Jim Hart was undrafted out of Southern Illinois \u201cThe Harvard of the Midwest\u201d but went on to play 19 years at QB in St. Louis and Washington.\xa0
\xa0Leading the \u201cCardiac Cards\u201d 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.\xa0
\xa0When he retired, only Johnny Unitas and Fran Tarkenton had thrown for more yards and he was 10th all-time in touchdown passes.\xa0 His 23 career game winning drives is on par with Hall of Famers YA Tittle, Ken Stabler, Dan Fouts and Terry Bradshaw.
\xa0After his playing days he was a successful restaurateur, broadcaster and was Athletic Director at his alma mater, SIU.\xa0
\xa0He was enshrined in the Cardinals Ring of Honor in 2017\xa0
2:47 \u2013 \u201cMy friend. My mentor. My Quarterback.\u201d
Tom\u2019s 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\u2019s #17 in Washington, practicing on Thanksgiving Day and much more.
17:47 \u2013 \u201cLet\u2019s start with football in honor of Jim Hart.\u201d
We lead off with football which includes Braylon Edwards, Jake Delhomme and Dave Krieg along with Red Badgo, Charlie Ward, Billy Kilmer and Dandy Don Meredith. Contenders are Jim Hart, Doug Williams and Harold Carmichael.
25:44 \u2013 \u201cSee if you can figure out which is one of my all-time favorite players.\u201d
Keith Hernandez, Dizzy Dean and Scott Rolen topline the list with nods to Mickey Rivers, Oscar Gamble, Dock Ellis, Mark Grace and others.
33:34 \u2013 \u201cLet\u2019s get to basketball.\u201d
Handsome SOB Rick Fox is a sentimental favorite while lesser-known players like Jim Pollard, Don Barksdale and Gene Conley take Honorable Mention. Mullin and Havlicek make strong cases as Contenders.
40:48 \u2013 \u201cFirst Wendel Clark.\u201d
Three hockey guys. Wendel Clark, Rod Brind\u2019Amour and Jarri Kurri. David Pearson also gets a shout out in NASCAR (again).
42:27 \u2013 \u201cThe great Hollywood icon.\u201d
Our last Screen Stars lines up thusly:
44:33 \u2013 \u201cA freak injury sustained during a coin toss.\u201d
Derrick Rose Award
Hall of Shame
50:15 \u2013 \u201cWhy not just totally change our format completely?\u201d
Top current #17\u2019s (now by sport)
53:16 \u2013 \u201cBack and to the left.\u201d
The Hall of Fame list for #17:
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