Never needed to call home for $ when I was at SMU. Hear that and more...
This week our guests are: former Redskins & Vikings Pro Bowl QB Gus Frerotte, former Patriots Pro Bowl RB Tony Collins, former Steelers QB Terry Hanratty, former Eagles & Colts NT Harvey Armstrong and former Bucs DE Walter Carter.
Gus Frerotte - Gus explained why a kid from outside of Pittsburgh played his college ball at Tulsa over Pitt or Penn State. He also talked about how he gained the starting job with the Redskins over 1st round pick Heath Shuler, what it was like leading the Redskins to their first winning season in the post Joe Gibb era and the great work he's doing now with a company called RC21X that helps assess our brain functionality.
Tony Collins - We got Tony's memories of former NT Lester Williams who passed away this week at the age of 58. He also talked about the Patriots purchase of two 767 airplanes and what it was like traveling back when he played.
Terry Hanratty - Terry shared his memories of his coach at Notre Dame Ara Parseghian. He also talked in detail about Rocky Bleier, his teammate at Notre Dame and in Pittsburgh. He shared what it was like watching Rocky fight his way back from the injuries he sustained in Vietnam. We also talked about Joe Greene and the final season Terry played for the expansion Tampa Bucs and facing the Steelers in his last start.
Harvey Armstrong - Harvey talked for the first time about the money he received to go SMU plus other things like the new cars got his sophomore and senior seasons. He said those sorts of things were rampant in the Southwest Conference at all the schools back then. Hear all that and more...
Walter Carter - Walter shared his memories of being a part of Bobby Bowden's first team at Florida State. He shared his memories of Bowden, his four years playing for him and what Bowden's influence did for him and the rest of the team.