//podcastplus.net/feed/puttin-up-numbers~264e031c The podcast about uniform numbers. Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:47:24 +0000 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1105514/6491119-number-17.mp3?blob_id=27129502 Jim Hart was undrafted out of Southern Illinois “The Harvard of the Midwest” but went on to play 19 years at QB in St. Louis and Washington.   Leading the “Cardiac Cards” of the 70s, he was a 4X Pro Bowler, NFC Offensive Player of the Year in 1974 and NFL Man of the Year in 1975.   When he retired, only Johnny Unitas and Fran Tarkenton had thrown for more yards and he was 10th all-time in touchdown passes.  His 23 career game winning drives is on par with Hall of Famers YA Tittle, Ken Stabler, Dan Fouts and Terry Bradshaw.  After his playing days he was a successful restaurateur, broadcaster and was Athletic Director at his alma mater, SIU.   He was enshrined in the Cardinals Ring of Honor in 2017  2:47 – “My friend. My mentor. My Quarterback.” Tom’s boyhood idol (and former boss) Jim Hart joins the final episode of Season 1 to talk about #17, acting in the movie Paper Lion, wearing Billy Kilmer’s... Sun, 22 Nov 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1105514/6491119-number-17.mp3?blob_id=27129502 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1105514/6491119-number-17.mp3 Jim Hart was undrafted out of Southern Illinois “The Harvard of the Midwest” but went on to play 19 years at QB in St. Louis and Washington.   Leading the “Cardiac Cards” of the 70s, he was a 4X Pro Bowler, NFC Offensive Player of the Year in 1974 and NFL Man of the Year in 1975.   When he retired, only Johnny Unitas and Fran Tarkenton had thrown for more yards and he was 10th all-time in touchdown passes.  His 23 career game winning drives is on par with Hall of Famers YA Tittle, Ken Stabler, Dan Fouts and Terry Bradshaw.  After his playing days he was a successful restaurateur, broadcaster and was Athletic Director at his alma mater, SIU.   He was enshrined in the Cardinals Ring of Honor in 2017  2:47 – “My friend. My mentor. My Quarterback.” Tom’s boyhood idol (and former boss) Jim Hart joins the final episode of Season 1 to talk about #17, acting in the movie Paper Lion, wearing Billy Kilmer’s #17 in Washington, practicing on Thanksgiving Day and much more. 17:... Sun, 22 Nov 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1105514/6491119-number-17.mp3 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1105514/episodes/6491119-number-17.mp3 Jim Hart was undrafted out of Southern Illinois “The Harvard of the Midwest” but went on to play 19 years at QB in St. Louis and Washington.   Leading the “Cardiac Cards” of the 70s, he was a 4X Pro Bowler, NFC Offensive Player of the Year in 1974 and NFL Man of the Year in 1975.   When he retired, only Johnny Unitas and Fran Tarkenton had thrown for more yards and he was 10th all-time in touchdown passes.  His 23 career game winning drives is on par with Hall of Famers YA Tittle, Ken Stabler, Dan Fouts and Terry Bradshaw.  After his playing days he was a successful restaurateur, broadcaster and was Athletic Director at his alma mater, SIU.   He was enshrined in the Cardinals Ring of Honor in 2017  2:47 – “My friend. My mentor. My Quarterback.” Tom’s boyhood idol (and former boss) Jim Hart joins the final episode of Season 1 to talk about #17, acting in the movie Paper Lion, wearing Billy Kilmer’s #17 in Washington, practicing on Thanksgiving Day and much more. 17:... Sun, 22 Nov 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1105514/episodes/6491119-number-17.mp3 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1105514/episodes/6491119-number-17.mp3 Jim Hart was undrafted out of Southern Illinois “The Harvard of the Midwest” but went on to play 19 years at QB in St. Louis and Washington.   Leading the “Cardiac Cards” of the 70s, he was a 4X Pro Bowler, NFC Offensive Player of the Year in 1974 and NFL Man of the Year in 1975.   When he retired, only Johnny Unitas and Fran Tarkenton had thrown for more yards and he was 10th all-time in touchdown passes.  His 23 career game winning drives is on par with Hall of Famers YA Tittle, Ken Stabler, Dan Fouts and Terry Bradshaw.  After his playing days he was a successful restaurateur, broadcaster and was Athletic Director at his alma mater, SIU.   He was enshrined in the Cardinals Ring of Honor in 2017  2:47 – “My friend. My mentor. My Quarterback.” Tom’s boyhood idol (and former boss) Jim Hart joins the final episode of Season 1 to talk about #17, acting in the movie Paper Lion, wearing Billy Kilmer’s #17 in Washington, practicing on Thanksgiving Day and much more. 17:... Sun, 22 Nov 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1105514/episodes/6491119-number-17.mp3 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1105514/6260980-number-84.mp3 Billy “White Shoes” Johnson played 14 NFL seasons with Houston, Atlanta and Washington and 1 year in Canada. A wide receiver and return specialist, his famous “funky chicken” end zone dance made him an all-time favorite. He was also a 3X All-Pro and made the Pro Bowl 3X including winning the MVP of the game in 1975. He’s also a member of the College Football HOF and the NFL’s All-Decade teams of the 70s & 80s. He’s also on the NFL’s 75th & 100th Anniversary All-Time teams and is the only member of the 75th Anniversary team not (yet) in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. 3:12 – “Wow. I was glad it did.” Billy “White Shoes” Johnson talks about #84 as well as his college number (#46), #81 with the Falcons and his love for #24 which he wore in Canada. And there’s more. Much, much more. 14:33 – “Let’s dive into number 84.” Tom starts with the hockey list which consists of Guillaume Latendresse and Mikhail Grabovski. That’s it.  