Jim Thorpe – “The World’s Greatest Athlete” – Part 1 (Olympic Gold)

Tweet 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 moments.  So strap on your seatbelt, and let’s get ready to take this baby up to 88mph.   Connect with the show: Visit the show notes for this episode Visit me on the web - my about page Contact the show Follow me on Twitter Subscribe on YouTube   Click below for the transcript.  I have included affiliate links to Amazon throughout the transcript to complement the episode.  If you purchase through these links it will support the show at no extra cost to you. Read Full Transcript Note - Below is a detailed outline of this episode. This is not a word-for-word transcript. Introduction This episode starts off with me telling you one of the greatest NFL rushing seasons of all-time was one of my personal favorite football moments. Barry Sanders had an incredible 2,053 yards back in 1997. The thing that makes this more impressive is he only had 53 yards in his first 2 games of the season. This means he rushed for 2,000 yards in only 14 games. At this point, the Football History Dude podcast already has 10 episodes. I’ve really been having fun learning about the rich history of the NFL, and I hope you’ve enjoyed the ride as much as I have. Still, one of my favorite episodes so far has been the listener favorite football moments back in episode 6. It’s awesome to listen to fans of the show share their favorite football moments, which I call “My Football Momentâ€. You can share your favorite football moment to be played on the air by heading to myfootballmoment.com This is the 2nd favorite moment episode for listeners of the show. Below are the various listeners that sent in their favorite football moment: Roy Brady Jr. He’s a big New England Patriots fan, so of course, we all remember the moment he talks about. The thing I couldn’t get is why didn’t the Seahawks just give Beastmode the ball at the goal line? Derek Ciapala Derek is a Rams fan, so he shares a few moments. The one that stuck out for me was Flipper Anderson breaking the Monday Night record. It’s a super cool moment for him, and it reminded me of watching Calvin Johnson – MEGATRON!!! Jim Collison Jim discusses watching his team, the 49’ers, winning their first Super Bowl. This comes from a clip of Ask The Podcast Coach podcast. Dave Jackson Dave is the host and owner of the School of Podcasting. I want to give Dave a huge thanks for everything he does to help podcasters get going. His moment revolved around the Cardiac Kids from back in the day. The best part is when he said the Cleveland Browns are always hiring douchebags, such as Johnny Manziel. Tim Ledinger This guy is the Chairman of the German Titans. It’s a great story of a legit German loving the NFL, gets a chance to go to a game in Tenessee, and even cooler is his personal experience meeting the owner. OUTRO I hope you enjoyed this episode of The Football History Dude and were able to get inspired by the unique stories told today by fans of the great game of football. If you would like to have your favorite football moment featured on an upcoming episode, please head to myfootballmoment.com for more details. In the next episode, we’re going...

27 Kesä 201836min

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.LINKS Follow The Football History Dude on X Follow Sports History Network on X Follow Sports History Network on Facebook Sports History Network YouTube channel Sports History Network TikTok channel EPISODE SUMMARYThis episode we fire up the DeLorean and head back to explore the life and career of Don Hutson, the NFL's first true wide receiver. Don played wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers, and is often referred to as one of the greatest Packers and NFL players of all time. He was the most dominating player of his era, and in this episode we get to learn about how Don Hutson to the touchdown catch was like Babe Ruth to the home run. So strap on your seatbelt, and let’s get ready to take this baby up to 88mph.Check out the full web post hereTHE FOOTBALL HISTORY DUDE BACKGROUNDThe Football History Dude is a show dedicated to teaching NFL fans about the rich history of the game we all know and love. I’m your host, Arnie Chapman, and I’m just a regular dude that loves football and is a nerd when it comes to learning about history. I created this show to share the gridiron knowledge nuggets I gain from researching various topics about the history of the National Football League. Each episode I welcome you to climb aboard my DeLorean to travel back in time to explore the yesteryear of the gridiron, and yes, that’s a reference to the Back to the Future Movies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

20 Kesä 201828min

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.LINKS Follow The Football History Dude on X Follow Sports History Network on X Follow Sports History Network on Facebook Sports History Network YouTube channel Sports History Network TikTok channel EPISODE SUMMARYThis episode we fire up the DeLorean and head back to explore the life and career of George Halas, also known as "Papa Bear". George was the founder of the Chicago Bears. He was also a player, coach, and owner throughout 63 of his 88 years on this planet. So strap on your seatbelt, and let’s get ready to take this baby up to 88mph.Check out the full web post hereTHE FOOTBALL HISTORY DUDE BACKGROUNDThe Football History Dude is a show dedicated to teaching NFL fans about the rich history of the game we all know and love. I’m your host, Arnie Chapman, and I’m just a regular dude that loves football and is a nerd when it comes to learning about history. I created this show to share the gridiron knowledge nuggets I gain from researching various topics about the history of the National Football League. Each episode I welcome you to climb aboard my DeLorean to travel back in time to explore the yesteryear of the gridiron, and yes, that’s a reference to the Back to the Future Movies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

