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Sports History Network

Each week a podcast from the Sports History Network is highlighted to help you learn what the show is all about, the host of the show, and even a little current news from the sporting world.

  1. Jul 14

    The Patriots: From Boston to Foxboro (Presented by the Sports History Network) - The Patriots: From Boston to Foxboro

    This podcast is part of the Sports History Network - the headquarters of sports' yesteryear. SHOW DESCRIPTION: These days, the New England Patriots are often thought of as one of the elite teams in the NFL. However, that hasn’t always been the case, especially during the team’s infancy, when they were a charter member of the upstart AFL and chaos and confusion often reigned. The Patriots of the 60s and early 70s were a transient team and played its home games in no less than 5 different stadiums. The Pats also cycled thru its head coaches quite frequently back then and one coach in particular is often remembered as the one who best epitomized the team’s failings during this time. In this 4-part series, we will take a look at the team’s humble beginnings in Boston in 1960 to their first years in Foxboro. We will also do a deep dive into the timeline between 1969 – 1972 to relive some of the most shocking and bizarre events to ever impact a professional sports franchise. The Patriots: From Boston to Foxboro. HOST - JOE SANTOS: Joe Santos grew up in Massachusetts and is an avid football fan, with a special fondness for the NFL in the early 70s. This Week in Pro Football and NFL Game of the Week were must-see TV back in the day. And living in Massachusetts meant you saw all of the NY Giants games on tv, both home and away, as they were the de facto home team for the NFC. Due to the blackout rules at the time, only the Patriots away games were shown. Being a huge sports history fan, Joe will continue to tell the unusual stories from an era that's considered to be the golden age of pro football.

    The Patriots: From Boston to Foxboro (Presented by the Sports History Network) - The Patriots: From Boston to Foxboro

  2. 11/23/2022 ·  Bonus

    Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer - Thanksgiving and Football (or maybe Vice Versa)

    Thanksgiving Day, 1924. The recently-established tradition of the University of Pittsburgh Panthers football team hosting the Pennsylvania State Nittany Lions on the afternoon of the national autumnal holiday continues. Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is sent to cover the Pitt-Penn State “Keystone Classic” of 1924; in so doing, he discovers a throughline of the football-on-Thanksgiving tradition going back to 1621 (okay, actually, that’s going back to 1869) and reminds us that high-level football games on Thanksgiving are nearly as old as the official Thanksgiving holiday itself.   Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is an audio drama podcast from Number 80 Productions and the Sports History Network. Thanksgiving and Football (or maybe Vice Versa) script & story by Os Davis. Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer stars Doug Fye, Ilona Fye, and Eric Bodwell. Thanksgiving and Football (or maybe Vice Versa) co-stars, in order of appearance, Caedmon Holland, Forrest Hartl and Wayne Brett. Additional direction by Eric Bodwell. Sound recording and primary editing by Don McIver. The theme song of Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is “the Dayton Triangles Rag” and was arranged and performed by Bruce Smith.  Other tracks in this episode include •  “Jazz Club” by Kriss (available through fair-use agreement via FreeMusicArchive.org); •  “Litany of the Street” by Silverman Sound Studios; •  “Bimini Bay” (1921) by the Benson Orchestra of Chicago; and •  “Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer (Outro)” by David Liso of Dynamo Stairs. Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is produced by Os Davis and Darin Hayes. Series concept by Darrin Hayes. Stay tuned for more episodes of Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer – coming soon!

    Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer - Thanksgiving and Football (or maybe Vice Versa)

  3. 08/29/2022 ·  Bonus

    Homefield (Official Sponsor) Interview with co-founder Connor Hitchcock

    We are excited to introduce you to Homefield Apparel as a partner of the Sports History Network. Homefield studies your school's history, traidtions, and legacies to create thoughtful, premium apparel. Use promo code SPORTSHISTORY at checkout for 15% off your first order. ABOUT THE SPONSOR: At Homefield, we know college.Running through campus wearing nothing but your school pride. Rushing the field with a thousand of your closest friends. Crossing the quad one last time—together. Coming home every autumn. At Homefield, we know college. And we know what it’s like to be part of something bigger than you. We create unique, premium collegiate apparel that shows you’re part of a community while still standing out from the crowd. Whether you’re on campus or off, our high-quality goods are thoughtfully made and designed to last as long as your memories do.

