This week we are sending out dreams of spring and early tee times on the weekend. Tim sits down with Nate McCoy to talk all things golf and life after you start carrying your own bag. The former Cyclone and pro golfer shares his perspective on the game, his career, and his decision to make a career in golf without the clubs in his hands.
Read MoreRole players come in all shapes and sizes. And sometimes, they have to change their shapes and sizes to fit their roles. So as you fill up on Christmas goodies and homecooked meals, just pretend you are getting yourself ready for a new challenge. Ryan Harklau went from being a 3 sport star at Humboldt High School to working through the dark days of the Dan McCarney era. Harklau has never stopped chasing down experiences in and around sports. Today he is still very involved with the Iowa State Cyclones and gets to stay about as close to the game as you can get.
Read MoreNeil and Tim discuss the CyHawk showdown this Saturday, Albert Pujols, Aaron Judge, and the new King of England.
Read MoreThis week’s Moonlighter made a career out of knowing how to play his role. On the court, he was a deadeye sharpshooter and gritty defender for Fred Hoiberg and the Cyclones. And while Scott Christopherson isn’t technically an Iowan, he certainly became a favorite adopted son. Tim and Scott sit down this week to talk about all things-Cyclone basketball ahead of this weekend’s Big 12 Men’s Basketball Tourney.
Read MoreWith the modern game so focused on scoring, a pass-first point guard almost seems like a relic. This week Tim sits down with one of the all-time great point guards in Iowa State history who just happens to be one of Tim’s childhood heroes - Jacy Holloway.
Read MoreThis week’s Moonlighter is a Cyclone legend. Larry Corrigan did just about everything for the Cyclones. His career in Cardinal and Gold spanned the early 1970s as a player and then as a coach in the 1980s. Corrigan was an All-American pitcher and catcher, set the Cyclone record for batting average, and then set the record for wins in a season as a coach. Now the Cyclone Hall of Famer sits down to talk about life in baseball and seeing the game from just about every angle.
Read MoreAs Iowa prepares for America to turn her eyes back to the heartland on Saturday morning, we welcome in two of the greatest athletes to ever come out of the Livermore-Twin River Valley-Bode portion of Humboldt county. Greg Lempke and Dallas Clark have been connected almost as long as Dallas has been alive, but the Cyclone and Hawkeye farm-boys-at-heart share many Moonlight characteristics as well.
Read MoreMarch Madness is in full swing and this week Tim sits down with a Cyclone who has seen just about every side of college basketball. Klay Edwards grew up in small-town eastern Iowa but found his home in Ames. During his time in the cardinal and gold, he saw the end of Johnny Orr’s career, the Tim Floyd era, and the start of the Eustachy years. His Cyclones won the last Big 8 Conference tourney, played in the NCAA tournament a few times, and saw several changes in the program.
Read MoreMost of our Moonlighters come on the pod to share tales of the glory days. They relive the season or game that made their career. They can philosophize about the moments that made them love sports and the life lessons that the world of sports taught them. It isn’t often that we get a guy on the mic whose biggest accomplishments on the wrestling mat might still be in front of him.
Read MoreOne of our favorite Moonlighters returns to the pod this week to cover the many unique projects he has going on. Many listeners will remember Paul Shirley from his Cyclone playing days in the late 1990s and early 2000s or his travels as a basketball player for 12 separate ball clubs. More recently though, Paul Shirley has made a name for himself as a writer.
Read MoreSeason 10 opens with a guy who has a story or two to tell. Over the course of 45 years Steve Loney has seen just about everything at every level of football and always comes home to his passion for Iowa State football. Loney brings some of his favorite stories and insights from the sideline and to the Moonlight Graham Show.
Read MoreWinning is great. Winning a lot is impressive. Winning championships makes it so people know your name. But very few people reach a level of success such that their name becomes synonymous with dominance in a sport. Dan Gable is wrestling in Iowa. Gable’s name is so closely intertwined with wrestling that we often see grapplers named Gable; notably, #2 heavyweight Gable Stevenson of Minnesota looks to cap his dominant freshman season with a national title this week. In episode 101, Tim converses with a living legend of the sport.
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