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Isaac Isidore Bruce (born November 10, 1972) is a former WR in the NFL. He was drafted by the St.Louis Rams in the second round of the 1994 NFL Draft. He played college football for the University of Memphis. He is remembered as one of the members of ”The Greatest Show on Turf”.

An All-Pro and four-time Pro Bowl selection, Bruce amassed 15,208 receiving yards in his career (fifth all-time). He played the first 14 years with the Rams and won a Super Bowl ring with the team in Super Bowl XXXIV over the Tennessee Titans. He also played for the San Francisco 49ers.

Issac has his own Foundation. Here is his website. https://www.isaacbruce.org/about.php

 

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Joining me in the Huddle is the President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Bob Kendrick. Bob is the man to listen to if you love baseball and its history. Bob's appointment in 2011 marked a celebrated return to the NLBM. The NLBM is the world's only museum dedicated to preserving and celebrating the rich history of African-American baseball and its profound impact on the social advancement of America.
Bob became the museum's first Director of Marketing in 1998. He was named Vice President of Marketing in 2009 before accepting the post as Executive Director of the National Sports Center for the Disabled-Kansas City. Before his departure, Bob's leadership helped secure more than $15 million in financial support for the NLBM and widespread national acclaim. Kendrick is now responsible for the Museum's day-to-day operations and for developing and implementing strategies to advance the mission of the NLBM.
Bob began his association with the NLBM as a volunteer during his 10-year newspaper career with The Kansas City Star as a senior copywriter for The Star's Promotions Department.
While he doesn't fashion himself to be a historian, Bob has become one of the leading authorities on the topic of Negro Leagues Baseball history and its connection to issues relating to sports, race and diversity. He has been a contributing writer for "Ebony Magazine" and the National Urban League's "Opportunity Magazine."
His volunteer roots in the Kansas City community are deep and passionate. He has served on the boards of various Kansas City-area non-profit organizations and has worked with Kansas City youth for more than 20 years. He remains active in the community and spends a great deal of time in Kansas City classrooms giving motivational talks to area students and sharing the illustrious history of Negro Leagues Baseball with nearly 100 schools, social and civic groups annually.
In 2006, the Greater Kansas City Black Chamber of Commerce awarded him the Mary Lona Diversity Award. He was named "Citizen of the Year" by the Omicron Xi Chapter of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. In 2009, The Kansas City Globe named Kendrick to the papers' list of "100 Most Influential African-Americans in Greater Kansas City."
A native of Crawfordville, Ga., Kendrick received a basketball scholarship to attend Park College (Parkville, Mo.) in 1980, where he earned a B.A. degree in Communications Arts in 1985. 

As a high school player at John Burrough's school, Foye was coached by none other than Gus. Foye went on to play at Yale and was drafted to the Atlanta Falcons in 2018.

This week all time NFL and Dolphin great Richmond Webb.

In this week's installment of the Weekly Huddle Gus and Dave talk;
- Past and Present Nicknames they've received
- Dave's adventures at Primanti Bros
- Gus' son stars in a movie!

Welcome to Huddle Up with Gus, with 15 year NFL quarterback Gus Frerotte! On today’s show Gus welcomes former professional baseball player Brett Lorin to discuss his love of all things sports and especially baseball. Brett shares with us what brought him to baseball, how he became disciplined enough to make it to the professional diamond and what life has been like for him and his family since leaving his active playing. The fellas also discuss the latest in what’s going on in the National Baseball League and look to rule changes and which players are going to end up where for the next season.

Three time Super Bowl Champion Randy Cross, who played for both UCLA, and the San Francisco 49'ers joins me in the huddle to discuss how sports has shaped his life. I love the fact that he never lifted until he played professionally.  Can't do that nowadays. Here are some of his stats and also what he is doing below.
Was a state shot-put champion in high school.
Was named All-America twice at UCLA; helped the Bruins defeat top-ranked Ohio State in the 1976 Rose Bowl.
Was drafted in the second round of the 1976 NFL draft by the San Francisco 49ers.
Made the Pro Bowl three times and played on three Super Bowl-winning teams.
Final game as player was Super Bowl XXIII in 1989.
Has worked as an analyst for CBS, NBC and Sirius Radio.
Hosts the Randy Cross Invitational golf tournament, which has raised millions of dollars for the Stanford, Cal., Ronald McDonald House.
Was selected in the 2010 class for the College Football Hall of Fame.

Randy Cross is a veteran football analyst who joined CBS Sports Network in 2009. He calls select college football games and also serves as a studio analyst on the Network's weekly roundtable show INSIDE COLLEGE FOOTBALL.

Cross previously worked for CBS as an NFL game analyst from 1989-93. He returned to the NFL ON CBS from 1998-2009 as a game analyst and studio analyst for three years with THE NFL TODAY. Cross has covered the NFC Divisional Playoffs and Championship games, as well as Super Bowl XXVI. He also served as an analyst for CBS Sports Radio’s coverage of Super Bowl XXIV. During the Network's coverage of Super Bowl XLI, Cross reported during the pre-game show from Baghdad with coverage of American soldiers who were serving in the Iraq War.

Following Cross’s earlier tenure at CBS Sports, he spent four years at NBC Sports as an analyst for its NFL broadcasts. He also served as an analyst for select Notre Dame games, including the 1995 Fiesta Bowl and also as a reporter for Super Bowl XXXII.

 

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Joining me in the Huddle this week is Top 100 golf instructor Debbie Doniger. Debbie picked up her first set of clubs at the age of seven in Greenwich, Connecticut and became a dedicated student of renowned golf instructor Jim McLean, who has been her mentor for more than 20 years. As a junior and amateur, Debbie won every New York Metropolitan tournament in the area and went on to play at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she captained the golf team both her junior and senior years and led the Tar Heels to an ACC Championship in 1992. She was later inducted into the ACC Hall of Fame. 

Selected as one of five college seniors to represent the United States in the World University Golf Championship, Debbie was the only American to medal that year, taking home an individual bronze. After college, she went on to compete on The Futures Tour, The Gold Coast Tour, and then in 1993, The European Tour. 

It was very interesting to me that she picked her college around the fact that the coach would not try to change her swing or coach her differently then her current coach, Jim McClean. Her college experience created lasting friendships and shaped her future in golf. 

Debbie is a Lead Master Instructor at The Jim McLean Golf School, where she has worked for over 10 years, and Director of Instruction at GlenArbor Golf Club in Bedford, New York.

For more on Debbie and how you can reach her please visit her website. 

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Welcome to Huddle Up with Gus, with 15 year NFL quarterback Gus Frerotte! You’re in for a real treat as Gus interviews “The Voice of the Patriots,” Bob Socci who gives his firsthand account of what life is like as the main play-by-play announcer for one of the NFL’s powerhouse teams. Gus digs down into what life was like for Bob growing up, what motivated him towards sports announcing and how his journey started in Annapolis, Maryland announcing the Navy games. Bob then details his departure from Annapolis and onto Boston – you’ll love his story of determination, drive and even some dreaming. Enjoy your time in today’s huddle with Gus and his special guest Bob Socci.

In this week's edition of the Weekly Huddle;
- Gus (almost) deletes the website
- We come up with Dave t-shirt designs
- Cam-Quarter turns 23

Joining me in this Huddle this week is one of the greatest, if not the greatest, running backs of all-time, Emmitt Smith. We talk about growing up in Florida, humbling experiences in high school, why he chose the University of Florida over Auburn and his accomplishments in the NFL, and his transition to real estate and business. This was an amazing conversation, and I want to thank Emmit for telling us his story. 
The Dallas Cowboys were rebuilding when they selected Florida running back Emmitt Smith in the first round of the 1990 draft. After a holdout during all of training camp and preseason of his rookie season, Smith reported to the Cowboys in time for the start of the regular season. He wasted no time proving he would be a huge part of the team's future.
Smith rushed for 937 yards and scored 11 touchdowns to earn Offensive Rookie of the Year honors and the first of eight career Pro Bowl nods. He followed that season by rushing for a league-leading 1,563 yards. Smith won four rushing crowns during a five-year span as he added titles in 1992, 1993, and 1995. He also led the NFL in rushing touchdowns three times and contributed 277 pass receptions during that same five-season period.
His best year came in 1995 when he recorded career highs for rushing yards (1,773), rushing touchdowns (25), and receptions (62).
Not surprisingly, Smith's impact on the team helped nurture the Cowboys back to the top of the NFL. With their star runner leading the way, the Cowboys won three Super Bowls over four seasons from 1992 to 1995. Smith was named first-team All-Pro in each year during that four-year period. In 1993, he was named the NFL's MVP and followed that by earning Most Valuable Player honors in the Cowboys' 30-13 win over the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVIII.
After narrowly missing the 1,000-yard mark as a rookie, Smith embarked on a record run of 11 straight seasons with 1,000 yards rushing. His streak came to an end in Smith's final season in Dallas in 2002 when he missed the 1,000-yard mark by a mere 25 yards. However, that season was highlighted by one particular game against the Seattle Seahawks on Oct. 27, 2002. In that contest, Smith supplanted Walter Payton as the NFL's all-time rushing leader.
Smith, who was named to the NFL's All-Decade Team of the 1990s, finished his 226-game career by playing two final seasons with the Arizona Cardinals. He retired with a career total of 18,355 yards and an NFL record 164 rushing touchdowns. He also added 515 receptions for 3,224 yards and 11 touchdowns.

