This Day in Philly Sports History - March 20, 2025

It's the first day of Spring and March Madness! The Sixers lost to the Thunder last night and remained tied for the 5th spot in the draft lottery. The Flyers are in action tonight against the Capitals and we talk March Madness.Today's Question of the Day is "Do you prefer March Madness or the Super Bowl (assuming the Eagles aren't playing)?Today's Big 5 Women's Hall of Fame Spotlight is on Kim Foley from St. Joe's.On this day in 1954 the La Salle Explorers beat Bradley 92-67 to win the National Championship. They were led by All-American Tom Gola who had 19 points and 19 boards as La Salle won the Big 5's first NCAA Tournament title.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.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 Checkout the Philly Sports History Portal for access to the Philadelphia Sports Hallof Fame New Digital Archive https://sites.google.com/phillyhall.org/phillysportshistory