Talkin' Old School with Roger Franklin Williams

Former FSU Great,1989 Sugar Bowl  MVP and current Old Miss Football Program Life Coach Sammie Smith talks about the life and Legacy of Reverend Dr Martin Luther King, Jr from his vantage point as the Old Miss Football Program Life Coach. Ole Miss and Oxford, Ms. were at the center of resistance to racial integration in the early 1960's. Sammie talks about life today at Old Miss and Oxford and the contrast between 1962 when efforts at desegregation were resisted with violence. Coach Jeff Rolson reflects on another successful football season at Apopka High and being awarded the Coach of the Year honor by the Orlando Touchdown Club.

Frank Pomarico, Tri-Captain of the 1973 Notre Dame National Champions and author of the book, "Ara's Knights".

Talkin' Old School recaps the 2021 College Football National Championship Game with Gator Great Shane Matthews, 2-time SEC Player of the Year and Frank Pomarico, Tri-Captain of the 1973 Notre Dame National Champions and author of the book "Ara's Knights, Coach Ara Parseghian and the Golden Era of Notre Dame Football".

Army West Point Hall of Fame QB Leamon Hall talks about the tradition of the Army-Navy Series and his experiences as Army starting QB from 1975-77; Apopka Blue Darter Football Coach Jeff Rolson also joined us to talk about the Blue Darters 21-0 victory over Treasure Coast in the Class 8-A Semi-Final and Apopka's upcoming State Championship Game vs Venice High School on 12/18.

Author Terry Frei, author of the book "Third Down and A War To Go" joins us to tell the story of the 1942 Wisconsin Badgers Football team. After posting an 8-1-1 record and #3 AP Poll National Ranking, the majority of the 1942 Badgers went off to fight WWII. Author Terry Frei's Father, former Oregon Head Coach Jerry Frei, was one of them. Only learning of his Father's WW II service and a little about the 1942 Badgers late in his Father's life, Terry Frei was inspired to embark on the journey of finding out about these young men of 1942, who were both typical carefree college football players from a simpler era, and, ultimately heroes who fought and won a war to save the free world. His award winning book, "Third Down and a War To Go" tells their story.

We talk College Football Coaching Madness with, Wayne Hogan, longtime, respected FSU Athletic Administrator Wayne Hogan; AND Florida High School Football Playoffs with Apopka Head Coach Jeff Rolson and Jones High Head Coach Elijah Williams.

This show features the historic 1970 Bishop Moore Hornets State Football Champions, the city of Orlando's first state football Championship. Our guests share great insights and never before revealed insights about that Championship Season--QB Mike Malatesta, DB Bob Niemi, RB Pat Coady, LB Scott Whitmer, TE John Icardi AND Jan Nelson, wife of Legendary Head Coach Harry "The Hornet" Nelson! The last season before the event that change life forever in Central Florida--the opening of Walt Disney World. 

We discuss the 2021 Class of the Lake Brantley High School Hall of Fame with Athletic Director Jerri Kelly, Coach Brian Shafer and Brian Keyes, longtime teacher and voice of the Lake Brantley Patriots.

Former FSU WR Kevin Knox of the 1993 FSU National Champions shares insights about being recruited by and playing for Coach Bobby Bowden and we also replay segments of our interview with Coach Bowden and Co-Host Sammie Smith from October of 2019. Coach Bowden talks about turning around the 4-29 program he inherited and taking the program to Elite status with a record 14 Top-5 finishes in the AP poll from 1987-2000. Sammie Smith shares about the impact of his personal relationship with Coach Bowden, from being recruited as a high school player to their life long friendship. 

Joseph Zagorski, author of the book "The NFL in the 1970's, The NFL's Greatest Decade" talks about the many things that made the NFL in the 1970's such great entertainment for fans and gives insights into his upcoming book about the 1973 Buffalo Bills. In the second half, new Oviedo Lions Head Coach Greg Odierno talks about taking over the Lions program and his goals for building the program; and, in the last segment, Lake Brantley Patriots Head Coach Dave Delfiacco talks about the Lake Brantley program and their goals for the 2021 season.