A sports columnist for USA Today, she also is an ABC News, CNN, PBS, and NPR commentator. Not only was she one of the first female reporters in the Washington Redskins locker room, but her writing talents have also led her to become a best-selling...

Gus sits down for a great discussion with wide receiver and punt returner Amani Toomer, who played his entire career for the New York Giants, registering over 1,000 receiving yards each season from 1999 to 2003, was a member of the 2007 Giants team that won Super Bowl XLII, and holds Giants' club records with 9,497 receiving yards, 668 receptions and 54 receiving touchdowns. Gus and Amani discuss his early years playing for the University of Michigan from 1992 to 1995, where in 1994, he broke the school's single-season record with 1,096 receiving yards and was a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award and a first-team All-Big Ten honoree. 

The founder of Ice Shaker, a high quality, stainless steel, shaker bottle. He appeared on Shark Tank and garnered an investment from Mark Cuban and guest host Alex Rodriguez. Yes, he has a brother named “Rob”, joining...

American Sports Broadcaster, Radio Personality, accomplished sportswriter, and the first woman to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Lesley Visser joins the Huddle.

Former 1st round draft pick in the NFL, a Michigan Wolverine, and most currently, a Hollywood actor and high school football coach, joining the Huddle is JARROD BUNCH!

Former New York Giants running back, Tiki Barber joins the show. The former Virginia Cavalier was drafted by the Giants in the second round of the 1997 NFL Draft, and played his entire ten-year professional career for the team. Barber retired from the NFL at the end of the 2006 NFL postseason as the Giants' all-time rushing and reception leader. Barber was inducted into the Virginia Hall of Fame in 2011.

Barber finished his career with 10,449 rushing yards which ranks 27th all-time. He is one of just 31 running backs to rush for over 10,000 yards in a career. This was despite the fact that Barber didn't become the Giants' starting running back until the year 2000, his fourth year in the league. Once he became the starter, he rushed for at least 1,000 yards in six of his final seven seasons with the lone year being in 2001, in which he only played in 14 games, but still managed to rush for 865 yards.

Barber had three seasons in which he averaged over five yards per carry (2001, 2005, 2006) and only got better as he got older. Barber averaged 1,680 yards in his final three seasons and finished each year with over 2,000 scrimmage yards. He is one of just three running backs in NFL history to accomplish that feat in three consecutive seasons. Despite not taking off till later in his career, he also currently holds 22 Giants' Franchise records.

Following his playing career, Barber became a national media presence, notably joining NBC's Today Show as a correspondent in 2007 and Football Night In America/Sunday Night Football. He has published multiple books including a series of children books about him and his identical twin brother, former Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Rhonde Barber.

Tiki Barber was also involved in Olympics coverage in 2008 and 2010. During his football career, he had a political talk radio show that featured guests such as John McCain. Barber has made many cameos in TV shows and even acted in a Broadway play, Kinky Boots, during a limited run from January 21, 2019 until March 3 of that year.

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Professional golfer, Fred Funk joins me in the Huddle this week. I talk to Fred about his time growing up in Maryland and how working at the University of Maryland golf course starting at age 10. He was a multi-sport athlete growing up but golf eventually became his passion. He attended the University of Maryland, studied Law Enforcement and was on the golf team. After college, Freds journey to the PGA was not easy but he never gave upon his dream and eventually eatrned his PGA Tour card.  
Fred has had such a long and illustrious career that there is to much to write. Here is his PGA Bio.... https://www.pgatour.com/players/player.01381.fred-funk.html
    

Merril Hoge joins Gus and Dave in the Huddle but at somewhere new! Tres Rios Pittsburgh, on Carson Street was celebrating their 3rd birthday and invited us in. Tres Rios has amazing authentic Mexican food and some of the best drinks in town. 

Merril was a great interview and shared some amazing stories from the moment he feel in love with football to catching gophers on farms in Idaho. Ever since Merril was eight-years-old, he dreamed of being a professional football player. Growing up in a small town in Idaho, the goal seemed unrealistic. But Merril didn’t just dream about this goal. From that young age, he used the words “Find A Way” to take action to overcome any obstacle and to attain any goal. Today, as he continues to strive towards his own goals, he also uses his Find A Way philosophy as a parenting tool, and challenges his children, Kori and Beau, to Find A Way to achieve their goals, overcome obstacles and take ownership of their lives.

Merrils stories are endless and too many to write but I think you will find his Donnie Shell story very intriguing. He brings relentless passion to every endeavor and showed Dave and I what a leader looks like in the Huddle!

You can learn more about Merril on his Website: http://merrilhoge.com/merril/

 

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Todays Guest: 5 time SuperBowl Champ D Lineman Charles Haley

One of the world's most talented dancer's DJ Smart joins the huddle. He talks; growing up in Detroit, working with Cher on tour, and also appearing on "So You Think You Can Dance?".

Joining us in the Huddle this week is American University Law professor, Jeremi Duru. His journey through life has been influenced by sports and the pursuit of racial equality. Moving from Africa back to the states at age 7, Jeremi realized how sports helped him connect with all the new kids in his school. He also realized his passion to stop racial injustice and inequality at a young age after watching the movie Roots. I think it is amazing how Jeremi has combined these two experiences to find his path in life. 
Jeremi is a sports law expert, media commentator, law professor, author and advocate for strengthened solutions around diversity and inclusion. (bio below).  (Note: Jeremi was involved in Jim Rooney’s book project and on content related to The Rooney Rule)
As one of the nation’s foremost sports law authorities, Duru teaches in the areas of sports law, civil procedure, and employment discrimination at American University Washington College of Law. His book Advancing the Ball: Race, Reformation, and the Quest for Equal Coaching Opportunity in the NFL examines the NFL’s movement toward increased equality of opportunity for coaches and front office personnel. He is also co-author of Sports Law and Regulation: Cases and Materials and The Business of Sports Agents.
You can find out more about Jeremi with this link. https://www.wcl.american.edu/community/faculty/profile/duru/bio
 

Nick Lowery or Nick the Kick,  played 18 years in the NFL.  The Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Famer and 7-time All Pro is the Chiefs all-time leading scorer. Nick helped launch Americorps for President Clinton, and his humanitarian work with youth earned him the NFL Players’ most honored award, the Justice Byron Whizzer White Award. 

And there is much more. Nick’s father was a pilot in World War II, Stanford and Fulbright scholar and his Mother was in the first class of women at Oxford – in Honors. His father was head of station for the CIA in London and Bonn during the late 60’s. He literally grew up next door to a Supreme court justice (Byron White) who was best friends with John and Bobby Kennedy, and won the NFL’s highest award named for him.

Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Famer Nick Lowery’s message is Focus, Passion & Purpose. He tells Dave and I all about how sports has influenced and shaped his life. You can hire Nick as a speaker.   http://loweryspeaks.com

Visit his Foundation here... http://www.nicklowery.com

 

 

 

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Gus talks with Ronnie Ebanks about his journey from champion rider, to a champion life coach, and more. thechampionlifecoach.com huddleupwithgus.com

Super Bowl Champion and Walter Payton Man of the Year award winner, Chris Long, joins the huddle. We talk Chris' favorite twitter accounts, his charity Waterboys, and a drinking game called "Cell Phone...

James Talmadge Brown (born February 25, 1951), commonly called "J.B.", is an American sportscaster known for being the studio host of The James Brown Show, The NFL Today on CBS Sports, and Thursday Night Football on CBS Sports and NFL Network. He is also a Special Correspondent for CBS News. He is also known for serving as the former host of Fox Sports' NFLpregame showFox NFL Sunday for eleven years.

Born on February 25, 1951 in Washington, D.C. to John and Maryann Brown. Brown attended high school at DeMatha Catholic High School. Brown graduated from Harvard University with a degree in American Government. A standout on the basketball court, he received All-Ivy League honors in his last three seasons at Harvard University and captained the team in his senior year. His roommate at Harvard was Harvard University professor/philosopher/activist Cornel West

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Joining us in the Huddle this week is Steve Gavatorta. Steve is a fellow Pittsburgher and has some amazing stories about his time growing up in Burgettstown, Pa. He went to Allegheny College to play football and missed his Senior year due to his "summer of Hell" which is also a chapter in his new book, In Defense of Adversity. 

