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& Legendary Athletes

14 episode stories 35 journal articles 16 episodes

Ep. 56 · 37 min · Creators

Nolan Ryan

Texas Heat

The real story behind Nolan Ryan’s legend by pulling straight from his autobiography and tracing the through-line we can’t stop thinking about: Texas. Heat.

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Ep. 16 & 53 · 41 min

Honus Wagner

the T-206, and the Original American Baseball Hero

Honus Wagner’s refusal to appear on a cigarette-pack card accidentally creates the rarest baseball card in history.

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Ep. 49 · 44 min

Ted Williams

A Special Blend of Baseball Intensity

Ted Williams doesn’t wait for permission to be great.

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Ep. 46 · 36 min

Bob Gibson

Baseball's Ultimate Competitor

The version of baseball Bob Gibson loved wasn’t friendly and it definitely wasn’t polite.

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Ep. 10 & 43 · 35 min

Mickey Mantle

The Unbelievable Rookie Year of 1951

The 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle is the most iconic, highly valued sports card in history.

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Ep. 39 · 51 min

Babe Ruth

The Legend Comes to Life

I dare you to try and define Babe Ruth in just one phrase.

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Ep. 31 · 46 min

Willie Mays

How to Live with 'Contagious, Irrepressible Zest

Willie Mays created his own category.

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Ep. 28 · 41 min

Walter Johnson

Baseball's Big Train

Dive into the life and legacy of Walter Johnson, 'The Big Train,' and one of baseball's greatest pitchers of all time.

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Ep. 25 · 41 min

Babe Ruth

How to Create a Legend

Journey into the larger-than-life legacy of the "Sultan of Swat" in this deep dive podcast episode.

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Ep. 22 · 46 min

Ty Cobb

the Bare-Knuckled Battler

Step into the world of one of baseball's most controversial and captivating figures, Ty Cobb, in this must-listen podcast episode.

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Ep. 19 · 44 min

Ted Williams

Pure Baseball Intensity

Dive into the intense, driven world of "The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived," Ted Williams.

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Ep. 13 · 31 min

Lou Gehrig

Defining the Aura of Dignity and High Resolve

Lou Gehrig, the son of two German immigrants, started as a kid from a lower-middle class neighborhood in Manhattan, and became a New York Yankee legend.

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Ep. 3 · 45 min

Creating the Ty Cobb T-206 Baseball Card

Ty Cobb becomes larger than life on the baseball field, and James Buchanan Duke rises to the top of the tobacco industry leading his American Tobacco Company to dominate the market.

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