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This is Episode 57 where we continue our conversation with Sam Favata. In part 1 we covered his youth growing up in Southern California the impact Augie Garrido had on him as a player and a person, hitting four home runs in a single game and advancing to the 1979 College World Series. We highly suggest listening to Part 1 if you have not already.

This is Part 2 of a three part conversation. This episode will cover Favata's time at the 1979 College World Series, his junior year at Cal State Fullerton in 1980, getting drafted and playing professionally. We will also cover his catastrophic head injury suffered while playing professional baseball and his miraculous comeback that was featured on the popular 1980's TV show, "That's Incredible" in Part 3.

Please enjoy part 2 of our conversation with Sam Favata.

Part 2 highlights include:

\U0001f399\ufe0f Omaha in 1979 (2:57)
\U0001f399\ufe0f Losing Game 1 to Mississippi State (5:39)
\U0001f399\ufe0f Shocking the world & proving everyone wrong (11:03)
\U0001f399\ufe0f Championship game vs. Arkansas (15:13)
\U0001f399\ufe0f Leaving Omaha a CWS Champion (22:59)
\U0001f399\ufe0f Lack of TV exposure in 1979 (27:25)
\U0001f399\ufe0f Playing Summer Ball in Alaska (29:58)
\U0001f399\ufe0f Entering Junior year at CSUF (30:56)
\U0001f399\ufe0f Drafted by the Brewers (34:03)
\U0001f399\ufe0f First MLB Spring Training (37:22)


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