A consultant, coach and public speaker, Steve empowers his clients to identify, develop, and exceed their performance goals.

Steve is heavily involved in Muay Thai and Yoga and tells Dave and I that he is in the best shape of his life.

Check out Steve on his website: http://www.gavatorta.com

 

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Author of the new book, “Overtime: Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines at the Crossroads of College Football”, John U Bacon joins the Huddle.

Happy Holidays from Gus Frerotte and everyone in the huddle! While we all celebrate a wonderful Holiday Season, we can’t wait for a new year of fabulous interviews with Gus and great players, authors, and other celebrities. Gus wanted to reprise one of his most popular interviews with none other than Joe Namath himself – Broadway Joe! – Easy Rider who made NFL history a zillion times in his playing years. Sit back, relax, enjoy the holidays and this very special Best of Huddle Up with Gus!

Joining me in the Huddle this week is one of my closest friends, Dr. Thom Mayer. Our story goes way back to the early days of my Pro career in Washington D.C. Thom tells how we met at Redskins park and how that day created our longtime friendship. 
Thom has also been the Medical Director for the NFL Players Association since 2001. He became director when his good friend, Hall of Famer, Gene Upshaw. Gene was the head of the NFLPA and asked Thom to be Medical Director because the NFLPA did not have one. Thom has used his expertise to define the NFL players' medical leadership. 
He is from Anderson, Indiana, and went to Hanover College, where he played linebacker and center. He had a tryout in the NFL but realized he needed to go down a different path. He was accepted to medical school at Duke and completed his residency in Utah, where he met Maureen. Thom and Maureen has 3 kids and 4 grandkids
Dr. Mayer is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of BestPractices, Inc., Executive Vice President of EmCare, the Medical Director for the NFL Players Association and Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine at George Washington University, and a Senior Lecturing Fellow at Duke University. He is one of the most widely-sought speakers on healthcare customer service, trauma, and emergency care, pediatric emergency care, medical leadership, and sports medicine. He has published over 70 peer-reviewed articles, 75 book chapters and has edited or written 12 textbooks on emergency medicine, including Leadership for Great Customer Service: Satisfied Patients, Satisfied Employees, Leadership for Smooth Patient Flow, Hardwiring Flow, and Strauss and Mayer's Emergency Department Leadership: Principles and Applications. Tom Peters, the internationally acclaimed leadership guru, has referred to his work as "gasp-worthy." Dr. Mayer was named the ACEP Outstanding Speaker of the Year in the second year the award was given and has twice been named ACEP's "Over-the-Top" award winner. On September 11, 2001, Dr. Mayer served as one of the Command Physicians at the Pentagon Rescue Operation, coordinating medical assets at the site. The BestPractices physicians at Inova Fairfax Hospital were the first to successfully diagnose and treat inhalational anthrax victims during the fall 2001 anthrax crises. Dr. Mayer has served on the Department of Defense on Defense Science Board Task Forces on Bioterrorism, Homeland Security, and Consequences of Weapons of Mass Destruction. Dr. Mayer also serves as a Medical Director for the Studer Group. 

Bobby Sewall (Robert) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Brown University. Recognized as one of the best athletes in Ivy League Football history. Led by Head Coach Phil Estes, Sewall scored more points than any Ivy League player during his tenure at Brown.

Prior to joining the financial industry in 2013, Robert played in the NFL for the Tennessee Titans and the Tampa Buccaneers. He is president of the NFL Former Players’ Chapter of New York/New Jersey. Robert grew up in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, and is the oldest of four children. He graduated from Brown University with a double major in economics and American history. Robert was a 4-year varsity participant in football, where he was named an All-American and 3-time All-Ivy League performer at the wide receiver position.

After graduating, Robert signed with the Tennessee Titans, and spent three years in the NFL, most recently with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Robert was inspired to pursue a career as a financial professional after overhearing locker-room conversations from players unsure about how to manage their money. Players frequently consulted him for financial advice during his time as a player. Robert enjoys working with people and helping them achieve their goals. He views his client relationships as partnerships. Robert’s clients are confident the advisors at Sewall Financial Group work hard to build and protect their assets. Robert focuses on holistic wealth management, which goes beyond investing. He deals with private banking and developing deferred compensation strategies. He also fashions trust and estate plans. Robert firmly believes that financial goals cannot be achieved without a strategy, in the same manner as winning sports teams must develop game plans.

Robert A. Sewall Jr. is the president and CEO of Sewall Financial Group. He manages the firm and conducts client meetings. Robert holds licenses for Series 7 and Series 66. He also holds insurance licenses in New York, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, California, and New Jersey. He is a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor® and a Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor®.

https://www.sewallfinancialgroup.com

Robert enjoys working out, studying history (specifically the Revolutionary War period), and going to the beach.

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Gus talks with PDGA pro , and 17 tournament champion Scott Stokely about his Growing up, Disc golf.

Super Bowl winning-head coach, Dick Vermeil joins myself and Marnie in the huddle to discuss his championship winning ways. An honest man who is not afraid to be himself. 

Marnie's Grandfather hired Coach Vermeil to change the culture in Philadelphia. He helped the Eagles reach new heights and still lives near Philadelphia to this day.

 

https://pro-football-history.com/coach/429/dick-vermeil-bio

 

Calistoga’s native son, Dick Vermeil (aka Coach), had a singular passion for two things in his life – football and wine. He decided early on to pursue football first, getting his start as an assistant coach right out of college and beginning a professional career that would span decades. A mechanics son, he inherited his father’s relentless work ethic and was known for his tough-as-nails practices and for regularly saying “No one ever drowned in sweat.”  But he was also known for his emotional and inspirational coaching style as well as the willingness to approach seemingly insurmountable challenges head on. As head coach of UCLA, he led the underdog Bruins to a Rose Bowl win over the undefeated and number one ranked Ohio State Buckeyes in 1975; as the head coach of the long-suffering Philadelphia Eagles, he led them to their first Superbowl appearance in franchise history in 1980; and as the head coach of the St. Louis Rams, he led them to a stunning turnaround season and Superbowl XXXIV win in January 2000. Coach’s last professional coaching job was as the head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs who he coached for five seasons; leading them to the AFC West Championship in 2003. Retiring from professional coaching for good in 2005 and, with a little help from some friends, Coach began the next and current chapter of his life; actively pursuing his second passion -  making wine.

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New Jersey born and raised actor Dennis Mallen talks about his latest release “Grey People” and how he got started in the business from a 25-year-old Technical Executive to later discovering his acting career as Lenny in the off-Broadway production “Of Mice and Men”! He later appeared in an China Airlines ad plus other appearances in “Killer Miller”, “Daddy We’re Back”, “The Italians”, “The Irishman” , etc. and named Best Actor at the EEIMA (Eastern European International Movie Address) awards! Check out the amazing Dennis Mallen on all streaming platforms at www.imdb.com/name/nm9990253/ ! #dennismallen #ofmiceandmen #lenny #killermiller #mallen #actor #newjersey #newark #kearny #offbroadway #greypeople #ofmiceandmen #killermiller #theirishman #EEIMA #amazon #audible #iheartradio #spreaker #spotify #itunes #googleplay #applemusic #youtube #anchorfm #mikewagner #themikewagnershow #mikewagnerdennismallen #themikewagnershowdennismallen

Five-time pro-bowler and four-time All-Pro Wes Welker joins the huddle! Welker is a longtime friend and former teammate of Gus (Dolphins) and the two discuss their friendship and more in this 45 minute long episode. While in the huddle, Welker talks about growing up with sports, his many on-the-field achievements, playing with the G.O.A.T Tom Brady, and his new career in coaching as he is currently with the San Francisco 49ers as their WR coach.

Join Wes Welker in the huddle with Gus and Dave by listening to this week's episode of Huddle Up With Gus!

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Barry Katz joins us in the huddle this week. Barry has worked with some of the greatest comedians in the industry but we find out his love for sports and specifically baseball. He has been to many World Series and still enjoys the game. 

We had a great conversation and could have continued our discussion for hours. Check out Barrys website, https://www.barrykatz.com 

for more information on his clients, podcast and company, BKE! 

    His company, Barry Katz Entertainment, is a full service management company that specializes in comedy, representing all types of artists generated from this area of the business. This includes Stand-up Comedians, Sketch Performers, Actors, Actresses, Writers, Directors, Hosts, Internet Content Creators, and Multi-Hyphenates. BKE has always specialized in taking artists' careers to the next level in very unique and remarkable ways that have been well documented during the past 25 years.

    Barrys podcast, Industry Standard is a one-of-a-kind insiders look at Hollywood from a totally different perspective. This inspirational weekly series provides an “all access pass” to the entertainment business through the eyes of comedy manager/producer Barry Katz and the industry's biggest "behind the scenes" players who candidly reveal the risky decisions they made that led to the most groundbreaking internet, television, radio, music, and film content in the world. Combining humor, insight, and motivation; Katz provides the blueprint for the audience to take their careers to the next tier, while showcasing each guests’ extraordinary journey from humble beginnings to the highest levels in their field.

