David Fleming: The Wild Stories of the NFL’s Lost Teams

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🗓️ 25 October 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Ross is joined by author David Fleming to discuss his books, "Breaker Boys: The NFL's Greatest Team and the Stolen 1925 Championship" and "A BIG MESS IN TEXAS - The Miraculous, Disastrous 1952 Dallas Texans and The Craziest Untold Story in NFL History." Breaker Boys discusses the Pottsville Maroons, one of the original NFL teams, and the curse of the Arizona Cardinals. Ross & Dave discuss the historic franchise, and share some incredible stories about the team and their town. Download the DraftKings Sports Book App and use code ROSS! Connect with the Pod Website - https://www.rosstucker.com Become A Patron - https://www.patreon.com/RTMedia Podcast Twitter - https://twitter.com/RossTuckerPod Podcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rosstuckerpod/ Ross Twitter - https://twitter.com/RossTuckerNFL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to Draft Kings Network.
0:08.1	Pottsville goes down to Philadelphia.
0:10.6	They beat up the poor Notre Dame for Horsemen.
0:14.1	They win that game, and it really helps put the NFL on the map.
0:19.3	You're tuned in to the Ross Tucker Football Podcast, guiding your gridiron journey,
0:23.9	none other than your host, former NFL lineman, Ross Tucker.
0:32.0	Oh, yeah, it is.
0:34.7	But it's not just any. Ross Tucker Football Podcast.
0:38.8	It is a Saturday sit down, which a lot of you are really enjoying,
0:43.4	primarily because typically not as time sensitive.
0:47.5	So you can go back and listen or watch YouTube.com slash Ross Tucker NFL,
0:53.7	this episode, whenever you want.
0:56.2	Today we've got Dave Fleming, who has written a couple of incredible books about professional
1:03.3	football. One I have read, one I haven't yet. And the one that I have read might be the reason
1:09.1	why the Arizona Cardinals have not won a championship in a hundred years.
1:15.2	Dave will explain momentarily.
1:17.9	There is a decent amount of news that happened on Friday.
1:21.3	So maybe this show is a little bit more time sensitive than typical.
1:24.8	We'll get to that later on in the show after the interview.
1:28.4	Plus, I do have some winners for those of you that spread the word via social media
1:32.8	or take advantage of any of the glorious sponsors you hear on the show
1:37.1	or just make a YouTube comment after you subscribe to YouTube.com
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