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The Athlete Archives

Detailed look into the lives and careers of athletes that have interesting stories.

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  • October 9 · 17 min

    Tony Conigliaro's life changed forever after being hit in the face

    Tony C was a bright young star with the Red Sox whose career and life changed after being hit in the face by a pitch. His story is tragic, with an early death after 8 years of round the clock care.Other videos mentioned:Ray Chapmanhttps://youtu.be/MsYLbgLRE-MAdam Greenberghttps://youtu.be/lC66Pqb8_cMJim Eisenreichhttps://youtu.be/yxtLcZx8R9YRA Dickeyhttps://youtu.be/QL7ZGjRWO88

  • October 2 · 8 min

    Ray Fosse battled injuries throughout his career

    Ray Fosse was a catcher who was famously injured in a collision with Pete Rose in the 1970 All Star Game. He was never really the same afterwards. Did Pete ruin Ray's career?

  • August 27 · 1 hr 17 min

    Interview w/ BILL SCHERRER - 1984 Detroit Tigers World Series champion

    00:00:00 introduction00:03:25 origins in baseball00:05:27 backup plan00:07:44 playing in italy00:09:53 2 career hits00:12:44 presidential ball00:16:04 traded to detroit00:17:35 lifelong brothers00:21:10 sparky chemistry00:24:28 just 1 ws00:25:30 humanity hof00:27:44 1984 reunions00:29:52 gibby00:32:11 end of his career00:36:55 scouting in venezuela00:38:02 moving up the scouting ladder00:39:48 taking the white sox job00:41:24 smoking and chewing00:48:01 ws game film01:01:22 final out and madness of 8401:03:56 12 years in minors01:07:11 bill murray01:08:26 roommates01:11:12 baseball cardsJay and I had the great pleasure to interview Bill Scherrer. Bill played on the WORLD SERIES winning Detroit Tigers in 1984. He was drafted by the Reds and played all over the world. He's a great story teller and I hope you enjoy listening to him half as much as I did.Jay's channel:https://www.youtube.com/@JayAvgVintageCollectorBill's "Tiger Talk" interview at the Robert H Jackson Center: https://youtu.be/DQ2dB8jmuPM?si=up8y8DcYy5moNXArBill Scherrer on baseball-reference:https://www.youtube.com/@JayAvgVintageCollectorBill Scherrer's SABR biography:https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/scherbi01.shtmlLance Parrish book:https://a.co/d/04ogwlYt

  • April 15 · 18 min

    Dwight Gooden - Dr K

    Dwight Gooden was Rookie of the Year in 1984 and had a truly historic season in 1985, winning the Cy Young Award.Dwight experienced a traumatic event as a child and suffered from addiction most of his adult life. He's currently clean and healthy.#nymets #nyyankees #mlb #yankees #mets #baseball

  • April 8 · 23 min

    Al Kaline - His story told through baseball cards

    Al Kaline (Mr. Tiger) is a Hall of Fame player for the Detroit Tigers. He was a broadcaster for the team alongside fellow HoFer George Kell.In this video I share my collection of Kaline cards as I share storiess from his life and career.#mlb #detroittigers #detroit #tigers #baseball #baseballcards #vintagebaseball

  • March 17 · 12 min

    Cecil Travis

    Cecil Travis was a career Washington Senator who lost 4 years to military service for WW2. He was an elite hitter before the war but was never able to regain his pre-war ability upon returning from service.

  • March 3 · 40 min

    Jay Buhner

    Jay Buhner (BONE) - with Vintage Dave T

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