The Football History Dude

The Football History Dude is a show dedicated to teaching fans about the rich history of the NFL and other professional football leagues. Each episode your host, Arnie Chapman, asks you to him and a guest in his Delorean and go back in time with him to explore the yesteryear of the gridiron.

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Pennsylvania High School Football History (A De...
PAFBHISTORY.COM is dedicated to telling the history of high school football in Pennsylvania through stories of former players, past teams, historical rankings, and other methods. This week we talk to the founder and primary contributor to the site.
65 min
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FHD VAULT: Richard Berthelsen | NFLPA's Trusted...
This FHD Vault episode takes us back to April 29, 2020, to listen to episode 114 of the FHD podcast. It felt like a good time to bring up some NFLPA history with this year's crazy offseason.
51 min
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Tailgating Challenge (w/ Founder Luke Lorick)
Luke Lorick founded Tailgating Challenge in 2012 to share his passion for tailgating with the world. Tailgating Challenge is the world's leading site to learn about all the new tailgating gear and then fans get a chance to win fun items each week.
34 min
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Football Is Family (w/ Podcast Host Jeremy McFa...
Jeremy McFarlin is the host of the Football Is Family podcast. He truly believes that “Football Is Family” and he is on a mission to share the stories of other fans out there sharing how they have been touched by the greatest sport on Earth.
69 min
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Through the Banks of the Red Cedar (Gene Washin...
Through the Banks of the Red Cedar is a documentary and book from Maya Washington as she goes on a journey to share the story of her father, former MSU Spartan and Minnesota Viking, Gene Washington.
49 min
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SHN Presents: Gridiron Greats Magazine Podcast ...
1 min
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Beyond Broadway Joe: The Super Bowl TEAM That C...
Author Bob Lederer shares stories from his book "Beyond Broadway Joe." Most have heard of "The Guarantee." Many credit Joe Namath for the New York Jets upsetting the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl 3, but it was a TEAM effort. This book tells that story.
61 min
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Hail Mary: The Rise and Fall of the National Wo...
The authors of "Hail Mary: The Rise and Fall of the Women's National Football League" join me in my DeLorean this week. We dig into the formation, the fall, some great stories of perseverance, and even get into some of the social aspects of the book.
47 min
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The Football Learning Academy (w/ Founder Ken C...
Ken Crippen is the founder and owner of the Football Learning Academy, an online resource for classes and videos on pro football history and the game's impact on society.
37 min
85
Reminiscing the Cowboys/Redskins Rivalry of the...
Sports History Network podcasters Mark Morthier (host of Yesterday's Sports) and Frank Reading (host of Ringside With Reading) join me to share stories and reminisce about the great rivalry between the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Resdkins of the 70s and 80s. Enjoy!
47 min
86
Dayton Triangles: An Original NFL Team and Host...
The Dayton Triangles were an original NFL team when the league was founded as the American Professional Football Association in 1920. Triangle Park in Dayton, OH was the home of the "first-ever NFL game" between the Dayton Triangles and the Columbus Panhandles. Bruce Smith joins to share the story.
40 min
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Christmas Eve at the Guardian (Presented by Row...
5 min
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Marla Recalls A Football Game (Presented by Row...
4 min
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Orville Impresses Marla (Presented by Row One S...
4 min
90
Mike Utley: Former Detroit Lions Player (Findin...
On November 17, 1991 while playing against the Los Angeles Rams Mike Utley fractured his 6th and 7th cervical vertebrae and became instantly paralyzed. We talk about this injury, his career leading up to the injury, and most importantly; how Mike has not let this injury define his life.
44 min
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Washington Football History (w/ Frank Reading)
Frank Reading (host of Ringside With Reading: Boxing History From Yesteryear) hops in my DeLorean to share some stories of his love for Washington football history.
37 min
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Baltimore Football History (w/ Jim Johnson)
Baltimore professional football history is like a good soap opera; heroes to love and villains to hate, lots of drama, high highs, low lows, intricate plots, drama, rascals that provide necessary humor, and did I mention drama. We tackle it all in this week's interview with Jim Johnson.
66 min
93
Plaay Classic (Official SHN Sponsor) - Intervie...
Sports History Network partners with Plaay Classic, a sports simulation board game company. This is the interview with the founder and his son. Keith and Sam Avallone. You can catch the full interview over at the SHN Showcase podcast.
21 min
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Loserville: How Professional Sports Remade Atla...
Clayton Trutor hops in the DeLorean with me this week to head back to the mid-60s and talk about the birth of the Atlanta Falcons, one of the main stories for his forthcoming book - Loservile: How Professional Sports Remade Atlanta and How Atlanta Remade Professional Sports.
43 min
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Year of the Rocket: John Candy, Wayne Gretzky, ...
It was 1991, and Raghib "Rocket" Ismail was about to be the #1 overall draft pick in the upcoming NFL Draft. But then, a new ownership group (John Candy, Wayne Gretzky, and Bruce McNall) of the Toronto Argonauts shocked the sporting world.
75 min
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Sports History Network Presents: Wrestling With...
Hi EVERYONE. MY NAME IS ARIEL GONZALEZ, ORIGINALLY FROM BROOKLYN, NOW LIVING IN THE GARDEN STATE AND I HAVE A NEW PODCAST SHOW CALLED WRESTLING WITH HEELS ON. BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE SPORTS HISTORY NETWORK, OF COURSE.
1 min
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NFL Gratitude to Greats Project (w/ John Vairin)
John Vairin was diagnosed with a rare occurrence of oral squamous cell cancer. He had surgery on May 17, 2019, and then he decided he wanted to celebrate the NFL's 100th season. The result was a project he named "NFL Gratitude to Greats," honoring and thanking NFL legends.
29 min
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ThriveFantasy (Official SHN Sponsor) - Intervie...
Sports History Network partners with ThriveFantasy to bring you an awesome deal.
20 min
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The Mike Webster Story (w/ Dr. Randall Benson a...
The Mike Webster story is important to share for more than just his Hall of Fame career in the NFL. Dr. Randall Benson and Playwright Ross Howard set out to accomplish this mission, successfully launching a play at the Iron Horse Theater in Ambridge, PA.
87 min
100
Former NFL WR Conquers The World's Seven Summit...
Only about 500 people have ever conquered the Seven Summits of the world (reaching the highest peak on every continent). One of them is former NFL Wide Receiver, Mark Pattison, and he joins us to share some of his wild ride on this planet.
46 min