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Hidden Yardage: The Story of the 1980 College Football SeasonAuthor: Joe Moore
Reliving the 1980 College Football Season week by week, through the memories of those that played, coached and covered it. Language: en Genres: Football, History, Sports Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Thanksgiving and Football (or maybe Vice Versa) - Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer
Tuesday, 22 November, 2022
Thanksgiving Day, 1924. The recently-established tradition of the University of Pittsburgh Panthers football team hosting the Pennsylvania State Nittany Lions on the afternoon of the national autumnal holiday continues. Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is sent to cover the Pitt-Penn State “Keystone Classic” of 1924; in so doing, he discovers a throughline of the football-on-Thanksgiving tradition going back to 1621 (okay, actually, that’s going back to 1869) and reminds us that high-level football games on Thanksgiving are nearly as old as the official Thanksgiving holiday itself. Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is an audio drama podcast from Number 80 Productions and the Sports History Network.Thanksgiving and Football (or maybe Vice Versa) script & story by Os Davis. Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer stars Doug Fye, Ilona Fye, and Eric Bodwell. Thanksgiving and Football (or maybe Vice Versa) co-stars, in order of appearance, Caedmon Holland, Forrest Hartl and Wayne Brett.Additional direction by Eric Bodwell. Sound recording and primary editing by Don McIver.The theme song of Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is “the Dayton Triangles Rag” and was arranged and performed by Bruce Smith. Other tracks in this episode include• “Jazz Club” by Kriss (available through fair-use agreement via FreeMusicArchive.org);• “Litany of the Street” by Silverman Sound Studios;• “Bimini Bay” (1921) by the Benson Orchestra of Chicago; and• “Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer (Outro)” by David Liso of Dynamo Stairs.Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is produced by Os Davis and Darin Hayes. Series concept by Darrin Hayes.Stay tuned for more episodes of Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer – coming soon!
