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Episode Guide
Episode 23: Ray Mears
Hal talks college hoops and remembers his friend and legendary University of Tennessee basketball coach Ray Mears.
Episode 22: Wins and Losses
Hal talks about what fans can look forward to in the 2012 UT Vols football season, including the repercussions of losing defensive coaches Justin Wilcox and Peter Sirmon to the University of Washington Huskies.
Episode 21: Mike LaSorsa
Hal remembers the late Mike LaSorsa, who played at UT and coached at Fulton and South-Young and South-Doyle high schools. Hal also revisits the subjects of Ray Graves and Bo Jackson.
Episode 20: John Heisman
Hal revisits the topic of the revolutionary "split-T formation" and discusses the life history of the Heisman Trophy's namesake, John Heisman.
Episode 19: The SEC's "Heismen"
Hal talks about Heisman Trophy winners of yesteryear who played in the SEC.
Episode 18: New to the SEC
Hal talks about the histories of Texas A&M and University of Missouri, college football teams that will join the SEC in 2012.
Episode 17: From UT to NFL
Hal reminisces about his personal friends and UT Vols turned NFL players Harold "Herky" Payne, Hank Lauricella, Jimmy "Cowboy" Hill, JW Sherrill and Jack Stroud. He also recalls watching Jack Stroud and his NY Giants teammates play at the Polo Grounds during his time in New York.
Episode 16: Doug Atkins
Hal talks about the greatest player he ever saw: former University of Tennessee great Doug Atkins, one of only two UT players to belong to both the college and professional football Halls of Fame. Atkins, who wore jersey 91, is also one of only a few Tennessee players to have his number retired.
Episode 15: Professional Football Leagues
Hal discusses the different professional football leagues that have existed through sports history and the University of Tennessee Vols who have played in those leagues.
Episode 14: College Football’s Games of the Century
Hal talks about the college football championship games of 1924 and 1946, which pitted Notre Dame versus Army.
Episode 13: World Series Baseball
Hal recalls attending the Major League Baseball World Series games in 1954 and 1955.
Episode 12: UT Football’s Best Blockers
Hal honors the unsung heroes of football—the blockers—and talks about the 12 Tennessee players who won the Jacobs Award for being the best in the SEC.
Episode 11: Running Game
Hal remembers his friend Bob Davis, who played center on the Vols’ 1951 national championship team. He also gets out the chalkboard to review the Vols’ running game.
Episode 10: Jim Thorpe
Hal talks about how the greatest all-around athlete in the history of the United States, Jim Thorpe, born 1888 in Oklahoma, was connected to his own father, born 1895, in Pennsylvania.
Episode 9: Johnny Majors
Hal continues his discussion of the second seasons of University of Tennessee football coaches, this time looking back at Johnny Majors’ time as a player and coach at UT.
Episode 8: Bill Battle
Hal talks about the second season of UT Football coach Bill Battle, who took over after coach Doug Dickey returned to the Florida Gators.
Episode 7: Doug Dickey
Hal talks about UT Vols football coach and athletics director Doug Dickey.
Episode 6: All-Americans
Hal looks back on a 1944 game between UT and the Cincinnati Bobcats featuring right guard, team captain and future All-American Bob "Dobbie" Dobelstein. He also covers other All-American players in that period.
Episode 5: Season Openers
Hal recalls some of the most notable first games in UT football history in the 74 years he’s been watching the team.
Episode 4: Bristol Raceway & Larry Carrier
On the 50th anniversary of the Bristol Raceway, Hal talks about Larry Carrier, his friend, a client for 29 years, and one of the iconic developers in auto racing history.
Episode 3: Babe Ruth
Hal’s talking baseball history, including the anniversaries of Babe Ruth’s death in 1948, and the only fatality in the history of Major League Baseball in 1926.
Episode 2: Heroes of the Diamond
Hal talks about UT baseball players who have gone on to success in Major League Baseball, including Todd Helton, Phil Garner and Ed Bailey.
Episode 1: On this Date…
Spanky Brown and Hal Ernest discuss a variety of anniversaries, including the first night game in Major League Baseball, Hal’s last visit to Philadelphia (during which he did the twist with Chubby Checker at the Peppermint Lounge), and how Priscilla Wagner met Elvis Presley.
Pilot:
Spanky Brown introduces show host Hal Ernest and his encyclopedic knowledge of sports history, including the University of Tennessee Volunteers, Major League Baseball, NFL and more.
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