• I Played, Too

  • Written by: Rob Adler
  • Podcast

I Played, Too

Written by: Rob Adler
  • Summary

  • I Played, Too is a podcast featuring relatives, athletes, musicians and entertainers who also had careers. You might know the last name but perhaps not the first. This podcast aims to let them tell their stories. (Also, from time to time, we'll talk to celebrities outside those realms who might have performed as well.) Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rob-adler/support
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Episodes
  • Isaac Nurse (nephew of Donovan McNabb; brother of Sarah Nurse; cousin to Kia Nurse and Darnell Nurse)
    Sep 25 2024

    This week, hockey player Isaac Nurse joins the show. Isaac talks about playing at the University of New Brunswick which includes going unbeaten in 2023-2024 and winning back-to-back University Cup championships, being from such an athletic family(some of his relatives include Donovan McNabb, Kia, Sarah and Darnell Nurse) winning an OHL title with his hometown Hamilton Bulldogs, car rides with his family going to games, his final season of junior hockey being cut short due to Covid, attending Dallas Stars development camp in 2023, signing with the Florida Everblades in the ECHL, and more. Tune in now!

    If you would like to support the podcast monetarily, go here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Played, Too • A podcast on Spotify for Podcasters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    And, if you want to learn more about the host and author Rob Adler and his career, check out his book here:

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Hammered Hank: And Other True Stories From The Worldwide Leader: Adler, Rob: 9781980219613: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


    --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rob-adler/support
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    36 mins
  • Neil Villapiano (nephew of Phil Villapiano)
    Sep 11 2024
    This week on the I Played, Too podcast, hockey writer and The Devils State of Mind podcast host Neil Villapiano, whose uncle Phil Villapiano was a four-time Pro Bowl linebacker and was a member of the Oakland Raiders Super Bowl XI-winning team, joins the show. Neil talks about how his love of hockey and the New Jersey Devils began, his family's homemade wine making, playing a year of high school hockey as a goaltender, writing for The Hockey Writers and FanSided, his favorite NHL goalie mask, some of his favorite interviews, being the public address announcer for several teams, the important tip Brendan van Riemsdyk (a former guest on the podcast, too) gave for becoming a better goalie, why his dad's pizza is his favorite and so much more. Tune in now!! If you would like to support the podcast monetarily, go here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rob-adler/support And, if you want to learn more about the host and author Rob Adler and his career, check out his book here: https://www.amazon.com/Hammered-Hank-Stories-Worldwide-Leader/dp/1980219613 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rob-adler/support
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    42 mins
  • Connor Krug (grandson of Dick Vitale)
    Sep 4 2024

    Duke tennis player Connor Krug, whose grandfather is the legendary ESPN college basketball voice Dick Vitale, joins the show. Connor talks about meeting his idol Roger Federer at Wimbledon, losing to his brother Jake and not getting the poster he wanted, playing doubles with Ben Shelton in juniors, his biggest wins in junior and college tennis, Durham being a foodie town, what he's learned from watching his grandfather's battle with cancer, the close relationship he still has with his junior coaches, and much more. Tune in now!

    If you would like to support the podcast monetarily, go here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Played, Too • A podcast on Spotify for Podcasters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    And, if you want to learn more about the host and author Rob Adler and his career, check out his book here:

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Hammered Hank: And Other True Stories From The Worldwide Leader: Adler, Rob: 9781980219613: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


    --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rob-adler/support
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    40 mins

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