From Ballfields to Battlefields
SilentPunt Podcast 217 / July 2, 2026
This week on the SilentPunt Podcast, I’m joined by Christopher Warner, author of Playing for Keeps: Legendary Athletes in Combat During World War II. Since this is a July 4th edition of the show, we talk about athletes who did more than simply serve during the war. These were men who had already become champions, stars, record-setters, and future Hall of Famers — and then found themselves in places where the stakes were no longer wins, losses, trophies, or box scores.
Chris and I get into the stranger-than-fiction life of Barney Ross, Bob Feller’s…
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