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Former WNBA and Olympic Champion Kara Lawson was named Duke University’s fifth head women’s basketball coach July 11, 2020. She joins us in the Huddle this week to discuss her journey. 
 
Lawson, a 2003 Tennessee graduate, brings her decorated basketball career, both on and off the court, to the Blue Devils after spending last season as an assistant coach with the Boston Celtics. She had helped Boston to a 43-21 record and into third place in the Eastern Conference prior to the stoppage of the 2019-20 NBA season due to COVID-19. Lawson was the Celtics first female coach in the franchise’s 73-year history.

Her impact on the women’s basketball community is evident as she was named one of the 100 most influential people in women’s college basketball as announced by Silver Waves Media in the summer of 2020.  


 
Coaching Experience:
2020-present:  Duke University (Head Coach)
2019-20:  Boston Celtics (Assistant Coach)
2017-present:  USA Basketball 3-on-3 Team (Head Coach)
 
USA Basketball Highlights:
Preparing USA Basketball 3-on-3 Team for 2021 Tokyo Olympics
Helped lead 3x3 teams to six gold medals since 2017
Led U18 3x3 teams to three straight titles
Led 3x3 men's and women's teams to gold medal at 2019 Pan American Games
2009 National Team Training Camp
2008 National Team (Gold Medal)
2007 FIBA Americas Championship Team (Gold Medal)
2006 National Team Spring Training Team
2001 World University Games (Gold Medal)
1998 World Youth Games Team (Bronze Medal)
 
WNBA Highlights:
Surpassed 3,000 points, 800 rebounds and 700 assists over her 13-year career
Led nine of her teams to the playoffs out of 13 seasons
2012 & 2009 Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award winner
2007 WNBA All-Star
Led Sacramento Monarchs to WNBA Title in 2005
Drafted in the 2003 Draft, No. 5 overall, by the Detroit Shock
2003 WNBA Select Team that played in FIBA World Cup (2nd)
 
Tennessee Highlights:
Guided Tennessee to a 126-17 overall and 54-2 SEC record
Led Lady Vols to four straight SEC Tournament and regular season titles
Made 2000, 2002 and 2003 NCAA Final Four appearances
Ranks sixth all-time in scoring (1,950)
Four-time All-SEC First Team (2000-03)
Two-time Naismith Player of the Year finalist (2002-03)
Two-time U.S. Basketball Writers of America All-America honoree (2002-03)
2003 Kodak All-America
2003 Associated Press Second Team All-America
2003 Arthur Ashe Jr. Female Student-Athlete of the Year
2003 CoSIDA/Verizon First Team Academic All-America selection
2002 Associated Press Third Team All-America
2001 Associated Press Honorable Mention All-America
2001 CoSIDA/Verizon Academic All-District honoree
2000 Women's Basketball Journal Freshman All-America and SEC All-Freshman Team

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Author, speaker, athlete, coach, executive, and inspirational hero Jennifer Garrett joins the huddle. Listen to Jennifer break down her life growing up in Chicago, her many college degrees, her time in the national guard, and, of course, how sports have shaped her life!

Need something to get you through the COVID-19 quarantines? Well, Jennifer has some words of wisdom that you'll have to listen to the full episode to hear!

Listen to the episode and join Gus and Dave in the huddle with hero Jennifer Garrett!

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Joining me in the Huddle this week is Leigh Anne Tuohy. Leigh Anne is the inspirational matriarch of the Tuohy family. While studying at the University of Mississippi, better known as Ole Miss, Leigh Anne met Sean Tuohy, her husband. Both were active and ambitious college students: Leigh Anne was a cheerleader, campus favorite, and an active member of her sorority, Kappa Delta; Sean became a record-breaking SEC basketball champion holds several SEC assist records. A Memphis, Tennessee native, Leigh Anne attended Briarcrest Christian School and graduated from the University of Mississippi with a Bachelor’s of Science in Interior Design. Leigh Anne owns “Flair I,” an interior design firm. Her work has been featured on HGTV and in numerous publications. She has designed for such clients as Peyton Manning, Scottie Pippen, Isaac Bruce, and OJ Mayo and was a member of the design team for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Season 8 during the 2010-11 season.
They are the proud parents of daughter Collins and sons, Michael Oher and Sean, Jr. The chronicle of the Tuohy family’s life, The Blind Side, became a record-breaking Hollywood blockbuster that earned more than $300 million box office and became the number one opening weekend sports film in history. In February 2013, Leigh Anne and the Tuohy family were on the sidelines cheering Michael and the Baltimore Ravens on to his first Super Bowl victory.
Through all of their projects, the Tuohy family continues their mission to inspire hope, ignite generosity, and make it happen for the deserving but underserved youth.
For more information on Leigh Anne and her and Seans Foundation, please visit her site at https://www.leighannetuohy.com.

NFL Packers kicking legend, Chris Jacke, and Gus talk about the nuances of holding, kicking, and transitioning to life after football.

Joining me in the Huddle this week is 5-time NBA Champion Bill Cartwright. Bill was drafted by the Knicks and then traded to the Chicago Bulls and finished his career with the Seattle Supersonics. He attended Elk Grove High School in Elk Grove, California and played college basketball at the University of San Francisco.
Check out his Bio by the NBA: https://www.nba.com/bulls/history/life-and-times-mr-bill 
Check out Bill's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/bill-cartwright 

As player:

3× NBA champion (1991–1993)
NBA All-Star (1980)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1980)
2× Consensus second-team All-American (1977, 1979)
3× WCC Player of the Year (1977–1979)
No. 24 retired by San Francisco Dons
Mr. Basketball USA (1975)
First-team Parade All-American (1975)
Third-team Parade All-American (1974)
2× California Mr. Basketball (1974, 1975)

As coach:

2× NBA champion (1997, 1998)

Joining me in the Huddle this week is my longtime friend and teammate, Ken Harvey! Ken is a fantastic person and I thoroughly enjoyed our conversation. He grew up in Austin, Texas. Shortly after attending U. C. Berkeley, he was drafted in the first round, 12th overall, of the 1988 NFL draft by the Arizona Cardinals. There he played six seasons until signing with the Washington Redskins in 1994. He was selected to his fourth straight NFL Pro Bowl in 1997 and ended his career with 89 sacks, averaging 8.6 per season. Ken retired just before the start of the 1999 season.
In 2002, Ken received the prestigious honor of being nominated in the Washington Redskin's highest accolade as one of "80 Greatest Washinton Football Players." Shortly after receiving that honor, he was chosen and inducted into the "The Washington Football Club Ring of Fame at Fed Ex Field." He was nominated five consecutive times for the NFL Hall of Fame.
Ken is an author of several books and screenplays. He is currently co-authoring a children's book with American actor, artist, and former American football player, Terry Crews. Ken is now a Marketing Associate for Fellows Financial group.
His speaking portfolio includes sharing his insights and volunteering his time and talents to support the following
organizations:
• High tech prayer breakfast. – Testimony
• Silke Endress Ambassador Award Reception – International unity
• Altria – Teamwork
• NFLPA conference - Transitioning
• HIDTA High-intensity drug trafficking area – Communication
• TedX Ashburn - Overcoming
• Collective [I] – Sales, Artificial intelligence
• Department of threat reduction agency – Diversity / Black History
• Touching Heart Family Gala – Charitable giving
• Lambardi Cancer foundation - Charitable giving
• Nasa – Sports/ Fitness in Space
• 2018 Volunteer Reston service award – Charitable giving
• Loudoun Chamber – Leadership
• Great Fall Chamber – Leadership
• Joint Base Anacostia Bolling – Teamwork
• INS corporation – Security/teamwork
• Watkins Award – MC
• Engineering youth conference- George Mason. – Setting yourself apart
• Spokesperson with Redskins as Director of Responsibility
• Co–captain of Congressional football game
• Co-Captain of Rivals golf event- Former Washington player vs Former Cowboy players
His journey was not the typical path and he realized that too much is given, much is required. He donates much of his time to others and has currently been named to the board director of Touching Heart.
www.TouchingHeart.com
Thank you, Ken!!!!

C. David Baker (born February 16, 1953) serves as the President and CEO of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.

Under his guidance, he has transformed the Hall of Fame into “The Most Inspiring Place on Earth” that is built around the important mission to "Honor the Heroes of the Game, Preserve its History, Promote its Values & Celebrate Excellence EVERYWHERE!”

In his first three years of leadership at the Hall, the organization's net assets grew 161%. He was also instrumental in the inception of Johnson Controls Hall of Fame Village, a nearly $800 million mixed-use development surrounding the Hall of Fame now lead by Hall of Fame Village CEO Michael Crawford.

