Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day

Series produced by Richard Stull

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Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day

Doc Stull‘s Sports Today and in the Day is a series of seventy 2 1/2 minute radio shows that have run consecutively since Sept, 2010 on ESPN Sports Radio 1340 AM, Eureka, CA.

The show features dramatic and inspirational stories about sport and sport personalities in American history and popular culture as well as ancient sport. 22 sports are represented as well as pieces on sport in art, cinema, music and literature.

Also included are selected book, documentary and movie reviews and original stories and reflections. Upbeat, highly entertaining, provocative and informative, each segment is written and narrated by Doc Stull and features original music compositions by jazz composer/performer Tim Randles.


Additional Files

78 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
The Apparition of Casey Stengel
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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Nicaraguan author Sergio Ramirez has written a poignant and bittersweet baseball story with sporting, political and historical allusions- and the a...

Bought by KSLU


  • Added: Sep 17, 2014
  • Length: 02:36
  • Purchases: 1
The Ghost of Bruce Lee
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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A physics professor doubts his own abilities in a board breaking demonstration and channels the ultimate marital artist for guidance. To hear the s...

Bought by KSLU and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 23, 2012
  • Length: 02:35
  • Purchases: 2
One Small Step
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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Height-challenged high-school basketball player experiences the underdog alchemy of 1969's improbable year in professional sports in the final game...

Bought by KSLU and KPOV


  • Added: Feb 23, 2012
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 2
Body Shots
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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An old boxing coach teaches a junior high school kid that one can't avoid the body blows - or the psychological pain to come later in life.

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  • Added: Feb 23, 2012
  • Length: 02:39
  • Purchases: 1
John Wooden
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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An impressionable high school student witnesses a small act of grace on the basketball court involving the legendary college basketball coach John ...

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  • Added: Feb 23, 2012
  • Length: 02:34
  • Purchases: 2
Diving Eagle
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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A large football player with the footwork and soul of a matador tells his amazing story to his professor during office hours.

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  • Added: Feb 23, 2012
  • Length: 02:35
  • Purchases: 1
Runners "Hi"
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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A ten year old summer camper runs and loses the race of his life. To hear Doc's show, click on the INTRO and 2 MIN links below. It takes a couple...

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  • Added: Feb 23, 2012
  • Length: 02:35
  • Purchases: 1
The Great Trade of '62
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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Best friends in first grade trade Mantle for Mays baseball cards in a Berkeley schoolyard during a magic year of innocence before the storms of soc...

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  • Added: Feb 23, 2012
  • Length: 02:36
  • Purchases: 1
Cuban Baseball and Alternate History
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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Cuba has a great baseball tradition going back 150 years - Luque, Dihigo, Minoso, Perez, El Duque, Canseco and many current stars hail from the sto...

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  • Added: Jul 18, 2014
  • Length: 02:36
  • Purchases: 1
Ted Williams - The Enigmatic Hispanic?
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
Caption: Doc Stull
Red Sox Hall of Famer, Ted Williams, arguably the greatest hitter in the history of baseball hid his Mexican ancestry for years and was was the fir...

Bought by KSLU and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Apr 12, 2014
  • Length: 02:34
  • Purchases: 2
Luis "Wild Bull of the Pampas" Firpo
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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Wily Argentinian is the first Hispanic to fight for the heavyweight championship and becomes the centerpiece of America's most famous sports painti...

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  • Added: Mar 12, 2014
  • Length: 02:35
  • Purchases: 1
Alexis Arguello
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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Nicaragua's Alexis Arguello's was one of boxing's great and beloved warriors of the 1970's and 1980's. A champion in the featherweight, jr. lightw...

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  • Added: Jan 09, 2014
  • Length: 02:35
  • Purchases: 1
Never again! Reflections on a onetime "Old-School" Sky-dive
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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College freshman at UC San Diego in 1972 makes his first sky-dive jump; and has to climb out on the wing of the plane and hang there before jumping...

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  • Added: Jul 01, 2012
  • Length: 02:38
  • Purchases: 1
Joe Louis - The Great WWII Unifier
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
Caption: Doc Stull
Heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis became the embodiment of American unity during WWII. He walked a fine line to serve the goals of Victory ab...

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  • Added: Nov 06, 2013
  • Length: 02:35
  • Purchases: 1
Film Review: A League of Their Own (1992)
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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Penny Marshall's film brings awareness and respect for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League from 1943-1954.

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  • Added: Feb 04, 2012
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 1
Lynne Cox - Open Water Swimmer: The Greatest Athlete You've Never Heard Of
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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Lynne Cox - Open Water Swimmer: - She is an author, advocate, adventurer, motivational speaker, and athlete extraordinaire, Lynn Cox.

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  • Added: Feb 03, 2012
  • Length: 02:39
  • Purchases: 1
Women Warriors
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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Women Warriors in antiquity set the bar high for future female role models.

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  • Added: Feb 03, 2012
  • Length: 02:47
  • Purchases: 1
Billie Jean King
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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Billie Jean King Winner of 39 Grand Slam Tennis Titles and the “Battle of the Sexes” revolutionizes sport in America.

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  • Added: Feb 03, 2012
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 1
Jack Johnson and The Great "Race" Race
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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America’s first African-American heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson challenges auto-racing champ Barney Oldfield... on the racetrack in pre-W...

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  • Added: Jan 27, 2012
  • Length: 02:43
  • Purchases: 1
The Fight of the Century: Ali - Frazier I
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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Two undefeated heavyweight boxing champions capture the imagination of a polarized America on March 8, 1971.

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  • Added: Jan 27, 2012
  • Length: 02:46
  • Purchases: 1

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