Oct 28, 20261h 30mS4
Being a tomboy and your family being in the medical field led to this Lancaster, KY native a career of memories and eventually preserving memories for others. Marion Vruggink (prounnced VROO-jink) took a athletic...
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Off the Roll
Hosted by Troy Hershman · health · EN
About this Podcast:
Interviews with Athletic Trainers about their experiences in the field. Primarily AT's with a connection to the Ball State Athletic Training Program but not limited to them. The goal is to build a living history of the athletic training profession in an informal interview format.
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What is Off the Roll about?
Interviews with Athletic Trainers about their experiences in the field. Primarily AT's with a connection to the Ball State Athletic Training Program but not limited to them. The goal is to build a living history of the athletic training profession in an informal interview format.
Who hosts Off the Roll?
Off the Roll is hosted by Troy Hershman. The show has published 46 episodes to date.
What has Off the Roll covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Marion Vruggink - "Mrs. V will be on my tombstone."" (28 October 2026, 90 minutes), "Jack Mansfield - From Math Teacher to Trainer Jack" (9 October 2026, 76 minutes), and "Jon Wicks - I show up, google me!" (24 April 2026, 85 minutes).
How often does Off the Roll publish?
Off the Roll publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 86 minutes across 46 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Off the Roll?
Booking probability for Off the Roll is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Off the Roll requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Off the Roll's contact route on record: verified email.
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The strongest fits for Off the Roll are Therapists & Other Health Practitioners. Off the Roll has a health audience.
About the host
Troy Hershman hosts Off the Roll, a health podcast with 46 episodes published.
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- Oct 9, 20261h 16mS4
Jack Mansfield graduated from Muncie Southside High School in 1969 with the intention of becoming a high school math teacher. An on campus job at Ball State of cleaning and setting up the university gym athletic...
Episode #45
Jon Wicks - I show up, google me!
Apr 24, 20261h 25mS3"Showing up is half the battle.", that could be Jon Wicks tag line in his athletic training career. He has parlayed showing up and going to work into working in the SEC, NFL, and currently the Big Ten with the FBS...
Episode #44
Kyle Parkison - A Bear of AT promotion
Mar 12, 202651 minS4181.3K followers on TicTok , Over 3600 days running consecutively, One run across the state of Indiana, and finally serving at the athletic trainer at the same small high school that he graduated from Kyle Parkinson is...
- Oct 22, 20251h 19mS4
You can tell alot about a person by looking at their contact list in their phone. Most likely David Craig has one of the most eclectic and diverse contact lists of anyone in the world. This list speaks volumes on the...
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- Oct 3, 20251h 50mS4
Who knew that learning how to buddy tape fingers would lead to a decades long career in Athletic Training? That is exactly where Jeff Carrico started in grade school thanks to his coach Pat Lewis. Jeff started to find...
- Jun 30, 20251h 26mS3
Elkhart, IN, Muncie, IN, San Diego, CA, Melbourne, Australia, Peru, China, Mexico... What do all of these places have in common? They are places that Stacy Struble has traveled with teams and athletes as their athletic...
- Mar 20, 20252h 6mS3
2024 was a hall of fame year for Vince Stilger. He was inducted into not just one state Athletic Training Association Hall of Fame but two state Athletic Training Associations Hall of Fame, West Virginia and Indiana...
- Feb 26, 20251h 27mS3
In 1987 a young Beth Giesman was trying to figure out what she was going to do with the rest of her life. A chance meeting with Mark Goodrich on a campus visit at Vincennes University and learning about a profession...
Episode #38
Tim Lentych - Major League Career
Dec 16, 20241h 29mS322 years after he started is career in minor league baseball, Tim Lentych was in Dodger Stadium, watching Brad Paisley play the National Anthem for the opening game of the 2024 World Series as the Head Athletic Trainer...
- Nov 15, 20242h 3mS3
John Wooden once said "Make friendship a fine art." If that is the case then Rex Sharp is Michelangelo. It has never been about where he has been or the athletic training facilities he has designed while at those...
Episode #36
Phil Voorhis - Athletic Trainer T-Rex
Oct 2, 20241h 29mS3In the early to mid 80's the Piqua, OH high school football team needed a manager. Phil Voorhis realizing that he may be a bit small and slow to be playing big time HS football in Ohio thought it would be a good...
Episode #35
Scott Knerr - Chop Wood, Haul Water
Sep 6, 20241h 29mS3Wrestling, ACL tear, High School AT, Add all this up and what do you get? Medical School right? Maybe for Scott Knerr, but a couple of Pre-Med classes changed his mind and career path. Or course he would put all of that...
Episode #34
Bill Cowgill - Relationships are everything
Apr 18, 20241h 23mS2Bill Cowgill was looking to be come an architect when he arrived on campus at Ball State University in 1990. When that major became to daunting to this Highland IN High School grad he became an architect of...
Episode #33
Jonathan Allen - AT Pillar Constructor
Mar 12, 20241h 25mS2Johnathan Allen was curious. He a was curious about his Dad's ACL surgery while Jonathan was in high school. How was he going to get back? Who was going to help him with his rehab? Would he be able to do what he did...
Episode #31
Rex Call - Back where I come from Part 2
Mar 1, 202456 minS2In 1975 a freshman found his way into a call out for student athletic trainers at Ball State University. Being one of the rare people to have an athletic trainer at his high school in the early 1970's he had a small...
Episode #30
Rex Call - Back where I come from Part 1
Feb 29, 20241h 18mS2In 1975 a freshman found his way into a call out for student athletic trainers at Ball State University. Being one of the rare people to have an athletic trainer at his high school in the early 1970's he had a small...
Episode #27
Dave Weikel - AT ambassador
Feb 4, 20241h 41mS2It is a story that is old as long as athletic training has been a profession. An injury playing a sport leads to interest in athletic training and morphs into a storied career. That was what happened to Dave Weikel his...
Episode #29
Neal Hazen - On Top of the World Part 2
Jan 3, 20241 hourS2"No man is a failure who has friends." - Clarence, the Guarding Angel of George Bailey Nothing could be said truer about Neal Hazen. In fact there are many people that would consider Neal as their guarding angel. This...
Episode #28
Neal Hazen - On Top of the World Part 1
Jan 2, 20241h 8mS2"No man is a failure who has friends." - Clarence, the Guarding Angel of George Bailey Nothing could be said truer about Neal Hazen. In fact there are many people that would consider Neal as their guarding angel. This...
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