Unsolicited Sports History: Recent Episodes
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History of sports you did not need or even ask for. Ben Darnell takes up your time by telling you the great sports stories of the past that have been forgotten by time.
Ever wanted to know where cheerleading came from? The Rob Dibble show take you back to where and how it started
DYK: After Chuck Taylor & before NIKE, there were dozens of shoe manufacturers for basketball players. It was Bill Russell who was the first real basketball star to get a shoe deal.
The story of the first basketball game ever played is the story of how basketball was invented. Students beat teachers 5-1 using peach baskets as rims (no backboards). Where was the game actually played?
Growing up in Indiana, basketball is somewhat your identity. It's March and I found a great story that reminds me of playing with my best friend. West Coast Christian beat Santa Cruz 1v5.
The origin of the Open Championship is a major turning point for the game of golf and its popularity. It is the era where golf went from private to public.
Before you go spouting off your national anthem opinions, maybe you should learn a bit of the history of how it all started.
Ben's only friend that rides religiously and follows the Tour de France is Tommy Gunn from NC. After a mysterious mishap of stage 1, Ben does not think it was all a mistake... especially after knowing the history of this race. USH school's Tommy on how this race has been based on cheating since day 1.
I tell my favorite Michigan football story to one of my favorite Michigan-native teammates. The 1934 Michigan Wolverines' 1-7 record is more than meets the eye.
The Mascot's history is a sneak-peak of the athletic department's history. I school Mike Crispino, voice of UCONN, on Big East Mascots before he starts broadcasting the MSG spectacle.
Next time you want to take in some New England college hockey, beware! You may be in the presence of a ghost.
Pro-College-High school. The haunting is across the board in the game of Football in America.
COVID-19 has to be challenging for elementary schools to deal with. I argue that these kids are actually living in much safer times. I call my 1st grade teacher out of the blue to discuss the history of playground equipment and how deadly it use to be.
25 Years ago, MLB had to come back and face the fans after denying them baseball in 1994. Here is how it went down.
It took stealing another school's mascot to come up with one of their own. This is the story of how UCONN got Jonathon.
How the Harlem Globetrotters came to be and integrate basketball in the NBA, USA, throughout the world.
Hartford, CT residents may have no idea they're walking on top of baseball history. Bulkely Bridge, Bulkely High. You ever wonder who that Bulkely guy was?
A foot of snow at kickoff, the NFL championship on the line, 12,000 in attendance. One of the greatest snow games ever played.