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From the 55 Yard Line

From the 55 Yard Line

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 From CFL America Radio, sports journalist Scott Adamson, along with fellow enthusiast and armchair historian Greg James, take a hot read with guests on the history, remembrances, culture, lore, legends and meaning of pro football around the world. Every few weeks the pair will sit down with authors who, through their books, have given all of us a close up look and perspective at the game we have grown up with and enjoy no matter where on the map we may call home, be it in Tokyo cheering for the Roughriders, in America's south rooting for the J E T S, or in Chicago cheering for Da Bears. What has brought Scott and Greg together has been their love of professional football not just in America, but in Canada where Americans make up many of the players and who for too long have gone unrecognized in their native land. In their podcast they will take on a global view of the game and seek to entertain and educate on what the game means to those who have the same passion as they do and also in the larger context of history and sports economics in the 21st Century. Host- Scott Adamson Scott Adamson hails from Birmingham, Alabama, known as the "Football Capital of the South" and a place that has hosted more pro football teams than just about any other city, none of which have been in the NFL and all that have failed. Quickly. As veteran sportswriter he can attest that being a fan, no matter the brand of team is the triumph of hope over experience. Having decided at an early age that tackle football was the greatest sport man had yet to invent, Scott took on a fan's-eye view of life with Brand X football in his book "The Home Team: My Bromance with Off-Brand Football," which is a funny, somewhat tortured, journey of a fanatic's lifelong quest for a hometown team of his own. Host- Greg James Greg James hails from Chicago, Illinois, which he describes as the "Pro Football Capital of America" as it was where the NFL's oldest teams were birthed on the dirt infields of Comiskey Park and Wrigley Field. Unlike Scott, Greg is far from a professional sportswriter, but he is an armchair pro football historian who aspires in his retirement to be a sports journalist and tell the stories yet untold of gridiron football around the world. Greg is a big fan of Howard Cosell who in his own 25 year career as a navy intelligence officer made a concerted effort to emulate Howard in "telling it like it is." Additionally, Greg is an avid computer simulation football enthusiast who has found in the game a way to keep the past truly alive.Copyright 2023 Sports History Network Football (American) World
Episodes
  • The UFL and the Changes Coming to the CFL

    The UFL and the Changes Coming to the CFL
    May 8 2026

    Gridiron America Radio is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.

    EPISODE SUMMARY

    In this episode, Dave, Mike and Greg sit down to talk about where the UFL currently is as week 7 approaches and the teams jockey for playoff pole position, and look at how the league is attendance and rating wise. After which they talk CFL and the new playoff format coming in 2027, and the potential for the mythical 10th team in the Maritimes to hopefully someday appear. They also talk about the desperate need for the league to attract new fans, even at the expense of losing the old ones who are among the most vocal on social media complaining and protesting all the new changes coming to the league. Lastly, the guys talk about the new alternative sports history show coming to SHN this summer.

    GRIDIRON AMERICA RADIO BACKGROUND

    Gridiron America Radio (formerly, the From the 55 Yardline podcast), is anchored by former sports executive David Cieslinski, former international professional football player Mike Tackett, and football nerd Greg St. James, from Gridiron Japan Radio.

    All three are avid armchair sports historians and sports simulation enthusiasts, who, despite the vastness of geography, have found a way to leverage technology to help keep the games they love truly alive, both on the screen or tabletop.

    Gridiron America Radio is dedicated to both current and historical American football talk, including the “what if” questions that all sports fans ask and try to answer with the help of statistics, math and computer modeling provided by Sportsmaster Simulation Games www.SportsMaster-Simulation.games. In addition to the gridiron game, the team will on occasion look at other sports through the same eyes of that of grown men who still remember their childhood and the thrill of rolling the dice or picking up a joystick.

    The show was previously co-hosted by retired sports journalist Scott Adamson, whose continued writings. sports coverage and articles can be found at www.Adamsonmedia.com.

