Denver Broncos legend Karl Mecklenburg joins the pod to talk about #77, his 6 Keys to Success and\xa0 being on the doorstep of the Hall of Fame. We've also got a heated Derrick Rose Award field and an impressive Heat Check list that could be Hall of Fame contenders soon.
Our Guest
Karl Mecklenburg went from being a college walk-on and 12th round pick to a spectacular NFL career highlighted by 3 Super Bowl appearances. He played 12 seasons for the Denver Broncos and was a 3X All-Pro and 6X Pro Bowler. He also sometimes played all 7 positions on the defensive front in the same game. Since retiring in 1994, he\u2019s become a popular public speaker and is the only former NFL player to earn the designation of Certified Speaking Professional. He\u2019s a member of the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame, The Broncos Ring of Honor and is an 10-time semifinalist for the Hall of Fame.
2:52 \u2013 \u201cNumber 77 was the third number I got from the Broncos.\u201d
Broncos great Karl \u201cThe Snow Goose\u201d Mecklenburg joins the podcast to talk about #77, his 6 Keys to success, bring a 10-time semi-finalist for the Hall of Fame and more.
13:21 \u2013 \u201cRudy, let\u2019s dive right into number 77.\u201d
We start with football, tipping our caps to Honorable Mention players Orlando Brown, Sr., Stan Mauldin, Dick Schafrath, Jim Jeffcoat and AJ Duhe.\xa0 The Contenders are Karl Mecklenburg, Jim Parker, Willie Roaf and Red Grange, \u201cThe Galloping Ghost\u2019 (he could do a 95 going coast to coast.)
20:14 \u2013 \u201cWe have hockey guys aplenty.\u201d
For the first time in PUN history we have a bevy of hockey greats associated with our number du jour. Pierre Turgeon, Adam Oates, Phil Esposito, Paul Coffey and Ray Borque are all lauded here for their contributions.
23:58 \u2013 \u201cI think the great Georghe Muresan.\u201d
Rudy hits our basketball Honorable Mention list with 7\u20197\u201d legend Georghe Muresan, first pick bust Andrea Bargnani and Vladimir Radmanovic, the NBA player with the longest tenure in #77.
25:35 \u2013 \u201cSo, the Hall of Famer is Ducky Medwick . . .\u201d
Baseball has two stars, Ducky Medwick, who wore 9 different numbers and obvious steroid user Ivan \u201cPudge\u201d Rodriguez.
27:12 \u2013 \u201cWe are going so deep it\u2019s unbelievable.\u201d
Screen Stars wearing #77 on the silver screen:
28:55 \u2013 \u201cLet me have a couple moments here.\u201d
Rudy leads a discussion of how The Program could\u2019ve been a better movie and then Tom steers the conversation back to Wildcats.
30:44 \u2013 \u201cLet\u2019s move on to the Hall of Shame and the Derrick Rose Award.\u201d
These categories for #77 are a real bummer, but here\u2019s the list:
Derrick Rose Award
Hall of Shame
35:33 \u2013 \u201cWe\u2019re gonna disinfect this podcast.\u201d
Awesome Heat Check list for #77:
\xa041:39 \u2013 \u201cDrumroll, please . . .\u201d
The definitive Hall of Fame list for #77:
Our thanks to Karl Mecklenburg. Check him out here: https://karlmecklenburg.com
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