Olden Time Sports Stories by the Sportsball Nerd

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History is full of remarkable sports stories. And fans love the stories they know. The ones they grew up witnessing or hearing. But what about the stories that are getting too old for someone to have grown up on those stories. Too old to be retold as a fond memory. This is a place where some of those stories will get told so that none are forgotten. (Please excuse audio and pacing issues in the first few episodes, hopefully there is a noticeable improvement to follow)

Episodes

  1. 04/05/2024

    The Mother of Basketball: Senda Berenson and the Origin of the Women’s Game

    Women have been playing basketball since the beginning days of the game. In 1892, when the original rules were first printed, women started playing too. This is the story of the women who made the game their own.

    The Mother of Basketball: Senda Berenson and the Origin of the Women’s Game

  2. 02/14/2024

    The Legend of the Gridiron’s Flying Dutchman

    Dutch Clark was a Detroit Lions legend! Led the Lions to the 1935 NFL Championship. The following season led them to a team rushing yards record. An overall record that stood until the undefeated Dolphins ran for more and their per game record still stands. And he was one of the last player-coaches in the league to be a head coach and play full-time. Unfortunately, his legend got overshadowed by a changing league and maybe even some rocky endings that led to his importance to the early game being buried by time. Including Dutch winning an award that arguably made him the 1st NFL MVP in history. This is the tale of the gridiron’s Flying Dutchman. And many other historical early sports moments, like the birth of the Detroit Lions.

    The Legend of the Gridiron’s Flying Dutchman

  3. 02/07/2024

    The Forgotten Football Championships

    The Super Bowl is now one of the biggest sporting events in the world. However, the idea of a professional American football championship has its beginnings nearly 70 years before the first Super Bowl and the NFL has nearly 50 years of league championships predating it. This is the story of the pro football championships that paved the way for the Super Bowl we love today.

    The Forgotten Football Championships

  4. 12/20/2023

    The Holiday Special: Bobbing for Apples & Bowl Games

    A holiday special looking at various games played throughout history around Christmas and other end of the year holidays. Including parlor games played by families and friends centuries ago. And then a look at the extensive history of college football bowl games watched by those same families and friends during the holidays.

    The Holiday Special: Bobbing for Apples & Bowl Games

  5. 12/15/2023

    The Birth of American Football

    Record books on American football date back to the mid-1800s. But is that really where the story begins? And either way, what is the story of American football’s birth and rise in popularity?

    The Birth of American Football

  6. 12/12/2023

    The “Mythical” College Football National Championship

    In 153 previous seasons of college football, the record books list 262 different claims for national championships and 385 different selections as national champion. And none of them are official NCAA national champs. Let’s find out what that all means by taking a look at the history of what some have referred to as the “mythical” college football national championship.

    The “Mythical” College Football National Championship

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    Olden Time Sports Stories by the Sportsball Nerd

    Olden Time Sports Stories by the Sportsball Nerd

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History is full of remarkable sports stories. And fans love the stories they know. The ones they grew up witnessing or hearing. But what about the stories that are getting too old for someone to have grown up on those stories. Too old to be retold as a fond memory. This is a place where some of those stories will get told so that none are forgotten. (Please excuse audio and pacing issues in the first few episodes, hopefully there is a noticeable improvement to follow)

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