On November 28, 2017, Baker received the prestigious March of Dimes Sports Leadership Award.

Baker was the fourth commissioner of the Arena Football League (AFL). He started in the league as the owner of the Anaheim Piranhas, which he left after a single season of owning the team to become commissioner.One of his more imposing features is his size – 6 feet 9 and-a-half inches tall and 400 pounds. He was a power forward at UC-Irvine from 1971–75 and played two seasons of professional basketball in Europe. Later, Baker attended Pepperdine University School of Law where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review. He was a City Councilman of Irvine, California.Baker resigned as Arena Football League Commissioner at ArenaBowl XXII, on July 25, 2008 after 11.5 years as commissioner of the AFL

 

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A former wide receiver in the NFL, he has a goal to climb all “Seven Summits” of the world, a renowned podcaster in his own right, Mark Pattison joins the Huddle.

This week Gus and Dave talk; Dave's issues with High School sports concession stands, Gus sells old items in his garage on the LetGo app, finally a discussion about Pitt football playing in Heinz Field.

This week's guest on Huddle Up with Gus is former professional soccer goalkeeper Jesse Bradley. He shares the journey that led to the end of his soccer career and his transition to becoming a pastor. Jesse is from Minneapolis and is a Vikings fan at heart--SHHH don't tell that to any Seattle fans.  
Jesse said his love of sports at an early age."At age three, I told my parents that I wanted to be a professional athlete." 
His parents divorced when he was 7, and he became more focused on academics and athletics during his teenage years. After graduating from Dartmouth College with a degree in Psychology, He was living out his childhood dream as a soccer goalkeeper. Jesse played soccer as a goalkeeper in the US, Scotland, and Zimbabwe. He currently leads faith and family night with the Seattle Sounders. 
Here is Jesse telling me an abbreviated version of his fight to stay alive and save his career.
"In Africa, I took prescribed medication to prevent malaria, and it built up toxic levels in my system. I was fighting for my life for a year, and it took ten years to recover. During this time, my life was transformed in the most profound ways: identity, faith, mindset, habits, career, and relationships. The greatest blessings and growth in life can emerge from the worst situations." After denying God's existence throughout his childhood, he never anticipated deciding to follow Jesus.
Thank you, Jesse, for sharing your story!
You can find Jesse and everything he is doing on his website: 
https://jessebradley.org

Joining me in the huddle this week is the Duo of Steve Buckhantz and Phil Chenier. They have recently started reliving some of the good ol' days on a new podcast they started. On the Road with Buck and Phil is a relaxing trip down memory lane. I would encourage any longtime fan to check it out! Phil and Steve talk to me about growing up and how they fell in love with sports. 
Steve was the longtime Washington Wizards play-by-play announcer and a Washington-area sports broadcaster who grew up in Virginia and went to James Madison University. Phil Chenier is a former professional basketball player, a guard in the NBA for ten seasons. Born and raised in Berkeley, California, Chenier graduated from Berkeley High School and played college basketball at the University of California in Berkeley. He was also a television sports broadcaster for the NBA's Washington Wizards.
Buckhantz and Chenier were the familiar faces and voices on Bullets and Wizards broadcasts from 1997 until 2017 when NBC Sports Washington announced Chenier would not return as the team's primary in-game analyst, a role he had for 33 years. While Chenier no longer calls games, he contributes to NBCSW's Wizards coverage. Buckhantz did play-by-play for several college basketball games last season and was working as the public address announcer for the XFL's D.C. Defenders when the novel Coronavirus pandemic postponed the season and ultimately caused the league to fold.
The friendship they have created over years of broadcasting Wizards games pulled them together again to tell their many stories in their podcast. Being able to interview them together gives us a glimpse into their friendship and the incredible journey they enjoyed. 
Thanks, Steve and Phil 

Who would have thought that a guy from Jersey would grow up a Dolphins fan. Well my guest this week, Jim Florentine tells us why he is a Dolphins fan and the time he caught passes from Dan Marino. He has written a new book and is looking forward to getting back on the road doing StandUp!.

For nearly 25 years Jim Florentine has been making audiences around the world laugh across nearly every type of media. Jim has recorded six stand-up comedy albums and shot four full-length specials. On television Jim hosted 7 seasons of VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show" as well as lending his voice to the ground breaking "Crank Yankers". On radio Jim has been a regular on The Howard Stern show, the Opie & Anthony show and currently hosts his own program on Sirius XM. In addition Jim is a best selling author, world-renowned voice over talent and has been featured in the film's "Beer League" with Artie Lange and "Trainwreck" with Amy Schumer.

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Joining the Huddle this week is Duff Goldman. Duff is a chef and artist known for his dazzling, creative approach to food and his fantastic stories describing the simple science of baking. Duff starred on the hit Food Network show Ace of Cakes, set in his bakery, Charm City Cakes. He now has cake studios in Baltimore and Los Angeles. You can watch Duff bake and decorate on Food Network’s Duff Takes the Cake and mentor bakers on Kids Baking Championship. Duff believes we can discover our inner creativity and celebrate with each other through the fun of baking!
Duff played hockey and football in High School and went on to play Hockey and Lacrosse at College. Sports helped Duff understand the meaning of teamwork, and he is an incredible Captain and leader for his company. 
Check out all that Duff is doing on his website.
http://www.duff.com

Nik Bonaddio is the CPO of FanDuel, CEO of numberFire, and former contestant on "Who Wants to Be A Millionaire?". Want to get ahead in your sports betting this season? Nik breaks down how analytics and statistics give...

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Fitness instructor Denise Austin joins Gus in the huddle! Gus and Denise talk about her passion for fitness and why she fell in love with the sports world. Furthermore, she talks about her time spent working with President Bush in on the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. The two also discuss her famous TV career. Tune in for a work out and join Gus and Denise in the huddle by listening to this week's episode!

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Henry Austin Ellard (born July 21, 1961) is a former WR who played for the Los Angeles Rams (1983–1993), Washington Redskins (1994–1998), and the New England Patriots (1998) of the NFL. 

Henry attended Hoover High School in Fresno, California. He won the CIF California State Championships in the triple jump in 1979.  Henry stayed in town and attended Fresno State University from 1979 to 1982 where he set an NCAA record with 1,510 receiving yards in his final season. Henry still holds the NCAA record for yards per catch in a season, 24.4, set while playing for Fresno State in 1982. His Quarterback was current Fresno State head coach Jeff Tedford.

Henry was drafted in the second round (32nd overall) of the 1983 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams. In his eleven seasons with Los Angeles he went to three Pro Bowls.At the time of his retirement, Ellard held Rams' team records for career receptions (593), receiving yards (9,761), 100-yard games (26), punt return average (11.3), and total offense (11,663).

Upon joining the Redskins, Ellard set off on a blistering pace for the 1994 season, ending it with 1,397 yards, 102 behind league-leader Jerry Rice. He had three consecutive 1,000 yard seasons, giving him seven for his career (his 799 yards in the strike-shortened 1987 season was on pace for an eighth). His final 1,000 yard season came in 1996 and required a 155-yard performance against the Dallas Cowboys second-ranked defense to push him to 1,014 yards for the season.

After his retirement, Henry became an assistant coach at Southern California Christian High School, then became an assistant track-and-field coach at Villa Park High School. In 2000, he was a coach at Fresno State before taking the receivers coaching job for the St. Louis Rams in 2001. On January 25, 2009 Henry came to the New York Jets as the wide receivers coach. He was named the wide receivers coach for the New Orleans Saints on March 14, 2012, and spent three seasons with the club before leaving after the 2014 season. He now is the head football coach at San Antonio Christian High School.

Henry Ellard is married to Lillian Ellard and they have 3 children together.

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Julia Landauer is a NASCAR driver and 2-time champion from New York City. Since making history as the first and youngest female champion in the Skip Barber Racing Series at age 14, Julia has amassed dozens of wins in many different racing series. After becoming the first woman to win a NASCAR Track Championship at Motor Mile Speedway in her division in 2015, Julia graduated to the televised NASCAR K&N Pro Series West in 2016. She became the first woman to lead a lap in the Canadian NASCAR Pinty’s Series, and currently races in the NASCAR Euro Series. In 2017, Julia was selected as an honoree for the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the sports category. Julia was also the only female member of the highly selective NASCAR Next class of 2016-2017. She is also part of the Global Shapers community, born out of the World Economic Forum.

Julia graduated from Stanford University in 2014, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Science, Technology, and Society. Julia has since purposefully built her brand where technology, community and racing intersect and fuse. During college Julia was a contestant on season 26 of CBS’ reality TV show SURVIVOR. It was also in college that Julia started her motivational speaking career with a TEDx talk and she is now a sought-after speaker for corporations, universities, and conferences, including Fortune’s Most Powerful Women. Julia also served as an external advisor to Hyundai Motor Corporation’s Center for Robotic-Augmented Design in Living Experience. As she climbs the NASCAR ladder Julia uses her racing platform to continue advocating for STEM education and women’s empowerment. She supports The One Love Foundation, which educates about healthy vs. unhealthy relationships, as well as The TechForce Foundation, which helps students find technical vocations.

