


Hosted by Fox Sports Radio 97-9 Hartford · EN · 34 episodes
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History of sports you did not need or even ask for. Ben Darnell takes up your time by telling you the great sports stories of the past that have been forgotten by time.
Fox Sports Radio 97-9 Hartford hosts Unsolicited Sports History, a sports show with 34 episodes published.




Ever wanted to know where cheerleading came from? The Rob Dibble show take you back to where and how it started

DYK: After Chuck Taylor & before NIKE, there were dozens of shoe manufacturers for basketball players. It was Bill Russell who was the first real basketball star to get a shoe deal.


The story of the first basketball game ever played is the story of how basketball was invented. Students beat teachers 5-1 using peach baskets as rims (no backboards). Where was the game actually played?

Growing up in Indiana, basketball is somewhat your identity. It's March and I found a great story that reminds me of playing with my best friend. West Coast Christian beat Santa Cruz 1v5.

Georgia Tech destroyed Cumberland College into nonexistence.

The origin of the Open Championship is a major turning point for the game of golf and its popularity. It is the era where golf went from private to public.

Before you go spouting off your national anthem opinions, maybe you should learn a bit of the history of how it all started.

Ben's only friend that rides religiously and follows the Tour de France is Tommy Gunn from NC. After a mysterious mishap of stage 1, Ben does not think it was all a mistake... especially after knowing the history of this

I tell my favorite Michigan football story to one of my favorite Michigan-native teammates. The 1934 Michigan Wolverines' 1-7 record is more than meets the eye.

The Mascot's history is a sneak-peak of the athletic department's history. I school Mike Crispino, voice of UCONN, on Big East Mascots before he starts broadcasting the MSG spectacle.

The ghosts of baseball are my favorite. They are a lot friendlier than the others.

Next time you want to take in some New England college hockey, beware! You may be in the presence of a ghost.

Of course the oldest sport in the world has ghosts hanging around.

Pro-College-High school. The haunting is across the board in the game of Football in America.

COVID-19 has to be challenging for elementary schools to deal with. I argue that these kids are actually living in much safer times. I call my 1st grade teacher out of the blue to discuss the history of playground equipm

Who won the first triple crown? Was it a crown? Why those races? Who is Sir Barton?
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