That’s the list! Rudy then hop... Sun, 08 Nov 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1105514/6260980-number-84.mp3 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1105514/episodes/6260980-number-84.mp3 Billy “White Shoes” Johnson played 14 NFL seasons with Houston, Atlanta and Washington and 1 year in Canada. A wide receiver and return specialist, his famous “funky chicken” end zone dance made him an all-time favorite. He was also a 3X All-Pro and made the Pro Bowl 3X including winning the MVP of the game in 1975. He’s also a member of the College Football HOF and the NFL’s All-Decade teams of the 70s & 80s. He’s also on the NFL’s 75th & 100th Anniversary All-Time teams and is the only member of the 75th Anniversary team not (yet) in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. 3:12 – “Wow. I was glad it did.” Billy “White Shoes” Johnson talks about #84 as well as his college number (#46), #81 with the Falcons and his love for #24 which he wore in Canada. And there’s more. Much, much more. 14:33 – “Let’s dive into number 84.” Tom starts with the hockey list which consists of Guillaume Latendresse and Mikhail Grabovski. That’s it.  That’s the list! Rudy then hop... Sun, 08 Nov 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1105514/episodes/6260980-number-84.mp3 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1105514/6260980-number-84.mp3?blob_id=26043046 Billy “White Shoes” Johnson played 14 NFL seasons with Houston, Atlanta and Washington and 1 year in Canada. A wide receiver and return specialist, his famous “funky chicken” end zone dance made him an all-time favorite. He was also a 3X All-Pro and made the Pro Bowl 3X including winning the MVP of the game in 1975. He’s also a member of the College Football HOF and the NFL’s All-Decade teams of the 70s & 80s. He’s also on the NFL’s 75th & 100th Anniversary All-Time teams and is the only member of the 75th Anniversary team not (yet) in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. 3:12 – “Wow. I was glad it did.” Billy “White Shoes” Johnson talks about #84 as well as his college number (#46), #81 with the Falcons and his love for #24 which he wore in Canada. And there’s more. Much, much more. 14:33 – “Let’s dive into number 84.” Tom starts with the hockey list which consists of Guillaume Latendresse and Mikhail Grabovski. That’s it.  That’s the list! Rudy ... Sun, 08 Nov 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1105514/6260980-number-84.mp3?blob_id=26043046 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1105514/episodes/6260980-number-84.mp3 Billy “White Shoes” Johnson played 14 NFL seasons with Houston, Atlanta and Washington and 1 year in Canada. A wide receiver and return specialist, his famous “funky chicken” end zone dance made him an all-time favorite. He was also a 3X All-Pro and made the Pro Bowl 3X including winning the MVP of the game in 1975. He’s also a member of the College Football HOF and the NFL’s All-Decade teams of the 70s & 80s. He’s also on the NFL’s 75th & 100th Anniversary All-Time teams and is the only member of the 75th Anniversary team not (yet) in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. 3:12 – “Wow. I was glad it did.” Billy “White Shoes” Johnson talks about #84 as well as his college number (#46), #81 with the Falcons and his love for #24 which he wore in Canada. And there’s more. Much, much more. 14:33 – “Let’s dive into number 84.” Tom starts with the hockey list which consists of Guillaume Latendresse and Mikhail Grabovski. That’s it.  That’s the list! Rudy then hop... Sun, 08 Nov 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1105514/episodes/6260980-number-84.mp3 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1105514/episodes/6150844-panini-extra.mp3 Sports memorabilia guru and all-around good dude Tracy Hackler of Panini America joins the fun to talk about the explosion in popularity of sports trading cards and memorabilia, the effect of uniform numbers on card value, cutting up a perfectly good rare Babe Ruth jersey and watching Ryan Leaf's NFL career implode before it began. Our Guest Tracy Hackler has spent the majority of his career talking about sports trading cards. You know those 2 ½ x 3 ½ pieces of cardboard gold that many of us collected as kids. So yes, he’s got a better job than you do. For more than a decade now Tracy has been running point on all communications and marketing for Panini America, the collectibles giant based in Dallas-Fort Worth. Panini produces official trading cards for the NFL, NBA, college football and NASCAR as well as baseball and World Cup soccer cards. Over the past couple of years – and especially the past few months – Panini and the entire sports collectibles category has enjoyed a revival of ... Sun, 01 Nov 2020 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1105514/episodes/6150844-panini-extra.mp3 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1105514/6150844-panini-extra.mp3?blob_id=25527124 Sports memorabilia guru and all-around good dude Tracy Hackler of Panini America joins the fun to talk about the explosion in popularity of sports trading cards and memorabilia, the effect of uniform numbers on card value, cutting up a perfectly good rare Babe Ruth jersey and watching Ryan Leaf's NFL career implode before it began. Our Guest Tracy Hackler has spent the majority of his career talking about sports trading cards. You know those 2 ½ x 3 ½ pieces of cardboard gold that many of us collected as kids. So yes, he’s got a better job than you do. For more than a decade now Tracy has been running point on all communications and marketing for Panini America, the collectibles giant based in Dallas-Fort Worth. Panini produces official trading cards for the NFL, NBA, college football and NASCAR as well as baseball and World Cup soccer cards. Over the past couple of years – and especially the past few months – Panini and the entire sports collectibles category has enjoyed a revival of sorts. Sp... Sun, 01 Nov 2020 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1105514/6150844-panini-extra.mp3?blob_id=25527124