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Welcome to Huddle Up with Gus, with 15 year NFL quarterback Gus Frerotte. As the United States is in full swing at the Tokyo Olympics, Gus is pleased to reprise his interview with Paralympic athlete Melissa Stockwell. Melissa is an amazing athlete, triathlete, swimmer and former U.S. Army officer. Stockwell is a co-founder of the Chicago-based Dare2tri Paratriathlon Club with Keri Serota and Dan Tun. She is a USA Triathlon Level I certified coach, and serves as a mentor and friend to her fellow Dare2tri athletes as they train and compete. She also serves on the board of directors for the Wounded Warriors Project, USA Triathlon Foundation, and the USA Triathlon Women’s Committee. She is a licensed prosthetist but is currently training for triathlon full-time at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. One of her pre-race rituals is that she always has to eat gummy worms the night before a race. She is married to Brian Tolsma and has two children, Dallas and Millie. 

This week Gus Chats with fellow NFL alumni & Georgia Southern legend Adrian Peterson.

Today Gus sits down with the renowned Dr. Gary Russell.
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Mario Gabriele Andretti is a former racing driver and one of the most successful Americans in the history of the sport. His name is synonymous with Auto racing.  Along with Dan Gurney, he is one of only two drivers to have won races in Formula One, IndyCar, World Sportscar Championship, and NASCAR. He also won races in midget cars and sprint cars.

During his career, Andretti won the 1978 Formula One World Championship, four IndyCar titles, and IROC VI. To date, he remains the only driver ever to win the Indianapolis 500, Daytona 500, and the Formula One World Championship, and, along with Juan Pablo Montoya, the only driver to have won a race in the NASCAR Cup Series, Formula One, and an Indianapolis 500. No American has won a Formula One race since Andretti's victory at the 1978 Dutch Grand Prix. Andretti had 109 career wins on major circuits.

Andretti had a long career in racing. He was the only person to be named United States Driver of the Year in three decades (1967, 1978, and 1984). He was also one of only three drivers to have won major races on road courses, paved ovals, and dirt tracks in one season, a feat that he accomplished four times. With his final IndyCar win in April 1993, Andretti became the first driver to have won IndyCar races in four different decades and the first to win automobile races of any kind in five.

In American popular culture, his name has become synonymous with speed, as with Barney Oldfield in the early twentieth century and Stirling Moss in the United Kingdom.

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Gus chats with his former player, and current NFL leader in tackles Foyesade Oluokun about his move to a new team.

This was an awesome episode. Matt Kazam joins me in the Huddle this week and it is one of the best times I have had on the show. The hour went by way too fast! I think we needed 3 to discuss everything! You got to check out Matt's website, https://theylaughyouwin.com. Matt is bringing laughter back to the workplace. The revolutionary public speaking and humor training program of They Laugh You Win can turn anyone into an extraordinary public speaker. His story about Richard Branson is great and he has worked with many other CEOs who have all seen the value in humor training and teach their employees how to use the tools of stand-up comedy.

Matt is a veteran comic who can be seen performing at the nation’s top comedy clubs, casinos, and theatres. He has performed stand-up comedy over 6,000 times in 45 states and 7 countries. Matt has also performed at over 1,000 corporate and private events. He has an amazing ability to work for any crowd, anywhere, any venue.

At the age of 10, Matt saw his first comedy show in Las Vegas at the legendary Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. He knew right then that was what he wanted to do with his life.

In 2014 Matt’s boyhood dream was realized and amazingly at the same iconic property where the dream was born, the Riviera. Matt’s one-man comedy show, “40 Is Not The New 20,” was an instant success. Becoming a Las Vegas “must-see” show month after month. He was the last headliner to perform at the Riviera that saw the likes of Frank Sinatra and Elvis rise to fame. Matt’s energetic style, witty observations, and unassuming charm are the driving forces behind his unique and hilarious comedy & learning events.

 Growing up in New York City, he started performing shows for family and friends at the age of three, but it wasn’t until graduating college from George Mason University with a degree in finance that Matt finally took the plunge as a full-time stand-up comedian. While in DC he also was an on-air sports personality talking Skins Football and all things sports in DC.

He has made television appearances on NBC’s “Last Comic Standing”, Fox’s “Big Red Couch”, Comedy Central’s “Stand-Up Stand-Up”, VH-1’s “Fools For Love”, TLC’s “Two For Vegas”, The Discovery Channel’s “Lux List”, WGN’s “The Bob & Tom Show. He has appeared with Tommy Davidson on the Rascal’s Comedy Club Webcast “Live Caught On The Net”. In addition, Matt’s comedy special, “Stand-Up and Sit-Down with Matt Kazam,” is currently airing on XM Satellite Radio. In addition to these television projects, Matt was a writer for the 2008 “Fox Reality TV Awards” on the Fox Reality Channel.

Matt’s 1-man show, “40 Is Not The New 20,” had a residency at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The hilarious show tackles the subject matter both literally and figuratively. The material explores how much the world has changed in the past 40 years. The show is a mid-life celebration of the knowledge and experience that can only be gained with age. The show is like comfort food for the soul. It puts the notion that 40 is the new 20 on trial and breaks down the concept into categories such as technology, the media, politics, relationships, family, our priorities, and even how much our bodies have changed over the years. Matt walks the audience through specific and general examples on how the 40 is not the new 20 and more importantly why?  All the while, the audience is being thoroughly entertained as well as feeling an overwhelming sense of nostalgia. Everyday topics like marriage, fashion, parenting, work, commuting, bills, and exercise, just to name a few, will be compared and contrasted through the eyes of a 40+-year-old taking a look at today’s 20-year-old young adult.

 

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Boxing, boxing, and boxing is in the topic in the huddle as Gus and Dave are joined by CEO of the Boxing Hall of Fame Steve Lott. The three also discuss Lott's time at ESPN Films were he helped edit such documentaries as the Thrilla in Manilla, one of the most famous boxing bouts of all-time.

Want to learn more about one of the world's oldest combat sports? Join Gus and Dave in the huddle and listen to what Steve Lott has to say about Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, and Sugar Ray Robinson among many other elite boxers.

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NFL season in review, the playoff picture, early off season moves, & more! #NFL #PLAYOFFS #FOOTBALL

Welcome to the Huddle with 15-year NFL Quarterback Gus Frerotte! In today’s huddle, Gus welcomes a fellow quarterback, Doug Flutie and the two share notes on what life was like leading the charge down the gridiron. Gus then dials back the conversation to Doug’s younger years and what led him to a life of sports and how playing football at a young age helped shape him. This episode is full of insights, exciting recollections and even some prognostications on how this season will end up across the NFL. Thanks for stopping by today’s huddle with Gus Frerotte and Doug Flutie!

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Morten Andersen, nicknamed the "Great Dane", is a Danish-American former American footballkicker. He is the all-time leader in games played in the NFL, with 382. He formerly held both the NFL records for field goals and points scored, both records were broken by Adam Vinatieri in 2018. At retirement, Andersen was the all-time leading scorer for two different teams; the New Orleans Saints, with whom he spent 13 seasons, and the Atlanta Falcons, with whom he spent a combined eight seasons.

He retired in 2008, after not playing for a team that season. Andersen was announced as a member of the 2017 induction class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame at that year's NFL Honors. He is only the second exclusive placekicker inducted in the Hall of Fame, and the first since Jan Stenerud in 1991.

Morten and I played together in 2008 for the Minnesota Vikings.

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Welcome to Huddle Up with Gus, with 15-year NFL quarterback Gus Frerotte. Today’s a very special day in the huddle as Gus interviews longtime actor Mathew Laurance and the two run the gambit from Matthew’s days growing up in New York to his eventual arrival in Hollywood. Mathew gives you a rare inside view of acting in Hollywood, his role in “Eddie and the Cruisers” and his time on Beverly Hills, 90210.

Joining the Huddle is Jim Rooney, son of former Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney. Rooney discusses his novel, A Different Way to Win, and his dad's legacy. Gus and Rooney also talk about NFL topics such as the Rooney rule and the two debate who they feel is the rudest fan base in the country. Find out all of this and more when you join Gus and Jim Rooney in the huddle!

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Ironically, our conversation with one of the fastest men in history is also one of our longest. Renaldo Nehemiah joins the huddle and provides great insight into his life before, during, and after his Olympic track and field career. Gus and Dave talk to Nehemiah about what got him into running and being a world record holder. Furthermore they talk about his current hobby, which only adds to his already impressive resume.

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Best selling sports author Ian O'Connor.

