Michael Cooper Sports Talk

Author Gary Moore tells of his father Gene’s brush with baseball destiny, and how a farm boy from Illinois almost made it to the Major Leagues, and the obstacles that stood in his way. A film based on PLAYING WITH THE ENEMY is currently in production, with Gary’s son Toby set to play Gene Moore.

With an anthology of 20 heartfelt stories in the ANATOMY OF BASEBALL, Andrew Blauner helps fans rediscover what the game really means.

Art Spander, a longtime sports columnist who currently writes for the Oakland Tribune and papers across country and around the world, on the collapse of the Golden State Warriors, his prediction for the NBA Championship, whether Tiger's bad knee hurt his Masters bid and the San Francisco Giants decline to mediocrity.

Former Carolina Panther All-Pro Safety, Mike Minter, on life after football and making the right choices in life.

Legendary Los Angeles Dodger and San Diego Padre, Steve Garvey, joins Coop to talk about his career and new book "My Bat Boy Days," where Steve recounts his boyhood growing up in Tampa, Florida, as a Spring Training Bat Boy for the Brooklyn Dodgers and the impact those players had on his own career.

Coop interviews Baseball immortal, Carl Erskine, who has had quite the Spring Training. The Brooklyn Dodger go-to pitcher played the National Anthem at the Dodgers last spring training game on his harmonica and threw out the first pitch at Dodgers stadium this year on the 50th Anniversary of the team moving to Los Angeles. Carl had the honor of pitching the first Dodger game at Vero Beach and the first Dodger game in Los Angeles.

Legends of Sports - Jim Saccomano Public Relations Director for the Denver Bronco's for the past 30 years talks about his new book, "Game of My Life: Denver Broncos", relating the highlights of being part of 5 Superbowls with the team and working over 17 other Superbowls for the NFL.

Manny Fernandez from the 1972 undefeated Miami Dolphins talks about his career and whether the Patriots will go undefeated this year.

Legends in Sports... Jim Kiick was a key part of the Coach Don Shula’s running game in the early 70’s – including the Dolphins 1972 undefeated season and Superbowl VII win. Jim talks about his 3 Superbowls, his father's football career and his activities off the field with pals like Larry Csonka that made him as famous as his playing stats…

More with 1972 Dolphin, Jim Kiick… why you can’t compare the Patriots with the Dolphins, how they would match up back in his day, and his take on the inaccuracies of media speculation about both teams.

Joe DeLamielleure, 1970’s Superstar with the Buffalo Bills, outspoken supporter of Mike Ditka’s charity, The Gridiron Greats, and their fight to get compensation for injured football players, and his involvement with the exciting new All American Football League.

Legends of Sports welcomes Rod Sherman, veteran from USC and the Oakland Raiders. He was a star wide receiver with the USC Trojans & an Oakland Raiders first round draft pick, playing in their first invite to the Super Bowl. His love of football stays alive with
http://www.FlashbackCamps.com

For a decade, since the team was founded, Bill Rosinski was the Voice of the Carolina Panthers - After admitting in an interview that his saddest moment in sports was not receiving the traditional NFC ring along with the team, he was fired by owner Jerry Richardson – Bill also recounts his days with some of the Falcons more colorful players including Jerry Glanville, Kerry Collins and Rae Carruth.

Legends in Sports - New Orleans Coach JT Curtis, the most successful coach in the history of high school football, and his Hurricane Season of 2005 Curtis Christian High School coach J.T. Curtis is the subject of a new book, Hurricane Season by Neal Thompson, about how Curtis and his team overcame Hurricane Katrina to win a state championship in 2005 - and again in 2006 Coach Curtis has won 21 state championships in route to a 443-46-6 record.

Coop interviews Johnny Wilson, one of the top athletes in America in the 40's and 50's who couldn't play in the major leagues or the NBA because of his race. Johnny talks about growing up with former Brooklyn Dodger Carl Erskine.

His career with the Harlem Globetrotters, the Chicago American Giants in the Negro Leagues and coaching glory.

Lenny Moore discusses his championships with the Colts in 1958 and 1959, his career at Penn State and dealing with a white America throughout his career.

More Legends of Sports with Lenny Moore talking about Bid Daddy Lipscomb and Claude Buddy Young Lenny Moore and Coop relive the final days of perhaps the greatest NFL lineman of all time Eugene “Big Daddy” Lipscomb and the mysterious circumstances surrounding his alleged heroin overdose.

Carl Erskine interview with Michael Cooper on the new HBO documentary. The great Dodger talks about life in Brooklyn – his 11 World Series appearances and his two no-hitters – How Brooklyn almost became the Buffalo Bills of baseball by losing so many World Series.

The Brooklyn Dodgers losing everything in 1951 and winning it all in 1955 - directly from all star pitcher Carl Erskine.

Joe Garagiola interview with Michael Cooper taking a look at his amazing career, friendship with Yogi Beara, conversations with legends like Ty Cobb and Honus Wagner and discussing his new book, Just Play Ball, a salute to the true meaning of the game.

Elvin Bethea talks about his life and 16 year NFL career from 1968-1983 with the Houston Oilers. He is the author of the new book "Smash Mouth: My Journey from Trenton to Canton.” Coop and Elvin discuss his early life, his experience with the NFL Players Union and the poor woman who came up with “Luv Ya Blue” and got shut out of the fortune made with the slogan.

Elvin came close to being a 3 time Super Bowl Champ – He tells us how his coach Bum Philips got his nickname and how he passed on the Oakland Raiders to stay with Houston after Bum talked him into a horse deal that backfired.

Future Hall of Fame Broadcaster Jerry Gross was the voice of the St. Louis Hawks and Cardinals – The San Diego Padres, Chargers and Rockets – Jerry talks about the World Series ring he got from the Cardinals in 1967 and, for the first time anywhere, tells the real story as to how and why Harry Caray got fired in St. Louis, ending up in Chicago.

Jerry spent decades broadcasting NBA Basketball and gives us his take on this years finals - he also shares parts of a recent interview he did with the always controversial Barry Bonds about the Iraq War and media criticism.

Bob opens with his take on Gary Sheffield’s comments about why there aren’t more Black American players in today’s baseball and the legendary careers of Willie Mayes Senior, Willard Brown and Satchel Paige.

Rico Petrocelli remembers the Impossible the Red Sox Dream Team of 1967 and how they went from the worst team in baseball to the best after Manager, Dick Williams, took over... plus the tragedy of Tony Conigliaro

For four decades Art has been covering sports in America – 41 straight Masters – 51 Rose Bowls and 28 straight Super Bowls – Art joins us from courtside at the Golden State Warriors game 6 match up.

Minnesota Twins star first baseman, Kent Hrbek, talks about having fun during his two World Series Championships, his Outdoor sports TV show and new book on his years as a Twin.

Paul Hornung talks about beating out Jim Brown for the Heisman – almost quitting football – Vince Lombardi and his book Lombardi and Me – and Gambling in the NFL.

Paul addresses the Pac Man Jones suspension – how his one year ban for gambling was different – how gambling almost ended the NFL and, in the wake of the Don Imus firing, Paul remembers his own missteps on the radio having being fired after 35 years doing Notre Dame Broadcasts.

NFL Hall of Fame member Willie Davis remembers his College Football Coach Eddie Robinson and looks at the similarities between Robinson and Vince Lombardi