Sports History Network June 23, 1922 – The British Open Men’s Golf tournament at the Royal St George’s Golf Club wrapped up. Walter Hagen became the first American-born winner of the Open Championship. It was not an easy victory for Hagen to say the least. Walter’s overall 3-day score of 300 ended up 1 stroke ahead of runners-up were … Read more
In 1993, team owner Carl Haas both surprised and shocked the Indy Car world by importing the reigning Formula One champion, Nigel Mansell, to join the Newman-Haas organization. It was a bold and unprecedented move, but how would the existing crew react to working for a world-famous driver who literally had no experience on oval … Read more
Dan Carlin is the host of Hardcore History, one of the most popular podcasts out there. His show was one of the inspirations for me to start my podcast in the history space, and I must admit, I emulated his show format in the beginning. When I reached out for an interview with Dan Carlin, … Read more
June 22, 1981 – There are legendary moments in sports history captured on video and then there are iconic ones that are played so much that they are forever embedded into the human brain. It happened this day at the Wimbledon where American tennis star John McEnroe set the prim and proper English tourney on its … Read more
Today we have Super Bowl XXXVII, which was held on January 26, 2003, in the final Super Bowl in San Diego, at Qualcomm Stadium, between the four-time AFC champion Oakland Raiders and the first-time NFC champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers. As always, we have a pop quiz, and then homework at the end of the episode. … Read more