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EPISODE · Sep 4, 2025 · 2 MIN

Sports Get Wild Week: “Steady” Ed Headrick, the “Father of Disc Golf”

from Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson · host Brady Carlson

This week we're replaying some of our favorite episodes when the world of sports went off course. In this episode from June 2021, the story of a guy who took two sports and fused them into one: Ed Headrick, known today as the Father of Disc Golf. Plus: an exhibit highlights the original rainbow Pride flag, the one Gilbert Baker designed for San Francisco’s Gay Freedom Day Parade in 1978.The Father of Disc Golf (Disc Golf Association)History of disc golf (part 1): the early days (Murray Ledger)The Original Pride Flag Is Now on Display in a San Francisco Museum (Travel and Leisure)Keep our show flying as a backer on Patreon!

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