    David, Mike and Greg, can be contacted directly via the podcast’s website at www.GridironAmerica.net, as well as:

    On X at https://x.com/GridironAMRadio

    On Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/GridironAmerica/

    On Threads at https://www.threads.com/@gridironamerica

    On Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/gridironamerica
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    46 mins
  • English for International American Football

    English for International American Football
    Apr 28 2026

    Gridiron America Radio is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.

    EPISODE SUMMARY

    In this unaired episode in the SHN Gridiron Japan Radio vault (as stated in the liner notes for Episode 51 of this podcast, the planned relaunch of GJR did not go as planned and thus unfortunately has been discontinued), Greg St. James sits down with author John Kowalski, whose forthcoming book English for American Football, will be released later this year and available at Sports English Media (www.sportsenglish.org). We are hopeful to have John back later in the year to sit down with the Gridiron America Radio team to talk about his book and also the rich history of American football in Japan.

    GRIDIRON AMERICA RADIO BACKGROUND

    Gridiron America Radio (formerly, the From the 55 Yardline podcast), is anchored by former sports executive David Cieslinski, former international professional football player Mike Tackett, and football nerd Greg St. James, from Gridiron Japan Radio.

    All three are avid armchair sports historians and sports simulation enthusiasts, who, despite the vastness of geography, have found a way to leverage technology to help keep the games they love truly alive, both on the screen or tabletop.

    Gridiron America Radio is dedicated to both current and historical American football talk, including the “what if” questions that all sports fans ask and try to answer with the help of statistics, math and computer modeling provided by Sportsmaster Simulation Games www.SportsMaster-Simulation.games. In addition to the gridiron game, the team will on occasion look at other sports through the same eyes of that of grown men who still remember their childhood and the thrill of rolling the dice or picking up a joystick.

    The show was previously co-hosted by retired sports journalist Scott Adamson, whose continued writings. sports coverage and articles can be found at www.Adamsonmedia.com.

    David, Mike and Greg, can be contacted directly via the podcast’s website at www.GridironAmerica.net, as well as:

    On X at https://x.com/GridironAMRadio

    On Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/GridironAmerica/

    On Threads at https://www.threads.com/@gridironamerica

    On Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/gridironamerica
    Show More Show Less
    47 mins
  • Gridiron Gyudon

    Gridiron Gyudon
    Apr 28 2026

    Gridiron America Radio is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.

    EPISODE SUMMARY

    Sadly, the planned relaunch of the former Gridiron Japan Radio podcast on SHN did not go as planned this past week, and we do very much apologize. However, we had some unaired episodes still left in our vault and want to share them with you, including this one- Gridiron Gyudon. In this episode, Greg St. James sits down with student filmmaker Parker Benningfield who in January 2026 visited Japan and filmed a documentary about the X League Rice Bowl, the Super Bowl of Japan. You can watch his documentary on YouTube, and while you are at it, please like and subscribe to his page. To watch it, please click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuBtbT1E7KY

    GRIDIRON AMERICA RADIO BACKGROUND

    Gridiron America Radio (formerly, the From the 55 Yardline podcast), is anchored by former sports executive David Cieslinski, former international professional football player Mike Tackett, and football nerd Greg St. James, from Gridiron Japan Radio.

    All three are avid armchair sports historians and sports simulation enthusiasts, who, despite the vastness of geography, have found a way to leverage technology to help keep the games they love truly alive, both on the screen or tabletop.

    Gridiron America Radio is dedicated to both current and historical American football talk, including the “what if” questions that all sports fans ask and try to answer with the help of statistics, math and computer modeling provided by Sportsmaster Simulation Games www.SportsMaster-Simulation.games. In addition to the gridiron game, the team will on occasion look at other sports through the same eyes of that of grown men who still remember their childhood and the thrill of rolling the dice or picking up a joystick.

    The show was previously co-hosted by retired sports journalist Scott Adamson, whose continued writings. sports coverage and articles can be found at www.Adamsonmedia.com.

    David, Mike and Greg, can be contacted directly via the podcast’s website at www.GridironAmerica.net, as well as:

    On X at https://x.com/GridironAMRadio

    On Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/GridironAmerica/

    On Threads at https://www.threads.com/@gridironamerica

    On Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/gridironamerica
    Show More Show Less
    1 hr and 5 mins
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