Joining me in the Huddle this week is Michele Tafoya. Since 2011, she has been a reporter for NBC Sports, primarily as a sideline reporter for NBC Sunday Night Football. We find out that her love for sports came from the passion her dad had for sports, a die-hard San Francisco 49ers fan. Her father Orlando Tafoya grew up in San Francisco and attended many games at Kezar Stadium. Michele describes her parents as compassionate and inspiring role models; she gives them much credit for her success. 
By the time Michele was 27, she had earned her Bachelors in Mass Communications from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California. During her time at graduate school, she really thought about exactly what it was she wanted to do. What she knew was, she loves sports and she loves journalism. She thought if she could marry the two together she would never work a day in her life. There was no shortage of inspiration for her dreams. She admired the works of Lesley Visser and Robin Roberts and felt confident that she could do what they do.
She landed her first gig in her professional broadcasting career; she moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, and started covering games not only for the NFL Vikings but the University of Minnesota women’s basketball team as well. From there she accepted an offer in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was a color analyst for the men’s basketball team for the University of North Carolina; in 1993 she was the first woman to hold that position. As Michele became more recognized she also became more sought after. From 1994 to 1999 she co-hosted "CBS Sports Spectacular". In 1996 she positioned herself as the first woman to call television play-by-play of an NCAA Tournament game.
Michele quite frequently works several jobs at a time. She is of course humbly proud of her accomplishments, but she credits hard work and dedication for her success. In the new millennium, Michele spent the next decade with ABC and ESPN, in 2004 she was allowed to report side by side with Al Michaels and John Madden for ABC’s Monday Night Football. By 2011 Michele had earned so much respect she was offered a position of sideline reporter for the most-watched weekly game. She was back with Al Michaels for NBC’s Sunday Night Football. With her outstanding sports personality, she won two Emmys; one in her first year with Sunday Night Football and the second in 2013. And in 2014 Michele won her second Gracie Award for her work on Lifetime again, but with the Sunday Night Football syndicate.

He has been named National Sportswriter of the Year three times, is a household name in sports journalism, NBC Sports Writer Peter King joins the Huddle.

Founder and face of The Hungry Fan, Daina Falk joins the Huddle. Daina is the daughter of famous sports agent, David Falk, but she has carved her own path in the sports world. In 2016 she published her book, "The Hungry Fan's...

He was so influential that he was voted one of the top 100 most influential people in sports and even voted higher than Michael Jordan for a few years. Some of his favorite announcers were John Madden, Jim Nantz, and Bob Costas. Rudy was actually the first in the industry to hire Bob Costas. Rudy was the Director of Operations for the Spirit of St. Louis of the ABA in 1974. He also worked for 3 other Pro Basketball organizations.

Brian Michael Cooper is president of the XFL football team in Houston, The Houston Roughnecks. We are excited for one season to end and another to begin. The XFL will do a great job of continuing Americas passion for football. Let's get in the Huddle with Brian and find out more!!!

Cooper, who most recently served as a partner in the Houston and Denver offices of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP and as a member of the firm’s Entertainment, Media and Sports Practice, will be responsible for the team's fan engagement and business operations, including ticket sales, corporate partnerships, marketing, content, communications, community relations, and the game day experience. 

 Before returning to his law practice in 2017 at Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, he served as Director of Sports Programming for DISH Network. Cooper served as Senior Associate Athletic Director at Rice University from 2010-2013, and as President of the Rio Grande Valley Vipers from 2008-2010. The Vipers are the NBA G-League affiliate of the Houston Rockets. 

Before joining the Vipers, Cooper spent six years as an attorney at Haynes Boone LLP in Houston from 2002-2008, where he worked on matters for the Harris County Sports and Convention Corporation. For his work in Houston sports, he received the Outstanding Service Award from the Houston Bar Association’s Entertainment and Sports Law Section in 2009 and 2012, along with the HBA ESL Chairman’s Award in 2014.  Cooper began his legal career at Proskauer LLP in New York, where his clients included the NBA, NHL, ATP, and MLS. 

A graduate of Cornell University, the Harvard Kennedy School, and Columbia Law School, Cooper has served on the boards of Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts and Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston.  An avid runner, he also has completed five New York City Marathons and two Houston Aramco Half Marathons.  

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Welcome to the Huddle with 15-year NFL quarterback Gus Frerotte! You’re in for a very special treat on today’s show as Gus welcomes the “Broadway Joe” himself, legendary Joe Namath to the huddle. Gus takes Joe back to his earlier days as a young boy, then to Alabama, and onto to his remarkable career with the Jets and his year with the Rams. "Broadway Joe" leaves no secrets unsaid as he shares behind the scenes of his time on the gridiron, how he became an acting star and what life has been like in retirement. Get ready sports fans, this is one time in the huddle you won’t forget!  

Joining me in the Huddle this week is Senior Baseball Writer at The Athletic, author of THE INSIDE GAME: Bad Calls, Strange Moves, and What Baseball Behavior Teaches Us About Ourselves, Keith Law. We discuss his childhood and how and why he fell in love with baseball. Keith is a numbers guy, and he thought his life would be in the world of business, but after realizing his passion for data and analytics was really in baseball, he took a job with the Toronto Blue Jays. He then worked at ESPN and eventually became the Senior Baseball Writer at The Athletic.
 THE INSIDE GAME shows how the decisions behind baseball—good and bad, big and small— present a new way to appreciate the game’s successes as well as its failures. You can check out Keith and his new book on his Blog Page, http://meadowparty.com/blog/.

Joining me in the huddle this week is former Super Bowl Champion, Eric Davis and NFL Network Executive Marc Watts. Eric Davis was a pivotal player in the 1994 NFC Championship game versus the Cowboys when he made two key plays early in the game. These plays helped the 49ers beat the previous two-time champion Cowboys to advance to the Super bowl. The 49ers went on to beat the San Diego Chargers 49–26. Marc Watts is America's foremost TV talent maven. No one has sculpted more in-front-of-the-camera TV careers than Marc. Hundreds of on-air TV news and sports personalities who are household names consider Marc to be the go-to coach that made their aspirations a reality. 

Eric and Marc talk about their different paths in life and how sports helped shape their careers. They have joined together and created a company that helps athletes stay on the right path.

Athlete Brandguard, a Los Angeles-based sports culture and empowerment corporation that specializes in athlete development, life skills, sensitivity training and etiquette. The corporation was formed by NFL Alumni member Eric Davis and former NFL Network executive Marc Watts. Together they’ve created an educational curriculum to assist athletes in protecting their brands, maximizing their earning power, mastering athlete etiquette and safeguarding themselves against scandal. Brandguard is taught in a one or two-day seminar and is also available as a certified online course (www.athletebrandguard.com).

“Athlete Brandguard is a playbook on how to deal with life. Everything I learned and experienced inside and outside the lines as a prospect coming up in Alabama, getting drafted, winning a Super Bowl with the 49ers, dealing with media, fans, finances, retirement, up to today was precisely weighed for relevance to today’s athlete climate and it’s included in that AB (Athlete Brandguard) playbook. We never got a ‘Brandguard’ or tangible insight into the actual ‘show’ we were characters in. Mistakes made now are costlier. That’s why today this training is so essential for an athlete, starting with high schoolers,” said Davis. 

Davis partnered with Watts in 2012, laying out the framework and in writing the coursework for Athlete Brandguard. They teach it on stage directly to amateur/pro teams, summer camps and it’s also offered as a comprehensive online course on their website. Both men had front row seats to major sports scandals. Watts was CNN’s lead correspondent on the 1994 O.J. Simpson double murder trial. “We’ve both witnessed first-hand historical events which enabled us to produce the online course detailing how sports, media, law, success, pressure to win, social media, activism, money and mental health are all connected,” says Davis.

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Former NHL player and star of the 1977 classic "Slap Shot", Dave "KILLER" Hanson joins the huddle. We talk; pranking Paul Newman, Dave's NHL and minor league experiences, and how to use foil...

Welcome to the Huddle with 15-year NFL quarterback Gus Frerotte! Today in the Huddle, Gus welcomes the one, the only Ross Greenburg, who served as president of HBO Sports from 2000 to 2011. Gus and Ross discuss the direction HBO Sports took while under Ross’ command, the job of interpreting multi-dynamic sports presentations and how Ross’ love of chronicling sports history really helped capture some great moments in sports. So, sit back, grab the popcorn and enjoy this very insightful episode of Huddle Up with Gus!

Joining me in the Huddle this week is the Co-Host of Pardon the Interruption on ESPN, Michael Wilbon. We talk about growing up in Chicago and perfecting his craft on the family couch, his time spent at Northwestern, and how he landed an internship at The Washington Post. 
Michael's love for Chicago sports still runs deep in his veins, but DC is a close second. He loves the Cubs, and when we started talking about some HOFers like, Ernie Banks his face lit up. He, of course, loves Da Bears too, but we push them aside and talk about the days of RFK Stadium and the Washington Football Team. Please, someone, help give them a new name!!!!!!
PTI has been running for 20 years thanks to Michael's dynamics pitted against the oft-maligned Tony Kornheiser. They make it a great show because of the push-pull of opinions they have regarding sports. Michael tells us the way PTI started and who made it all happen. 

