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 Alous: First Dominican/Latino/Baseball Family
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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The fabulous Alou brothers Felipe, Matty and Jesus had more hits that any other brother trio in baseball history (over 5000) and all played in the...

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  • Added: May 06, 2014
  • Length: 02:34
  • Purchases: 1
Socrates - The Philosopher King of Soccer (1954- 2011)
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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A complex and multi-talented individual, Socrates held a medical degree, studied philosophy, wrote political commentary and led a movement in Brazi...

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  • Added: Feb 21, 2014
  • Length: 02:33
  • Purchases: 1
Roberto Clemente
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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The first Latino elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame and only the 11th player in baseball history to amass 3000 hits in his career, Roberto Clemente...

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  • Added: Nov 14, 2013
  • Length: 02:35
  • Purchases: 1
Mays, Memory and Myth
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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A young boy and his father witness an epic home-run by Willie Mays, and later in life learns a greater poetic truth about his memory.

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  • Added: Oct 10, 2012
  • Length: 02:34
  • Purchases: 1
Sport Sermon
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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Slain in the timeless spirit of space and time, "The Zone," a university professor tries to get the message across about the the transcendent meani...

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  • Added: Sep 17, 2012
  • Length: 02:36
  • Purchases: 1
Racquetball Zen
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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Two highly-competitive best friends in college discover the meaning of "a man's gotta be who he is."

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  • Added: Sep 05, 2012
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 1
Tai Chi Pants
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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Tai Chi instructor in the martial art of mellifluous moving meditation has an unexpected dramatic moment in class.

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  • Added: Sep 05, 2012
  • Length: 02:36
  • Purchases: 1
Basketball Jones Remembered
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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Lonely basketball practice late into the night contrasts the high school gym wars with a demonic teammate with a desperate will to win. To hear ...

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  • Added: Jul 19, 2012
  • Length: 02:39
  • Purchases: 2
Sport Poetry
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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Ancient Greek and post-modern verse.

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  • Added: Jul 02, 2012
  • Length: 02:34
  • Purchases: 2
Boxing in American Popular Music
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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Spanning every genre, from the blues to jazz to rock to gospel to rap from the 1930's to present, Joe Louis, (who held the title longer than any o...

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  • Added: Jul 19, 2012
  • Length: 02:36
  • Purchases: 1
Wat Misaka
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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Japanese-American shows uncommon courage on and off the basketball court during WWII.

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  • Added: Jul 01, 2012
  • Length: 02:36
  • Purchases: 2
Babe Ruth's Personal Trainer
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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Fast-talking, peripatetic Artie McGovern, the "trainer to the stars," remakes the "Sultan of Swat."

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  • Added: Jul 01, 2012
  • Length: 02:34
  • Purchases: 1
The Hustler (Film Review, 1961)
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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The poolroom and the cruel physics of the green felt serves as metaphor for life itself.

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  • Added: Sep 18, 2012
  • Length: 02:40
  • Purchases: 1
Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story (Documentary Review, 2005)
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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The unforgettable story of boxing champion Emile Griffith and the the death of his opponent, Benny Kid Paret played out on national television in 1...

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  • Added: Sep 18, 2012
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 1
Eight Men Out (Film Review, 1988)
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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John Sayles' classic film about the Black Sox gambling scandal, the 1919 World Series and Shoeless Joe Jackson captures an America caught between i...

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  • Added: Sep 13, 2012
  • Length: 02:38
  • Purchases: 1
Jerry West
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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Jerry West. Perfectionist Los Angeles Laker basketball star in the 1960's and 1970's becomes "Mr Clutch," AND the NBA logo. To hear Doc's show, c...

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  • Added: Sep 05, 2012
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 2
Baseball's Hank Greenberg
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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Poise and courage graces one of sport's greatest Jewish-American athletes.

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  • Added: Sep 04, 2012
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 1
Gene Tunney
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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The Roaring Twenties boxing superstar no one remembers.

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  • Added: Sep 04, 2012
  • Length: 02:35
  • Purchases: 1
One-Handed Jack
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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Art imitates life in one of the Olympic Games' most astonishing and improbable stories - a seemingly impossible psychological and physical challe...

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  • Added: Sep 04, 2012
  • Length: 02:39
  • Purchases: 1
Jack London Got Game
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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American turn-of-the-20th century author Jack London was one of the founders of serious American sport fiction. Stemming from his own love of spor...

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  • Added: Jul 30, 2013
  • Length: 02:36
  • Purchases: 1

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