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- 0:57As
- 0:57war
- 0:57raged
- 0:58In
- 0:58Europe
- 0:58in
- 0:591917,
- 1:00bases
- 1:01around
- 1:01the
- 1:01United
- 1:01States
- 1:02started
- 1:02training
- 1:02civilians
- 1:03to
- 1:04become
- 1:04part
- 1:04of
- 1:05the
- 1:05armed
- 1:05services
- 1:06in
- 1:06anticipation
- 1:07of
- 1:08going
- 1:08to
- 1:08war.
- 1:08And
- 1:09during
- 1:09some
- 1:09of
- 1:09these
- 1:09camps,
- 1:10some
- 1:10football
- 1:11teams
- 1:11sprouted
- 1:12up.
- 1:12We
- 1:12have
- 1:12our
- 1:12guest
- 1:13today,
- 1:13Dan
- 1:13Charesta.
- 1:14Tell
- 1:14us
- 1:14all
- 1:14about
- 1:14one
- 1:15in
- 1:15the
- 1:15Great
- 1:15Lakes
- 1:16region
- 1:16coming
- 1:16up
- 1:17in
- 1:17just
- 1:17a
- 1:17moment.
- 1:19And
- 1:20we're
- 1:20going
- 1:20to
- 1:20have
- 1:20a
- 1:20great
- 1:21discussion
- 1:21tonight
- 1:22with
- 1:22one
- 1:22team
- 1:22in
- 1:23particular
- 1:24with
- 1:24our
- 1:24guest,
- 1:25Dan
- 1:25Charist.
- 1:26Dan,
- 1:26welcome
- 1:27to
- 1:27the
- 1:27Pig
- 1:27Pen,
- 1:27Darren.
- 1:28Hey,
- 1:28how's
- 1:29it
- 1:29going?
- 1:29I'm
- 1:29happy
- 1:30to
- 1:30be
- 1:30here,
- 1:30and
- 1:30I'm
- 1:30happy
- 1:31to
- 1:31talk
- 1:31about
- 1:32one
- 1:32of
- 1:33the
- 1:33teams.
- 1:33I
- 1:33mean,
- 1:34I'm
- 1:34sure
- 1:34you've
- 1:34covered
- 1:35it
- 1:35on
- 1:35the
- 1:35Pigskin
- 1:35Dispatch
- 1:36a
- 1:36little
- 1:36bit.
- 1:37I
- 1:37actually
- 1:37use
- 1:38it
- 1:38as
- 1:38a
- 1:38source
- 1:39on
- 1:39this
- 1:39project
- 1:39that
- 1:40I
- 1:40just
- 1:40got
- 1:40a
- 1:40hand
- 1:40on.
- 1:41But,
- 1:42yeah,
- 1:42the
- 1:431918
- 1:43Naval
- 1:44Station
- 1:44Great
- 1:44Lakes
- 1:45Blue
- 1:45Jackets
- 1:45football
- 1:45team.
- 1:46Excited
- 1:46to
- 1:46talk
- 1:46about
- 1:46them.
- 1:47Yeah,
- 1:47we
- 1:48have
- 1:48never
- 1:48done
- 1:48a
- 1:49podcast
- 1:49that's
- 1:49really
- 1:50directed
- 1:50at
- 1:50them.
- 1:51We
- 1:51had
- 1:52a
- 1:52few
- 1:52years
- 1:52ago,
- 1:52we
- 1:52did
- 1:52a
- 1:53spotlight
- 1:53on
- 1:53the
- 1:53100th
- 1:54anniversary
- 1:54of
- 1:54the
- 1:54Rose
- 1:55Bowl.
- 1:55So
- 1:55we
- 1:55went
- 1:55through
- 1:55all
- 1:55the
- 1:55Rose
- 1:56bowl
- 1:56games.
- 1:56Of
- 1:56course,
- 1:57they
- 1:57had
- 1:57that
- 1:57very
- 1:57famous
- 1:58Rose
- 1:58bowl
- 1:58game
- 1:59with
- 1:59some
- 1:59very
- 1:59famous
- 2:00people
- 2:00in
- 2:00it.
- 2:00So
- 2:01I
- 2:01know
- 2:01that's
- 2:01part
- 2:01of
- 2:02your
- 2:02story,
- 2:02too.
- 2:03So
- 2:04just
- 2:04bits
- 2:04and
- 2:04pieces
- 2:04we've
- 2:05talked
- 2:05about.
- 2:05But
- 2:06why
- 2:06don't
- 2:06you
- 2:06tell
- 2:07us
- 2:07a
- 2:07little
- 2:07bit
- 2:07about
- 2:09yourself
- 2:09first.
- 2:10Tell
- 2:10us
- 2:10about
- 2:10your
- 2:10fandom
- 2:11and
- 2:11how
- 2:11you
- 2:12got
- 2:12excited
- 2:12enough
- 2:13to
- 2:13do
- 2:14a
- 2:14series
- 2:15on
- 2:17football
- 2:17history.
- 2:18Yeah,
- 2:19so
- 2:19I
- 2:19grew
- 2:20up
- 2:20in
- 2:20Massachusetts.
- 2:21Seacong,
- 2:22Massachusetts.
- 2:23Shout
- 2:23out.
- 2:25And
- 2:26so
- 2:26I
- 2:26was
- 2:27growing
- 2:27up
- 2:27there.
- 2:28One
- 2:28of
- 2:29my
- 2:29first
- 2:29football
- 2:29memories
- 2:30was
- 2:30actually
- 2:30the
- 2:31Patriots
- 2:31made
- 2:31Super
- 2:32Bowl
- 2:3231,
- 2:33which
- 2:33was
- 2:34Bludsoe
- 2:35versus
- 2:35Favre,
- 2:36if
- 2:36you
- 2:36remember
- 2:36that
- 2:37one.
- 2:37Yeah,
- 2:38that
- 2:38was
- 2:38when
- 2:38I
- 2:38was
- 2:38in
- 2:39first
- 2:39grade.
- 2:39So
- 2:40I
- 2:40kind
- 2:40of
- 2:40like
- 2:41got,
- 2:42you
- 2:42know,
- 2:42suckered
- 2:42into
- 2:43football
- 2:43fandom
- 2:44courtesy
- 2:45of
- 2:45that
- 2:45Patriots
- 2:45team.
- 2:46Bludsoe,
- 2:47Curtis
- 2:47Martin,
- 2:48Bill
- 2:48Parcells,
- 2:49just
- 2:49some
- 2:50of
- 2:50the.
- 2:50The
- 2:50big
- 2:50names
- 2:51on
- 2:51that
- 2:51squad.
- 2:52And
- 2:52then
- 2:52from
- 2:52there,
- 2:53Yeah,
- 2:53I
- 2:53mean,
- 2:53I
- 2:54was
- 2:54fortunate
- 2:54enough
- 2:54to
- 2:54grow
- 2:55up
- 2:55in
- 2:55an
- 2:56era
- 2:56of
- 2:57Boston
- 2:57sports
- 2:58where,
- 2:58you
- 2:59know,
- 2:59they
- 2:59just
- 2:59had
- 3:00a
- 3:00crazy
- 3:01run.
- 3:01I
- 3:01mean,
- 3:01I'm
- 3:01a
- 3:01fan
- 3:02of
- 3:02the
- 3:02Patriots
- 3:03first
- 3:03and
- 3:03foremost,
- 3:04and
- 3:04then
- 3:04the
- 3:04Red
- 3:05Sox
- 3:05and
- 3:06also
- 3:06Celtics
- 3:07and
- 3:07Bruins.
- 3:07So
- 3:08to
- 3:08have
- 3:08that
- 3:08growing
- 3:08up.
- 3:10And
- 3:10I
- 3:10still,
- 3:10I
- 3:11don't
- 3:11live
- 3:11in
- 3:11Massachusetts
- 3:12anymore,
- 3:12but
- 3:13I
- 3:13still
- 3:14follow
- 3:14the
- 3:14Patriots.
- 3:15Watch
- 3:15them
- 3:15all
- 3:15the
- 3:15time.
- 3:16Watch
- 3:16them
- 3:16every
- 3:16week.
- 3:16Watched
- 3:17them
- 3:17when
- 3:17I
- 3:17was
- 3:17overseas.
- 3:18The
- 3:19Red
- 3:19Sox,
- 3:19I
- 3:19follow
- 3:20a
- 3:20bit,
- 3:20too.
- 3:20And
- 3:20then
- 3:20if
- 3:21the
- 3:21Celtics
- 3:21or
- 3:21the
- 3:21Bruins
- 3:22were
- 3:22to
- 3:22make
- 3:22the
- 3:22Finals,
- 3:23I
- 3:23would
- 3:23make
- 3:23sure
- 3:24to
- 3:24catch
- 3:24that
- 3:25as
- 3:25well.
- 3:25So
- 3:26just
- 3:26a
- 3:27big
- 3:27sports
- 3:28fan
- 3:28in
- 3:28general.
- 3:29And,
- 3:30yeah,
- 3:30so
- 3:31it
- 3:31kind
- 3:31of
- 3:31led
- 3:31to
- 3:32my
- 3:32professional
- 3:33life
- 3:33doing
- 3:33a
- 3:34little
- 3:34bit
- 3:34of
- 3:34sports
- 3:34coverage
- 3:35there.
- 3:35And
- 3:36also
- 3:37was
- 3:37kind
- 3:38of
- 3:38the
- 3:38inspiration
- 3:38for
- 3:39this
- 3:39project
- 3:39was
- 3:39just
- 3:40my
- 3:40life
- 3:41in
- 3:41general,
- 3:41but
- 3:41life
- 3:42as
- 3:42a
- 3:42sports
- 3:42fan.
- 3:43Okay,
- 3:44so
- 3:44the.
- 3:46The
- 3:46naval
- 3:46station.
- 3:47The
- 3:47Great
- 3:47Lakes
- 3:47Naval
- 3:48Station,
- 3:48of
- 3:48course,
- 3:48is
- 3:49closer
- 3:49over
- 3:49to
- 3:50my
- 3:50neck
- 3:50of
- 3:50the
- 3:50woods
- 3:50in
- 3:50the
- 3:51Great
- 3:51Lakes,
- 3:51you
- 3:51know,
- 3:52nowhere
- 3:52near
- 3:52New
- 3:53England.
- 3:53How
- 3:54did
- 3:54you
- 3:54get
- 3:54connected
- 3:55with
- 3:56wanting
- 3:56to
- 3:56talk
- 3:56about
- 3:57this
- 3:57great
- 3:57team
- 3:58from
- 3:58history?
- 3:59Yeah,
- 3:59it's
- 4:00really
- 4:01something
- 4:02that
- 4:02I
- 4:02think
- 4:03directly.
- 4:04I
- 4:04feel
- 4:04like
- 4:04it's
- 4:05directly
- 4:05part
- 4:05of
- 4:05me
- 4:06in
- 4:06a
- 4:06way.
- 4:08So
- 4:08I
- 4:09went
- 4:09from
- 4:10Massachusetts.
- 4:10I
- 4:11graduated
- 4:11from
- 4:11Rhode
- 4:12island
- 4:12College
- 4:12in
- 4:122013,
- 4:13and
- 4:13then
- 4:142014,
- 4:14I
- 4:15was
- 4:15enlisted
- 4:16in
- 4:16the
- 4:16Navy.
- 4:17And
- 4:17basic
- 4:17training
- 4:18for
- 4:18the
- 4:18Navy
- 4:18is
- 4:18in
- 4:19Great
- 4:19Lakes.
- 4:19And
- 4:19then
- 4:20depending
- 4:20on
- 4:20your
- 4:21job,
- 4:22which
- 4:22we
- 4:22call
- 4:22rates,
- 4:23I
- 4:23know
- 4:24other
- 4:24branches
- 4:24will
- 4:25call
- 4:25it
- 4:25an
- 4:25mos,
- 4:26but
- 4:26your
- 4:27rate,
- 4:27some
- 4:27of
- 4:28those
- 4:28job
- 4:28trainings
- 4:29are
- 4:29actually
- 4:30what
- 4:30we
- 4:31would
- 4:31say,
- 4:31like
- 4:31across
- 4:31the
- 4:32street
- 4:32would
- 4:33be
- 4:33the
- 4:33term,
- 4:33which
- 4:34means
- 4:34it's
- 4:34at
- 4:34the
- 4:34base
- 4:34that's
- 4:35basically
- 4:35across
- 4:35the
- 4:36street
- 4:36from
- 4:37where
- 4:37you
- 4:37go
- 4:37to
- 4:37basic
- 4:38training.
- 4:38So
- 4:39I
- 4:39was
- 4:39at
- 4:39basic,
- 4:40of
- 4:40course,
- 4:40for
- 4:40the
- 4:41normal
- 4:41allotted
- 4:41time,
- 4:42which
- 4:42at
- 4:42the
- 4:42time
- 4:42was
- 4:42about
- 4:43nine
- 4:43weeks.
- 4:43And
- 4:43then
- 4:45I
- 4:45was
- 4:45an
- 4:45electrician
- 4:46for
- 4:46three
- 4:47and
- 4:47a
- 4:47half
- 4:47years
- 4:47in
- 4:47the
- 4:47Navy.
- 4:48And
- 4:48then
- 4:48I
- 4:49transitioned
- 4:49to
- 4:49a
- 4:50job
- 4:50called
- 4:50mc,
- 4:51which
- 4:51is
- 4:51mass
- 4:52communication
- 4:52specialist,
- 4:53which
- 4:53is
- 4:53basically
- 4:54a
- 4:54journalist,
- 4:54photographer,
- 4:56videographer,
- 4:56graphic
- 4:57design,
- 4:57all
- 4:57rolled
- 4:57into
- 4:58one.
- 4:58But
- 4:58for
- 4:58three
- 4:59and
- 4:59a
- 4:59half
- 4:59years,
- 4:59I
- 4:59was
- 4:59an
- 4:59electrician.
- 5:00And
- 5:00my
- 5:01schooling
- 5:01was
- 5:02at
- 5:02Great
- 5:03Lakes.
- 5:04So
- 5:04I
- 5:04was
- 5:05actually
- 5:05there
- 5:05from,
- 5:06not
- 5:07counting
- 5:07basic
- 5:07training,
- 5:08November
- 5:082014
- 5:09to
- 5:10November
- 5:112015.
- 5:12So
- 5:12I
- 5:13stayed
- 5:13at
- 5:13Great
- 5:13Lakes
- 5:14for
- 5:14a
- 5:14year,
- 5:14experienced
- 5:15crazy
- 5:16winter,
- 5:16saw
- 5:16the
- 5:17Patriots
- 5:17win
- 5:17the
- 5:17super
- 5:17bowl
- 5:18against
- 5:18the
- 5:18Seahawks,
- 5:19snowed
- 5:20in
- 5:20at
- 5:20Great
- 5:20Lakes.
