Sports Legends of the Carolinas

Over nearly 30 years at The Charlotte Observer, columnist Scott Fowler has built an unparalleled rolodex of hardwood heroes, gridiron greats, hall-of-fame coaches, and sports media luminaries throughout the region. Now, thanks to access fans won’t get anywhere else, Fowler sits down with icons from the area — including Muggsy Bogues, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jay Bilas, and more — to hear the unfiltered, untold stories of their journeys to becoming Sports Legends of the Carolinas.

Sports Legends of the Carolinas is a news podcast hosted by The Charlotte Observer, with 72 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

The Charlotte Observer hosts Sports Legends of the Carolinas, a news show with 72 episodes published.

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  Sports Legends of the Carolinas

  Ron Rivera

  Sep 1, 202651 min

  Former Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera is our latest guest on season 4 of "Sports Legends of the Carolinas." Rivera won a Super Bowl ring as a player with the Chicago Bears, and was hired as the Carolina Panthers’ coach in 2011, after John Fox got fired.  Rivera would become the NFL’s Coach of the Year — twice! — while picking up the nickname “Riverboat Ron” and directing the Panthers to the playoffs four times in a five-year stretch from 2013-17 before being fired in 2019. In this conversation, he told stories about Cam Newton, Luke Kuechly, Walter Payton and the happiest and most disappointing moments of his career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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  Sports Legends of the Carolinas

  Antawn Jamison

  Aug 11, 202653 min

  Former Providence Day, UNC and NBA star Antawn Jamison kicks off season 4 of "Sports Legends of the Carolinas." Jamison was a star at Providence High School in Charlotte, became the national player of the year in 1998 at the University of North Carolina, and then had a 16 year NBA career, where he scored more than 20,000 points and played with NBA superstars such as Kobe Bryant, Dirk Nowitzki, Shaquille O'Neal and LeBron James. In this conversation, he talks about life after basketball, helping UNC identify Michael Malone as their new basketball coach, a legendary pick-up game at UNC against Michael Jordan and his all-time NBA and Carolina starting five. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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  Sports Legends of the Carolinas

  Luke Kuechly

  Dec 17, 202449 minS3

  <p>Former Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly serves as the season finale of Season 3 of "Sports Legends of the Carolinas."</p><p>Drafted No. 9 overall out of Boston College by the Panthers in 2012, Kuechly had such a remarkable eight-year NFL career that you still see his No. 59 jersey every Sunday at Panthers' home games. Kuechly was the AP’s Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2012, the AP’s Defensive Player of the Year in 2013 and one of the keys to the Panthers’ run to the Super Bowl in 2015. In his first year of eligibility, he’s currently a semifinalist for inductio...

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  Episode #14

  Heather O'Reilly

  Oct 30, 202448 minS3

  <p>A three-time Olympic gold medalist, Heather O’Reilly was also one of the all-time greats at one of the all-time greatest dynasties in college sports -- the UNC women’s soccer team.</p><p>O’Reilly helped lead UNC to two NCAA championships, in 2003 and 2006. She was already a member of the U.S. Women’s National Team while in school at Chapel Hill and played on that squad for 14 years, from age 17 to age 31. Besides winning gold medals with the USNWT in 2004, 2008 and 2012, she also won the women’s World Cup in 2015.</p><p>After a long national and intern...

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  Episode #13

  Rick Hendrick

  Oct 10, 202441 minS3

  <p>NASCAR hall of famer Rick Hendrick is an ultra-successful businessman in the automotive world. But what he’s known for in sports circles is a NASCAR dynasty that is celebrating its 40th year in existence of 2024 and ranks as the winningest team in Cup Series history. Hendrick’s 14 Cup series season titles have come with five different drivers: Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Terry Labonte, Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson.</p><p>Hendrick is also a leukemia survivor and has overcome a number of personal tragedies, including a plane crash that devastated both his NASCAR operation and his family 20 years ago...

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