Former Michigan University athletic trainer Dave Ralston on stories from his time with the Fab Five
Sports Spectrum Podcast
Sports Spectrum
4.9 • 684 Ratings
🗓️ 3 April 2023
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Dave Ralston was the former athletic trainer at the University of Michigan from 1990-1996. During his time with the Wolverines, he was a part of two National Champion runner-ups in 1992 and 1993, led the Fab Five of Chris Webber, Juwan Howard, Jalen Rose, Ray Jackson and Jimmy King.
Dave's new book "Fabulous: My Journey with the Fab Five" releases April 4, 2023.
Today on the podcast, we talk to Dave Ralston about his time with Michigan and hear some incredible stories of inside access with the famed "Fab Five" and being a part of two national champion runner-up teams.
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| 1:22.5 | Welcome into the Sports Spectrum podcast, |
| 1:25.7 | where we bring Jesus into the sports conversation. |
| 1:29.2 | Here's your host for today, Jason Romano. |
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