This Day in Philly Sports History - April 24, 2025

It's NFL Draft time! The first round kicks off tonight and the Eagles hold the #32 pick but what will they do? The Phillies were swept out of New York yesterday after the bullpen couldn't hold the lead in the 10th. We run our Flyers and Sixers Tankathon simulations and the Penn Relays start today.Today's Question of the Day is "If you were Howie Roseman, what would you do today at #32?"We continue to look at the best Eagles Draft Picks by round today looking at the best 7th rounders including a Hall of Fame receiver.On this day in 1967 the Sixers won the NBA Championship beating the Warriors in game 6 125-122. The Sixers had replaced the Warriors in Philly in 1963. The Eagles also drafted Jalen Hurts on this day in 2020.The 2025 Induction Class for the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame is set.  Here’s who got in https://www.philadelphiasportshalloffame.org/Meet Lenny Wagner, the author of “Playing with the Best: One Man’s Journey through the Golden Age of Sports.  The book chronicles the amazing life of Walter French who won both an World Series and NFL Championship.For more information about Lenny or Walter go to https://www.playingwiththebest.comLeave your text or voicemail thoughts and opinions on the Back to the Phuture Voice/Text Line @ 267-495-8531Check out Phillygoat.com for all of your Philly apparel needs. Use the promo code JIMMONTGOMERY for 10% off of your order The Clashing Conferences Podcast brings together the everyday passion of REAL fans and their not so friendly friends for the purpose of real life sports entertainment.  Available wherever you get your pods and on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGLVSg7IjPpQ93iTUPb-KIgCheck out the Philly Sports History Portal for access to the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame New Digital Archive https://sites.google.com/phillyhall.org/phillysportshistory