- 5:21And
- 5:21then,
- 5:22yeah,
- 5:22from
- 5:23then
- 5:23on,
- 5:23I
- 5:23was
- 5:23able
- 5:24to
- 5:24go
- 5:24to
- 5:24some
- 5:24other
- 5:24cool
- 5:25places
- 5:25with
- 5:26the
- 5:26military.
- 5:26I
- 5:26was
- 5:26in
- 5:27Japan
- 5:27on
- 5:27a
- 5:27ship,
- 5:28attached
- 5:29to
- 5:29a
- 5:29ship,
- 5:29which
- 5:29ended
- 5:30up
- 5:30switching
- 5:31to
- 5:31San
- 5:31Diego.
- 5:32So
- 5:32I
- 5:32was
- 5:32living
- 5:32there
- 5:32for
- 5:32a
- 5:33bit,
- 5:33and
- 5:33then
- 5:33I
- 5:33spent
- 5:34four
- 5:34years
- 5:35in
- 5:35beautiful
- 5:36Naples,
- 5:36Italy,
- 5:36at
- 5:37AFN
- 5:37Naples.
- 5:38And
- 5:38I'm
- 5:39also
- 5:39a
- 5:39huge
- 5:39Napoli
- 5:40soccer
- 5:41fan
- 5:41now.
- 5:41So
- 5:41it's
- 5:42like
- 5:42Patriots,
- 5:43Napoli
- 5:44are
- 5:44kind
- 5:44of
- 5:44like
- 5:451a
- 5:45and
- 5:451b
- 5:46for
- 5:46my
- 5:46teams
- 5:47that.
- 5:47That
- 5:48I
- 5:48follow.
- 5:48So,
- 5:49yeah.
- 5:50And
- 5:50while
- 5:50I
- 5:50was
- 5:50in
- 5:50Naples,
- 5:51I
- 5:52enrolled
- 5:52at
- 5:53the
- 5:53University
- 5:53of
- 5:53Alabama
- 5:54Online,
- 5:54did
- 5:55a
- 5:55journalism
- 5:55and
- 5:55media
- 5:56studies
- 5:56master's
- 5:57program.
- 5:57And
- 5:58then
- 5:58for
- 5:58my
- 5:58thesis
- 5:59project
- 6:00is
- 6:00where
- 6:01this
- 6:01project
- 6:01took
- 6:02off.
- 6:03So
- 6:03Jackie's
- 6:04the
- 6:04Story,
- 6:05George
- 6:05hallis
- 6:06and
- 6:07the
- 6:071918
- 6:08naval
- 6:08station,
- 6:08great
- 6:08Lakes
- 6:09Blue
- 6:09Jackets
- 6:10football
- 6:10team.
- 6:10So
- 6:10it
- 6:11kind
- 6:11of
- 6:11tied
- 6:11together
- 6:12that
- 6:12I
- 6:12was
- 6:13there
- 6:13and
- 6:14I
- 6:14had
- 6:14the
- 6:14opportunity
- 6:14to
- 6:14make
- 6:15this
- 6:15project
- 6:15and
- 6:17Here
- 6:17we
- 6:17are
- 6:17now,
- 6:17you
- 6:18know,
- 6:18I'm
- 6:18talking
- 6:19to
- 6:19you,
- 6:19Darren,
- 6:19about
- 6:19it
- 6:20and
- 6:21you
- 6:21even
- 6:21featured
- 6:22in
- 6:22the,
- 6:22in
- 6:22the
- 6:22series.
- 6:23So
- 6:23I'm
- 6:23sure
- 6:23we'll
- 6:23get
- 6:23into
- 6:24that
- 6:24as
- 6:24well.
- 6:25Yeah.
- 6:25Well,
- 6:26first
- 6:26of
- 6:26all,
- 6:26you
- 6:26know,
- 6:27thank
- 6:27you
- 6:27for
- 6:27your
- 6:27service
- 6:28and
- 6:28you
- 6:28know,
- 6:29what
- 6:29a
- 6:30rich
- 6:31history
- 6:31and
- 6:31background
- 6:32of
- 6:32education
- 6:33you've
- 6:33gotten,
- 6:34you
- 6:34know,
- 6:34traveling
- 6:35the
- 6:35world
- 6:36and
- 6:36got
- 6:36just
- 6:36so
- 6:37many
- 6:37football
- 6:37connections
- 6:38from,
- 6:38you
- 6:38know,
- 6:39your
- 6:39Patriots
- 6:39to
- 6:40the
- 6:40Blue
- 6:40Jackets
- 6:40to
- 6:41the
- 6:41Crimson
- 6:41Tide,
- 6:41all
- 6:42in
- 6:42one
- 6:42thing,
- 6:42plus
- 6:43a
- 6:43little
- 6:43soccer
- 6:43thrown
- 6:44in
- 6:44there
- 6:44too.
- 6:45So.
- 6:46Yes,
- 6:46very,
- 6:46very
- 6:47cool.
- 6:47So
- 6:47in
- 6:47your
- 6:48young
- 6:48life,
- 6:48you've
- 6:48got
- 6:49gone
- 6:49through
- 6:49a
- 6:49lot,
- 6:49so.
- 6:50But
- 6:50we
- 6:50appreciate
- 6:51your
- 6:51service
- 6:51and
- 6:52all
- 6:52you
- 6:52and
- 6:52your,
- 6:53your
- 6:53brethren
- 6:53and
- 6:54sisters
- 6:54in
- 6:54the
- 6:55military
- 6:55that
- 6:55are
- 6:55keeping
- 6:56us
- 6:56free.
- 6:56Of
- 6:56course.
- 6:57Yeah,
- 6:57thanks
- 6:58for
- 6:58the
- 6:58support.
- 6:59I
- 6:59got
- 6:59super
- 6:59lucky
- 7:00with
- 7:00all
- 7:00these
- 7:00duty
- 7:01stations.
- 7:01I'm
- 7:01currently
- 7:02off
- 7:02active
- 7:03duty.
- 7:03I'm
- 7:03currently
- 7:04still
- 7:04in
- 7:04the
- 7:04reserve.
- 7:05But
- 7:05yeah,
- 7:06I
- 7:06was
- 7:06able
- 7:06to
- 7:06catch
- 7:07actually
- 7:07a
- 7:07lot
- 7:07of
- 7:07sports
- 7:08in
- 7:08a
- 7:08lot
- 7:08of
- 7:08different
- 7:08countries.
- 7:09Unfortunately,
- 7:10no
- 7:10American
- 7:10football,
- 7:11but
- 7:12yeah,
- 7:12that's.
- 7:13Maybe
- 7:13that'll
- 7:14spread
- 7:14to
- 7:14some
- 7:14of
- 7:14these
- 7:15countries
- 7:15later
- 7:15on
- 7:16beyond
- 7:17just
- 7:17one
- 7:18or
- 7:18two
- 7:18or
- 7:18three
- 7:19NFL
- 7:19games
- 7:19a
- 7:20season.
- 7:20Yeah,
- 7:21it's,
- 7:22it's
- 7:22really
- 7:22going
- 7:22international.
- 7:23We
- 7:23just
- 7:23talked
- 7:24to
- 7:24a
- 7:24guy
- 7:24the
- 7:24other
- 7:25day.
- 7:25That's
- 7:26Estonia.
- 7:26They
- 7:27have
- 7:27American
- 7:27football
- 7:28going
- 7:28on
- 7:28in
- 7:28Russia.
- 7:29They're,
- 7:29they're
- 7:29playing
- 7:30American
- 7:30football.
- 7:30All
- 7:31right.
- 7:31It's
- 7:31spread
- 7:32all
- 7:32over
- 7:32the
- 7:32place.
- 7:32So
- 7:32we're,
- 7:33we're
- 7:33excited
- 7:33about
- 7:34that.
- 7:34Okay,
- 7:35so.
- 7:35So
- 7:35let's
- 7:36go
- 7:36back.
- 7:36So
- 7:36first
- 7:37of
- 7:37all,
- 7:37you
- 7:37know,
- 7:37I'm
- 7:37kind
- 7:38of
- 7:38intrigued
- 7:39that
- 7:39the
- 7:39Great
- 7:39Lakes
- 7:40Naval
- 7:40Station
- 7:41is
- 7:41still
- 7:42going
- 7:42strong
- 7:43and
- 7:43training
- 7:44young
- 7:45naval
- 7:46persons
- 7:47to
- 7:48serve
- 7:48in
- 7:48the
- 7:48Navy,
- 7:49which.
- 7:49God,
- 7:49that's
- 7:50100
- 7:50some
- 7:50years
- 7:51plus.
- 7:52Yeah.
- 7:53So
- 7:53during
- 7:54my
- 7:54research,
- 7:55I
- 7:55was
- 7:55actually
- 7:56able
- 7:57to
- 7:58talk
- 7:58to
- 7:58Timothy
- 7:59Brown,
- 7:59who
- 7:59is
- 7:59an
- 8:00author.
- 8:00He
- 8:00wrote
- 8:01a
- 8:01book
- 8:01called
- 8:01Fields
- 8:02of
- 8:02Friendly
- 8:02Strife.
- 8:02It
- 8:02was
- 8:03a
- 8:03great
- 8:03resource
- 8:03for
- 8:04this.
- 8:04And
- 8:05honestly,
- 8:05I
- 8:05didn't
- 8:05even
- 8:06know
- 8:06the
- 8:06origins
- 8:07of
- 8:07Great
- 8:07Lakes
- 8:08when
- 8:08I
- 8:09started
- 8:09taking
- 8:10on
- 8:10this
- 8:10project.
- 8:11And
- 8:11he,
- 8:12he
- 8:12kind
- 8:12of,
- 8:13you
- 8:13know,
- 8:13gave
- 8:13me
- 8:13the
- 8:13rundown.
- 8:14It's
- 8:14in
- 8:14the
- 8:14series,
- 8:15if
- 8:15you
- 8:15listen
- 8:15to
- 8:15it,
- 8:16the
- 8:16three
- 8:16part,
- 8:17about
- 8:1730
- 8:17minute
- 8:18per
- 8:18episode
- 8:19look
- 8:19at
- 8:19the
- 8:20blue
- 8:20jackets.
- 8:20But
- 8:21back
- 8:21in,
- 8:22I
- 8:22think
- 8:22it
- 8:22was
- 8:221911,
- 8:23the
- 8:23base
- 8:24kicked
- 8:24off
- 8:25because
- 8:26there's
- 8:26so
- 8:26many
- 8:27service
- 8:27members
- 8:28joining
- 8:28from
- 8:28the
- 8:28Midwest.
- 8:30So
- 8:30they
- 8:30wanted
- 8:31kind
- 8:31of
- 8:31a
- 8:31more
- 8:32century
- 8:32located
- 8:33base.
- 8:33And
- 8:33it's
- 8:33right
- 8:34on,
- 8:34I
- 8:34mean,
- 8:34it's
- 8:34called
- 8:35Naval
- 8:35Station
- 8:35Great
- 8:35Lakes.
- 8:36It's
- 8:36right
- 8:36on
- 8:36Lake
- 8:36Michigan.
- 8:37Not
- 8:38that
- 8:38there's
- 8:38any.
- 8:38At
- 8:39least
- 8:39when
- 8:39I
- 8:39was
- 8:39there.
- 8:39There's
- 8:40no
- 8:40makeshift
- 8:41ships
- 8:41or
- 8:42anything
- 8:42there.
- 8:42It's
- 8:42just
- 8:42where
- 8:43the
- 8:43base
- 8:43is
- 8:43at
- 8:43but
- 8:44so
- 8:44the
- 8:45origin
- 8:45of
- 8:45the
- 8:45base
- 8:45was
- 8:46there.
- 8:46And
- 8:46then
- 8:47they
- 8:47got
- 8:48Captain
- 8:48William
- 8:49Moffett,
- 8:49who
- 8:50plays
- 8:50a
- 8:50pretty
- 8:50central
- 8:51role
- 8:51in
- 8:51the
- 8:51story
- 8:51of
- 8:51this
- 8:52team.
- 8:52He
- 8:52was
- 8:52the
- 8:53captain
- 8:53of
- 8:53the
- 8:53base
- 8:54and
- 8:54he
- 8:55took
- 8:55it
- 8:55upon
- 8:56himself
- 8:56to
- 8:56really
- 8:56grow
- 8:57the
- 8:57base
- 8:57through
- 8:58sports
- 8:59once
- 8:59World
- 8:59War
- 9:00I
- 9:00came
- 9:00around.
- 9:01And
- 9:01it
- 9:01really
- 9:02gave
- 9:02a
- 9:02name
- 9:03to
- 9:03the
- 9:03base.
- 9:04Not
- 9:04just
- 9:04the
- 9:04football
- 9:05team.
- 9:05That's
- 9:06the
- 9:06one
- 9:06that
- 9:06we're
- 9:06talking
- 9:07about
- 9:07today
- 9:07and
- 9:07the
- 9:07one
- 9:07that
- 9:08had
- 9:08the
- 9:08most
- 9:08prominence.
- 9:08But
- 9:09they
- 9:09had
- 9:10teams
- 9:10in
- 9:10baseball
- 9:11and
- 9:11soccer.
- 9:13I
- 9:13know,
- 9:14I
- 9:15think
- 9:15there
- 9:15might
- 9:15have
- 9:15been
- 9:15a
- 9:16ski
- 9:16team.
- 9:16Maybe
- 9:17I'm
- 9:17talking.
- 9:18Maybe
- 9:18I'm
- 9:18thinking
- 9:18of
- 9:18a
- 9:18different
- 9:19base.
- 9:19But
- 9:19they
- 9:20had
- 9:20plenty
- 9:20of
- 9:20teams
- 9:20to
- 9:20go
- 9:21around
- 9:21and
- 9:21it
- 9:21was
- 9:21extensively
- 9:22covered.
- 9:22Not
- 9:22just
- 9:23the
- 9:23football
- 9:23team,
- 9:23but
- 9:24another
- 9:24source
- 9:25that
- 9:25I
- 9:25used
- 9:25was
- 9:25the
- 9:25Great
- 9:26Lakes
- 9:26Bulletin
- 9:26from
- 9:27the
- 9:27day,
- 9:27which
- 9:27is
- 9:28no
- 9:28longer
- 9:28there.
- 9:28But
- 9:29I
- 9:29was
- 9:30able
- 9:30to
- 9:30access
- 9:30a
- 9:31lot
- 9:31of
- 9:31the
- 9:31archival
- 9:32stories
- 9:32from
- 9:33there.
