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

Each of the nine years of the American Basketball Association (ABA) was full of crazy stories and memorable characters, but perhaps none more than the final season in 1975-76. Three teams folded during the season, and another didn't even make it to Opening Night! Professional basketball was played in Virginia, St. Louis, and Kentucky for the last time ever. Julius Erving won MVP honors and another ABA title. And the first ever slam dunk contest was held. We talk about all of it in this episode:

Books to complement this episode:

Loose Balls by Terry Pluto

Doc: The Rise and Rise of Julius Erving by Vincent Mallozzi

Basketball: A Love Story by Jackie MacMullan et al

A History of the Nets by Rick Laughland

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Just in time for this year's Midsummer Classic, author Randal Sullivan joins us to talk about the first ever MLB All Star Game in 1933. Check out his book, "The First All-Star Game: Babe Ruth, FDR and America at the Crossroads"., and learn about the exploits of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Frankie Frisch, John McGraw, Connie Mack, and many more.

New York has McGraw, Holzman, and Stengel. Boston has Belichick and Auerbach, Los Angeles offers Riley and Lasorda. In this episode we name the Coaching Mt. Rushmores of these and many other cities.

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Throughout the 1980's, the New York Giants were one of the premier teams in football, led by Bill Parcells, Lawrence Taylor, and Phil Simms. But by 1991, Parcells had left the team, Taylor was showing his age, and Simms had been benched for Jeff Hostetler. Coached by Ray Handley, the aging Giants struggled through two mediocre seasons in 1991 and 1992. In this episode, Andrew and Dan recount one of the most frustrating eras in Giants history.

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