This Day in Philly Sports History - April 29, 2025

It's Tuesday so it's time for some positivity/motivation. We continue our look at the 5 harsh truths we all need to accept in life. The Eagles visited the White House to celebrate their Super Bowl win. The Phillies return to action tonight against the Nationals at Citizen's Bank Park and we continue our look at the best draft picks in Eagles history.Today's Question of the Day is "Is Lesean McCoy a Hall of Famer?"Today we spotlight the best 2nd Round draft picks in Eagles history including 2 Hall of Famers and one possible future Hall of Famer.On this day in 1981 Steve Carlton became the 6th pitcher and first left-hander to strike out 3,000 batters in MLB history in the Phillies 6-2 win over the Expos.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