- 9:34And
- 9:35yeah,
- 9:36not
- 9:36just
- 9:36the
- 9:36football
- 9:36team
- 9:37was
- 9:39there
- 9:39in
- 9:39the
- 9:39newspaper,
- 9:40but
- 9:40all
- 9:40the
- 9:40other
- 9:40teams
- 9:41and
- 9:41they
- 9:41were
- 9:42featured
- 9:42prominently
- 9:43throughout
- 9:43the
- 9:43base.
- 9:44So
- 9:44that's
- 9:45how
- 9:45they
- 9:45kicked
- 9:45off.
- 9:46And
- 9:46then,
- 9:47yeah,
- 9:47service
- 9:47football
- 9:48took
- 9:48over
- 9:48during
- 9:48World
- 9:49War
- 9:49I.
- 9:49Many
- 9:50bases,
- 9:50many
- 9:52forts,
- 9:53all
- 9:53sorts
- 9:53of,
- 9:54you
- 9:54know,
- 9:55places
- 9:56like
- 9:56that
- 9:56that
- 9:57had,
- 9:57you
- 9:57know,
- 9:58military
- 9:58personnel
- 9:58there.
- 9:59It
- 10:00was
- 10:00a
- 10:00great
- 10:00way
- 10:00for
- 10:01them
- 10:01to
- 10:01get
- 10:02out
- 10:02and
- 10:03show
- 10:03some
- 10:03base
- 10:03pride.
- 10:04And
- 10:04service
- 10:05football,
- 10:05the.
- 10:05The
- 10:06real
- 10:06key
- 10:06to
- 10:06this
- 10:07story
- 10:07is
- 10:08how
- 10:08it
- 10:08launched
- 10:09the
- 10:09NFL,
- 10:09helped
- 10:10launch
- 10:10the
- 10:10NFL
- 10:10with
- 10:11service
- 10:11football.
- 10:11And
- 10:12Great
- 10:12Lakes
- 10:12was
- 10:13definitely
- 10:13the
- 10:13most
- 10:14well
- 10:14known
- 10:15of
- 10:15these
- 10:16teams.
- 10:16And
- 10:17service
- 10:17football
- 10:17even
- 10:18came
- 10:18back
- 10:18around
- 10:18during
- 10:19World
- 10:19War
- 10:19II.
- 10:21Interesting.
- 10:21So
- 10:21I
- 10:22take
- 10:22it
- 10:22probably
- 10:23the
- 10:23height
- 10:23of
- 10:24population
- 10:25of
- 10:26the
- 10:26Great
- 10:26Lakes
- 10:27Naval
- 10:27Station
- 10:28was
- 10:28probably
- 10:29during
- 10:29both
- 10:29world
- 10:29wars.
- 10:30Is
- 10:30that,
- 10:30would
- 10:30that
- 10:30be
- 10:31true?
- 10:31I
- 10:31believe
- 10:32my
- 10:33guess
- 10:33and
- 10:33my
- 10:33research,
- 10:34I
- 10:34think
- 10:34it
- 10:35was
- 10:3650,000
- 10:37sailors
- 10:38were
- 10:38there,
- 10:38which
- 10:38is,
- 10:39I
- 10:40mean,
- 10:40crazy.
- 10:40Think
- 10:40of
- 10:40a
- 10:41city
- 10:41nearby
- 10:41you
- 10:41that
- 10:42has
- 10:4250,000
- 10:42people.
- 10:43And
- 10:43to
- 10:43imagine
- 10:43that
- 10:44on
- 10:44a
- 10:44base
- 10:45is
- 10:45pretty.
- 10:45I
- 10:46can
- 10:46tell
- 10:46you
- 10:46the
- 10:46city
- 10:46I
- 10:46live
- 10:47in
- 10:47is
- 10:47a
- 10:47hundred
- 10:47thousand.
- 10:48So
- 10:48that's
- 10:48half
- 10:48the
- 10:48population.
- 10:49It'll
- 10:50be
- 10:50almost.
- 10:50Wow.
- 10:52Half
- 10:52the
- 10:52population.
- 10:53You
- 10:53could
- 10:53probably
- 10:54is
- 10:54probably
- 10:54what,
- 10:56seven
- 10:56times
- 10:57if
- 10:57you
- 10:58filled
- 10:58the
- 10:58Erie
- 10:59Sea
- 10:59Wolves
- 10:59Stadium
- 11:00to
- 11:00capacity
- 11:00times
- 11:01that
- 11:01by
- 11:01about
- 11:017
- 11:02or
- 11:02so.
- 11:02It'd
- 11:02probably
- 11:03be
- 11:03what
- 11:04Great
- 11:04Lakes
- 11:04had.
- 11:04Back
- 11:05in
- 11:05World
- 11:05War
- 11:05I.
- 11:06Yeah,
- 11:06probably
- 11:06about
- 11:0710
- 11:07times.
- 11:07I
- 11:07think
- 11:07there's
- 11:08only
- 11:087,000.
- 11:09I
- 11:10think
- 11:10it
- 11:10was
- 11:1050,000.
- 11:11I
- 11:11should
- 11:11have
- 11:11double
- 11:11checked,
- 11:12but
- 11:12it
- 11:12was,
- 11:12it
- 11:12was
- 11:13quite
- 11:13a
- 11:13bit
- 11:13way,
- 11:13way,
- 11:14way
- 11:14more
- 11:15than
- 11:15they
- 11:15would
- 11:16have
- 11:16today.
- 11:16Yeah,
- 11:17man,
- 11:18that's
- 11:18a
- 11:18larger.
- 11:19Much
- 11:19larger
- 11:19than
- 11:20I
- 11:20thought.
- 11:20So
- 11:20that
- 11:21is,
- 11:21you
- 11:21know,
- 11:21they're
- 11:21playing
- 11:22against
- 11:22university
- 11:23teams.
- 11:23It's
- 11:24bigger
- 11:24than
- 11:24any
- 11:25university.
- 11:25It's
- 11:26bigger
- 11:26than
- 11:26any,
- 11:26you
- 11:27know,
- 11:27four
- 11:27or
- 11:27five
- 11:27universities
- 11:28put
- 11:28together
- 11:29probably
- 11:29at
- 11:29that
- 11:29time.
- 11:30Very,
- 11:31very
- 11:32interesting.
- 11:33So,
- 11:34okay,
- 11:34so
- 11:35they
- 11:35had,
- 11:35they
- 11:35had
- 11:36these
- 11:36teams.
- 11:36They,
- 11:36you
- 11:37know,
- 11:37they're,
- 11:37they're
- 11:37playing
- 11:37these
- 11:38competitive
- 11:38sports
- 11:39and,
- 11:39you
- 11:40know,
- 11:40they're
- 11:40in
- 11:40Great
- 11:41Lakes
- 11:41Naval
- 11:41Station.
- 11:42What
- 11:42should
- 11:42give
- 11:42us
- 11:42maybe
- 11:43the
- 11:43location?
- 11:43I'm
- 11:44not
- 11:44sure
- 11:44that
- 11:44we,
- 11:44we
- 11:45told
- 11:45the
- 11:45listeners
- 11:45that
- 11:46for
- 11:46sure.
- 11:46Yeah.
- 11:47So
- 11:47Great
- 11:47Lakes
- 11:48is
- 11:48about
- 11:48one
- 11:49hour
- 11:49north
- 11:50of
- 11:50the
- 11:50city
- 11:50of
- 11:51Chicago.
- 11:51So,
- 11:53yeah,
- 11:53I
- 11:53mean,
- 11:54nowadays
- 11:54you
- 11:55can
- 11:55take
- 11:55the
- 11:55train
- 11:55from
- 11:55Great
- 11:56Lakes
- 11:56right
- 11:56into
- 11:56Ogilvy
- 11:57Train
- 11:57center
- 11:58if
- 11:58you,
- 11:58if
- 11:58you
- 11:58know
- 11:58the,
- 11:59if
- 11:59you
- 11:59know
- 11:59the
- 11:59city
- 11:59at
- 12:00all.
- 12:01So,
- 12:01yeah,
- 12:01I
- 12:01mean,
- 12:01myself,
- 12:02I
- 12:02was
- 12:02going
- 12:02in
- 12:03Chicago
- 12:03fairly
- 12:04regularly,
- 12:05but
- 12:05yeah,
- 12:05it's,
- 12:06it's
- 12:06right
- 12:06on
- 12:06Lake
- 12:07Michigan.
- 12:07It's
- 12:09just
- 12:09north
- 12:10of
- 12:10Lake
- 12:10Forest,
- 12:10which
- 12:11is
- 12:11where,
- 12:11I
- 12:11believe
- 12:11the
- 12:11Chicago
- 12:12Bears
- 12:12have
- 12:13their
- 12:13training
- 12:15facilities.
- 12:16And
- 12:16it's
- 12:16also,
- 12:17I
- 12:17think,
- 12:17where
- 12:17Michael
- 12:17Jordan
- 12:18was
- 12:18at
- 12:18when
- 12:19he
- 12:19was
- 12:19playing
- 12:19for
- 12:19the
- 12:19Bulls.
- 12:20I
- 12:20think
- 12:20he
- 12:20had
- 12:20a
- 12:20mansion
- 12:20there.
- 12:21So
- 12:21it's
- 12:21quite
- 12:21close
- 12:21to
- 12:22there.
- 12:23Oh,
- 12:23very
- 12:23cool.
- 12:24So,
- 12:24you
- 12:24know,
- 12:25George
- 12:25Hallis
- 12:25is
- 12:26very
- 12:26central
- 12:27in
- 12:27this
- 12:27story
- 12:28and
- 12:28in
- 12:29your
- 12:29series
- 12:29that
- 12:29you
- 12:30have
- 12:30going
- 12:30on
- 12:30with
- 12:31the,
- 12:31the
- 12:31Great
- 12:32Lakes
- 12:32Naval
- 12:33Football
- 12:33team.
- 12:34And,
- 12:34you
- 12:35know,
- 12:35of
- 12:35course,
- 12:35that's
- 12:35a
- 12:35stomping
- 12:36ground.
- 12:36He
- 12:36played
- 12:36at
- 12:36the
- 12:37University
- 12:37of
- 12:37Illinois,
- 12:38you
- 12:38know,
- 12:40end
- 12:40up
- 12:40going
- 12:40with
- 12:41the,
- 12:41the
- 12:41Blue
- 12:42Jackets
- 12:42and
- 12:43of
- 12:43course,
- 12:43you
- 12:43know,
- 12:43Decatur
- 12:44and
- 12:44the
- 12:45Chicago
- 12:45Bears.
- 12:45So
- 12:46that's
- 12:46his
- 12:46stomping
- 12:47ground.
- 12:47So
- 12:47I
- 12:48guess
- 12:48maybe
- 12:48that's
- 12:49where
- 12:49he
- 12:49got
- 12:49to
- 12:50know
- 12:50the
- 12:50lay
- 12:50of
- 12:50the
- 12:50land
- 12:50a
- 12:51little
- 12:51bit
- 12:51better.
- 12:52Serving
- 12:52in
- 12:52the
- 12:52military.
- 12:53Yeah,
- 12:53I
- 12:54mean,
- 12:54he,
- 12:55he
- 12:55is
- 12:56the
- 12:57namesake
- 12:58to
- 12:58the
- 12:59project
- 12:59I
- 12:59worked
- 13:00on.
- 13:00You
- 13:00know,
- 13:00it's
- 13:00called
- 13:01Jackie's
- 13:02George
- 13:02hallis
- 13:03and
- 13:03the
- 13:031918
- 13:04Naval
- 13:04Station
- 13:04Great
- 13:05Lakes
- 13:05Blue
- 13:05Jackets.
- 13:06But.
- 13:06And
- 13:07I
- 13:07kind
- 13:07of
- 13:07made
- 13:08the
- 13:08story
- 13:08a.
- 13:09Focused
- 13:09on
- 13:10Hallis
- 13:11because
- 13:11he
- 13:11became
- 13:12such
- 13:12a
- 13:13figure
- 13:13in
- 13:13football.
- 13:14You
- 13:14know,
- 13:14he
- 13:15was
- 13:15on
- 13:15the
- 13:15Decatur
- 13:16Staleys,
- 13:17moved
- 13:17the
- 13:17team
- 13:17to
- 13:17Chicago,
- 13:18made
- 13:19them
- 13:19the
- 13:19Bears,
- 13:20was
- 13:20owner,
- 13:21player,
- 13:22coach
- 13:22for
- 13:22like
- 13:2340
- 13:23years.
- 13:24You
- 13:24know,
- 13:24he
- 13:24just
- 13:24had
- 13:25such
- 13:25a
- 13:25historic
- 13:25run,
- 13:26and
- 13:27he
- 13:28really
- 13:29was
- 13:30an
- 13:31interesting
- 13:31guy
- 13:31in
- 13:31football
- 13:32history.
- 13:32I
- 13:32mean,
- 13:32if
- 13:33you
- 13:33cover
- 13:33football
- 13:33history
- 13:34at
- 13:34all,
- 13:34there's
- 13:35no
- 13:35way
- 13:35George
- 13:35House's
- 13:36name
- 13:36does
- 13:36not
- 13:36get
- 13:36brought
- 13:37up.
- 13:38I
- 13:38want
- 13:39to
- 13:39say,
- 13:39for
- 13:40the
- 13:40actual
- 13:40Blue
- 13:41Jackets,
- 13:41though,
- 13:42I
- 13:42would
- 13:43say
- 13:43he
- 13:43was
- 13:44kind
- 13:44of
- 13:44just
- 13:44another
- 13:44player
- 13:45on
- 13:45the
- 13:45team.
- 13:46I
- 13:46mean,
- 13:47they
- 13:47had
- 13:47three
- 13:48future
- 13:48hall
- 13:48of
- 13:48Famers
- 13:49on
- 13:49the
- 13:49team.
- 13:49Jimmy
- 13:50Konzelman,
- 13:50who
- 13:50didn't
- 13:51even
- 13:51play.
- 13:51He
- 13:51got
- 13:52benched
- 13:52in
- 13:52the,
- 13:52in
- 13:52the
- 13:53season.
- 13:54He
- 13:55wasn't
- 13:55on
- 13:55the
- 13:55team.
- 13:56He
- 13:56was
- 13:56on
- 13:56the
- 13:56team.
- 13:57Excuse
- 13:57me.
- 13:59But
- 13:59I
- 14:00mean,
- 14:00it
- 14:00was
- 14:00him.
