Hosted by Ben George · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 100 episodes
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The Distant Replay podcast goes back and relives some of the greatest sporting events of all-time. Join us as we watch these games over again years later and discuss our takeaways, run through scenarios, and answer some important questions. Each episode will feature one game and we'll have a good time doing it.
Ben George hosts Distant Replay, a sports show with 100 episodes published.
Benji Wilson was the #1 high school basketball player in America. He was a 6'8 phenom from Chicago with NBA-level potential before he even graduated. But on November 20, 1984, everything changed. In this episode of Dista
Former NFL linebacker Darron Lee is now at the center of a shocking murder investigation, and prosecutors say ChatGPT conversations may be part of the evidence. During a preliminary hearing in Hamilton County, Tennessee,
March Madness is packed with buzzer beaters and Cinderella runs, but some of its most fascinating stories have been forgotten. In this episode of Distant Replay , we highlight 10 forgotten facts that shaped the NCAA tour
In 1967, the NCAA did something almost unthinkable - it outlawed the dunk. For nearly a decade, one of basketball's most electrifying plays was banned in college hoops, a move widely seen as an attempt to curb the domina
On June 4, 1974, the Cleveland Indians attempted to lure fans to their cavernous Municipal Stadium with a well‑meaning yet misguided promotion: Ten‑Cent Beer Night. It wasn't the first time they had tried something like
Jack Molinas was once one of basketball's brightest stars — a 6'6" Ivy League prodigy with movie-star charisma and a gambler's soul. From the playgrounds of New York City to an NBA All-Star, he was living live... until t
Richard Meissner had the swing, the talent, and even a spot in the U.S. Open — but behind the sunglasses and sweet tempo was a man robbing banks to keep his golf dream alive. In this episode, we explore the unbelievable
As Ohio State and Notre Dame get ready to meet in the first college football national championship game of the 12-team College Football Playoff, you might think these two storied programs have a lot of history. Surprisin
If you think back to the NFL in the 80s and 90s and think about the best quarterbacks in the league, Randall Cunningham is probably near the top of your list. The former NFL MVP and mutli-year All-Pro was the face of the
Cecil 'The Diesel' Collins burst onto the college football scene at LSU in the mid-90s and looked like he would become the next great SEC running back alongside Kevin Fault in Baton Rouge. Despite off-field problems, Col
Today we go back to January 18, 1986 for the first game played inside the newly-constructed Dean Smith Student Activity Center on the campus of the University of North Carolina. Opening a new arena 18 games into the seas
On paper, the 8-6 win by #1 LSU at home against unranked Alabama seemed like another Friday night college baseball game in the SEC. But in the following days, sportsbooks around the country stopped taking bets on Alabama
Today we have another true crime episode of Distant Replay and we're going to tell you about Javaris Crittenton. A talented one and done basketball player out of Georgia Tech who plead guilty to manslaughter in 2015 and
Barret Robbins was the center for the Oakland Raiders in 2002 when Bill Callahan led the team to Super Bowl XXXVII against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In the days leading up to the game, he disappeared to Tijuana before re
On the eve of the 2023 Ryder Cup, we go back to the final day of the last Ryder Cup played in Europe. The 2018 competition was 10-6 in favor of the Euros heading into Sunday and play began with as good of a singles match
A day after Len Koenecke was released from the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1935, the outfielder was killed in mid-air by the pilot during a flight to Buffalo. It's a story that would rock social media today, but back then it onl
The NFL record for the most points scored in a game is one of the longest-standing records in the game. The crazy thing about this game is it wasn't the explosive offensive showdown you would expect from a game that's he
There aren't many sports fans that won't know what you're talking about if you mention the 'Hand of God.' It's arguably the most famous single moment in soccer history because of who was involved and the stage where it t
Today we have our first True Crime Sports update! With former Ohio State and Colts QB Art Schlichter recently being released from prison, we wanted to provide an update for everyone on one of the most popular subjects on
It's difficult to find a lot of early season classics but the the USC-Cal game from 2003 make the list. This game turned out to be a roller coaster ride featuring beginning of a USC roster that would dominate the sport f
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