
AE Staley: Founder of the Chicago Bears Franchise (with Julie Staley)
The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.EPISODE SUMMARYJulie Staley is the President of the Staley Museum. She stops by to share the story of AE Staley, the founder of the eventual Chicago Bears franchise. Although he let the team go at the very early stages of the NFL, he still deserves credit for his role in building the foundation of one of the most storied franchises in the league.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 Dec 202059min

Morgan Park Military Academy (with Joe Ziemba)
The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.EPISODE SUMMARYJoe Ziemba stops by to share stories from his book - Cadets, Cannons, and Legends: The Football History of Morgan Park Military Academy. What he says might be "the best high school football team no one ever heard of?" 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
9 Dec 20201h 1min

Partners of the Sports History Network
The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.EPISODE SUMMARYThis week I get to give thanks to all the partners of the Sports History Network. Listen to each trailer and take a gander into the shows that interest you the most. Here is the podcast page over on the network.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 Dec 202036min

Thanksgiving Special (Interview with Bill Keenist - Detroit Lions Team Historian)
The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.EPISODE SUMMARYThis week I get to talk to Bill Keenist, a member of the Detroit Lions since 1985. He has had various roles with the company on the PR and Communications side of things, and now he is the team historian. We discuss many topics revolving around the Detroit Lions, which is perfect for me, because I'm a die-hard. We bring up Barry, Thanksgiving memories, and so much more.Check out more Thanksgiving memories on the Sports History Network.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
25 Nov 20201h 10min

NFL's Forrest Gump? (Bill Curry Interview)
The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.Enter to win an autographed copy of Bill's bookEPISODE SUMMARYThis week I interview Bill Curry. He has lived an incredible "football life" as both a player and a coach. His life has even been referred to as the "Forrest Gump of the NFL" by some. For instance, he played for both Vince Lombardi, and Don Shula. If that's not enough, he was the center who snapped the ball to both Bart Starr, and then Johnny Unitas. Bill played in the very first Super Bowl. He won a total of 4 NFL championships and Super Bowls. He played in the famous Super Bowl III "Broadway Joe" game. Bill was an early leader with the NFLPA. He was the head coach at Alabama. These are just a few of his "stops" on the Forrest Gump journey, but the number one thing he shares is how he learned about teamwork and how football shaped his views on racism.Read the entire episode blog post and check out some other cool info regarding this episode here.Check out Bill's book - Ten Men You Meet in the Huddle: Lessons From a Football LifeTHE 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
18 Nov 202049min

An American Football Fan From London (Shane Richmond)
Shane Richmond page on Sports History Network.In this episode we cover Shane's love of American Football and why he started a website called Pigskin Books.The Football History Dude podcast is part of the Sports History Network - the headquarters for your favorite sport's yesteryear. Head to the Sports History Network website to find more podcasts about the history of your favorite sport.Connect With The Show Visit me on the web – my about page Contact the show Follow me on Twitter Subscribe for free to the podcast Subscribe for free on YouTube Are you interested in sharing your favorite football moment on the show? This is your chance to share your story with all my listeners.Click here to share your favorite football moment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
11 Nov 202058min

Football and Politics (with Jesse Berrett)
Jesse Berrett page on Sports History Network.In this episode we cover Jesse's book about politics and the NFL. The book is titled - Pigskin Nation: How the NFL Remade American Politics," so you know there's a different twist from most of my interviews. We get into many topics. Below are a few: How Richard Nixon used the NFL to his gain Why the New Orleans Saints have politicians to thank A discusson about how it went down with Colin Kaepernick (and the first men to stand for the rights of Americans) Much more Speaking of his book, Jesse has graciously offered to send an autographed copy of his book to one lucky winner.Head Here to the contest page. (Note - even after the contest ends on 11/8/2020, the contest page may have other giveaways available)Jesse Berrett BioNote - this is from Jesse's bio on the University of Illinois Press.Jesse Berrett earned a PhD in History at the University of California, Berkeley. He has worked as a rock critic, television columnist, and book reviewer. He teaches history at University High School in San Francisco.The Football History Dude podcast is part of the Sports History Network - the headquarters for your favorite sport's yesteryear. Head to the Sports History Network website to find more podcasts about the history of your favorite sport.Connect With The Show Visit me on the web – my about page Contact the show Follow me on Twitter Subscribe for free to the podcast Subscribe for free on YouTube Are you interested in sharing your favorite football moment on the show? This is your chance to share your story with all my listeners.Click here to share your favorite football moment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
4 Nov 202059min

John Eisenberg - Baltimore Sportswriter and Author of Multiple Books
John Eisenberg page on Sports History Network.In this episode we cover John's career as a sportswriter and stories from his books covering the NFL. Speaking of his books, John has graciously offered to send an autographed copy of his book to one lucky winner.Head Here to the contest page. (Note - even after the contest ends on 11/1/2020, the contest page may have other giveaways available)John Eisenberg BioNote - this is from Adams' bio on his website.John's writing journey began when he was a sports-loving youngster in Dallas, Texas. After completing the imaginary football and basketball games that occupied him for hours after school, he would come inside, sit down in front of a typewriter and author game stories, copying the styles from articles in the local newspapers, which he devoured every day.His love affair with writing and reading continued with his first job as a teenager. He worked at an independent bookstore that his mother co-owned.As a student at the University of Pennsylvania, he majored in English but spent most of his time at the school newspaper, The Daily Pennsylvanian, where he was a staff writer and sports columnist. In his senior year, Penn’s basketball team won the Ivy League and went on a miracle run to the Final Four. John traveled to Salt Lake City for the event – the first of dozens of major sports events he would cover.After college, he wrote for newspapers for almost three decades, starting at the Dallas Times Herald, one of the papers he had devoured every day as a boy. His first job was covering high school sports, where Texas’ fabled “Friday Night Lights” provided a rich writing tableau. After jumping to The Baltimore Sun in 1984, he spent more than two decades as a columnist covering major events around the globe while also paying close attention to his hometown teams – the Baltimore Ravens, Baltimore Orioles, and Maryland Terrapins.Along the way, he wrote 3,000 columns, won more than 20 awards, and witnessed historic sports achievements such as Cal Ripken’s Ironman streak, Tiger Woods’ barrier-busting Masters triumph, Michael Jordan’s Game 6 masterpiece against the Utah Jazz in 1998, and both of the Ravens’ Super Bowl triumphs in January 2001 and February 2013. He covered the Olympics in Los Angeles (1984), Calgary (1988), Albertville, France (1992), Lillehammer, Norway (1994) and Sydney, Australia (2000).After the experience of working in a bookstore, John set a goal to author a book. That goal was attained when he published his first work of narrative nonfiction in 1996. The book was The Longest Shot, about an unlikely Kentucky Derby winner, a relatively obscure horse named Lil E. Tee. John has since written nine more books on baseball, pro football and horse racing.In 2017 he published The Streak: Lou Gehrig, Cal Ripken Jr., and Baseball's Most Historic Record, an in-depth examination of baseball's Iron Man record, which Gehrig and Ripken made famous. It was a finalist for the Casey Award, which honors the best baseball book of the year, and was short-listed for the PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sportswriting, which honors the best sports books of the year.Although he left newspapers in 2007 to focus on his books, John has continued to write daily about Baltimore sports, first at csnbaltimore.com and now as a columnist for the Ravens. He has also written for Sports Illustrated, Smithsonian Magazine, and Details, and taught an upper-level sports journalism class at Towson University.John lives in Baltimore with his wife of 34 years, Mary Wynne. They have two grown children:...
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