- 14:01It
- 14:01was
- 14:01George
- 14:01Hallis
- 14:03and
- 14:03Patty
- 14:04Driscoll
- 14:04as
- 14:04well,
- 14:05who
- 14:05went
- 14:05in
- 14:05for
- 14:05councilman
- 14:06as
- 14:06quarterback,
- 14:06I
- 14:07mean,
- 14:07for
- 14:08the
- 14:08team.
- 14:08And
- 14:08I
- 14:08mean,
- 14:08quarterback
- 14:09was
- 14:09a
- 14:09totally
- 14:09different
- 14:10position
- 14:11that
- 14:12than.
- 14:12Than
- 14:12it
- 14:12is
- 14:13now.
- 14:13You
- 14:13know,
- 14:13the
- 14:13Ford
- 14:14Pass
- 14:14was
- 14:14only
- 14:14about
- 14:15a
- 14:15dozen
- 14:15years
- 14:15old
- 14:16at
- 14:17the
- 14:17time
- 14:17of
- 14:17the
- 14:17Great
- 14:17Lakes
- 14:17blue
- 14:18jackets
- 14:18of
- 14:181918.
- 14:19So
- 14:20those
- 14:21three
- 14:21players
- 14:21really
- 14:22were.
- 14:23I
- 14:23mean,
- 14:24I
- 14:24think
- 14:24if
- 14:24I
- 14:24had
- 14:25to
- 14:25guess,
- 14:25I
- 14:25would
- 14:25say
- 14:25Driscoll
- 14:26was
- 14:26the
- 14:26star
- 14:27of
- 14:27the
- 14:27team.
- 14:27And
- 14:28you
- 14:28could.
- 14:28If
- 14:29you.
- 14:29If
- 14:29you
- 14:29looked
- 14:29into
- 14:29this
- 14:301918
- 14:30Rose
- 14:30bowl,
- 14:31he
- 14:31probably
- 14:32could
- 14:32have
- 14:32been
- 14:32the
- 14:32MVP,
- 14:33which
- 14:33went
- 14:33to
- 14:33George
- 14:34Ellis.
- 14:36But,
- 14:36yeah,
- 14:36I
- 14:36mean,
- 14:37George
- 14:37House
- 14:37himself,
- 14:38he.
- 14:39He
- 14:39didn't
- 14:39really
- 14:39stick
- 14:40out
- 14:40as
- 14:40like
- 14:40the
- 14:41Tom
- 14:41Brady
- 14:42of.
- 14:42Of
- 14:42the
- 14:43Blue
- 14:43Jackets.
- 14:43He
- 14:44was
- 14:44probably
- 14:44more
- 14:44like.
- 14:46I'm
- 14:47trying
- 14:47to
- 14:47think
- 14:47of
- 14:47maybe
- 14:48like
- 14:48a
- 14:48Rob
- 14:48Gronkowski
- 14:49kind
- 14:49of.
- 14:49Kind
- 14:50of
- 14:50level
- 14:50of.
- 14:51Of
- 14:51talent
- 14:52there.
- 14:52Still
- 14:52a
- 14:52Hall
- 14:52of
- 14:53Famer,
- 14:53but
- 14:53probably
- 14:53not
- 14:54exactly
- 14:54carrying
- 14:55the
- 14:55squad.
- 14:55Got
- 14:56to
- 14:56get
- 14:56the
- 14:56Patriots
- 14:56references
- 14:57in
- 14:57there,
- 14:57you
- 14:57know.
- 14:59Yeah.
- 15:00So,
- 15:00I
- 15:00mean,
- 15:01so
- 15:01these
- 15:01guys
- 15:01are,
- 15:01you
- 15:02know,
- 15:02these
- 15:02are
- 15:02some
- 15:02of
- 15:02the.
- 15:03The
- 15:03brain
- 15:03trust
- 15:04of
- 15:04the
- 15:05early
- 15:05NFL,
- 15:05and
- 15:05that's
- 15:06probably
- 15:06your.
- 15:06Part
- 15:07of
- 15:07your
- 15:07connection
- 15:07in
- 15:08the
- 15:08National
- 15:08Football
- 15:08League
- 15:09because,
- 15:09you
- 15:09know,
- 15:10of
- 15:10course,
- 15:10Halas
- 15:11was
- 15:11a
- 15:11coach
- 15:11and
- 15:12owner,
- 15:12you
- 15:13know,
- 15:13Chicago
- 15:13Bears,
- 15:13Decatur
- 15:14Staley's
- 15:15Conelman
- 15:16coached,
- 15:17you
- 15:17know,
- 15:17multiple
- 15:18places,
- 15:18including
- 15:18the
- 15:18Chicago
- 15:19Cardinals
- 15:20and
- 15:20some
- 15:21other
- 15:21places
- 15:21around.
- 15:22I
- 15:22think
- 15:22even
- 15:22Driscoll
- 15:23ended
- 15:23up
- 15:23coaching
- 15:23in
- 15:24the
- 15:24NFL
- 15:24later
- 15:24on
- 15:24after
- 15:25his
- 15:25playing
- 15:25days.
- 15:25Yeah,
- 15:26I
- 15:26want
- 15:26to
- 15:26throw
- 15:26a
- 15:26shout
- 15:26out
- 15:27for
- 15:27Jimmy
- 15:27Konsman,
- 15:28coach
- 15:28of
- 15:28the
- 15:29NFL
- 15:29champion.
- 15:30And
- 15:30this
- 15:31is
- 15:31actually
- 15:31closer
- 15:31to
- 15:32me
- 15:32than
- 15:32Boston.
- 15:33The
- 15:33Providence
- 15:34Steamroller.
- 15:34I
- 15:34think
- 15:35it
- 15:35was
- 15:351929,
- 15:36so
- 15:37I
- 15:37think
- 15:38player,
- 15:38coach,
- 15:39and
- 15:40that's.
- 15:40That's
- 15:41where
- 15:41I
- 15:41went
- 15:41to
- 15:41college
- 15:41was
- 15:42in
- 15:42Providence.
- 15:42And
- 15:42I
- 15:43have.
- 15:44I
- 15:44have
- 15:45a
- 15:45little
- 15:45bit
- 15:45of.
- 15:46I'm
- 15:46from
- 15:46Mass.
- 15:46Grew
- 15:47up
- 15:47in
- 15:47Mass,
- 15:47definitely
- 15:48from
- 15:48Mass,
- 15:48but
- 15:49there's
- 15:49a
- 15:49bit
- 15:49of
- 15:50Rhode
- 15:50island
- 15:50in
- 15:50me
- 15:50too.
- 15:50So
- 15:50I
- 15:51want
- 15:51to
- 15:51make
- 15:51sure
- 15:51we
- 15:51get
- 15:52the
- 15:52Providence
- 15:52Steamroller
- 15:53mentioned
- 15:53here
- 15:54on
- 15:54the
- 15:54Pig
- 15:54Skin
- 15:55Dispatch.
- 15:56Yeah,
- 15:56well,
- 15:56we've
- 15:57covered
- 15:57them
- 15:57quite
- 15:57well.
- 15:57One
- 15:58of
- 15:58our
- 15:58good
- 15:58friends,
- 15:58Greg
- 15:59Tranter,
- 15:59just
- 15:59wrote
- 16:00a
- 16:00book
- 16:00on
- 16:00the
- 16:00steamroller
- 16:01back
- 16:01in
- 16:012025,
- 16:02so
- 16:02we
- 16:03saw
- 16:03him
- 16:03on
- 16:03recently.
- 16:04So
- 16:04it's
- 16:04talks
- 16:05quite
- 16:05a
- 16:05bit
- 16:05about
- 16:05the
- 16:05championship,
- 16:06and
- 16:06of
- 16:06course,
- 16:06it
- 16:07ties
- 16:07into
- 16:07some
- 16:08of
- 16:08the
- 16:08teams
- 16:08I
- 16:08wrote
- 16:09about,
- 16:09you
- 16:09know,
- 16:09because
- 16:09one
- 16:09of
- 16:09their
- 16:10arch
- 16:10rivals
- 16:11was
- 16:11the
- 16:11Pottsville
- 16:11Maroons
- 16:12and
- 16:12some
- 16:13things
- 16:13that
- 16:13I'm
- 16:14very
- 16:14familiar
- 16:14with.
- 16:14So
- 16:15I
- 16:15had
- 16:15a
- 16:15lot
- 16:15of
- 16:15fun
- 16:15with
- 16:16that.
- 16:16I'm
- 16:16gonna
- 16:16have
- 16:16to
- 16:16get
- 16:17the
- 16:17reading
- 16:17list
- 16:17from
- 16:17you,
- 16:17Darren,
- 16:18after
- 16:18the.
- 16:18After
- 16:18the
- 16:19show.
- 16:19Because
- 16:19we
- 16:19talked
- 16:20before
- 16:20the
- 16:20show
- 16:20about
- 16:20all
- 16:21your
- 16:21works.
- 16:22I
- 16:22knew
- 16:22of
- 16:22some
- 16:22of
- 16:22them,
- 16:23but
- 16:23not
- 16:23all
- 16:24of
- 16:24them,
- 16:24and
- 16:24none.
- 16:25I
- 16:25have
- 16:25to
- 16:26give
- 16:26a
- 16:26look
- 16:26to
- 16:26the
- 16:26Providence
- 16:27steamroll
- 16:27there
- 16:27because,
- 16:28yeah,
- 16:28I
- 16:29grew
- 16:29up
- 16:29on
- 16:29the
- 16:29Providence
- 16:30Journal
- 16:30sports
- 16:30page,
- 16:31so
- 16:32every
- 16:32morning
- 16:33and
- 16:33my
- 16:33parents
- 16:33still
- 16:33get.
- 16:34I
- 16:34just
- 16:34saw
- 16:34my
- 16:34parents.
- 16:34I
- 16:35was
- 16:35reading
- 16:35the
- 16:35Providence
- 16:36Journal
- 16:37just
- 16:37this
- 16:37past
- 16:37weekend
- 16:38when
- 16:38I
- 16:38was
- 16:38visiting
- 16:39during
- 16:39New
- 16:39Year's.
- 16:39So,
- 16:40yeah,
- 16:42got
- 16:42to
- 16:42get
- 16:43that
- 16:43book
- 16:43on
- 16:43the
- 16:43reading
- 16:43list.
- 16:44Okay,
- 16:44very
- 16:45good,
- 16:45Very
- 16:45good.
- 16:45All
- 16:46right,
- 16:46so
- 16:46let's
- 16:46talk
- 16:46about
- 16:47your
- 16:47project.
- 16:48You.
- 16:48You
- 16:48have
- 16:49this
- 16:49project
- 16:49you
- 16:49did
- 16:50a
- 16:50few
- 16:50years
- 16:50ago.
- 16:51You
- 16:51had
- 16:53some
- 16:53experts
- 16:53on.
- 16:54Why
- 16:54don't
- 16:54you
- 16:54tell
- 16:54us
- 16:54a
- 16:54little
- 16:55bit
- 16:55of
- 16:55the
- 16:55layout
- 16:56of
- 16:56what
- 16:56it
- 16:56is?
- 16:56And
- 16:57I
- 16:57guess
- 16:58we
- 16:58failed
- 16:58to
- 16:58mention
- 16:59this
- 16:59is
- 16:59something
- 17:00that's
- 17:00recently
- 17:01been
- 17:01added
- 17:01to
- 17:02the
- 17:02Sports
- 17:02History
- 17:02Network
- 17:03for
- 17:03everybody
- 17:04to
- 17:04enjoy.
- 17:05So
- 17:05go
- 17:05to
- 17:05sportshistorynetwork.com
- 17:07where
- 17:08you
- 17:08can
- 17:08find
- 17:08this
- 17:08podcast
- 17:09and
- 17:09Jackie's
- 17:10the
- 17:111918
- 17:11Great
- 17:12Lakes
- 17:12podcast
- 17:13also.
- 17:13So,
- 17:13Dan,
- 17:14why
- 17:14don't
- 17:14you
- 17:14tell
- 17:14us
- 17:14a
- 17:15little
- 17:15bit
- 17:15about
- 17:15how
- 17:15you
- 17:15put
- 17:15this
- 17:16together?
- 17:16For
- 17:17sure.
- 17:17Yeah.
- 17:17Well,
- 17:17first
- 17:17off,
- 17:18thanks
- 17:18for
- 17:18the
- 17:18plug
- 17:18there,
- 17:19Sports
- 17:19History
- 17:20Network.
- 17:20Yeah.
- 17:20You
- 17:21were
- 17:21helpful
- 17:21in
- 17:22many
- 17:22ways
- 17:22in
- 17:22this
- 17:22project,
- 17:23Darren.
- 17:23So
- 17:24I
- 17:24just
- 17:24want
- 17:25to
- 17:25say
- 17:25thanks
- 17:25again
- 17:25for
- 17:26that.
- 17:26I
- 17:26mean,
- 17:26you
- 17:26helped
- 17:26me
- 17:27get
- 17:27it
- 17:27on.
- 17:27Get
- 17:28a
- 17:28home
- 17:28for
- 17:28it
- 17:28on
- 17:28Sports
- 17:29History
- 17:29Network,
- 17:29and
- 17:29you
- 17:29were
- 17:30also
- 17:30interviewed
- 17:30for
- 17:31the
- 17:31project.
- 17:32But.
- 17:33Yeah,
- 17:34so
- 17:34when
- 17:34I
- 17:34was
- 17:34at
- 17:34Great
- 17:35Lakes
- 17:3610.
- 17:3710
- 17:37years
- 17:37ago.
- 17:38Right.
- 17:39There's
- 17:40really
- 17:41kind
- 17:41of
- 17:41something
- 17:41that
- 17:42keyed
- 17:42this
- 17:43project
- 17:43off
- 17:43is
- 17:44there's.
- 17:45There's.
- 17:46You
- 17:46have
- 17:46a
- 17:46feel
- 17:47at
- 17:47the
- 17:47base
- 17:47that
- 17:47it's
- 17:48old.
- 17:48There's
- 17:49old
- 17:49buildings.
- 17:51There
- 17:52are
- 17:52some
- 17:52photos
- 17:52around,
- 17:53and
- 17:55you
- 17:55kind
- 17:55of
- 17:55got
- 17:55to
- 17:56seek
- 17:56it
- 17:56out
- 17:56a
- 17:56little
- 17:56bit.
- 17:58But.
- 17:59And
- 17:59this
- 17:59is
- 18:00not
- 18:00a
- 18:01location
- 18:01most
- 18:01people
- 18:02would
- 18:02go
- 18:02to
- 18:02at
- 18:02the
- 18:02base.
