Jack Molinas was once one of basketball's brightest stars — a 6'6" Ivy League prodigy with movie-star charisma and a gambler's soul. From the playgrounds of New York City to an NBA All-Star, he was living live... until the bets caught up with him.

Suspended for wagering on his own team, Molinas reinvented himself as a lawyer — only to become the criminal mastermind behind the 1961 college point-shaving scandal that rocked the sport. After prison, he resurfaced in Los Angeles chasing fame, fortune, and the wrong crowd. In 1975, his story ended like a Hollywood noir — gunned down outside his hillside home.

In this episode, we detial the arc of a man who blurred the line between genius and corruption and brought down dozens of college athletes in the process.

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• https://fadeawayworld.net/jack-molinas-the-scandalous-life-of-a-former-nba-player

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Richard Meissner had the swing, the talent, and even a spot in the U.S. Open — but behind the sunglasses and sweet tempo was a man robbing banks to keep his golf dream alive.

In this episode, we explore the unbelievable story of the aspring golf pro Richard Meissner, who disguised himself with wigs and mustaches, knocked off 19 savings and loans, and funded his PGA aspirations with stolen cash.

From his childhood in Maryland and stint in Vietnam to his dramatic downfall and prison reflections, Meissner's tale is as gripping as it is bizarre — a jaw-dropping journey into the underworld of one golfer's ambition gone criminal.

As Ohio State and Notre Dame get ready to meet in the first college football national championship game of the 12-team College Football Playoff, you might think these two storied programs have a lot of history. Surprisingly, the Buckeyes and the Fighting Irish have only met eight times ever.

Ohio State holds a 6-2 lead all-time in the series, and you have to go back to 1936 to find the last Notre Dame win between these two teams. That's exactly what we're going in this episode of Distant Replay.

Join us as we tell you about that game 88 years ago that finished 7-2 a year after Ohio State and Notre Dame met for the first time in what people called 'The Game of the Century' in 1935.