Thank you for joining me on the show, Michael! 

Professional musician Mark Schulman enters the huddle. Schulman is currently touring with P!nk, but has previously toured with acts such as Cher. On the show, Schulman talks about his time with Cher and P!nk, his connection with sports, being raised by English professors, and with what we can do in order to view quarantine as an opportunity during the COVID-19 crisis.

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Named the nation’s top sports columnists in the country 4 times by AP sports editors, she is an award-winning author, and currently, a sports feature writer and columnist for the Washington Post.

Sarah C Homitsky, MD

Dr. Homitsky is a graduate of Michigan State University College of Human Medicine in East Lansing, Mich. Her postgraduate training consisted of a triple board residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh, Pa., where she served as chief resident. During her residency she received extensive clinical experience with adolescent perinatal and postpartum psychiatry, providing psychiatric services for medically complex children, and women with opioid use disorder.

She is a published first author of articles in medical publications, and has presented at annual meetings, medical conferences, and in academic settings. She has lectured extensively on topics such as perinatal depression and outcomes for children born to adolescent mothers. She has had many roles in community activities, including volunteer and court- appointed advocacy.

Sarah talks to my wife Ann and I about her life and how sports played a role when she was younger. Her college days and her transition afterwards to find her passion in helping others. 

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Welcome to the very best of Huddle Up with Gus! You’re in for a very special treat as we revisit Gus’ discussion with the great Matthew McConaughey about his love of football, how he became a Washington Football Team fan, what life was like growing up and how he juggles being a busy Hollywood icon and cheering on his favorite team in burgundy and gold.

Friend of the Huddle Brandon Noble joins the Huddle. Brandon played Defensive Tackle for the 49ers, Cowboys, and Redskins. He is a Penn State Nittany Lion and is a co-host of The Obligatory Penn State Podcast.

WNBA star Renee Montgomery joins the huddle! Listen in, as Renee and Gus talk about the current police brutality and pandemic issues facing the United States today. Also learn about Renee's successful career and her foundation.

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Joining me in the Huddle this week is an amazing woman, mother, player and coach. Playing hoops on the rough-and-tumble Harlem courts, Brooklyn-bred Nancy Lieberman learned to play a physical, aggressive style of basketball unlike other women of her time. As a 5'10" point guard, Lieberman was taller than many of the guards of her era, and her ability to drive to the hoop, dish out assists, and grab hard-fought rebounds served her well during her stellar career. Lieberman led Old Dominion University to back-to-back AIAW national championships in 1979 and 1980. She was twice named as the Wade Trophy winner - a basketball first. As the nation's top female athlete during those two seasons, Lieberman was the two-time winner of the Broderick Cup as well. Lieberman played professionally in the Women's Professional Basketball League, Women's American Basketball Association, United States Basketball League, Women's National Basketball Association, and with the Washington Generals. Earning WBL MVP honors with the Dallas Diamonds in 1981, she led the team to the 1984 WABA championship.
I want to thank Nancy for her honest conversation and all of the incredible stories she shared with us. Her stories about Muhammed Ali, Kobe Bryant, Ice Cube and many others were incredible. It was a hard day for her because it was the anniversary of Kobe's death. They were very close. Thank you Nancy for sharing your special relationship with me and all of our listeners.
Please visit http://nancyliebermancharities.org to donate!

Welcome to the huddle with 15-year NFL quarterback Gus Frerotte! It’s a fast-paced, thrilling ride on today’s huddle as Gus interviews the one and only Mario Andretti! Gus and Mario go through what life was like for the record-breaking champion as he was “excelling” through his career at break-neck speeds. One of the most successful Americans in the history of motorsports, Andretti is one of the only two drivers to have one races in Formula One, IndyCar and World Sportscar Championship … and, of course, NASCAR! So sit back Gus fans, make sure your seatbelt is firmly fashioned and get ready for the flag to drop – it’s MARIO ANDRETTI TIME in the huddle.

The founder of GoodBookey a sports-based charity fundraising platform, he also founded Carimus, a computer software company, Tony Pease joins the Huddle. GoodBookey is available on the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store.

NFL QB Gus Frerotte intervies one of Golf's Greatest Champions, Dottie Pepper.

Gus talks Masters with the Master, Peter Jacobsen

In this week's episode of Huddle Up With Gus, I give way to my sons Gunnar and Gabe. The boys give us their views on future NFL QB's, playoff predictions, and betting on the NFL. They know the game as well as anyone and love talking shop with anyone who will listen. Gunnar will always listen to you and have a great discussion and Gabe will just rip you apart if you don't agree. 

Gunnar just graduated in 2020 from William and Mary and was going to coach at Duquesne until they canceled their season. 

Gabe is a Sr. at the University of Delaware and is studying Sport Management.

They both went to Central Catholic High School and won a State Championship in football in 2015.

 

You can follow them on Instagram: 

Gunnar---- gunnar_frerotte

Gabe------gabe_frerotte

 

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NBA Hall of Famer Rick Barry joins the huddle with Gus and Dave in this week's episode of Huddle Up with Gus! Listen to the guys as they talk with Barry about his time in the NBA and what he is doing during the COVID-19 quarantine. Also, find out an interesting fact about his wife and son that separates the tandem from the rest of the world, and hear Barry talk about one of his favorite retirement hobbies in fly fishing. Join Rick Barry, Gus Frerotte, and Dave Hager in the huddle by listening to this week's episode!

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Joining me in the Huddle this week is Kendra Stabler Moyes. She is the daughter of Hall of Fame QB, Ken "The Snake" Stabler. We talk about what life was like growing up with a dad who was such a larger-than-life personality and player. 
Marnie Schneider Joins us as my Co-host and Kendra's friend. They talk about their relationship and the ties they both have with the Ronald McDonald House. Marnie has also written books about traveling to NFL cities called Football Freddie and Fumble the Dog. http://footballfreddie.com
Check out the Stabler Foundation. 
https://kenstabler.com/xoxo-stabler-foundation/

My teammate joins this week in the Huddle. Ricky Williams is a gentle soul that was misunderstood by many for years in the NFL. After winning the Heisman and every other award while at the University of Texas, the expectations placed on him were unrealistic for many, but not Ricky. He expected to be great, and talking with him about his journey was incredible. 
Growing up in San Diego, he became a star on the diamond and the football field. He was drafted by the Phillies and played in their farm system while in college. Although he has a deep love for baseball, he excelled on the football field. While at Texas, he was a two-time All-American and won the Heisman trophy. He loved Texas because he said it felt like a family. Ricky was drafted by New Orleans, who traded all their draft picks that year to move up and get him. New Orleans is the only team in NFL history to draft one player in an NFL draft. 
This is why expectations were so high. He lasted 3 years in New Orleans before being traded to Miami. While in Miami, his life's calling was just beginning. He retired, played in the CFL for Toronto, and then played for the Dolphins again. He finished his 11-year career with the Baltimore Ravens. 
Ricky was still finding out who he was. He started coaching and became an ESPN analyst for the Longhorn Network. He was in a few reality shows, Celebrity Apprentice and Celebrity Big Brother. Ricky followed his heart to alternative medicine and healing through all of this. He is now an astrologer, owns a wellness company called Real Wellness, and created a new app to use astrology to match people using their astrological signs. He also has his own podcast called Curious Questions, where he interviews his guests about their lives and interest using their astrological signs. 
Follow Ricky @williams on Instagram and @rickthelaureate on Twitter.
His store: https://realwellnessherbal.com
His Website: https://rickywilliams.life

Thank you, Ricky!!!!!

'Bronco' Billy Wright joins the Huddle with Gus and Mark Schulman who is filling in for Dave. The three talk all about boxing on this star-filled episode of Huddle Up With Gus!

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When I played for The Washington Football Team (Redskins), I used to see Matthew every once in a while at games or our team facility. He was a big fan of the Redskins and we were a big fan of his too. I was excited to find out that he agreed to join me in the Huddle to talk about our past and his new book, Greenlights! I listened to Greenlights because it was narrated by Matthew and it was good to hear his voice but before we talked about his book we discussed the time we spent together in Washington DC and how he became a redskin fan living in Texas. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did.

Please go to his Greenlights website to order his book or buy Merchandise.

https://greenlights.com

Please visit his Foundations website and donate to help children.

https://www.jklivinfoundation.org

Everyone knows his career but just in case you don't here is Matthews IMBD Bio..

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000190/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm

 

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Former Florida Atlantic Basketball Coach, Mike Jarvis joins our huddle. We talk with Mike about; coaching a high school Patrick Ewing, the racism he experienced in the 70s, and his new books.