- 18:03You
- 18:03could
- 18:03probably
- 18:03be
- 18:03at
- 18:03the
- 18:03base
- 18:04for
- 18:04a
- 18:04year
- 18:04and
- 18:04never
- 18:05see
- 18:06what
- 18:06I'm
- 18:06about
- 18:06to
- 18:06tell
- 18:06you
- 18:07about.
- 18:07So
- 18:08Ross
- 18:08Fields
- 18:09is
- 18:10the
- 18:10field
- 18:10of
- 18:11the
- 18:11Jackies,
- 18:11but
- 18:12they
- 18:12only
- 18:12had
- 18:12one
- 18:12game
- 18:13there
- 18:13during
- 18:14the
- 18:141918
- 18:14season.
- 18:16That
- 18:16was
- 18:16their
- 18:16home
- 18:16field.
- 18:17And
- 18:17it's
- 18:17on
- 18:17the
- 18:17base,
- 18:18and
- 18:18it's
- 18:18in
- 18:18front
- 18:18of
- 18:18the
- 18:18main
- 18:19buildings.
- 18:19It's
- 18:19currently
- 18:20in
- 18:20front
- 18:20of
- 18:20a
- 18:20gym
- 18:21and
- 18:21a
- 18:21theater
- 18:21and
- 18:22still
- 18:22the
- 18:22main
- 18:22building,
- 18:23but
- 18:24there's.
- 18:24On
- 18:24the
- 18:25other
- 18:25side.
- 18:25Is
- 18:25it
- 18:26still
- 18:26a
- 18:26football
- 18:26field?
- 18:28It
- 18:28is
- 18:28not.
- 18:29It's
- 18:29a
- 18:30field
- 18:30that
- 18:30gets
- 18:30very,
- 18:31very,
- 18:31very
- 18:31little
- 18:32use.
- 18:32So
- 18:33on
- 18:33one
- 18:33side
- 18:33is
- 18:34the
- 18:34gym,
- 18:34on
- 18:34one
- 18:34side
- 18:35is
- 18:35a
- 18:35theater.
- 18:35On
- 18:36one
- 18:36side
- 18:36is
- 18:36the
- 18:36main
- 18:37administration
- 18:37building.
- 18:38And
- 18:38then
- 18:38if
- 18:38you
- 18:38go
- 18:38on
- 18:39the
- 18:39other
- 18:39side,
- 18:39which
- 18:39is
- 18:39closer
- 18:40to
- 18:40the
- 18:40entrance,
- 18:40they.
- 18:41There
- 18:41is
- 18:41a
- 18:41plaque,
- 18:42and
- 18:42it
- 18:43basically
- 18:43states,
- 18:44like,
- 18:44here
- 18:44is
- 18:45Ross
- 18:45Fields,
- 18:46home
- 18:46of
- 18:47one
- 18:47of
- 18:47the
- 18:48Best
- 18:48football
- 18:49teams
- 18:49of
- 18:50the
- 18:50service
- 18:50football
- 18:50era
- 18:51of
- 18:51World
- 18:51War
- 18:51I
- 18:52and
- 18:52World
- 18:52War
- 18:52II.
- 18:53And
- 18:54when
- 18:55I
- 18:55first
- 18:55saw
- 18:55it,
- 18:55I'm
- 18:56like,
- 18:57what's
- 18:57the
- 18:58deal?
- 18:58You
- 18:58know,
- 18:59like,
- 18:59why
- 19:00don't
- 19:00I
- 19:00know
- 19:00more
- 19:01about
- 19:01this?
- 19:01I'm
- 19:01like
- 19:01a
- 19:02guy
- 19:02who,
- 19:02you
- 19:02know,
- 19:03read
- 19:03the
- 19:04Providence
- 19:04Journal
- 19:04of
- 19:04Sports
- 19:05every
- 19:05morning,
- 19:06still
- 19:06listens
- 19:06to
- 19:07Boston
- 19:07Sports
- 19:07radio,
- 19:08follows
- 19:08sports
- 19:09pretty
- 19:09intensely.
- 19:10And
- 19:11I
- 19:11didn't
- 19:11know
- 19:11anything
- 19:12about
- 19:12it,
- 19:12so
- 19:13it
- 19:13really
- 19:13piqued
- 19:14my
- 19:14interest.
- 19:15Then
- 19:15did
- 19:16a
- 19:16little
- 19:16bit
- 19:16of
- 19:16research
- 19:17and
- 19:17then
- 19:18come
- 19:18to
- 19:18find
- 19:18out,
- 19:18you
- 19:19know,
- 19:19I
- 19:19got
- 19:19this
- 19:20opportunity
- 19:20in
- 19:20front
- 19:20of
- 19:21me
- 19:21ten
- 19:21years
- 19:22later,
- 19:22pretty
- 19:22much.
- 19:24But
- 19:24for
- 19:24my
- 19:24thesis
- 19:25project.
- 19:26You
- 19:26could
- 19:26either
- 19:27do
- 19:27a
- 19:27thesis
- 19:27project
- 19:27or
- 19:28you
- 19:28could
- 19:28do
- 19:28a
- 19:28thesis
- 19:28paper.
- 19:31Someone
- 19:31who
- 19:31likes
- 19:32to
- 19:32create
- 19:32things.
- 19:32I'm
- 19:33not
- 19:33really
- 19:33a
- 19:33writer,
- 19:33you
- 19:34know,
- 19:34I
- 19:34was
- 19:36even
- 19:36still
- 19:37for
- 19:37my
- 19:37civilian
- 19:38job,
- 19:38I'm
- 19:38doing
- 19:39content
- 19:40creation.
- 19:40I
- 19:41don't
- 19:41want
- 19:41to
- 19:41write,
- 19:41so.
- 19:42Which
- 19:42could
- 19:43be
- 19:43a
- 19:43good
- 19:43book.
- 19:44But
- 19:45this
- 19:45project
- 19:45came
- 19:45about
- 19:46in
- 19:48my.
- 19:48I
- 19:48graduated
- 19:49spring
- 19:492024
- 19:51with
- 19:51this
- 19:51thesis
- 19:52project.
- 19:52But
- 19:52in
- 19:53the
- 19:53fall
- 19:53of
- 19:532023,
- 19:54I
- 19:55had
- 19:55a
- 19:55class
- 19:55called.
- 19:56It
- 19:57was,
- 19:57I
- 19:57think
- 19:57it
- 19:57was
- 19:57sports
- 19:58journalism.
- 20:00And
- 20:00the
- 20:00instructor
- 20:01was
- 20:01Lars
- 20:01Anderson.
- 20:02So
- 20:02if
- 20:02you
- 20:02know
- 20:02Sports
- 20:03Illustrated,
- 20:04if
- 20:04you
- 20:04know
- 20:04some
- 20:04sports
- 20:04history
- 20:05books,
- 20:05he's
- 20:05an
- 20:06author
- 20:06and
- 20:06he's
- 20:06from
- 20:07Alabama
- 20:07and
- 20:07he
- 20:08does
- 20:08some
- 20:09teaching
- 20:09at
- 20:09the
- 20:09school
- 20:10and
- 20:10he
- 20:11was
- 20:11a
- 20:11professor.
- 20:11I
- 20:12in
- 20:12the,
- 20:12the
- 20:13main
- 20:13project
- 20:13was
- 20:13you
- 20:14got
- 20:14to
- 20:14do
- 20:14a
- 20:14book
- 20:14pitch.
- 20:15And
- 20:16I
- 20:16pitched
- 20:16this
- 20:17and
- 20:17he's
- 20:17like,
- 20:17oh,
- 20:18this
- 20:18is,
- 20:18this
- 20:18is
- 20:18cool.
- 20:19He
- 20:19ended
- 20:19up
- 20:19being
- 20:19the
- 20:19advisor
- 20:20on
- 20:20the
- 20:21project.
- 20:22And
- 20:22I
- 20:22got
- 20:22approved
- 20:23to,
- 20:24to
- 20:24do
- 20:24this
- 20:24project
- 20:25for
- 20:25the
- 20:25next
- 20:25semester
- 20:26for
- 20:26my
- 20:26thesis
- 20:27project.
- 20:28Talked
- 20:28to
- 20:28the,
- 20:29talk
- 20:29to
- 20:30Lars
- 20:30Anderson,
- 20:31talked
- 20:31to
- 20:31the,
- 20:32the
- 20:32head
- 20:33of
- 20:33the
- 20:33department.
- 20:34And,
- 20:34and
- 20:34I
- 20:34was
- 20:34able
- 20:35to
- 20:35start
- 20:35working
- 20:35on
- 20:35it.
- 20:36So
- 20:36yeah,
- 20:37I
- 20:37read
- 20:37War
- 20:38Football
- 20:38by
- 20:38Chris
- 20:39Serb.
- 20:40I
- 20:40read
- 20:40Fields
- 20:41of
- 20:41Friendly
- 20:41Strife
- 20:41by
- 20:42Tim
- 20:42Brown.
- 20:42I
- 20:42listened
- 20:42to
- 20:43a
- 20:43few
- 20:43episodes
- 20:43of
- 20:44the
- 20:44Pigskin
- 20:45Dispatch
- 20:45when
- 20:45you
- 20:45did
- 20:46a
- 20:46few
- 20:46Rose
- 20:47bowl
- 20:47additions
- 20:48from
- 20:48back
- 20:48in
- 20:48the
- 20:48day.
- 20:49And
- 20:50then
- 20:50I
- 20:52got
- 20:52on.
- 20:52I
- 20:52was
- 20:53fortunate
- 20:53to
- 20:53use
- 20:53the
- 20:54university
- 20:54database.
- 20:55Got
- 20:55a
- 20:55bunch
- 20:55of
- 20:55stories.
- 20:56Pretty
- 20:56much
- 20:56the
- 20:57Great
- 20:57Lakes
- 20:57Bulletin
- 20:57was
- 20:58the
- 20:58top
- 20:58source.
- 20:59But
- 20:59I
- 20:59mean
- 20:59there
- 20:59was
- 21:00other
- 21:00Chicago
- 21:00based
- 21:01newspapers
- 21:01and
- 21:01then
- 21:02some
- 21:02other
- 21:02ones
- 21:03based
- 21:03on
- 21:03where
- 21:03the
- 21:03team
- 21:03might
- 21:04have
- 21:04been
- 21:04playing.
- 21:04And
- 21:05yeah,
- 21:05I
- 21:06mean,
- 21:07interviewed
- 21:07five
- 21:08people
- 21:08including
- 21:08yourself.
- 21:09You
- 21:09were
- 21:09the
- 21:09first
- 21:10guest
- 21:10that
- 21:10I
- 21:10interviewed.
- 21:11And
- 21:11then
- 21:11I
- 21:11had
- 21:12Chris
- 21:12Serb,
- 21:13I
- 21:13had
- 21:13Timothy
- 21:13Brown,
- 21:13I
- 21:14had
- 21:14Josie
- 21:14Emba,
- 21:14and
- 21:15then
- 21:15I
- 21:15had
- 21:15Dr.
- 21:16Charles
- 21:16Clark,
- 21:16who
- 21:17was
- 21:17a
- 21:17World
- 21:18War
- 21:18I
- 21:18and
- 21:192
- 21:20professor
- 21:20from
- 21:20the
- 21:21college.
- 21:21Was
- 21:22able
- 21:22to,
- 21:22you
- 21:23know,
- 21:23squeeze
- 21:24maybe
- 21:25two
- 21:25and
- 21:25a
- 21:25half,
- 21:25three
- 21:26hours
- 21:26of
- 21:26audio
- 21:28down
- 21:28into
- 21:28some
- 21:28clips,
- 21:29place
- 21:30it
- 21:30throughout.
- 21:30I
- 21:31got
- 21:31some
- 21:31friends
- 21:31to
- 21:32well,
- 21:32not
- 21:32some,
- 21:33some
- 21:33friends
- 21:33and
- 21:33then
- 21:34some
- 21:34professionals
- 21:35to
- 21:35help
- 21:36me
- 21:36record
- 21:37some
- 21:37old
- 21:37bits
- 21:37of
- 21:37newspaper
- 21:38clippings
- 21:38in
- 21:39a
- 21:39Ken
- 21:39Burns
- 21:40esque
- 21:40style.
- 21:40I'm
- 21:41a
- 21:41big
- 21:41Ken
- 21:41Burns
- 21:43historian,
- 21:44documentary
- 21:45fan.
- 21:45I
- 21:45am
- 21:45currently
- 21:46watching
- 21:46the
- 21:46American
- 21:47Revolution.
- 21:47But
- 21:48the
- 21:48way
- 21:48that
- 21:49he
- 21:49kind
- 21:49of
- 21:50has
- 21:50voices
- 21:51from
- 21:51the
- 21:51past
- 21:51talk,
- 21:52I
- 21:53incorporated
- 21:53that
- 21:53into
- 21:54this
- 21:54podcast
- 21:54as
- 21:54well.
- 21:54And
- 21:55then
- 21:55I
- 21:55do
- 21:55a
- 21:55little
- 21:55bit
- 21:55of
- 21:56narration
- 21:56and
- 21:56kind
- 21:57of
- 21:57also
- 21:57tell
- 21:57my
- 21:58story
- 21:58like
- 21:58I'm
- 21:58telling
- 21:59you
- 21:59now,
- 21:59about
- 21:59my
- 22:00connection
- 22:00to
- 22:00the
- 22:00team
- 22:00and
- 22:01why
- 22:01it
- 22:01kind
- 22:01of
- 22:01matters
- 22:02to
- 22:02me.
- 22:02And
- 22:02hopefully
- 22:02that
- 22:03strikes
- 22:03a
- 22:03chord
- 22:03with
- 22:04the
- 22:04listener
- 22:04and
- 22:04it
- 22:04matters
- 22:05to
- 22:05you
- 22:05and
- 22:05you
- 22:06pick
- 22:06up
- 22:06some
- 22:06football.
- 22:07I
- 22:07mean,
- 22:07because
- 22:07this
- 22:07team,
- 22:08the,
- 22:09the
- 22:09game,
- 22:09the
- 22:09rose
- 22:09bowl
- 22:10of
- 22:101919
- 22:11for
- 22:11the
- 22:111918
- 22:12season
- 22:13was
- 22:13dubbed,
- 22:14not
- 22:15by
- 22:15me
- 22:15here,
- 22:15by
- 22:15the
- 22:16newspapers
- 22:16of
- 22:16the
- 22:16day,
- 22:16the
- 22:17football
- 22:17championship
- 22:17of
- 22:17the
- 22:18world.
