Jim "The Rookie" Morris joins the show to talk about #63, what it's like to have Dennis Quaid play you in the story of your life and details on his new book Dream Makers. Plus, we've got a carload of NFL linemen and nearly forgotten baseball players to discuss and a mighty unusual Hall of Shame and Derrick Rose Award you won't want to miss.
Our Guest
Our guest has lived his very own Disney movie. Jim Morris was a high school baseball coach and science teacher who incredibly made the major leagues in 1999 at the ripe old age of 35. The story of his life and his rise to the majors became the blockbuster movie The Rookie, starring Dennis Quaid \u2013 A film that won the ESPY for Best Sports Movie in 2002. Since his playing days he\u2019s become a highly sought-after motivational speaker and in 2015 he launched the Jim \u201cThe Rookie\u201d Morris Foundation which assists underprivileged children in and around San Antonio, Texas. His new book Dream Makers picks up where The Rookie left off \u2013 telling the story of his contentious relationship with his father, his struggles with pain and addiction and the transformative power of surrounding yourself with the best people possible.
1:08 \u2013 \u201cI do have some breaking Number News.\u201d
Rudy runs down the delay in Eli Manning\u2019s #10 retirement at Ole Miss and Christian Pulisic donning the coveted #10 with Chelsea.
3:38 \u2013 \u201cGlad to be here on Puttin\u2019 Up Numbers. Thank you.\u201d
Jim \u201cThe Rookie\u201d Morris drops in to talk about #63, the movie of his life, his new book, Dream Makers and more.
18:48 \u2013 \u201cWe do go deep."
Rudy quickly rounds up the baseball, basketball and hockey #63\u2019s of note on our way to an extensive discussion of football players with the number of the day.
29:49 \u2013 \u201cWe\u2019ve got some good ones here.\u201d
An extensive discussion of football players wearing #63 including Hall of Famers Gene Upshaw, Willie Lanier, Dermontti Dawson, Dick Stanfel, Mike Munchak not to mention Ernie Holmes and Mike Singletary, \u201cthe college tackling machine\u201d and more.
30:19 \u2013 \u201cWhat time is it, Rudy?.\u201d
Screen Stars returns with three actors wearing #63 on the silver screen:
32:02 \u2013 \u201cJocko Maggiacomo . . . a super fun name to say.\u201d
Jocko earns Hall of Shame honors for a crash with NASCAR legend Bobby Allison at Pocono in 1988 that left Allison dead . . . for a while.
33:25 \u2013 \u201cWe like to make everything about ourselves of course.\u201d
Rudy relates the troubled past of former Raiders center Barret Robbins, our Derrick Rose Award winner. You may recall Robbins turned up missing the day before the 2002 Super Bowl which was only the beginning for him. Rudy and Tom flex about attending the 2002 Super Bowl and a scandalous Playboy party the night before where Hef used human plates.
37:16 \u2013 \u201cYou could put these guys in a bag.\u201d
The Heat Check List:
40:29 \u2013 \u201cFour of them are NFL Players.\u201d
The Hall of Fame List for #63:
Our thanks to Jim Morris for joining us. Get his new book, Dream Makers here: https://www.jimtherookiemorris.com.