13 Kesä 201825min

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.LINKS Follow The Football History Dude on X Follow Sports History Network on X Follow Sports History Network on Facebook Sports History Network YouTube channel Sports History Network TikTok channel EPISODE SUMMARYThis episode we fire up the DeLorean and head back to explore the life and career of Beattie Feathers, the NFL's first 1,000 yard rusher. Until 1934, his rookie season, it was thought to be impossible to amass 1,000 rushing yards in a single season.Beattie Feathers would end up surpassing this mark on the way to one of the greatest rookie campaigns in NFL history. So strap on your seat belt, and let’s get ready to take this baby up to 88mph.Check out the full web post hereTHE FOOTBALL HISTORY DUDE BACKGROUNDThe Football History Dude is a show dedicated to teaching NFL fans about the rich history of the game we all know and love. I’m your host, Arnie Chapman, and I’m just a regular dude that loves football and is a nerd when it comes to learning about history. I created this show to share the gridiron knowledge nuggets I gain from researching various topics about the history of the National Football League. Each episode I welcome you to climb aboard my DeLorean to travel back in time to explore the yesteryear of the gridiron, and yes, that’s a reference to the Back to the Future Movies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

6 Kesä 201825min

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.LINKS Follow The Football History Dude on X Follow Sports History Network on X Follow Sports History Network on Facebook Sports History Network YouTube channel Sports History Network TikTok channel EPISODE SUMMARYThis episode we fire up the DeLorean and head back to explore the life and career of Bronko Nagurski, the original Monster of the Midway. Bronko was one of the most feared runners and defenders of the early Chicago Bears.He was famously known for one of the greatest comebacks in sports history, returning to the game after a 6 year hiatus. He was also a world champion professional wrestler. So strap on your seat belt, and let’s get ready to take this baby up to 88mph.Check out the full web post hereTHE FOOTBALL HISTORY DUDE BACKGROUNDThe Football History Dude is a show dedicated to teaching NFL fans about the rich history of the game we all know and love. I’m your host, Arnie Chapman, and I’m just a regular dude that loves football and is a nerd when it comes to learning about history. I created this show to share the gridiron knowledge nuggets I gain from researching various topics about the history of the National Football League. Each episode I welcome you to climb aboard my DeLorean to travel back in time to explore the yesteryear of the gridiron, and yes, that’s a reference to the Back to the Future Movies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

30 Touko 201834min

Tweet   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 gamut from a specific play up to a listener’s life. If you’re interested in sending your personal favorite football moment to be featured on an upcoming episode, please see below for more details.  So strap on your seatbelt, and let's get this baby up to 88 miles per hour. Connect with the show: Visit the show notes for this episode Visit me on the web - my about page Contact the show Follow me on Twitter Subscribe on YouTube Guest List 3:53 – Jayden Cuypers. His story covers his entire life span of loving football. You can find him on Twitter if you search for “Medieval Gridiron” or look for him directly at his Twitter handle: @Jaden_Cuypers 8:05 – Frank Bonicantri. His story covers a specific game in late December that is a story most people can not replicate. You can find him on Twitter if you search The Fantasy Football Wire. His Twitter handle is: @TheFFLWire 15:10 – Ramona Rice. Her story covers a specific play that gave us a great NFL life lesson. She’s a community manager at Podcast Websites, the hosting platform I use for my podcast. It’s a great all-in-one solution if you want to start a podcast. Here’s my affiliate link if you're interested in starting a podcast of your own. 20:12 – Jeremy McFarlin. His story covers a play from a playoff game. You can find him at the Twitter handle: @j6mac_cutler [24:40] – Anthony Collins. He’s a cool cat I work with, and his story covers a dude that he’s always talked about getting shafted from the Hall of Fame. [27:00] – Robert Haynes. This is another cool cat I work with, and his story covers a specific moment that he ends up learning even more about after he did more research. Click below for the transcript.  I have included affiliate links to Amazon throughout the transcript to complement the episode.  If you purchase through these links it will support the show at no extra cost to you. Read Full Transcript ARNIE Football is undoubtedly America’s favorite sport. The NFL has grown into a revenue-generating juggernaut. Total revenue is a little over 4 billion dollars in 2001 and has increased each year to now over 14 billion dollars. Commissioner Goodell stated in 2010 he believed the NFL would reach 25 billion annual dollars in revenue by 2027. In this episode, I’m going to give you the secret sauce that can keep the NFL on track to meet this target. INTRO Welcome to the Football History Dude Podcast, where each episode is a journey back in time to learn about the rich history of the NFL. Your host is Arnie Chapman. Football is his passion and he wants you to come along with him to explore the yesteryear of the gridiron. So hop on board his DeLorean and lets get this baby up to 88 miles per hour (Great Scott). ARNIE This week as we step off our DeLorean, I’m going to first give you an apology because last week I told you we were going to talk about a dude that had one of the coolest pure football names of all time. And that guy would be Bronko Nagurski who was born in 1908....

23 Touko 201837min

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.LINKS Follow The Football History Dude on X Follow Sports History Network on X Follow Sports History Network on Facebook Sports History Network YouTube channel Sports History Network TikTok channel EPISODE SUMMARYThis episode we fire up the DeLorean and head back to explore the life and career of Harold "Red" Grange. The Galloping Ghost. He was the most hyped player of his generation, and he sure did live up to the billing George Halas gave him when he took him on a "barnstorming" tour in 1925.  So strap on your seatbelt, and let’s get ready to take this baby up to 88mph.Check out the full web post hereTHE FOOTBALL HISTORY DUDE BACKGROUNDThe Football History Dude is a show dedicated to teaching NFL fans about the rich history of the game we all know and love. I’m your host, Arnie Chapman, and I’m just a regular dude that loves football and is a nerd when it comes to learning about history. I created this show to share the gridiron knowledge nuggets I gain from researching various topics about the history of the National Football League. Each episode I welcome you to climb aboard my DeLorean to travel back in time to explore the yesteryear of the gridiron, and yes, that’s a reference to the Back to the Future Movies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

16 Touko 201844min