- 22:18And
- 22:19I
- 22:19mean,
- 22:20we
- 22:20even
- 22:20had
- 22:20Newt
- 22:20Rockne
- 22:21saying
- 22:21this
- 22:21was
- 22:21the
- 22:22best
- 22:22football
- 22:22team
- 22:22ever
- 22:23when
- 22:23he
- 22:23was
- 22:23coaching
- 22:23Notre
- 22:24Dame
- 22:24playing
- 22:24against
- 22:24Great
- 22:25Lakes.
- 22:25And
- 22:26it's
- 22:26something
- 22:26that
- 22:27I
- 22:27think
- 22:28you
- 22:28really
- 22:28got
- 22:28to
- 22:29be
- 22:29a
- 22:29crazy
- 22:29football
- 22:30historian
- 22:31to
- 22:31kind
- 22:31of
- 22:31know
- 22:31about
- 22:32this
- 22:32team.
- 22:32So
- 22:33I
- 22:33took
- 22:33it
- 22:33upon
- 22:34myself,
- 22:34you
- 22:34know,
- 22:34with
- 22:34that
- 22:34connection
- 22:35and
- 22:35with
- 22:35the,
- 22:36the
- 22:36college
- 22:37project,
- 22:37to
- 22:38get
- 22:38that
- 22:38word
- 22:38out
- 22:40of
- 22:40this
- 22:40team
- 22:40that
- 22:41featured
- 22:41three
- 22:42future
- 22:42Pro
- 22:42Football
- 22:42hall
- 22:43of
- 22:43Famers.
- 22:43They
- 22:43won
- 22:43the
- 22:44Rose
- 22:44Bowl.
- 22:44I
- 22:44mean,
- 22:45those
- 22:45are
- 22:45two
- 22:45things
- 22:45that
- 22:46stick
- 22:46to
- 22:46this
- 22:46day,
- 22:46you
- 22:47know,
- 22:47the
- 22:47hall
- 22:47of
- 22:47Fame
- 22:48and
- 22:48the
- 22:48Rose
- 22:49Bowl.
- 22:49I
- 22:49mean,
- 22:49it's
- 22:49still
- 22:49the
- 22:50biggest
- 22:50game
- 22:50on
- 22:50New
- 22:50Year's
- 22:51Day,
- 22:51so
- 22:53I
- 22:53think
- 22:54that
- 22:54helps
- 22:55the
- 22:55listeners
- 22:55out.
- 22:55But
- 22:56I
- 22:56mean,
- 22:56the
- 22:56real
- 22:56story
- 22:57is
- 22:57the
- 22:57connection
- 22:57to
- 22:58growing,
- 22:59helping
- 23:00launch
- 23:00the
- 23:00NFL.
- 23:01And
- 23:02I
- 23:02mean,
- 23:02the
- 23:02NFL
- 23:02is
- 23:03the,
- 23:04the
- 23:04number
- 23:04one
- 23:05sports
- 23:05league
- 23:05in
- 23:05this
- 23:06country.
- 23:06And
- 23:07it's
- 23:08really.
- 23:08You
- 23:08could
- 23:08trace
- 23:09it
- 23:09back
- 23:09to
- 23:09this
- 23:10team.
- 23:10So
- 23:10I
- 23:11think
- 23:11it's
- 23:11an
- 23:11important
- 23:11story
- 23:12if
- 23:12you
- 23:12like
- 23:12the
- 23:12sport
- 23:12of
- 23:12football.
- 23:14Yeah,
- 23:14definitely
- 23:15is.
- 23:15And
- 23:15you
- 23:15know,
- 23:15the
- 23:15Great
- 23:16Lakes,
- 23:16like
- 23:16you
- 23:16said
- 23:17earlier,
- 23:18went
- 23:18into
- 23:18the
- 23:19next
- 23:19World
- 23:19War,
- 23:19you
- 23:20know,
- 23:20some
- 23:2020
- 23:20years
- 23:21later,
- 23:21for
- 23:2230
- 23:22years
- 23:22later,
- 23:23and
- 23:24spawned
- 23:24some
- 23:25competition
- 23:25for,
- 23:26for
- 23:26the
- 23:26NFL.
- 23:27And
- 23:27maybe
- 23:28you
- 23:28could
- 23:28talk
- 23:28a
- 23:28little
- 23:28bit
- 23:29about
- 23:29that.
- 23:29Some
- 23:29of
- 23:30the
- 23:30famous
- 23:30names
- 23:30from
- 23:31that
- 23:31Great
- 23:31Lakes
- 23:31team.
- 23:32Yeah,
- 23:32so
- 23:34I
- 23:34originally
- 23:34started
- 23:35this
- 23:35project
- 23:35and
- 23:36if
- 23:36you
- 23:36remember,
- 23:36you
- 23:37were
- 23:37the
- 23:37first
- 23:37person
- 23:37I
- 23:37interviewed
- 23:38and
- 23:38we
- 23:38actually
- 23:38talked
- 23:39quite
- 23:39a
- 23:39bit
- 23:39about
- 23:40this.
- 23:40We.
- 23:40It
- 23:41was
- 23:41originally
- 23:41going
- 23:41to
- 23:41be
- 23:42both
- 23:42teams,
- 23:43World
- 23:43War
- 23:43I
- 23:43era
- 23:43and
- 23:44World
- 23:44War
- 23:44II
- 23:44era.
- 23:45And
- 23:45when
- 23:45it
- 23:46was
- 23:46all
- 23:46said
- 23:46and
- 23:46done,
- 23:47it
- 23:47was
- 23:47just
- 23:47World
- 23:48War
- 23:48I.
- 23:48So.
- 23:49But
- 23:49World
- 23:49War
- 23:50II,
- 23:50it's
- 23:50itself,
- 23:51I
- 23:51mean,
- 23:51they
- 23:51had
- 23:51so
- 23:52many
- 23:52names
- 23:52that,
- 23:53which
- 23:53would
- 23:54make
- 23:54football
- 23:54fans,
- 23:55you
- 23:55know,
- 23:56be
- 23:56like,
- 23:56oh
- 23:56my
- 23:56gosh,
- 23:57I
- 23:57had
- 23:57no
- 23:57idea
- 23:58that
- 23:58Paul
- 23:58Brown
- 23:59was
- 23:59the
- 23:59head
- 23:59Coach,
- 23:59you
- 24:00know,
- 24:00from
- 24:00the
- 24:00Cleveland
- 24:01Browns.
- 24:01You
- 24:02know,
- 24:02he
- 24:02was
- 24:02coaching
- 24:03Great
- 24:03Lakes.
- 24:04Before
- 24:04him
- 24:04was
- 24:04Tony
- 24:05Hinkle,
- 24:05which,
- 24:06if
- 24:06you
- 24:06follow
- 24:07college
- 24:07basketball
- 24:08is
- 24:08the
- 24:08name
- 24:08behind
- 24:09the
- 24:09Butler
- 24:10Gymnasium.
- 24:10You
- 24:11know,
- 24:11uh,
- 24:12so
- 24:12those
- 24:12are
- 24:12just
- 24:13names
- 24:13on
- 24:13the
- 24:13sideline.
- 24:14On
- 24:14the
- 24:14field
- 24:15was
- 24:15Steve
- 24:15Belichick,
- 24:16who
- 24:16was
- 24:16Bill
- 24:17Belichick's
- 24:17dad,
- 24:18who
- 24:18coached
- 24:19at
- 24:19Navy
- 24:19for.
- 24:20At
- 24:20the
- 24:20Naval
- 24:20Academy
- 24:21for
- 24:21I
- 24:21think
- 24:22like
- 24:2230
- 24:22something
- 24:22years.
- 24:23It
- 24:23might
- 24:23be
- 24:23more.
- 24:24I
- 24:24think
- 24:24it's
- 24:24in
- 24:25the
- 24:2530s.
- 24:26Also
- 24:26on
- 24:26the
- 24:26team.
- 24:27Yeah,
- 24:27yeah,
- 24:28it's
- 24:28crazy.
- 24:29Uh,
- 24:29turned
- 24:29down
- 24:30many
- 24:30other
- 24:30positions
- 24:31from
- 24:31what
- 24:31I've.
- 24:31From
- 24:32what
- 24:32I've
- 24:32learned.
- 24:32And
- 24:33then
- 24:33Eric
- 24:33Parsigian
- 24:34was
- 24:34on
- 24:34the
- 24:34team,
- 24:35who
- 24:35is
- 24:35the
- 24:35future
- 24:35Notre
- 24:36Dame
- 24:36coach.
- 24:36They
- 24:36even
- 24:37had
- 24:38one
- 24:38of
- 24:38the
- 24:38Heisman
- 24:39Trophy
- 24:39winners
- 24:39from
- 24:40back
- 24:40in
- 24:40the
- 24:40day.
- 24:40Bruce
- 24:41Smith
- 24:41was
- 24:41on
- 24:42the
- 24:42team.
- 24:42He
- 24:42won
- 24:42the
- 24:42Heisman
- 24:43in
- 24:4341,
- 24:43was
- 24:44on
- 24:44the
- 24:44Blue
- 24:44Jack
- 24:44in
- 24:4542.
- 24:45And
- 24:46then
- 24:46the
- 24:46World
- 24:47War
- 24:47II
- 24:47team
- 24:47had
- 24:48Marion
- 24:48Motley.
- 24:49And
- 24:49then
- 24:50who
- 24:50was
- 24:50in
- 24:51the.
- 24:51The
- 24:51old.
- 24:53You
- 24:53got
- 24:53to
- 24:53help
- 24:53me,
- 24:53Darren,
- 24:54with
- 24:54the
- 24:54league.
- 24:55The
- 24:55All
- 24:55American
- 24:55aafc.
- 24:57Yes,
- 24:57the
- 24:57Cleveland
- 24:57Browns,
- 24:58when
- 24:58the
- 24:58Browns.
- 24:58Started,
- 24:59was
- 24:59on
- 24:59that
- 25:00Browns
- 25:00dynasty
- 25:00of
- 25:01that,
- 25:01that
- 25:01league.
- 25:01And
- 25:02then
- 25:02they
- 25:02also
- 25:03beat
- 25:03Notre
- 25:03Dame
- 25:03in
- 25:041943
- 25:04when
- 25:05Notre
- 25:05Dame
- 25:05was
- 25:05national
- 25:06champions
- 25:06in
- 25:07the
- 25:07last
- 25:07game
- 25:07of
- 25:07the
- 25:07season.
- 25:09So,
- 25:09I
- 25:09mean,
- 25:09the
- 25:09World
- 25:09War
- 25:10II
- 25:10team
- 25:10could
- 25:11be
- 25:11covered
- 25:11over
- 25:12the
- 25:12course
- 25:12of
- 25:12four
- 25:12seasons.
- 25:13And
- 25:14this
- 25:14Great
- 25:14Lakes
- 25:15team
- 25:15was
- 25:15only
- 25:15around
- 25:15for
- 25:16two
- 25:16back
- 25:16during,
- 25:18during
- 25:18the
- 25:18World
- 25:18War
- 25:19I
- 25:19era.
- 25:19So
- 25:201917,
- 25:21they.
- 25:23They
- 25:23played
- 25:23a
- 25:23full
- 25:24season
- 25:24and
- 25:24they
- 25:24pretty
- 25:25much
- 25:25had
- 25:25an
- 25:25entirely
- 25:26different
- 25:26roster
- 25:27going
- 25:27into
- 25:271918,
- 25:28which
- 25:28was
- 25:29the
- 25:29team
- 25:29that
- 25:29ended
- 25:30up,
- 25:30you
- 25:30know,
- 25:31winning
- 25:31that
- 25:31Rose
- 25:31bowl
- 25:32and
- 25:32that,
- 25:32that
- 25:32kind
- 25:33of
- 25:33put
- 25:33a.
- 25:33Put
- 25:33an
- 25:34end
- 25:34to
- 25:34the.
- 25:34The
- 25:35World
- 25:35War
- 25:35I
- 25:35service
- 25:36era.
- 25:36But,
- 25:36yeah,
- 25:38crazy,
- 25:39crazy
- 25:39names
- 25:40coming
- 25:40through
- 25:40there
- 25:41through
- 25:42Great
- 25:42Lakes,
- 25:42just
- 25:43through
- 25:43the
- 25:43football
- 25:43team.
- 25:44It's
- 25:44crazy
- 25:44to
- 25:45learn.
- 25:45And
- 25:46it's
- 25:46cool
- 25:47that
- 25:47the
- 25:47connection
- 25:48is
- 25:48there.
- 25:49Yeah,
- 25:49very,
- 25:50very
- 25:50cool.
- 25:50And
- 25:51I'll
- 25:51tell
- 25:51you,
- 25:51folks,
- 25:52it
- 25:52is
- 25:52very
- 25:52professionally
- 25:53done.
- 25:54You
- 25:54know,
- 25:54Dan
- 25:55says
- 25:55he
- 25:55had
- 25:55a
- 25:55lot
- 25:55of
- 25:55help,
- 25:56but
- 25:56he
- 25:56doesn't
- 25:56give
- 25:56himself
- 25:57enough
- 25:57credit
- 25:57because
- 25:57it's
- 25:58a
- 25:58brilliant
- 25:58idea.
- 25:59And
- 25:59he
- 25:59put
- 26:00it
- 26:00all
- 26:00together
- 26:01and,
- 26:01you
- 26:01know,
- 26:01as
- 26:02a
- 26:02college
- 26:02student
- 26:03at
- 26:03the
- 26:03time,
- 26:03you
- 26:03know,
- 26:04with
- 26:04a
- 26:04busy
- 26:04life
- 26:05in
- 26:05the
- 26:05military,
- 26:06he's
- 26:06calling
- 26:06strangers
- 26:07like,
- 26:08like
- 26:08this
- 26:08guy
- 26:08talking
- 26:09here,
- 26:09that's
- 26:09a,
- 26:10you
- 26:10know,
- 26:10probably
- 26:10not
- 26:11the
- 26:11easiest
- 26:11one
- 26:11to
- 26:11get
- 26:12a
- 26:12hold
- 26:12of.
- 26:12And,
- 26:13you
- 26:13know,
- 26:13it
- 26:14was
- 26:14great
- 26:14because,
- 26:14you
- 26:15know,
- 26:15Timothy
- 26:16Brown
- 26:16and
- 26:16Josiemba
- 26:18and
- 26:18even
- 26:18Chris
- 26:18Serb,
- 26:19they're
- 26:19all
- 26:19been
- 26:19guests
- 26:20on
- 26:20here.
- 26:20Actually,
- 26:21Josiemba
- 26:21has
- 26:22been
- 26:22on
- 26:22here
- 26:22probably
- 26:2330
- 26:23times.
