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Growing up on boxscores, the Game of the Week, and Sports Illustrated, three longtime Sports TV Producers reflect back on the world of sports through the lens of old issues of SI from 50 years ago. Larry Csonka and the Dolphins; Reggie Jackson and The Swinging A's; The Wizard of Westwood; The Golden Bear and Muhammad Ali are just a few of the many heroes showcased weekly by Scott, Bill and Marc on the Past Our Prime podcast. Stay up to date on what happened in the past as they go back in time and return to the glory days of sports week by week, issue by issue of Sports Illustrated starting in January of 1974 Base-ball et softball
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  • 145. The Big Red Machine and the Crazy Left-Hander

    145. The Big Red Machine and the Crazy Left-Hander
    Oct 11 2026
    The October 11, 1976 issue of Sports Illustrated featured Cincinnati Reds slugger George Foster on the cover, at a time when the Big Red Machine was chasing its second consecutive World Series championship. Foster was becoming one of baseball’s most feared power hitters, joining Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan and Pete Rose in a lineup that overwhelmed opponents. The Reds would go on to sweep the Phillies in the NLCS and the Yankees in the World Series, cementing their place among baseball’s all-time great teams. This week on Past Our Prime, we welcome former major league pitcher and longtime Reds broadcaster Chris Welsh as we look back at that incredible team from half a century ago. Welsh tells us how Foster developed into one of the game’s most dangerous hitters—and reveals the funny side of George that fans rarely got to see. Welsh also shares how Pete Rose helped him get one last shot in the big leagues, bringing him back to his hometown Reds. He explains how he broke into broadcasting with no experience, no résumé and no credentials beyond a love of baseball—and somehow turned that opportunity into a career spanning more than three decades. He also reveals how Marty Brennaman gave him the nickname “The Creeper” and tells a hilarious story about how he avoided getting intimate with Reds owner Marge Schott. Chris Welsh has been in baseball for over 40 years, and he's got the stories to match... and he shares a good deal of them this week on Past Our Prime. Download, listen... like... you know the drill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h et 35 min
  • 144. Backup QB Mike Rae Keeps Oakland Undefeated in 1976

    144. Backup QB Mike Rae Keeps Oakland Undefeated in 1976
    Oct 4 2026
    The 1976 Maryland Terrapins had their breakout season under quarterback Mark Manges, a 6'3", 220-pound junior out of Cumberland, Maryland, who landed on the October 4, 1976 cover of Sports Illustrated under the headline “Maryland on the Move,” captured mid-scramble against Syracuse by photographer Walter Iooss Jr. Manges, a dual-threat “tackle-busting” quarterback who passed for 1,145 yards on just 139 attempts while also rushing for 448 yards and clearing holes for his running backs, helped lead Maryland to an extraordinary 11-0 start that season, pushing the Terrapins to a No. 6 national ranking before the team ultimately fell to Houston 30-21 in the Cotton Bowl. His performance earned him First-team All-ACC honors, and the cover appearance remains one of the signature moments in Maryland football history — a program that, as the SI piece on his legacy later noted, became more popular in the state that fall “than crab cakes.” That same October 4, 1976 issue of Sports Illustrated also featured a photo of another quarterback making his mark that fall: Mike Rae of the Oakland Raiders. When starter Ken Stabler went down with a knee injury early in the season, the former USC Trojan stepped in against the Houston Oilers on September 26 and delivered a steady 13-of-22 performance for 170 yards and two touchdown passes to Cliff Branch in a narrow 14-13 victory that kept the Raiders undefeated at 3-0. Rae’s calm, efficient play provided exactly the insurance John Madden’s team needed. Rae would start twice that year and win both games, including a 24-0 victory over San Diego in the regular-season finale while Stabler rested. His steady presence helped stabilize a loaded Raiders squad that went on to win Super Bowl XI at the Rose Bowl — the same stadium where Rae had capped off a perfect national championship season for USC under coach John McKay just a few years earlier. Mike Rae swings by the Past Our Prime podcast to talk about what it was really like being the guy who had to step in whenever Kenny “The Snake” Stabler went down for that multi-talented 1970s Raiders team. He gets into all the bigger-than-life personalities around him — owner Al Davis running the show his own way, John Madden pacing the sidelines, and of course Stabler himself. Rae also reflects on returning to the Rose Bowl for the Super Bowl, leaving Oakland for Tampa Bay and reuniting with his college coach, starting his career in the CFL, and wrapping things up in the USFL. And yeah… he drops a great story about the ultimate Raiders super fan, James Garner — Mr. Rockford himself. It’s a fun one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h et 20 min
  • 143. Larry Merchant: The Greatest Boxing Analyst Ever

    143. Larry Merchant: The Greatest Boxing Analyst Ever
    Sep 27 2026
    The September 27, 1976 issue of Sports Illustrated put Ken Norton on the cover under the headline “All Set to Slam in the Rubber Match,” previewing his highly anticipated third and final showdown with Muhammad Ali, set for September 28 at Yankee Stadium—the last fight ever held at the original ballpark. The trilogy stood at a fascinating 1-1 split: Norton had famously broken Ali’s jaw to win a decision in their first bout back in 1973, while Ali had claimed a close, disputed decision in their 1975 rematch, setting up a rubber match billed as a true toss-up between two evenly matched heavyweights. Despite most ringside observers and commentators feeling Norton had done enough to win the fight, Ali was awarded a controversial 15-round unanimous decision, retaining his WBA, WBC, and Ring heavyweight titles in what remains one of the most hotly debated verdicts in boxing history—a result so contentious that Ali himself later admitted, “Kenny’s style is too difficult for me. I can’t beat him, and I sure don’t want to fight him again.” This despite the fact that Ali never lost a rematch, going 5-0 against Joe Frazier, Ken Norton and Leon Spinks. It was one of the many traits that made Ali the greatest Larry Merchant recalled when we recently chatted us from his home in Southern California. Born in 1931 in New York, Merchant rose from newspaper columns at the Philadelphia Daily News and New York Post to become the definitive voice of boxing on television. Joining HBO in 1978, he spent 35 years as its lead ringside analyst, delivering sharp, fearless commentary and post-fight interviews alongside Jim Lampley and others on countless championship bouts. Known for his poetic insights, skepticism of hype, and memorable confrontations—most famously telling Floyd Mayweather he wished he were 50 years younger so he could kick his ass—Merchant elevated the role of the boxing analyst. A Sam Taub Award winner and inductee into both the World Boxing Hall of Fame and the International Boxing Hall of Fame, he is widely regarded as the greatest television boxing analyst of all time. Larry Merchant steps into the squared circle of the Past Our Prime podcast to lace up and talk the historic fights he witnessed ringside over the decades. He takes us back to 1938, when his old man let him stay up late to listen to the second Joe Louis-Max Schmeling war on the radio—and from that night on, the kid was hooked for life. He reflects on the great Muhammad Ali and how even Nelson Mandela, locked away in a South African prison cell, followed the Champ’s every move. Merchant answers the ultimate question: who was the best pound-for-pound fighter he ever laid eyes on. He zeros in on that unforgettable night in Japan when he first knew Iron Mike Tyson was in serious trouble against Buster Douglas, then fast-forwards four years to the night his colleague and friend George Foreman shocked the world by reclaiming the heavyweight crown at age 45. A living boxing historian who covered everyone from Sugar Ray Robinson to Sugar Ray Leonard, Merchant never backed down from firing the toughest questions at the toughest guys in the game. Larry Merchant… all 95 years of him… on the Past Our Prime podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h et 32 min
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