Future Hall of Famer Nick Mangold stops by to talk about #74, BBQ, his work with the Answer the Call Foundation and how he\u2019s dealing with 4 kids under 9-years of age.\xa0 We talk about the bumper crop of #74\u2019s in the Hall of Fame, Rudy\u2019s favorite Fast and Furious movie and our distaste for The Blind Side and Rudy. Plus a Hall of Shame that puts all other Hall of Shamer\u2019s to shame and, of course, our #74 Hall of Fame.
Our Guest
Nick Mangold played 11 years at center for the New York Jets.\xa0 He was the 29th pick overall in the 2006 NFL Draft and went on to become a 7-time Pro Bowl selection and 3-time All-Pro. \xa0
He was a three-year starter and All-American at Ohio State and won a National Championship with the Buckeyes in 2002.\xa0
Since retiring in 2018, he\u2019s started a line of craft-style BBQ sauces under the Mangold\u2019s 74 BBQ label. A portion of the proceeds benefit the families of New York\u2019s fallen first responders.
0:54 \u2013 \u201cIt is amazing.\u201d
Tom and Rudy are both stunned at the rich history of #74.
2:21 \u2013 \u201cThank you for having me.\u201d
Nick Mangold gives us the inside story of how he became #74 and talks BBQ and about a career that may make him the 9th #74 in the Pro Football HOF.
10:22 \u2013 \u201cSpoiler alert \u2013 this is really going to be a lot about football.\u201d\xa0
Tom and Rudy discuss the amazing 8 (count \u2018em 8!) #74\u2019s in the HOF including Bob Lilly, Bruce Matthews, Merlin Olsen, Fred Dean, Jimbo Covert, Henry Jordan and Mike McCormack as well as Joe Staley, Paul Gruber (not to be confused with Hans Gruber), Steve Wallace, John Hicks (who finished 2nd in Heisman Trophy voting in 1973) and Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson (with additional commentary on Rudy\u2019s favorite Fast and Furious movie)
23:54 \u2013 \u201cThere\u2019s a couple of folks of note in baseball.\u201d
Tom mentions Joe Nathan\u2019s brief flirtation with #74, the fact there are no ABA or NBA players who\u2019ve worn #74 and finally TJ Oshie\u2019s 4-for-6 performance in a shootout with the Russians in the 2014 Olympics (USA! USA! USA!)\xa0
25:16 \u2013 \u201cIt\u2019s time!\u201d
Screen Stars focuses the spotlight on Quinton Aaron as Michael Oher in 2009\u2019s The Blind Side. Tom and Rudy also discuss their distaste for the movie (and preference for Michael Lewis\u2019 book) before veering into a brief assault on the all-time abomination that is Rudy (the movie, not the co-host).
30:06 \u2013 \u201cThe Derrick Rose Award goes to Hall of Famer Ron Mix.\u201d
Despite having a super cool nickname, \u201cThe Intelligent Assassin\u201d, Ron Mix had his #74 un-retired by the Chargers for coming out of retirement to play for the Raiders and was also disbarred in 2019 for his part in a scheme with former NBA player Kermit Washington.
32:02 \u2013 \u201cI think we have a must.\u201d
Rudy issues the call to have Rudy Tomjanovich as a guest so we can talk about Kermit Washington and the movie Rudy.
32:33 \u2013 \u201cUgueth Urbina.\u201d
When you do 7+ years for threatening workers with a machete, the Hall of Shame is your destiny no matter how many games you saved in the big leagues.
33:52 \u2013 \u201cOne of \u2018em I hope never chases anybody with a machete . . .\u201d
The official Heat Check for #74:
38:01 \u2013 \u201cIt\u2019s harder than it appears.\u201d
Here\u2019s your all-time greatest #74\u2019s:
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