Pucko's Unfinished Business

As originally aired on the Rochester Press Box There was nothing.  Absolutely nothing unusual about the play.  The football player in question was about to move on to the next one when he suddenly collapsed.  Paramedics rushed onto the field.  CPR was applied.  An ambulance drove the player to the nearby hospital.  Those remaining on the field … [Read more...] about Pucko: It’s Happened Before

As originally heard on the Rochester Press Box Last week. Pat Duffy lamented the fact that Franco Harris had died, a mere three days before having his number retired in a ceremony by the Pittsburgh Steelers.  Duffy's point being, what took the team so long?  Harris had retired 39 years earlier.  His number 32 wasn't going anywhere.  And he was, after all, … [Read more...] about Pucko: Guilty Pleasures

As originally heard on the Rochester Press Box Rarely have two athletes been more closely associated than Louis Orr and Roosevelt Bouie were at Syracuse.  The Louie and Bouie Show.  They were the foundational pieces to Jim Boeheim's long and successful run as the head coach of the Syracuse basketball team. Bouie was a local kid.  He grew up in Kendall where … [Read more...] about Pucko: Remembering Louie and Bouie

As originally presented on the Rochester Press Box Here's some of what we knew about Mike Leach.  He grew up with a pet raccoon named Bilbo Baggins, from The Hobbit.  Hated candy corn and fruitcake.  And hot dogs.  Liked thin crust pizza.   Believed in aliens but not Big Foot.  Thought disco was a dark time in our country.  Jimmy … [Read more...] about Pucko: The Voice in the Shower

As originally heard on the Rochester Press Box If you're watching an NFL game and you see Josh Johnson enter in your team's uniform, you know something has gone terribly wrong.  Great line.  I borrowed that from SI.com's Dan Gartland because I couldn't have said it better. In the wake of Jimmy Garoppolo's injury, Johnson was signed by the San Francisco 49ers … [Read more...] about Pucko: Josh Johnson’s Journey