  4. 05/25/2022

    Orville Mulligan's Producers

    The SHN Showcase is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports' Yesteryear... Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is a unique sports history audiodrama produced by members of the Sports History Network. This week, host Greg James (From the 55 Yard Line) talks to the producers of SHN's first fiction podcast, Darin Hayes and Os Davis, about this enterprise, from the story's original conception to technical matters of sound editing and actor casting. We daresay some usual tips for fiction podcast rookies might be found here... And stay tuned to (near) the end for an affordable way (no, really!) to get yourself a spiffy new 1920s-era advertisement on a future epsidoe or two of Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer... HIGHLIGHTED PODCAST Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is an audiodrama focuses on the life and times of a semi-famous newsman and his 'paper, the PIttsburgh Guardian, in the 1920s.

  5. 12/22/2021

    Orville Mulligan, Sports Writer: Harvey and Mabel - Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer

    One hundred years or so ago, the sporting pages of the local newspaper were simultaneously novel and essential for any sports fan in America. In this teaser trailer for the fiction podcast Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer, meet Harvey and Mabel Taylor of Pittsburgh, loyal subscribers to the Pittsburgh Guardian, and at least one a big fan of a certain roving sports reporter of the 1920s... This episode stars Richard Kress and Shari Gould. Story/script by Os Davis and Darin Hayes. Series concept by Darin Hayes. Theme song by Bruce Smith. Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is an audiodrama by Number 80 Productions and Sports History Network. Look for full-length episodes of Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer in early 2022.

    Orville Mulligan, Sports Writer: Harvey and Mabel - Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer

  6. 12/14/2021 ·  Bonus

    Christmas Eve at the Guardian (Presented by Row One Sports) - Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer

    Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. NETWORK SPONSOR Row One - the vintage shop for sports history fans! Orville Mulligan: Sports WriterA Different way to hear sports history. I am Orville Mulligan and yes the career journey I took was as a Sports Writer. My story will fill the listener’s ears with my journey of perhaps the greatest time in sports history, the roaring 1920s. I was fortunate enough to rub elbows with the greatest legends of sport in the era and attend some of the most iconic events in sports history. The tales are complete with the music, people, places and slang used at the time to place the listener into the feelings that we experienced as I started my epic career. Join us in the adventure of a lifetime, Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer, found here on Sports History Network, on OrvilleMulligan.com or your favorite podcast provider. Head to the ORVILLE MULLIGAN OFFICIAL WEBSITE for more information.

    Christmas Eve at the Guardian (Presented by Row One Sports) - Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer

  7. 12/09/2021 ·  Bonus

    Marla Recalls A Football Game (Presented by Row One Sports) - Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer

    Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. NETWORK SPONSOR Row One - the vintage shop for sports history fans! Orville Mulligan: Sports WriterA Different way to hear sports history. I am Orville Mulligan and yes the career journey I took was as a Sports Writer. My story will fill the listener’s ears with my journey of perhaps the greatest time in sports history, the roaring 1920s. I was fortunate enough to rub elbows with the greatest legends of sport in the era and attend some of the most iconic events in sports history. The tales are complete with the music, people, places and slang used at the time to place the listener into the feelings that we experienced as I started my epic career. Join us in the adventure of a lifetime, Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer, found here on Sports History Network, on OrvilleMulligan.com or your favorite podcast provider. Head to the ORVILLE MULLIGAN OFFICIAL WEBSITE for more information.

    Marla Recalls A Football Game (Presented by Row One Sports) - Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer

  8. 12/05/2021 ·  Bonus

    Orville Impresses Marla (Presented by Row One Sports) - Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer

    Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear. NETWORK SPONSOR Row One - the vintage shop for sports history fans! Orville Mulligan: Sports WriterA Different way to hear sports history. I am Orville Mulligan and yes the career journey I took was as a Sports Writer. My story will fill the listener’s ears with my journey of perhaps the greatest time in sports history, the roaring 1920s. I was fortunate enough to rub elbows with the greatest legends of sport in the era and attend some of the most iconic events in sports history. The tales are complete with the music, people, places and slang used at the time to place the listener into the feelings that we experienced as I started my epic career. Join us in the adventure of a lifetime, Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer, found here on Sports History Network, on OrvilleMulligan.com or your favorite podcast provider. Head to the ORVILLE MULLIGAN OFFICIAL WEBSITE for more information.

    Orville Impresses Marla (Presented by Row One Sports) - Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer
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Each week a podcast from the Sports History Network is highlighted to help you learn what the show is all about, the host of the show, and even a little current news from the sporting world.

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  • Creator
    Sports History Network
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    31
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026 Sports History Network
  • Show Website
    SHN Showcase