- 26:24Tim
- 26:24Brown's
- 26:24on
- 26:25here
- 26:25weekly
- 26:25for
- 26:26the
- 26:26last
- 26:26three
- 26:26or
- 26:26four
- 26:27years.
- 26:27He's
- 26:28every
- 26:28Tuesday,
- 26:28he's
- 26:29with
- 26:29us
- 26:29on
- 26:29the.
- 26:29In
- 26:30the
- 26:30pig
- 26:30pen.
- 26:30And
- 26:31Chris
- 26:31Herb,
- 26:31just
- 26:31recently
- 26:32we
- 26:32talked
- 26:32about
- 26:32his
- 26:33recent
- 26:33book
- 26:33on
- 26:33Walter
- 26:34Eckersley,
- 26:35another
- 26:35Chicagoan
- 26:36that
- 26:36was
- 26:37recently
- 26:39wrote
- 26:39a
- 26:39book
- 26:39about.
- 26:40But
- 26:40you
- 26:41know,
- 26:41you
- 26:41did
- 26:41a
- 26:41great
- 26:42job
- 26:42on
- 26:42this.
- 26:42And
- 26:43so
- 26:43we're
- 26:43very
- 26:44proud
- 26:44at
- 26:44Sports
- 26:44History
- 26:45Network
- 26:45that
- 26:46you
- 26:46decided
- 26:46to
- 26:48join
- 26:48us
- 26:48and
- 26:49let
- 26:49us
- 26:49be
- 26:50a,
- 26:50you
- 26:50know,
- 26:50a
- 26:50purveyor
- 26:51of
- 26:51sending
- 26:52out
- 26:53your
- 26:53podcast
- 26:54and
- 26:54maybe
- 26:54just
- 26:54tell
- 26:55folks
- 26:55a
- 26:55little
- 26:55bit
- 26:56about,
- 26:56you
- 26:56know,
- 26:56how
- 26:56long
- 26:57is
- 26:57a
- 26:57series
- 26:57and
- 26:58what
- 26:58can
- 26:58they
- 26:58expect.
- 26:59Yeah,
- 26:59for
- 26:59sure.
- 27:00So
- 27:01I
- 27:01was
- 27:02fortunate
- 27:03that
- 27:03it
- 27:03came
- 27:03out,
- 27:04I
- 27:04think,
- 27:04as
- 27:04I
- 27:04wanted
- 27:05in
- 27:06terms
- 27:06of
- 27:06lengthwise.
- 27:08So
- 27:08it's
- 27:08about
- 27:09three
- 27:0930
- 27:09minute
- 27:10episodes
- 27:11for
- 27:11the,
- 27:12for
- 27:12the
- 27:12podcast.
- 27:12And
- 27:13yeah,
- 27:14to
- 27:14be
- 27:15honest,
- 27:15this
- 27:15was,
- 27:15this
- 27:16was
- 27:16a
- 27:16project
- 27:16that
- 27:16was
- 27:17done
- 27:17in
- 27:17spring
- 27:172024
- 27:19and
- 27:19then
- 27:20I
- 27:20kind
- 27:20of
- 27:20just
- 27:21got
- 27:21burnt
- 27:21out
- 27:22from
- 27:22it
- 27:22and
- 27:22put
- 27:23it
- 27:23aside.
- 27:23I'm
- 27:23like,
- 27:23I'll
- 27:24get
- 27:24to
- 27:24this
- 27:24later.
- 27:25And
- 27:26then,
- 27:26yeah,
- 27:26I
- 27:26was
- 27:26able
- 27:26to
- 27:26design
- 27:27the
- 27:27podcast
- 27:27art
- 27:29way
- 27:30later
- 27:31and
- 27:32yeah,
- 27:32found
- 27:32a
- 27:32home
- 27:33on
- 27:33the
- 27:33Sports
- 27:33History
- 27:33Network.
- 27:34So
- 27:34I'm
- 27:34very,
- 27:34very
- 27:35fortunate
- 27:36that
- 27:37it's
- 27:37able
- 27:37to
- 27:38find
- 27:38a
- 27:38home
- 27:38and
- 27:38that
- 27:39the
- 27:39project
- 27:39is
- 27:40complete
- 27:40and
- 27:40ready
- 27:41for
- 27:41all
- 27:41the
- 27:41listeners.
- 27:42Yeah,
- 27:43like
- 27:43I
- 27:43said,
- 27:43it
- 27:43was
- 27:43from
- 27:44the
- 27:44University
- 27:44of
- 27:44Alabama.
- 27:45Not
- 27:45that
- 27:45the
- 27:45school
- 27:46has
- 27:46anything
- 27:46to
- 27:46do
- 27:47with
- 27:47what
- 27:48came
- 27:48out,
- 27:49but
- 27:50it
- 27:50was
- 27:50from,
- 27:51you
- 27:51know,
- 27:51that,
- 27:52that,
- 27:52that
- 27:52program
- 27:53that,
- 27:54that
- 27:54I
- 27:54was
- 27:54able
- 27:54to
- 27:54do
- 27:55this.
- 27:55So.
- 27:55Yeah,
- 27:56and
- 27:56I
- 27:57also
- 27:57just
- 27:57want
- 27:57to
- 27:57say,
- 27:58like,
- 27:58I
- 27:58was
- 27:58lucky
- 27:59that
- 27:59when
- 27:59I
- 27:59was
- 27:59in
- 28:00the
- 28:00military,
- 28:00I
- 28:00got
- 28:01some
- 28:01audio
- 28:01production
- 28:02experience
- 28:03when
- 28:03I
- 28:03was
- 28:03at
- 28:03AFN
- 28:04Naples
- 28:05because
- 28:05I
- 28:06was
- 28:06able
- 28:06to
- 28:06host
- 28:06some
- 28:06live
- 28:07radio
- 28:07shows
- 28:07while
- 28:07I
- 28:08was
- 28:08there.
- 28:08So
- 28:08I
- 28:09got
- 28:09some
- 28:09experience
- 28:09there
- 28:10and
- 28:10that
- 28:10definitely
- 28:10helped
- 28:11put
- 28:11this
- 28:12all
- 28:12together.
- 28:12So,
- 28:12yeah,
- 28:13thank
- 28:13you
- 28:13for
- 28:13the
- 28:14compliments
- 28:14there,
- 28:15Darren.
- 28:15But
- 28:16yeah,
- 28:16it's
- 28:17three
- 28:17episodes.
- 28:18Each
- 28:20kind
- 28:20of
- 28:20follows
- 28:21the
- 28:21arc
- 28:21of
- 28:23George
- 28:23Hallis
- 28:24and
- 28:24the
- 28:24arc
- 28:25of
- 28:25World
- 28:25War
- 28:25I.
- 28:26I
- 28:26wanted
- 28:26to
- 28:26incorporate
- 28:27the
- 28:27history
- 28:28of
- 28:28the
- 28:28war
- 28:29and
- 28:30why
- 28:30it.
- 28:31It
- 28:31really
- 28:32got
- 28:32this
- 28:32team
- 28:33together
- 28:33was
- 28:33World
- 28:34War
- 28:34I.
- 28:34If
- 28:34there
- 28:34was
- 28:35no
- 28:35World
- 28:35War,
- 28:37this
- 28:38team
- 28:38wouldn't
- 28:38have
- 28:38been
- 28:39around.
- 28:39And
- 28:40who
- 28:40knows
- 28:41how
- 28:41the
- 28:41NFL
- 28:41would
- 28:42have
- 28:42eventually
- 28:43launched.
- 28:43I
- 28:44mean,
- 28:44I
- 28:44got
- 28:44to
- 28:44think
- 28:44that
- 28:46it
- 28:46would
- 28:46have
- 28:46came
- 28:46around
- 28:46eventually,
- 28:47but
- 28:47I
- 28:47don't
- 28:47think
- 28:47it
- 28:48would
- 28:48have
- 28:48been
- 28:48immediately
- 28:49after
- 28:49because
- 28:50The
- 28:50NFL
- 28:51was
- 28:521920
- 28:53from
- 28:54the
- 28:54Canton
- 28:56car
- 28:56dealership.
- 28:57Is
- 28:57that,
- 28:57is
- 28:57that
- 28:57correct,
- 28:58Darren?
- 28:58Yeah,
- 28:58yeah.
- 28:58The
- 28:58Hub
- 28:59Mobile
- 28:59showroom.
- 29:00There
- 29:00we
- 29:00go.
- 29:00So
- 29:01that
- 29:02was
- 29:021920
- 29:03and
- 29:03service
- 29:04football
- 29:04ended
- 29:04January
- 29:051,
- 29:051919
- 29:06for
- 29:06the
- 29:06first
- 29:06time.
- 29:07Came
- 29:07back
- 29:07during
- 29:08World
- 29:08War
- 29:08II,
- 29:08like
- 29:08we
- 29:08said.
- 29:09So,
- 29:09yeah,
- 29:10I
- 29:10mean,
- 29:10I
- 29:11wanted
- 29:11to.
- 29:11First
- 29:12off,
- 29:12you
- 29:12know,
- 29:12give
- 29:13my
- 29:13connection
- 29:13to
- 29:14the,
- 29:15to
- 29:15the
- 29:15project,
- 29:16hopefully
- 29:16gets
- 29:17the
- 29:17listeners
- 29:17in.
- 29:17And
- 29:18then
- 29:18George
- 29:18House
- 29:18is
- 29:19the
- 29:19name,
- 29:19so
- 29:20it
- 29:20really
- 29:20centers
- 29:21around
- 29:21him
- 29:21a
- 29:21little
- 29:21bit.
- 29:21But
- 29:22I
- 29:22really
- 29:22wanted
- 29:23to
- 29:23incorporate
- 29:24World
- 29:24War
- 29:24I,
- 29:25which
- 29:25I
- 29:26learned
- 29:26about
- 29:26as
- 29:27well,
- 29:27because
- 29:29as
- 29:29a,
- 29:29as
- 29:30a
- 29:30country,
- 29:30I
- 29:30think
- 29:31we're
- 29:31kind
- 29:31of,
- 29:32I
- 29:33mean,
- 29:33we
- 29:33had
- 29:33a
- 29:33bit,
- 29:33much
- 29:34bigger
- 29:34hand
- 29:34In
- 29:34World
- 29:35War
- 29:35II,
- 29:36the
- 29:37United
- 29:37States,
- 29:37that
- 29:37is.
- 29:38And
- 29:38I
- 29:38mean,
- 29:39I'm
- 29:39sure,
- 29:40I
- 29:40mean,
- 29:40my
- 29:41grandparents
- 29:41both
- 29:41were
- 29:42in
- 29:42the
- 29:42military
- 29:43in
- 29:43World
- 29:43War
- 29:43II.
- 29:44I'm
- 29:44sure
- 29:44you
- 29:44have
- 29:44some
- 29:44family
- 29:45that
- 29:45had
- 29:45the
- 29:45connection
- 29:46there.
- 29:46So
- 29:46World
- 29:46War
- 29:47II,
- 29:47I
- 29:47think,
- 29:47is
- 29:47a
- 29:47little
- 29:48fresh
- 29:48in
- 29:48our
- 29:48minds.
- 29:49But
- 29:49World
- 29:49War
- 29:50I,
- 29:50I
- 29:50think,
- 29:51is
- 29:51a
- 29:51little
- 29:51bit
- 29:51overlooked.
- 29:53So
- 29:53I'm
- 29:53glad
- 29:54that
- 29:54I
- 29:54was
- 29:54able
- 29:54to
- 29:54tell
- 29:55that
- 29:55story
- 29:55as
- 29:56well
- 29:56from
- 29:57pretty
- 29:57much
- 29:58from
- 29:58the
- 29:58US
- 29:58Perspective
- 29:59in
- 29:59there.
- 29:59But
- 29:59I
- 29:59wanted
- 29:59to
- 30:00get
- 30:00the
- 30:00whole
- 30:00story
- 30:00going
- 30:01and
- 30:01it
- 30:01just
- 30:01ties
- 30:02to
- 30:02the
- 30:02Blue
- 30:02Jackets
- 30:02and
- 30:03it
- 30:03goes
- 30:03all
- 30:03the
- 30:03way
- 30:04from
- 30:05there
- 30:05to
- 30:05winning
- 30:06the
- 30:06Rose
- 30:06bowl
- 30:07to
- 30:07how
- 30:07it
- 30:08helped
- 30:08launch
- 30:08the
- 30:08NFL,
- 30:09which
- 30:09was
- 30:09really
- 30:10the
- 30:10fact
- 30:10that
- 30:11college
- 30:11football
- 30:12was
- 30:12big,
- 30:12but
- 30:13colleges
- 30:14back
- 30:14in
- 30:14the
- 30:14day
- 30:15were
- 30:16not
- 30:17easily
- 30:17accessible,
- 30:19so
- 30:19it
- 30:19was
- 30:20kind
- 30:20of
- 30:20tough
- 30:20to
- 30:21have
- 30:21school
- 30:21pride.
- 30:22But
- 30:22when
- 30:22the
- 30:23military
- 30:23came
- 30:23around
- 30:24with
- 30:24these
- 30:24service
- 30:25teams
- 30:25and
- 30:26everyone
- 30:26had
- 30:26connections
- 30:27to
- 30:27the
- 30:27military
- 30:28and
- 30:29sold
- 30:29out
- 30:29big
- 30:30stadiums
- 30:31and
- 30:31was
- 30:31able
- 30:32to
- 30:32bring
- 30:32all
- 30:32star
- 30:33rosters
- 30:33together,
- 30:34it
- 30:34really
- 30:34showed
- 30:35the,
- 30:36the
- 30:36American
- 30:36public
- 30:37that
- 30:37this
- 30:37could
- 30:37work.
- 30:38That's
- 30:38really
- 30:38the
- 30:39takeaway
- 30:39from
- 30:39the
- 30:40project.
- 30:40And
- 30:41yeah,
- 30:41it
- 30:41helped
- 30:41launch
- 30:42the
- 30:42NFL.
- 30:42And
- 30:44yeah,
- 30:44I
- 30:44think,
- 30:45I
- 30:45think
- 30:45it's
- 30:45a
- 30:45cool
- 30:46story
- 30:46for
- 30:46anyone
- 30:46who
- 30:46likes
- 30:47sports.
- 30:47Anyone
- 30:47who
- 30:48likes,
- 30:48you
- 30:48know,
- 30:49sports
- 30:49history,
- 30:49military
- 30:50history.
- 30:51I'm
- 30:51a
- 30:52fan
- 30:52of
- 30:52both
- 30:52of
- 30:52those,
- 30:52so
- 30:53I
- 30:53think
- 30:54I
- 30:54was
- 30:54the
- 30:54perfect
- 30:54person
- 30:55to
- 30:55tell
- 30:55the
- 30:55story.
