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Billy Jurges-MLB
Sports' Forgotten Heroes - April 26, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsIn the movie, "The Natural", Roy Hobbs is a baseball prodigy. On his way to the minor leagues, he gets sidetracked and is shot by an obsessed fan. Years later, Hobbs surfaces and becomes a star for the fictional New York Knights. There is no definitive answer of whom the life of Roy Hobbs is bas...
Lloyd Mangrum-PGA TOUR
Sports' Forgotten Heroes - April 12, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratings36 times Lloyd Mangrum collected the winner's check on the PGA TOUR. He set the course record at The Masters. Won the U.S. Open in 1946 (almost won it again in 1950, but lost in the famous playoff to Ben Hogan). Twice he finished third in the PGA. Twice he finished second at The Masters. He was ...
Effa Manley-MLB
Sports' Forgotten Heroes - March 29, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsThere have been very few women to own a Major League Baseball franchise. The most notable, Marge Schott, owned the CIncinnati Reds from 1984 to 1999. Before her came Helene Hathaway Robison Britton who inherited the the St. Louis Cardinals. After Britton came Joan Payson, the first owner of the ...
Cleveland Barons-NHL
Sports' Forgotten Heroes - March 15, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsOne of the most obscure teams in the history of the NHL is the Cleveland Barons. In existence for just two years, the Barons moved to Cleveland from Oakland where they were first known as the California Golden Seals and ultimately merged with the Minnesota North Stars who are now the Dallas Star...
Leo Houck-Boxing
Sports' Forgotten Heroes - March 01, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsWhen he was just 14, Leo Houck decided to step into the ring and give boxing a try. He loved it! For the next 24-years he made it his life. And he was pretty darned good at it too. In fact, over the course of his career, Leo never suffered a knockout. But he sure dished out punishment. According...
Atlanta Thrashers-NHL
Sports' Forgotten Heroes - February 15, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsThe NHL expanded to Atlanta for the 1972-73 season with the Flames. The team quickly became a perennial playoff team qualifying for the post-season in just its second season. In fact, in the eight years that the Flames called Atlanta home, they made the playoffs six times (although they never ad...
Paddy Driscoll - NFL
Sports' Forgotten Heroes - February 01, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsThe 1920s featured several legendary names in the NFL. Guys like Red Grange, Curley Lambeau ,Jim Thorpe, George Halas and a host of others. But one name that if often overlooked is that of Paddy Driscoll. The first-ever All-Pro QB, Driscoll was one of the game's most dominant forces. Originally ...
111: Monte Pearson-MLB
Sports' Forgotten Heroes - August 03, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsThink about this. You’re a Major League pitcher and you pitch in the World Series four times. You start four games and complete three of them. The game you didn’t complete, you pitch 8 2/3 innings. One of those four games, you pitch a 2-hit shutout and your overall ERA for those games is 1.01. Y...
110: Milwaukee County Stadium-MLB & NFL
Sports' Forgotten Heroes - July 20, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsIn 1950, the residents of Milwaukee, Wisconsin were given hope. Hope that with the building of a new stadium, professional sports would follow. Well, it didn’t happen right away, but it didn’t take too long before Lou Perini moved his Boston Braves of the National League to Milwaukee. On, April ...
109: Quinn & Ehmke-MLB
Sports' Forgotten Heroes - July 06, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsIn 1909, pitcher Jack Quinn made his Major League debut. 24-years later, 1933, Quinn made his final appearance. A remarkable career, in which he was out of the game in 1916 and 1917, had come to an end. Incredibly, part of the reason he didn’t play in 1916 and 1917 was because many thought Quinn...
108: Zack Wheat-MLB
Sports' Forgotten Heroes - June 22, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsZack Wheat was overlooked by the baseball Hall of Fame for years. In 1959, after a unanimous vote, Wheat was elected to the Hall – an honor long overdue, but an honor he was able to enjoy in person. When you look back at the history of the great Los Angeles/Brooklyn Dodgers teams, their all-time...
107: Archie Clark-NBA
Sports' Forgotten Heroes - June 01, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsArchie Clark broke into the NBA with the Los Angeles Lakes in 1966. He came off the bench his first season (1966-67) and averaged 10.5 PPG. Over the course of the next few seasons, Archie brought two new moves to the game that so any players use today, the “Shake and Bake” and the “step-back”. A...
106: Denny Shute_PGA
Sports' Forgotten Heroes - May 18, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsDenny Shute won 16 PGA TOUR events including the 1936 and 1937 PGA Championships. In 1933, Shute outlasted Craig Wood in a 36-o playoff at St. Andrew’s to win the Open Championship. Largely forgotten, Shute had a marvelous career. In fact, it wouldn’t be until 2000 when another golfer, Tiger Woo...
105: Larry Doby-MLB
Sports' Forgotten Heroes - May 04, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsWhen it comes to firsts, Larry Doby just misses the mark. Jackie Robinson was the first to cross the color line when he did so for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. Larry Doby was second (but the first in the American League to do so) when he made his debut for the Cleveland Indians on Jul...
104: Jim McCormick-MLB
Sports' Forgotten Heroes - April 20, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsJim McCormick might not be a name familiar to most baseball fans, but it should be. After all, how many pitchers have tossed over 500-innings in a season five times AND 657 2/3 innings in one year? McCormick had seasons of 45, 40, 36 and 31 wins. He started 485 games and completed 466 of them. H...
