25 Jul 2024
Which International Gridiron League is the Best?
From the 55 Yardline is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear (https://sportshistorynetwork.com/).
EPISODE SUMMARY
Our Greg St. James is also the host of the Gridiron Japan podcast (https://gridironjapan,jp/), and sits down with his cohost, John Gunning, of Inside Sport Japan (https://www.facebook.com/insidesportjapan), to chat with quarterback Aaron Ellis (https://x.com/qaae14), of Japan's X-League's (https://xleague.jp/) Dentsu Caterpillars (https://dentsucaterpillars.com/), to talk about his experiences in playing in Japan, Europe, and Mexico. He compares the X-League with the European League of Football (https://europeanleague.football/) and Mexico's Liga-de Fútbol Americano (https://lfa.mx/), where has played, and in doing so holds the distinction of being the only professional football player to have played in all three major international leagues outside of Canada and the United States.
Gridiron Japan livestreams over at Gridiron Japan Television on YouTube at www.gridironjapantv.net (https://www.gridironjapantv.net/), on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GridironJapan.jp (https://www.facebook.com/GridironJapan.jp), and soon over on Twitch!
FROM THE 55 YARD LINE BACKGROUND
From the 55 Yardline is anchored by former rugby player and sports executive David Cieslinski, who resides near the Canadian border, and retired naval intelligence and information warfare officer Greg St. James, who resides in Japan (he is also the co-host of the Gridiron Japan podcast). Both are avid armchair sports historians and sports simulation enthusiasts, who, despite the vastness of geography, have found a way to leverage technology to help keep the games they love truly alive, both on the screen and on the internet airwaves.
In addition to Dave and Greg, From the 55 Yardline also features veteran journalist and contributor Fran Stuchbury, of https://OurSportsCentral.com (https://oursportscentral.com/), where he writes extensively on the happenings in minor league sports.
The show was previously co-hosted by retired sports journalist Scott Adamson, whose continued writings. sports coverage and articles can be found at https://www.Adamsonmedia.com (https://www.adamsonmedia.com/).
David, Greg, and Fran can be contacted directly via the podcast's Twitter account at https://www.twitter.com/Fromthe55 (https://www.twitter.com/Fromthe55).
