Gridiron America USFL Radio

About Gridiron America USFL Radio

A podcast devoted to the history of the original United States Football League. Here you will find documentaries and game replays in the public domain. In addition, this podcast will devote air time to the new league as it seeks to reclaim the mantle of its predecessor and succeed where other spring leagues have failed.

Publisher

Gridiron America

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Dec 2021

Latest episode

25 Jul 2024

Latest episodes

103 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   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).

2. 

   14 Jul 2024

   From the 55 Yardline is Back on the Air!

   From the 55 Yard Line is part of the ⁠Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear⁠ (https://sportshistorynetwork.com/). EPISODE SUMMARY Greg, now back from America and settled back in over in Japan, dusts off the controls in the studio, and gathers the crew to talk about what has been happening in the WNBA, NWSL, CFL and the other leagues, including the UFL, since last they got together in May. We are in need of an additional 24 followers for our Facebook page- ⁠https://www.facebook.com/Fromthe55⁠ (https://www.facebook.com/Fromthe55?__cft__[0]=AZVq4SipR_94EU-f4uHD42Vv6uGpldypoGGTd-mwPPxkvtbMko3g0n88eSVgOdKTHMct1lZsrz4OhLM1w0abipjmNDhHpXNIRLO8tWZt6orwuwpKV7n8nzkmLM8jzOciiP6CR7myLdz_wzVGtNSYlRcR_Pdg36oKSKIBqO0ZHYHl7A&__tn__=-]K-R) so that we can go live on our page. The new Facebook rules require 100 subscribers and followers for pages to be able to stream content live, and we are 24 clicks short. 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).

3. 

   31 May 2024

   2024 CFL Preview

   From the 55 Yardline is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear (https://sportshistorynetwork.com/). EPISODE SUMMARY Greg and Dave are joined by Don and Heath of the Third Down Gamble podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/third-down-gamble/id1497596279) for the second year in a row to preview, here in the third week of the preseason, the upcoming CFL season. We start in the far east with defending Grey Cup champion Montreal and move our way west, team by team, and end with this year's Grey Cup host, the British Columbia Lions. The Third Down Gamble is going on five years and truly is "audio worth watching!" 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).

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

3.0 / 5

6 ratings

Spotify

4.0 / 5

1 ratings

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