Sports History Network Football and politics are not two words often thought of as “on the same level” when discussing one or the other. However, this week’s guest (Jesse Berrett) shares how this has been the case throughout the years in his book Pigskin Nation: How the NFL Remade American Politics. In this episode we cover some of … Read more
We begin with Super Bowl I, or more correctly, the First AFL-NFL World Championship Game. That’s what its official name was. The logo for Super Bowl I you see in various places which says “First World Championship Game AFL vs. NFL” – that’s an anachronism. The only logo used in the actual Super Bowl was … Read more
My favorite time in pro football history was the 1970s. That was when I first discovered and fell in love with the sport. Everything about the game during the 1970s was new and exciting to me. I remember reading somewhere that the tight end position was the toughest position to play, next to the quarterback … Read more
This week’s episode of Hello Old Sports is all about sports in Tampa Bay! The Lightning are Stanley Cup Champions. The Rays were in the World Series. And the Bucs are being led by Tom Brady, the greatest quarterback in NFL History. With all of that going on, we thought this would be a good … Read more
When you were a kid did you ever pretend you were living some of the greatest sport’s moments of all time? This week’s guests, John Eisenberg, talks about just that. However, he took it to the next level. He would head inside to his typewriter and retell the story as if he were a beat … Read more