104: Jim McCormick-104
Sports' Forgotten Heroes - April 20, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsJim McCormick might not be a name familiar to most baseball fans, but it should be. After all, how many pitchers have tossed over 500-innings in a season five times AND 657 2/3 innings in one year? McCormick had seasons of 45, 40, 36 and 31 wins. He started 485 games and completed 466 of them. H...
103: Craig Wood-PGA
Sports' Forgotten Heroes - April 06, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsCraig Wood was known to the golfing world as the “Blonde Bomber’ for his prodigious drives. He was also pretty dangerous with a putter in his hand. But, Wood, for all his big drives and magic on the greens was missing one thing when it came to a popularity contest – he was not flamboyant at all....
102: Andre Lacroix-NHL/WHA
Sports' Forgotten Heroes - March 23, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsAndre Lacroix, the all-time leading scorer in the history of the World Hockey Association (WHA), is on this edition of Sports’ Forgotten Heroes. A member of the WHA Hall of Fame, Andre totaled more points than any other WHA player, more assists and played in more games. Lacroix’s career star...
101: 6.4.76-NBA
Sports' Forgotten Heroes - March 09, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsThe 1976 NBA Finals featured a mediocre team in the Phoenix Suns and the historic Boston Celtics. Boston, including the previous season and the first two games of these NBA Finals had won 8-straight against Phoenix. The Suns, who had gone 42-40 during the 1975-76 regular season, got on a roll. F...
100: Pete Sampras
Sports' Forgotten Heroes - February 23, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsPete Sampras is not, necessarily, a name that most tennis fans think about when discussing the greatest to ever play. However, upon closer examination, especially when it comes to the greatest American men to ever play, not only should Sampras be considered, statistically speaking, he should be ...
99: 9 Goals-NHL
Sports' Forgotten Heroes - February 09, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsTheir names are not the most recognizable when talking about the New York Rangers and hockey history: Arnie Brown, Dave Balon and Orland Kurtenbach. One name that is very recognizable is that of Walt Tkaczuk. All four played a pivotal role in one incredible game in 1970 – the final game of the r...
98: Spec Sanders-NFL
Sports' Forgotten Heroes - January 26, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsSpec Sanders was somewhat of a football phenom. In fact, his days at the University of Texas made NFL teams take notice and in 1942 the Washington Redskins made Sanders the first-ever Longhorn to be taken in the first round when they selected him sixth overall. However, Sanders never put on the ...
97: Tom Fears-NFL
Sports' Forgotten Heroes - January 12, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsTom Fears was a record-setter. When he broke into the NFL as a rookie in 1948, he caught 51 passes. His second year, the split-end caught an NFL-record 77 passes and scored nine touchdowns. He broke his own record in 1950 with 84 passes for 1,116-yards and seven touchdowns. In a game against the...
96: Jim Neilson-NHL
Sports' Forgotten Heroes - December 29, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsOn November 6, 2020, the National Hockey League lost a great one, Jim Neilson. A phenomenal defenseman for the New York Rangers for 12-years of his 16-year career, Neilson was the quintessential stay-at-home defenseman who made opponents pay. He’d stand them up at the blueline, hit hard, made op...
95: Jerry Izenberg-Sports
Sports' Forgotten Heroes - December 15, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsJerry Izenberg might not be a recognizable name to most sport’s fans, but it’s one that will be eternally remembered when it comes to all sports. You see, Jerry Izenberg is one of the greatest writers to ever put pen to paper when it comes to covering the games we love to watch. Jerry spent time...
94: Buddy Young-NFL
Sports' Forgotten Heroes - December 01, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsOne of the fastest players to ever grace the gridiron was the 5-foot-4 Buddy Young. A native of Illinois, Young played for the Illini before joining the AAFC (All America Football Conference) and later the NFL where he enjoyed great success with the then Baltimore Colts. Buddy’s speed and quickn...
93: War Football-NFL
Sports' Forgotten Heroes - November 17, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsWhen the United States entered World War I, it signaled the end, for a while, to the landscape of college football. So many of the young men playing the game, put their college careers on hold, withdrew from school and joined the military to fight for their country. They left school and found th...
92: Charley Trippi-NFL
Sports' Forgotten Heroes - November 03, 2020 16:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsCharley Trippi is not a name most NFL fans are familiar with. And that’s a shame, because Charley Trippi was one of the game’s most outstanding players during his nine years from 1947 through 1955. Trippi was a star for the Chicago Cardinals beginning on the day he arrived in 1947. A runner-up t...
91: Decatur Staley's-NFL
Sports' Forgotten Heroes - October 20, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsThe Chicago Bears are an NFL original. Well, sort of. During their first year of play, 1920 the inaugural year of the NFL (known as the American Professional Football Association before adopting the name – National Football League), the Bears were actually known as the Decatur Staley’s. And, muc...
90: Pop Warner-Football
Sports' Forgotten Heroes - October 06, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsPop Warner is one of the greatest football coaches in history when it comes to the collegiate level. But, as great as he was, he is probably best known for his name being associated with youth football. Despite a career that saw him win four national championships with Pitt and Stanford, most fo...
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