Unsolicited Sports History

Unsolicited Sports History

History of sports you did not need or even ask for. Ben Darnell takes up your time by telling you the great sports stories of the past that have been forgotten by time.

Episodes

June 12, 2025 16 mins
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August 9, 2022 13 mins
Ever wanted to know where cheerleading came from? The Rob Dibble show take you back to where and how it started
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August 2, 2022 10 mins
DYK: After Chuck Taylor & before NIKE, there were dozens of shoe manufacturers for basketball players. It was Bill Russell who was the first real basketball star to get a shoe deal.
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May 24, 2022 5 mins
The name of the race is a story within itself.
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May 6, 2022 15 mins
The story of the first basketball game ever played is the story of how basketball was invented. Students beat teachers 5-1 using peach baskets as rims (no backboards). Where was the game actually played?
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March 2, 2022 12 mins
Growing up in Indiana, basketball is somewhat your identity. It's March and I found a great story that reminds me of playing with my best friend. West Coast Christian beat Santa Cruz 1v5.
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October 7, 2021 18 mins
Georgia Tech destroyed Cumberland College into nonexistence.
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July 20, 2021 12 mins
The origin of the Open Championship is a major turning point for the game of golf and its popularity. It is the era where golf went from private to public.
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Before you go spouting off your national anthem opinions, maybe you should learn a bit of the history of how it all started.
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July 2, 2021 16 mins
Ben's only friend that rides religiously and follows the Tour de France is Tommy Gunn from NC. After a mysterious mishap of stage 1, Ben does not think it was all a mistake... especially after knowing the history of this race. USH school's Tommy on how this race has been based on cheating since day 1.
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I tell my favorite Michigan football story to one of my favorite Michigan-native teammates. The 1934 Michigan Wolverines' 1-7 record is more than meets the eye.
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March 15, 2021 13 mins
The Mascot's history is a sneak-peak of the athletic department's history. I school Mike Crispino, voice of UCONN, on Big East Mascots before he starts broadcasting the MSG spectacle.
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October 25, 2020 14 mins
The ghosts of baseball are my favorite. They are a lot friendlier than the others.
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October 25, 2020 8 mins
Next time you want to take in some New England college hockey, beware! You may be in the presence of a ghost.
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October 25, 2020 11 mins
Of course the oldest sport in the world has ghosts hanging around.
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October 25, 2020 11 mins
Pro-College-High school. The haunting is across the board in the game of Football in America.
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September 13, 2020 20 mins
COVID-19 has to be challenging for elementary schools to deal with. I argue that these kids are actually living in much safer times. I call my 1st grade teacher out of the blue to discuss the history of playground equipment and how deadly it use to be.
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June 15, 2020 12 mins
Who won the first triple crown? Was it a crown? Why those races? Who is Sir Barton?
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June 4, 2020 8 mins
25 Years ago, MLB had to come back and face the fans after denying them baseball in 1994. Here is how it went down.
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