Sports History Network
The Sports History Network was founded in May of 2020 to bring together podcasters and bloggers covering the history of sports. Our mission is to create the Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear by providing a “home field advantage” for our partners by helping them “fill their stadiums” with fans of their work.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 31 minutes
- Episodes
- 4153
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Jim Thorpe – “The Legend” – Part 2 (First President of the NFL)
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34: Kiki Cuyler-MLB
Kiki Cuyler was elected to the baseball Hall of Fame in 1968, but so few can recall his career – and what a career it was! Cuyler, whose birth name is Hazen Shirley Cuyler, made it to the big leagues…
Jim Thorpe – “The World’s Greatest Athlete” – Part 1 (Olympic Gold)
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Listener’s Favorite Football Moments – Part 2
This episode we fire up the DeLorean and head back for another round of listener's "my football moments". Each listener has a unique story to tell about their favorite football momen…
33: Lyman Bostock-MLB
Lyman Bostock was a Major League Baseball player on the rise. During the first 3 ½ years of his career with the Minnesota Twins and California Angels, Lyman hit .311 with a high of .336 in 1977. He h…
Don Hutson (Green Bay Packers) – NFL’s First True Wide Receiver
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George Halas (Chicago Bears) – Founder, Player, Owner, and Coach
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32: Ralph Guldahl-PGA
Ralph Guldahl joined the PGA TOUR in 1931, walked away from the game in 1934, rejoined the TOUR in 1935, and retired from the game for good in 1940. But in between, he was absolutely phenomenal. Duri…
Gridiron Greats The Podcast Episode #24
Beattie Feathers (Chicago Bears) – NFL’s First 1,000 Yard Rusher
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Bronko Nagurski (Chicago Bears) – The Monster of the Midway
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31: Giorgio Chinaglia-Soccer
One of the most flamboyant soccer players to ever play here in the U.S. was Giorgio Chinaglia. He was a star on a team filled with some of the world’s best, the New York Cosmos. He played with Pele, …
Listener’s Favorite Football Moments – Part 1
This is a special episode. We get to listen to the fans of The Football History Dude tell a story about their favorite football moment. There are 5 different stories that run the gamu…
Red Grange (Chicago Bears) – The Galloping Ghost
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30: Dolph Schayes-NBA
Dolph Schayes played in the NBA for 15 years, and when he retired he was the league’s all-time leading scorer and all-time leading rebounder. Yet, many basketball fans don’t recall Schayes at all, or…
Joe Carr (Columbus Panhandles) – The Father of Professional Football
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Ralph Hay – Founder of the NFL
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29: Gottfried von Cramm
The story of Gottfried von Cramm is truly remarkable. While most have probably never heard of him, von Cramm was once the No. 1 ranked tennis player in the world. A German, von Cramm played during th…
Gridiron Greats The Podcast Episode #23
Pudge Heffelfinger (Yale) – The First Professional Football Player
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EPISODE SUMMARY
Early NFL historians believed a 16-year-old quarterback named John Brollier, fr…