive Lineman.

Unfortunately, Johnson never realized his potential as he played sparingly at the University of Miami (FL) during the early 1990s.

With his football dreams dashed, Johnson entered the family business & eventually became one of the biggest stars of the “Attitude Era” in the WWF/WWE during the late 1990s/early 2000s.

Due to his charismatic nature, “The Rock” left his championship career behind to pursue acting & has been one of Hollywood’s most marketable stars of the last two decades!

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Episode 226 of “The Sports Experience Podcast” is here & we’re continuing our series of episodes on professional wrestlers who enjoyed success in other amateur & professional sports.

Today we’re discussing Randy “Macho Man” Savage. Born into a professional wrestling family, Savage was an incredible athlete. Eventually settling on baseball, Savage rose through the minors until injuries derailed what could’ve been a terrific career in MLB.

“Macho Man” eventually joined the family business & during the 1980s and 1990s was one of the most marketable stars of the WWF & WCW. Overall, “Macho Man” was a 2x Champion in WWF & 4x Champion in WCW.

Known for his trademark outfits, catch phrase & incredible athletic and acting abilities, Savage cemented himself as a legend & was posthumously inducted into the HOF after his death.

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Episode 225 of “The Sports Experience Podcast” is here & we’re continuing our series of episodes on professional wrestlers who enjoyed success in other amateur & professional sports.

In this episode we’re discussing Brock Lesnar. A Heavyweight Champion at the NJCAA & NCAA levels, Lesnar parlayed his collegiate success on the mat into a terrific early career in the WWF/WWE. Lesnar won a title in 2002 before he almost successfully made the Minnesota Vikings’ roster as a Defensive Lineman in 2004. By 2007, Lesnar joined the UFC & eventually won the UFC Heavyweight Championship during his successful yet injury-plagued career. Eventually, Lesnar returned to the WWE & remains one of their most popular wrestlers.

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Episode 224 of “The Sports Experience Podcast” is here & we’re continuing our series of episodes on professional wrestlers who enjoyed success in other amateur & professional sports.

Today we’re discussing Bill Goldberg. A solid Defensive Tackle at the University of Georgia, Goldberg was selected in the 11th Round of the 1991 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams. Sadly, his NFL career never took off due to a series of devastating injuries.

Although his pro football dreams were dashed, Goldberg found immediate success in the WCW during the mid-late 1990s.

Using his patented “spear” move, Goldberg became the WCW’s biggest & most marketable star due to a long winning streak.

Goldberg later joined the WWE & is now enshrined in the WWE HOF!!!

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Episode 223 of “The Sports Experience Podcast” is here & we’re beginning our series of episodes on professional wrestlers who enjoyed success in other amateur & professional sports.

Today we’re discussing Kurt Angle. A 2x NCAA Champion in the Heavyweight Division, Angle remains only one of four people to win the Junior Nationals, NCAA, World Championships & an Olympic Gold Medal. The last of which he won with an injured neck at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Angle made a seamless transition from amateur wrestling to professional wrestling shortly after his amateur career ended & was a star in WWF/WWE.

Angle was 4x Champion in WWE, a 6x TNA Champion & was inducted into the WWE HOF.

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Episode 222 of “The Sports Experience Podcast” is here & today we’re discussing Vinnie Jones.

Although many know Jones for his tough-guy roles in Guy Ritchie films, Jones enjoyed a professional soccer career before he started acting.

An enforcer & “hard man” on the pitch as a Midfielder, Jones was a part of the “Crazy Gang” Wimbledon team. In 1988 they even defeated Liverpool in the FA Cup Final.

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Episode 221 of “The Sports Experience Podcast” is here & we’re back on the hardwood talking about Tim Duncan.

A former swimmer, Duncan developed into the NCAA’s best basketball player by the end of his career at Wake Forest.

The #1 overall pick in the 1997 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs, Duncan was as good as advertised & won Rookie of the Year.

Over the course of his 19 seasons in the NBA, “The Big Fundamental” was a 5x NBA champion, a 3x NBA Finals MVP, a 2x NBA MVP and a 15x All-Star.

Arguably the greatest Power Forward to ever play in the NBA, Duncan recently cemented his legacy when he was inducted into the Basketball HOF.

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Episode 220 of “The Sports Experience Podcast” is here & we’re back on the gridiron discussing Mike Shanahan.

As a young hot-shot, Shanahan helped lead the Denver Broncos to multiple Super Bowls as an assistant in the late-1980s. Despite a horrendous first stint as an NFL Head Coach in Los Angeles in the immediate aftermath, Shanahan once again became an in-demand commodity as a Head Coach after a stint in the early 90s with Sam Francisco as their Offensive Coordinator.

During his 14 years as the Head Coach in Denver, Shanahan won the franchise’s first Super Bowl (first two, back-to-back) and solidified himself as one of the NFL’s most innovative offensive minds!

Although a later stint in Washington netted no titles, Shanahan won 170 regular season games & is responsible for developing some of the top coaching staff in talent in professional football.

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Episode 219 of “The Sports Experience Podcast” is here & we’re back on the gridiron discussing Warrick Dunn.

Although small in stature, Warrick Dunn played Running Back with the strength, skill & toughness of a player two to three times his size.

A National Champion at Florida State, Dunn enjoyed a fantastic career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Atlanta Falcons during the 1990s and 2000s.

Overall, the 1997 Offensive ROY rushed for 10,967 Yards & 49 TDs during 12 NFL seasons.

In addition to his three selections to the Pro Bowl, Dunn won the 2004 Walter Payton “Man of the Year” award for his numerous charitable efforts.

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Episode 218 of “The Sports Experience Podcast” is here & we’re back with some basketball action discussing Connie Hawkins.

A powerful, above the rim & high-flying Forward, Hawkins was making highlight reel plays years before the likes of Julius Erving & Michael Jordan.

Sadly, Hawkins’ amateur career & chances for a professional one in the NBA were wiped out when he was falsely & baselessly linked to the 1961 NCAA point shaving scandal.

After a stint with the Harlem Globetrotters, Hawkins proved his dominance in the ABA with the Pittsburgh Pipers. In Pittsburgh, he led his team to the first ABA Championship & won an ABA MVP!

Finally, by 1969 his lawsuit against the NBA was settled and he joined the newly formed Phoenix Suns. Although he started his NBA career much later than anticipated, Hawkins was a 4x All-Star, became one of Phoenix’s first marquee stars & was named to the Naismith Memorial HOF in 1992!

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