Best known as the man who brought Jackie Robinson to the Brooklyn Dodgers, Branch Rickey enjoyed a 60 year career in Major League Baseball. Along the way he developed the farm system, signed Roberto Clemente, and almost started a third major league. He even ran a professional football team for a time. We discuss his storied career in this episode.

Check out Lee Lowenfish's excellent biography of Rickey for more information.

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The first Super Bowl was held 60 years ago between the NFL's Green Bay Packers and the AFL's Kansas City Chiefs. It was the culmination of a long war between the two leagues, and served as one of the crowning achievements of Vince Lombardi's career. The game featured numerous future Hall of Famers including Len Dawson, Bart Starr, Jim Taylor, Buck Buchanan, Johnny Robinson, and Willie Wood. But they were all outshone by a hungover veteran receiver named Max McGee. Join us as we travel back in time to relive this historic game.

Books to complement this episode:

"The 1966 Green Bay Packers"

"The Team That History Forgot"

"The American Football League: A Year by Year History"

"Run to Win" (Jerry Kramer)

"When Pride Still Mattered"

Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear. Contact the show at HelloOldSports@gmail.com and find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/HelloOldSports

The 1951 National League Pennant Race featured an epic comeback, an intracity rivalry, sign stealing, a manager with ties to both teams, and perhaps the most famous broadcasting call in sports history. Join us as we travel back to the days of Jackie Robinson, Sal "The Barber" Maglie, Willie Mays, Roy Campanella, and of course Ralph Branca and Bobby Thomson.

Books to complement this episode:

"Pennant Races: Baseball At It's Best" by Dick Anderson

"Charlie Dressen: a Baseball Odyssey" by David Fleitz

"The Giants of the Polo Grounds" by Noel Hynd

"New York City Baseball" by Harvey Frommer

"The Echoing Green" by Joshua Prager

Also check out the SABR Games Project at https://sabr.org/gamesproject

Hello Old Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear. Contact the show at HelloOldSports@gmail.com and find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/HelloOldSports