The Old Broadcasts That Made Baseball Feel Like a Sunday Ritual

South Texas Sports Memories

The Old Broadcasts That Made Baseball Feel Like a Sunday Ritual

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Show Notes:
This second episode of Season 2 features Manuel Flores and Randy Lynch looking back at memorable South Texas sports stories from the 1960s through the 1970s. They revisit standout baseball teams, high school football, classic sports broadcasts, and the legacy of Texas A&I Javelina athletics, including the 1961 New York Yankees, the 1976 Corpus Christi Connie Mack national championship team, and the 1962 Javelina football team. The conversation also explores the growth of South Texas baseball and changing college athletics before closing with current updates from Gregory-Portland High School and Texas A&M-Kingsville.

Key topics include:
• Memories of the 1961 New York Yankees, including Roger Maris, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra and Whitey Ford
• Classic Falstaff’s Game of the Week broadcasts featuring Dizzy Dean and Pee Wee Reese
• The 1976 Corpus Christi Boys and Girls Club Connie Mack national championship team
• Richard Elizondo, Lewis Whetstone and Kevin Adams and their roles on the championship team
• The growth of organized fall and winter baseball leagues in Corpus Christi
• The 1962 Texas A&I Javelina football team and its four All-Americans
• The changing landscape of Texas college athletics from the NAIA era to today
• UTRGV baseball and basketball and the legacy of Pan American
• Gregory-Portland football and the current South Texas sports scene
• Texas A&M-Kingsville’s win over Eastern New Mexico

Host Biographies

1. Manuel Flores: A South Texas native born and raised in Hebbronville. He is a former sports writer for the San Antonio Express, Dallas Morning News, and the Corpus Christi Caller-Times. He has also hosted sports radio shows and provided play-by-play for high school games.
2. Randy Lynch: Former alumni director at Texas A&I in the 1970s and a former color commentator for the “Andy and Randy show” alongside Andy Cook.

The hosts are eager to hear your stories! If you have a memory of a specific player or team you’d like them to cover, email Manuel Flores at manuelf78407@yahoo.com.

Producer: Chris Doelle, Lone Star Podcast Network.