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Basketball History 101
Rick Loayza
Frequency: 1 episode/6d. Total Eps: 282
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Episode 211 - Bobby Plump, pt. 1
Episode 211
mardi 27 août 2024 • Duration 21:07
Bobby Plump is the real life player that was the basis for the character of Jimmy Chitwood in the movie “Hoosiers.” But his life far more than a single game winning shot. In part one of Plump’s story, we will go through the end of high school and the Milan Miracle.
CREDITS
Rick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voice
Jacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisher
MUSIC
"Happy Days" by Chuck Sims
"Horizons" by Roa
SPORTS HISTORY NETWORK
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Episode 210 - The History of the Big Man
Episode 210
mardi 20 août 2024 • Duration 19:16
When basketball was first invented, nobody thought about height being an advantage. Most coaches looked for players who were fast and athletic. It wasn’t until the 1930s that some coaches started looking for height. Today, the NBA has 70 players that are 7-feet tall or taller. We go through the history of how we got from pro players who averaged 5-foot-8 in height to today’s average of 6-foot-7 in the NBA.
CREDITS
Rick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voice
Jacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisher
MUSIC
"A Slow Day" by Chiro
"Horizons" by Roa
SPORTS HISTORY NETWORK
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Episode 202 - Old School Referees
Episode 202
mardi 25 juin 2024 • Duration 20:13
NBA refereeing was wild in the early days of the league. Each ref would develop his own styles and tendencies. Some were known to allow fighting, and others were friendly to the away team. There was a lot more flair to the job. Sometimes after games, the referees would even grab a drink with the players and coaches from both teams.
CREDITS
Rick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voice
Jacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisher
MUSIC
"Happy Days" by Chuck Sims
"Horizons" by Roa
SPORTS HISTORY NETWORK
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Episode 124 - The Beautiful Friendship of Chamberlain and Russell
Episode 124
mardi 20 décembre 2022 • Duration 18:42
Back in the 1960s, basketball media wanted to promote Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain as hated rivals. But this was simply not the case. While they were competitors on the court, they were good friends everywhere else, often spending the night at each other’s house when they were in town. This is the story of that friendship.
CREDITS
Rick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voice
Jacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisher
MUSIC
"This or That" by Reks
"Horizons" by Roa
SPORTS HISTORY NETWORK
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Episode 123 - The Final ABA Player: Moses Malone, pt. 2
Episode 123
mardi 13 décembre 2022 • Duration 20:07
Continuing from last week's episode of BBH.101, Moses Malone is one of the greatest players in basketball history. Today, we discuss his professional career as "The Chairman of the Boards." The NBA/ABA merger moved him into the NBA, and he is one of only eight players to win 3 or more MVPs in that league. When he finally retired in 1995 after 21 total years of pro ball, he was the last active member of the former ABA.
CREDITS
Rick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voice
Jacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisher
MUSIC
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"Horizons" by Roa
SPORTS HISTORY NETWORK
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Episode 122 - The Youngest ABA Player: Moses Malone, pt. 1
Episode 122
mardi 6 décembre 2022 • Duration 15:19
Moses Malone was the first basketball player to enter the professional ranks directly from high school. The NBA required him to be four years removed from high school, but the ABA had no such regulations. Although that league had never recruited someone his age before, neither had anyone that young ever been as good.
CREDITS
Rick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voice
Jacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisher
MUSIC
"Disco Funk" by Jam Morgan
"Horizons" by Roa
SPORTS HISTORY NETWORK
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Episode 121 - The American Olympic Team of 1960
Episode 121
mardi 29 novembre 2022 • Duration 18:12
Renowned as the strongest amateur team of all time, the USA's 1960 Olympic basketball team went undefeated for the whole tournament, bringing home the gold and winning their games by an average of 42 points. That edition of the team, led by Oscar Robertson and Jerry West, was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2010.
CREDITS
Rick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voice
Jacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisher
MUSIC
"Bushwick Tarantella" by Kevin MacLeod
"Horizons" by Roa
SPORTS HISTORY NETWORK
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Thanksgiving and Football (or maybe Vice Versa) - Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer
mercredi 23 novembre 2022 • Duration 26:17
Thanksgiving Day, 1924. The recently-established tradition of the University of Pittsburgh Panthers football team hosting the Pennsylvania State Nittany Lions on the afternoon of the national autumnal holiday continues.
Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is sent to cover the Pitt-Penn State “Keystone Classic” of 1924; in so doing, he discovers a throughline of the football-on-Thanksgiving tradition going back to 1621 (okay, actually, that’s going back to 1869) and reminds us that high-level football games on Thanksgiving are nearly as old as the official Thanksgiving holiday itself.
Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is an audio drama podcast from Number 80 Productions and the Sports History Network.
Thanksgiving and Football (or maybe Vice Versa) script & story by Os Davis.
Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer stars Doug Fye, Ilona Fye, and Eric Bodwell. Thanksgiving and Football (or maybe Vice Versa) co-stars, in order of appearance, Caedmon Holland, Forrest Hartl and Wayne Brett.
Additional direction by Eric Bodwell. Sound recording and primary editing by Don McIver.
The theme song of Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is “the Dayton Triangles Rag” and was arranged and performed by Bruce Smith.
Other tracks in this episode include
• “Jazz Club” by Kriss (available through fair-use agreement via FreeMusicArchive.org);
• “Litany of the Street” by Silverman Sound Studios;
• “Bimini Bay” (1921) by the Benson Orchestra of Chicago; and
• “Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer (Outro)” by David Liso of Dynamo Stairs.
Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer is produced by Os Davis and Darin Hayes. Series concept by Darrin Hayes.
Stay tuned for more episodes of Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer – coming soon!
Episode 120 - Welcome To The Rucker
Episode 120
mardi 22 novembre 2022 • Duration 20:22
On today's edition of BBH.101, Rick visits the Rucker, Harlem's playground basketball tournament that gave birth to streetball. While it featured mostly amateur players, it also managed to attract even NBA All-Stars like Wilt Chamberlain, Allen Iverson, LeBron James, and Kobe Bryant. This is the story of the tournament's creation and its current impact on today's NBA.
CREDITS
Rick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voice
Jacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisher
MUSIC
"This or That" by Reks
"Horizons" by Roa
SPORTS HISTORY NETWORK
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BUSINESS CONTACT
Episode 119 - The Man With A Troubled Legacy: Elgin Baylor, pt. 2
Episode 119
mardi 15 novembre 2022 • Duration 22:24
Elgin Baylor’s was undoubtedly one of the greatest players of all time, but his legacy in basketball history is complicated. He once averaged 38 points per game for the entire 1962 season, but that was the same year that fellow Laker Wilt Chamberlain averaged 50. Baylor's own greatness was overshadowed by his teammate. And despite his personal achievements, he never won a championship and lost the Finals eight times. Yet as soon as he retired in 1971, the Lakers immediately set the North American pro sports record for a winstreak with 33 straight victories before winning the NBA championship that very season. Was all of that pure luck, or was Baylor's absence a real blessing to the team? The man flew high, both metaphorically and literally, but the legacy he left behind is one of controversy.
CREDITS
Rick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voice
Jacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisher
MUSIC
"This or That" by Reks
"Horizons" by Roa
SPORTS HISTORY NETWORK
sportshistorynetwork.com/podcasts/basketball-history-101/
m.facebook.com/Basketball-History-101-103801581493027/
BUSINESS CONTACT
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