This Day in Philly Sports History - March 19, 2025

Happy Hump Day! Brandon Graham officially retired after 15 years with the Eagles yesterday. We salute BG and what he meant to the team. The Sixers are back in action tonight and Cristopher Sanchez looked sharp again.Today's Question of the Day is "Is BG's strip sack the biggest play in Eagles history?"Today's Women's Big 5 Hall of Fame spotlight is on Shelly Pennefather.March 19 was not the best day in Big 5 history. In 1955 LaSalle lost their bid to win back-to-back titles losing to San Francisco in the title game. Then in 2000 #2 Temple was upset by #10 Seton Hall in the 2nd Round thanks to Ty Shine.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.March 19 at Riverside Historical Society @7pm and April 8 at Mount Laurel Historical Society @7pm For more information about Lenny or Walter go to https://www.playingwiththebest.com Leave your text or voicemail thoughts and opinions on the Back to the Phuture Voice/Text Line @ 267-495-8531 Check 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-KIg Check 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