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  • If You're Not First, You're Last! The Steagles

    If You're Not First, You're Last! The Steagles
    2025/05/02
    In season 3 of The "Close But No Cigar" Sports Podcast the theme is "If You're Not First, You're Last!" In this episode, I tell the story of the WWII era merger between the NFL's Steelers and Eagles, a team affectionally called "The Steagles."

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    11 分
  • If You're Not First, You're Last! Ron LeFlore

    If You're Not First, You're Last! Ron LeFlore
    2025/04/25
    In season 3 of The "Close But No Cigar" Sports Podcast the theme is "If You're Not First, You're Last!" In this episode, I tell the story of Ron LeFlore, the first person to go from jail to becoming a Major League Baseball player, even making the All-Star Team.

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    8 分
  • If You're Not First, You're Last! Pete Gogolak

    If You're Not First, You're Last! Pete Gogolak
    2025/04/18
    In season 3 of The "Close But No Cigar" Sports Podcast the theme is "If You're Not First, You're Last!" In this episode, I tell the story Hungarian-born Pete Gogolak, the first American football kicker to use the "soccer-style" approach, changing the kicking game forever.

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    8 分
  • If You're Not First, You're Last! Libby Riddles

    If You're Not First, You're Last! Libby Riddles
    2025/04/11
    In season 3 of The "Close But No Cigar" Sports Podcast the theme is "If You're Not First, You're Last!" In this episode, I tell the story of Libby Riddles, the first woman to win the arduous Iditarod sled dog race.

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    7 分
  • If You're Not First, You're Last! Pudge Heffelfinger

    If You're Not First, You're Last! Pudge Heffelfinger
    2025/04/04
    In season 3 of The "Close But No Cigar" Sports Podcast the theme is "If You're Not First, You're Last!" In this episode, I tell the story of the dawn of professional sports in the United States, exemplified by one Pudge Heffelfinger.

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    15 分
  • If You're Not First, You're Last! Errol Tobias

    If You're Not First, You're Last! Errol Tobias
    2025/03/28
    In season 3 of The "Close But No Cigar" Sports Podcast the theme is "If You're Not First, You're Last!" In this episode, I tell the story of Errol Tobias, the first black to represent South Africa in the face of apartheid playing the sport they value most as a nation: rugby.

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    12 分
  • If You're Not First, You're Last! Emlen Tunnell

    If You're Not First, You're Last! Emlen Tunnell
    2025/03/21
    In season 3 of The "Close But No Cigar" Sports Podcast the theme is "If You're Not First, You're Last!" In this episode, I tell the story of Emlen Tunnell, the first African-American to be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but that was only after becoming a war hero.

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    10 分
  • If You're Not First, You're Last! Akebono

    If You're Not First, You're Last! Akebono
    2025/03/14
    In season 3 of The "Close But No Cigar" Sports Podcast the theme is "If You're Not First, You're Last!" In this episode, I tell the story of American-born Chad Rowan, who would join the ancient world of sumo wrestling as Akebono and become the first foreign born grand champion, a yokozuna!

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    11 分