- 30:56And
- 30:56yeah,
- 30:57I'm
- 30:57happy
- 30:57with
- 30:58the
- 30:58end
- 30:58result.
- 30:58Yeah,
- 30:59I
- 30:59think
- 30:59you
- 31:00are
- 31:00now,
- 31:00I
- 31:00guess.
- 31:00Before
- 31:01we
- 31:01let
- 31:01you
- 31:01go,
- 31:02do
- 31:02you
- 31:02have
- 31:02any
- 31:03future
- 31:03plans
- 31:04or
- 31:04thoughts
- 31:04of
- 31:04maybe
- 31:05doing
- 31:05any
- 31:05more
- 31:05projects
- 31:06like
- 31:06this?
- 31:07Yeah,
- 31:07that's
- 31:07a
- 31:07great
- 31:08question.
- 31:09Currently,
- 31:10I'm
- 31:10still
- 31:10riding
- 31:11the
- 31:12the
- 31:12project
- 31:12is
- 31:13done,
- 31:13let's
- 31:13chill
- 31:14out
- 31:14kind
- 31:14of
- 31:14mindset.
- 31:17So,
- 31:18yeah,
- 31:19I'm
- 31:19kind
- 31:19of
- 31:19sitting
- 31:19around.
- 31:20I'm
- 31:20not,
- 31:20I
- 31:20haven't
- 31:21figured
- 31:21out
- 31:21what
- 31:21the
- 31:21next
- 31:21move
- 31:22is.
- 31:22I
- 31:23like,
- 31:23for
- 31:23my
- 31:23civilian
- 31:24job,
- 31:24currently
- 31:25I
- 31:25do
- 31:25videography.
- 31:28But
- 31:28I
- 31:28also,
- 31:29my
- 31:29old
- 31:30civilian
- 31:30job,
- 31:31I
- 31:31did
- 31:31a
- 31:31lot
- 31:31of
- 31:32photography
- 31:32and
- 31:33graphic
- 31:33design
- 31:33and
- 31:34videography,
- 31:34so
- 31:34I
- 31:34kind
- 31:35of
- 31:35missed
- 31:35those
- 31:35things.
- 31:35So
- 31:35I
- 31:36kind
- 31:36of
- 31:36tried
- 31:36to
- 31:36get
- 31:36back
- 31:36in
- 31:37there
- 31:37with,
- 31:38with
- 31:38some
- 31:38of
- 31:38the
- 31:38projects.
- 31:39But
- 31:39I
- 31:39mean,
- 31:39I,
- 31:40I,
- 31:40I
- 31:40do
- 31:41like
- 31:41what
- 31:41this
- 31:42turned
- 31:42out
- 31:43and
- 31:44it
- 31:44would
- 31:44be
- 31:44cool
- 31:44if
- 31:45I
- 31:45could
- 31:45do
- 31:45a
- 31:45Jackie's
- 31:46Part
- 31:46two.
- 31:47I
- 31:47mean,
- 31:47I
- 31:48had
- 31:48all
- 31:48my
- 31:48notes
- 31:48ready
- 31:49for
- 31:49You,
- 31:49Darren,
- 31:50for
- 31:50the
- 31:50next
- 31:50project
- 31:51about.
- 31:51Tell
- 31:51me
- 31:51about
- 31:52the
- 31:52World
- 31:52War
- 31:52II
- 31:52team.
- 31:52But
- 31:53I,
- 31:53I
- 31:53kind
- 31:53of
- 31:54gave
- 31:54the
- 31:55details
- 31:55on
- 31:55that
- 31:56a
- 31:56little
- 31:56bit
- 31:56earlier
- 31:57in
- 31:57the
- 31:57episode,
- 31:57so
- 31:58I
- 31:58think
- 31:58that's
- 31:59one
- 31:59that
- 31:59could
- 31:59probably
- 32:00be
- 32:00told.
- 32:01The
- 32:01World
- 32:01War
- 32:01II
- 32:01era.
- 32:02I
- 32:02don't
- 32:02know
- 32:02if
- 32:02it
- 32:03would
- 32:03need
- 32:03more
- 32:03episodes
- 32:04or
- 32:05whatever
- 32:05it
- 32:06might
- 32:06be,
- 32:06but
- 32:07yeah,
- 32:07I'll
- 32:07call
- 32:08you
- 32:08when
- 32:08I
- 32:08need
- 32:08some
- 32:08more.
- 32:09Some
- 32:09more.
- 32:09Some
- 32:10more
- 32:10sound
- 32:10clips
- 32:11if
- 32:11I
- 32:11get
- 32:11started
- 32:11on
- 32:12that
- 32:12one.
- 32:12Hey,
- 32:13well,
- 32:13you
- 32:13know
- 32:13where
- 32:13to
- 32:14find
- 32:14me
- 32:14and
- 32:14you
- 32:14know
- 32:14where
- 32:14to
- 32:15find
- 32:15everybody
- 32:15else.
- 32:15I'm
- 32:15sure
- 32:16everybody
- 32:16would
- 32:16be
- 32:16excited
- 32:16about
- 32:17that
- 32:17one
- 32:18as
- 32:18well.
- 32:18So
- 32:19why
- 32:19don't
- 32:19you
- 32:19give
- 32:19us
- 32:19the
- 32:20title
- 32:20of.
- 32:20Of
- 32:21your
- 32:21series
- 32:21and
- 32:22once
- 32:22again,
- 32:22where
- 32:23they
- 32:23can
- 32:23find
- 32:23it.
- 32:24Yeah.
- 32:24So
- 32:25Jackie's
- 32:26the
- 32:26Story
- 32:26of
- 32:26George
- 32:27hallis
- 32:27in
- 32:28the
- 32:281918
- 32:28Naval
- 32:29Station
- 32:29Great
- 32:29Lakes
- 32:30Blue
- 32:30Jackets.
- 32:31You
- 32:32can
- 32:32get
- 32:32it
- 32:32on
- 32:32wherever
- 32:33you
- 32:33get
- 32:33your
- 32:33podcast.
- 32:34Our
- 32:35friend
- 32:35Arnie
- 32:36from
- 32:36Sports
- 32:37History
- 32:37Network
- 32:38really
- 32:38has
- 32:38it
- 32:39organized
- 32:39well
- 32:40and
- 32:41he
- 32:41got
- 32:41it
- 32:41set
- 32:42up.
- 32:42I'm
- 32:42very
- 32:43fortunate
- 32:43that
- 32:43he
- 32:44was
- 32:44able
- 32:44to
- 32:44help
- 32:44because
- 32:44that's
- 32:45a
- 32:45whole
- 32:45nother
- 32:45task
- 32:46in
- 32:46the
- 32:46podcast
- 32:47world
- 32:47if
- 32:47you
- 32:47got
- 32:47to
- 32:47get
- 32:48that
- 32:48going.
- 32:48So
- 32:49check
- 32:49it
- 32:49out
- 32:49wherever
- 32:49you
- 32:50get
- 32:50to
- 32:50your
- 32:50podcast.
- 32:51I
- 32:51just
- 32:51want
- 32:51to
- 32:51throw
- 32:51a
- 32:51fun
- 32:51fact
- 32:52out
- 32:52there
- 32:52that
- 32:53if
- 32:53you
- 32:54see
- 32:54the
- 32:54podcast
- 32:55art
- 32:56that
- 32:56is
- 32:57actually
- 32:57not
- 32:57George
- 32:57Hallis
- 32:58on
- 32:58the
- 32:58art,
- 32:58that
- 32:58is
- 32:59running
- 32:59back
- 33:00Harry
- 33:00Eilson.
- 33:01I
- 33:01believe
- 33:01he
- 33:01was
- 33:01a
- 33:02running
- 33:02back
- 33:02for
- 33:02the.
- 33:02For
- 33:03the
- 33:03Blue
- 33:03Jackets,
- 33:03but,
- 33:05yeah,
- 33:05that's
- 33:05him.
- 33:05There's
- 33:06very
- 33:06little
- 33:07photo
- 33:07evidence
- 33:07of
- 33:08this
- 33:08team,
- 33:09and
- 33:10so
- 33:10he's
- 33:11on
- 33:11the
- 33:11COVID
- 33:11So
- 33:11it's
- 33:11not
- 33:12George
- 33:12Hallis.
- 33:12You
- 33:13might
- 33:13think
- 33:13it
- 33:13is,
- 33:14but
- 33:14there's
- 33:14really
- 33:15little
- 33:15photographic
- 33:16evidence
- 33:16of
- 33:16anything.
- 33:171918
- 33:17Cray
- 33:18Lakes
- 33:18Blue
- 33:18Jacket.
- 33:19So
- 33:20just
- 33:20want
- 33:20to.
- 33:20Just
- 33:21want
- 33:21to
- 33:21do
- 33:21a
- 33:21little
- 33:21disclaimer.
- 33:22I
- 33:23don't
- 33:23think
- 33:23it
- 33:23ruins
- 33:23anything,
- 33:24but
- 33:25that's.
- 33:26That's
- 33:26a
- 33:26different
- 33:27character.
- 33:27Definitely
- 33:28gives
- 33:28it
- 33:28a
- 33:28nostalgic
- 33:29feel
- 33:29of
- 33:29the
- 33:30podcast.
- 33:30So
- 33:31that's
- 33:31a
- 33:31good
- 33:32segue
- 33:32into
- 33:33the
- 33:33podcast.
- 33:33So
- 33:34awesome.
- 33:34Yeah,
- 33:35Very
- 33:35good
- 33:36iconology
- 33:36of
- 33:37it.
- 33:38All
- 33:39right,
- 33:39well,
- 33:39Dan
- 33:39Charess,
- 33:39we
- 33:40really
- 33:40appreciate
- 33:40you
- 33:40joining
- 33:41us
- 33:41and
- 33:41telling
- 33:42us
- 33:42about
- 33:42this
- 33:42bit
- 33:43of
- 33:43history
- 33:43of
- 33:43football
- 33:44history
- 33:44from
- 33:44World
- 33:45War
- 33:45I
- 33:45and
- 33:46this
- 33:46blue
- 33:47Jackets
- 33:47team
- 33:47and
- 33:48your
- 33:48podcast
- 33:48series,
- 33:49Jackie's.
- 33:49And
- 33:50we'd
- 33:50love
- 33:50to
- 33:51talk
- 33:51to
- 33:51you
- 33:51more
- 33:51about
- 33:51football
- 33:52again
- 33:53sometime
- 33:53soon.
- 33:54And
- 33:54hopefully
- 33:54you
- 33:54do
- 33:55that.
- 33:55Do
- 33:55that
- 33:55Jackie's,
- 33:56too.
- 33:56Cause
- 33:56we'd
- 33:57love
- 33:57to
- 33:57hear
- 33:57that.
- 33:58Give
- 33:58me
- 33:59a
- 33:59few
- 33:59years.
- 33:59Maybe
- 34:00another
- 34:00master's
- 34:00degree
- 34:01for
- 34:01that
- 34:01one
- 34:01or
- 34:01something,
- 34:01Darren.
- 34:02But
- 34:02yeah,
- 34:03thanks
- 34:03for.
- 34:03Thanks
- 34:03for,
- 34:04again
- 34:04for
- 34:04helping
- 34:04with
- 34:04the
- 34:04project
- 34:05and
- 34:05for
- 34:05having
- 34:05me
- 34:05on
- 34:06here.
- 34:07And
- 34:07I'm
- 34:07excited
- 34:08to
- 34:08check
- 34:08out,
- 34:08you
- 34:08know,
- 34:08more
- 34:09episodes
- 34:09and
- 34:09more,
- 34:10more
- 34:10works
- 34:11from
- 34:11you.
- 34:11You
- 34:11know,
- 34:11get
- 34:12get
- 34:12some
- 34:12of
- 34:12these
- 34:13books
- 34:13that
- 34:13you've
- 34:13been
- 34:13doing.
- 34:14Keep
- 34:14up
- 34:14the
- 34:14good
- 34:15work.
- 34:16That's
- 34:16all
- 34:16the
- 34:16football
- 34:17history
- 34:17we
- 34:17have
- 34:17today.
- 34:18F
- 34:18Join
- 34:18us
- 34:19back
- 34:19tomorrow
- 34:19for
- 34:19more
- 34:20of
- 34:20your
- 34:20football
- 34:21history.
- 34:23We
- 34:23invite
- 34:23you
- 34:23to
- 34:23check
- 34:24out
- 34:24our
- 34:24website
- 34:24pigskindispatch.com
- 34:26not
- 34:27only
- 34:27to
- 34:27see
- 34:27the
- 34:28daily
- 34:28football
- 34:28history
- 34:29but
- 34:29to
- 34:29experience
- 34:30positive
- 34:30football
- 34:31with
- 34:31our
- 34:31many
- 34:31articles
- 34:32on
- 34:32the
- 34:32good
- 34:33people
- 34:33of
- 34:33the
- 34:33game
- 34:34as
- 34:34well
- 34:34as
- 34:34our
- 34:35own
- 34:35football
- 34:35comic
- 34:35strip
- 34:36clete
- 34:36marks
- 34:36comics.
- 34:37Pigskindispatch.com
- 34:39is
- 34:39also
- 34:39on
- 34:40social
- 34:40media
- 34:40outlets,
- 34:41Facebook,
- 34:41Twitter,
- 34:42Instagram
- 34:43and
- 34:43don't
- 34:43forget
- 34:44the
- 34:44Big
- 34:44Skin
- 34:44Dispatch
- 34:45YouTube
- 34:45channel
- 34:46to
- 34:46get
- 34:46all
- 34:46of
- 34:46your
- 34:47positive
- 34:47football
- 34:47news
- 34:48and
- 34:48history.
- 34:49Special
- 34:49thanks
- 34:50to
- 34:50the
- 34:50talents
- 34:50of
- 34:50Mike
- 34:51and
- 34:51Gene
- 34:51Monroe
- 34:52as
- 34:52well
- 34:52as
- 34:52Jason
- 34:53Neff
- 34:53for
- 34:53letting
- 34:53us
- 34:54use
- 34:54their
- 34:54music
- 34:54during
- 34:55our
- 34:55podcast.
- 34:57This
- 34:57podcast
- 34:57is
- 34:58part
- 34:58of
- 34:58the
- 34:58Sports
- 34:58History
- 34:59Network,
- 34:59your
- 34:59headquarters
- 35:00for
- 35:00the
- 35:00yesteryear
- 35:01of
- 35:01your
- 35:01favorite
- 35:01sport.
- 35:02You
- 35:02can
- 35:02learn
- 35:03more@sportshistorynetwork.com.