
The USFL Project (with Executive Director Kyle Smith)
The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.EPISODE SUMMARYThe USFL Project is a long-term project that is documenting and preserving the history and story of the United States Football League, leaving a foundation of knowledge for future generations.Building on our current collection and expertise, our team is organizing, documenting, and preserving as much information about the United States Football League as possible.We are THE online source for USFL related information, USFL History, USFL Records, and USFL Research.Sharing the USFL. Sharing History.Get a 1-week free trial and learn about this week's topic from first-hand accounts at Newspapers.com. Your paid subscription helps the production of this podcast and the other shows on the Sports History Network.AUTHOR BIOKyle Smith is the Executive Director of The USFL Project - a long-term project that documents and preserves the history and story of the United States Football League, leaving a foundation of knowledge for future generations.An award-winning journalist, Smith has also spent 15 years in the entertainment industry as well as being both a host and guest on numerous radio shows and podcasts. In recent years, his attention has been focused on The USFL Project with him and his team growing the group to over 4,000 members.He is a father of one daughter and has two rescue dogs, MacGregor and Bandit (named after the Tampa Bay Bandits and their owner, Burt Reynolds). Fun fact: He owns 22 different USFL jerseys from 503 Sports and has seen over 2,500 concerts in his life.THE 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 Juni 202157min

Row One Brand Founder Ray Durbin (College Football Games of the Century and much more)
The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.EPISODE SUMMARYRow One Brand was established in 2013 as Row 1, and is an American sports brand based out of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Row One offers sports fans historic sports ticket wall art, unique sports ticket gifts, vintage sports art watches, and authentic retro apparel designs created from the greatest sports tickets and program cover art in the history of sports. Row One sports art comes in a wide variety of sizes and is printed on a wide range of mediums in the U.S.A. and Canada. Row One Brand's vintage sports art collection includes a huge selection of historic college football tickets and programs, vintage NFL ticket stubs and programs, Major League Baseball tickets and scorecards, retro NBA tickets and program cover art, and other sports memorabilia dating back to 1876. All reproduction art prints and product designs are created only from non-copyrighted sports memorabilia. Row One's sister brand, Coolstub, had watches featured on ESPN.com in 2018 as one of the top 10 Holiday Gifts of 2018.Get a 1-week free trial and learn about this week's topic from first-hand accounts at Newspapers.com. Your paid subscription helps the production of this podcast and the other shows on the Sports History Network.AUTHOR BIORay Durbin is the CEO of Row One Brand based out of Oklahoma City. Row One sells unique products including wall art, apparel, mugs, and home decor items designed from historic sports memorabilia. These memorabilia includes vintage sports tickets, programs, scorecards, and other rare sports artifacts. Ray grew up in Clawson, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, where he developed a lifelong passion for sports. Ray has a B.A. from The University of Oklahoma, an M.B.A. from Oklahoma City University, and a law degree from The University Of Texas at Austin. Ray's work experience as an attorney includes working for Blue Cross & Blue Shield, Halliburton Company, and as a private attorney specializing in employment and labor law. Ray has been happily married for 51 years to his wife, Christine, and he has a son and grandson.THE 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
2 Juni 20211h 28min

"Just Win Baby!" - An Outlaw Raider Discussion With Author Rich Shmelter
The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.EPISODE SUMMARYThis week we cover the story behind the Outlaw Oakland Raiders and what made them the most successful pro team during a 30-year span.SPECIAL OFFERGet a 1-week free trial and learn about this week's topic from first-hand accounts at Newspapers.com. Your paid subscription helps the production of this podcast and the other shows on the Sports History Network.AUTHOR BIORichard J. Shmelter is a writer/researcher specializing in sports history, American crime during the Prohibition era, and Hollywood history. A member of the International Association of Crime Writers, the American Crime Writers League, and the Professional Football Researchers Association, he resides in Sagamore Hills, Ohio. His writing resume is listed below:The Browns: Cleveland’s Team. Published in 1999, this book covers the greatest moments in the history of the Cleveland Browns from 1946 to 1999. Chicago Assassin: The Life and Legend of Machine Gun Jack McGurn and the Chicago Beer Wars of the Roaring Twenties. Published in 2008, it tells the story of one of the Prohibition era’s most compelling figures. It was highly well received by true crime aficionados, gaining sterling reviews from around the world. It found its way into the library at Harvard University and the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. It is also in the library systems of London, England, and throughout New Zealand and Australia.TEAM ENCYCLOPEDIAS: The Raiders Encyclopedia: This project covers the first fifty years of one of professional football’s most outrageous and highly successful franchises throughout the game’s long history. The Los Angeles Lakers Encyclopedia: Paying tribute to one of the most successful and popular professional sports organizations in the world, this project covers the Lakers’ first fifty years in Los Angeles. USC Trojans Football Encyclopedia: This covers USC’s football program over its first 125 years. The Los Angeles Dodgers Encyclopedia: The Dodgers long and proud tradition in Los Angeles is covered in this book from their arrival in 1958 through the 2016 season. All of Mr. Shmelter’s encyclopedias are presented in comprehensive fashion, covering every season, statistics (team and individual), all-time greatest players, head coaches, and sections dedicated to team traditions and award winners. Soon to release is a project pertaining to the birth and growth of professional football in Los Angeles. Mr. Shmelter is also currently finishing up a project dealing with drive-in movies from the late 1950s through the early ’80s. In addition to his solo projects, Mr. Shmelter assisted the Professional Football Researchers Association on books dedicated to the 1966 Green Bay Packers, 1958 Baltimore Colts, and the 1951 Los Angeles Rams. He has also appeared on numerous radio and podcast shows.THE 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...
19 Maj 20211h

