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Golden Helmets and Green Jackets

Golden Helmets and Green Jackets

By: Michael Maier aka "The GOLFDOC" and Matthew Maier aka "Matty Ice"
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Episodes
  • Episode 10: "Life is more than NIL" : West Point Football with Otto Leone and John Robb

    Episode 10: "Life is more than NIL" : West Point Football with Otto Leone and John Robb
    22 Oct 2026

    Notre Dame is on its bye week, and Navy is next on Halloween at Gillette Stadium, so the Golf Doc, Dr. Michael Maier, hears from the other side of the Service Academy family.

    Two members of the West Point Class of 1991 join the show:

    • Otto Leone, Army quarterback (one-for-one, 64 yards vs. Temple, a perfect day), Ranger School grad and Notre Dame MBA

    • John Robb, Army linebacker and co-captain of the 1990 team, founder of The Stone Creek Group in Denver and longtime WPAOG investment committee member

    We cover calculus class on Saturday morning before kickoff at Michie Stadium, plebe boxing and swimming, why Army-Navy is unlike any rivalry in football, wearing gas masks during a Desert Storm senior year, life after the Army, Champions Golf Club and Jackie Burke, and why the West Point network is unrivaled. We also honor the people who brought this episode together: Dr. Tom Parr, Joannie Parr and Bill York.

    Plus: a 1990 Sports Illustrated with Rick Mirer on the cover and John on the inside, and the advice they'd give a high school recruit choosing between NIL money and West Point.

    CHAPTERS

    0:00 Welcome: Navy week & two West Point '91 grads

    1:09 John Robb: a Houston kid who'd never heard of West Point

    3:33 Otto Leone: sixth-string QB gets his shot vs. Temple

    6:12 A perfect passer rating & running the wishbone

    8:09 Calculus Saturday morning, kickoff Saturday afternoon

    10:46 West Point then vs. now

    14:17 Captain of the 1990 Army team

    15:40 Army-Navy: "Beat Navy" 365 days a year

    18:12 Desert Storm senior year: gas masks & Lee Greenwood

    22:59 From Ranger School to US Steel to a Notre Dame MBA

    26:36 Why Notre Dame plays Army & Navy: a rivalry with history

    27:52 Champions Golf Club, Jackie Burke & the Stone Creek Group

    30:50 The West Point network & a shout-out to Bill York

    32:44 Tom & Joannie Parr: the Long Gray Line's force multipliers

    36:34 Bill York: the servant leader who connects everyone

    39:28 Tom Parr's legacy: caring for the whole patient

    41:21 Faith, family & the brotherhood

    43:20 1990 Sports Illustrated: Rick Mirer on the cover, John inside

    46:37 Advice to a recruit: life is more than NIL

    49:26 Thank you, Go Army, Go Irish

    Go Army. Go Irish. Beat Navy (just not on Halloween).

    Golden Helmets & Green Jackets: Notre Dame football, orthopedics and golf with the Golf Doc.

    #ArmyFootball #WestPoint #GHGJPodcast
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    50 min
  • BONUS: Both 5-1 – Notre Dame, Houston & the No-Review Calls (w/ Brandon Varon)

    BONUS: Both 5-1 – Notre Dame, Houston & the No-Review Calls (w/ Brandon Varon)
    21 Oct 2026
    Bonus content from Golden Helmets & Green Jackets! The GOLFDOC and pre-med co-host Brandon Varon break down Houston's controversial no-review loss at Texas Tech, Notre Dame–BYU's unreviewed final plays, Big 12 vs. SEC depth, UH's new medical school, and bold 2027 predictions. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:20 Welcome: bonus episode with Brandon Varon 0:33 Brandon, the Patient Discharge Initiative & the Cougars' season 1:03 The Texas Tech loss & Connor Weigman's goal-line play 1:53 Notre Dame–BYU: unreviewed final plays 2:12 Big 12 apologies & Marcus Freeman's "leave no doubt" 2:54 Still believe in the Irish? 3:22 Big 12 depth vs. the SEC & Houston's road ahead 4:51 UH's new medical school & Brandon's MCAT 5:38 Texas med schools: UH, Baylor, McGovern, UTMB 6:35 2027 predictions: Notre Dame vs. UH in Vegas? 7:34 Wrap-up 7:47 Outro
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    8 min
  • Episode 9: Notre Dame Orthopaedic Society

    Episode 9: Notre Dame Orthopaedic Society
    18 Oct 2026
    GOLFDOC Michael Maier, M.D. takes you back to campus for the Notre Dame Orthopaedic Society 2026 weekend. This recap covers highlights from the conference speakers, Friday night out with friends near campus, and a game-day tailgate in the leather helmet. Golden Helmets and Green Jackets: where orthopedics, Notre Dame, and the game we love meet.
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    3 min
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