Ep. 14: Interview with Bill Reardon - Gallery and Hurley Unfiltered: Iowa Football Rewind

Brion and Nick interview another teammate, center and long snapper Billy Reardon. We covered a lot of random topics, from being a walk-on to influencing Jason Kelce to his near miss opportunity with the Chicago Bears. Some of the topics we discussed:

* His brief conversation with Coach Fry on his visit

* His connection to Iowa

* Reliving the 1996 season wins

* The feeling of being blown out in games against Penn State and Ohio State

* His one failure as a snapper

* His memories of Hayden Fry

* When he got fired from his job for changing the play call

* The things he liked about the "Hawk Hitters"

* Talking to the ESPN GameDay crew in 1996

* Blocking for great running backs at Iowa

* Why the center is considered the QB of the lineman

* Taking stickers and ANF off the helmets

* How his son ended up at Iowa, and why he transferred to Akron

* Why he doesn't talk to his kid's coaches

* Iowa's successful walk-on program

* The Wisconsin scholarship offer that never came

* When he almost missed a winter workout

* The time he almost got invited to the Bears training camp

* Dealing with adversity

* The current state of NIL and the NCAA Football video game

* His memories of visiting Nick's family farm

* The difference between weight room strength and "farm strength"

* The difference between offensive and defensive lineman

* Meeting a former Hawkeye that had dated Kamela Harris

* Discussion on interest in coaching football

* Working on the Big Bean project in Chicago

* How he switched to becoming a lawyer

* Experiences playing on special teams

* His sister being embarrassed after a bad snap

* The difference between FG and punt snapping

* Why Brion got the nickname "1 iron"

* How Paul Longo helped Jason Kelce switch to center at Notre Dame because of Bill

* How Travis Kelce got a scholarship at Cincinnati

* The Iowa weight room music options

* The exotics and fake plays we practiced

* Having fun in El Paso and Juarez at the Sun Bowl

* Stories from the 1993 Alamo Bowl

* Being roommates with the late Ian Davis

* Playing against Tulsa in 1993 and 1996

* Hayden facing his former assistant coaches Dan McCarney and Barry Alvarez

Learn more about Bill Reardon at https://hawkeyerecap.com/player.asp?id=1435 Gallery and Hurley Unfiltered is hosted by Nick Gallery and Brion Hurley. Nick is a former Iowa punter from 1993-1996, and Brion is a former Iowa kicker and punter from 1993-1996. They interview former Iowa football players, coaches and staff to learn about their experiences and favorite stories. Visit our website at https://galleryhurley.com, subscribe on your favorite podcast player or on our YouTube channel.