CFL History and the XFL Merger (w/ Truly the GOATs host - Os Davis)
The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.EPISODE SUMMARYThis episode takes us across the Northern border to Canada to learn a little about the history of the Canadian Football League. It starts off with the current news of the impending merger with the XFL, but the primary focus is the history of the CFL and some of the differences between the CFL and the NFL.Os Davis is very knowledgeable on the history of the CFL, as well as the history of many sports as a whole. I recommend you check out his page on the Sports History Network to learn more about his show - Truly the GOATs.THE 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
5 Maj 20211h 11min

George Bozeka (Executive Director for the Professional Football Researchers Association)
The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.EPISODE SUMMARYGeorge Bozeka is the Executive Director of the Professional Football Researchers Association, an organization dedicated to preserving the rich history of professional football. The organization was founded on June 22, 1979, in the birth city of the NFL, which also happens to be the location of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. George grew up right down the road from the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and he remembers the 1964 Hall of Fame game being one of those moments where he really took a liking to the sport. There happened to be a guy by the name of Johnny Unitas playing in that game. And wouldn't you know it, he was hooked and enamored by his first big-time NFL player. From there, the love of the sport never stopped.In this interview, George and I get into many topics, such as: Why he thinks organizations such as the PFRA are so important How and when he joined the PFRA What the Biography Committee of the PFRA is all about (he is a co-chairman) An inside look at what we can expect from the 2021 PFRA Convention in Canton, OH Which 4 NFL figures in all of NFL history he's going "pick up in my DeLorean" and bring with him to this year's PFRA Convention We introduced a new "Rapid Blitz Round" to ask him what the most interesting thing he learned about from the following 3 books he was/is a part of 1958 Baltimore Colts: Profiles of the NFL's First Sudden Death Champions The 1966 Green Bay Packers: Profiles of Vince Lombardi's Super Bowl I Champions 1951 Los Angeles Rams (book forthcoming) What NFL Moment he's going to take my DeLorean back to be present for So much more We also have interviews with other officers of the PFRA over at the SHN Website.THE 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
21 Apr 202159min

SHN Presents: Total Sports Recall - SHN Trailers
Total Sports Recall is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.EPISODE SUMMARY“Covering Sports from a Different Angle”HARV ARONSON (HOST) BACKGROUNDHarv Aronson was born and raised in Pittsburgh but now lives in Florida with his beautiful wife Melissa. Harv currently writes for Abstract Sports, the Sports History Network, and the magazine Gridiron Greats.Harv wrote the published book "Pro Football's Most Passionate Fans" (Amazon link) and as a professional writer has had articles published in an array of sports publications. Harv loves all sports but football, baseball, and MMA are at the top of his interest. His passion is for sports history.You can email Harv at totalsportsrecall@gmail.com or reach him via Twitter @TSRHarv59. Listen to the TOTAL SPORTS RECALL podcast on your app of choice.Please note, As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
11 Apr 20213min

NFL Films Producer / Director (Joe Zucco)
The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.EPISODE SUMMARYWhat's your dream job? This week's guest stated he grew up in a small town and now gets to live his dream job. Joe Zucco works for NFL Films as a producer/director of many of the great works you've heard of. Below is a list of some of the work he's contributed to. The Great Brady Heist NFL 100 All-Time Team (to celebrate the 100th season of the NFL) America's Game: 2014 Patriots Do Your Job, Part 1 and 2 The Timeline: The Merger The Timeline: Lombardi's Redskins Multiple seasons of Hard Knocks Multiple seasons of All or Nothing Much more In this episode, we get into mostly his time with the Patriots, the NFL All-Time team, and The Great Brady Heist. There's also some cool "behind the scenes" stuff on how NFL Films makes the films for us.THE 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
7 Apr 202153min

Ben Liebenberg (NFL Director of Photography)
The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.EPISODE SUMMARYBen Liebenberg is the Director of Photography and Lead Photographer for the NFL. He's worked with the NFL since July 1, 2007, so he has been able to see a ton of "on-field" action. We get into this and much more. Below are a couple of the topics we discuss and a quick bio from Ben's Linked In page. Ben explains how the NFL transitioned the NFL web entity from being owned by CBS to running its own thing We discuss how different the 2020 season was on the field Ben talks about the various great stadiums around the country and why each one is unique for taking photos Learn where/when he's taking my DeLorean to take photos with modern technology Ben shares a "tips and tricks" moment for amateurs And much more Ben Liebenberg - (Note: An excerpt from his Linked In profile)“I am the Director of Photography and Lead Photographer for the National Football League. I oversee photo needs for the NFL, managing multiple photo team members. I develop, delegate, and spearhead short and long-term projects. Staying innovative with my work is a priority. My career allows me to travel nationwide, managing the onsite photo workflow for large NFL events including The Super Bowl, NFL Draft, Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement, NFL Scouting Combine among others.”Ben's Instagram pageBen's websiteTHE 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
24 Mars 202139min






















