We remember Steve 'Mongo' McMichael (Hour 1)

Spiegel & Holmes Show

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4.6 • 632 Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes opened their show by reflecting on the life and legacy of Bears great Steve "Mongo" McMichael, who passed away Wednesday at age 67. After that, they discussed Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong's hot hitting. Later, Dan Pompei of The Athletic joined the show to share his favorite memories of McMichael.

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0:00.0	Spiegel and Holmes.
0:01.8	Okay, here we go, sports fans.
0:04.2	Afternoons on the score.
0:05.8	The bear defense has become very well-known, but just in case you don't know them, Hampton, McMichael, Perry, and Dent start up front.
0:13.3	Steve McMichael is one of those tough guys, you know, that plays that middle in there with those guys, takes on guys, does stuff in the trenches, fighter, scrapper.
0:22.3	Better known in the locker room as Mongo.
0:24.2	Mongo, Santa Maria.
0:27.1	My nickname in college was Bam Bam, and it's not because I would club you on the field,
0:31.2	it's because I bounced at a strip joint with a baseball bat.
0:34.2	Second and eight Kramer's back again.
0:35.7	This time, Kramer will not get away from McMichael.
0:38.6	Kramer is down, tucked by McMichael.
0:40.7	They've been pressuring almost every play.
0:42.6	So there we go.
0:43.2	Steve McMichael says he's number one.
0:45.3	We'll just know where the cameras are.
0:46.7	Yeah.
0:47.3	And Dickerson is hit behind the line of scrimmage by Steve McMichael and the Rams will have to punt.
0:53.3	Snow continues. by Steve McMichael and the Rams will have to punt. The snow continues and the crowd continues to yell.
0:56.0	They'll play either Miami or New England, but whoever they play is going to have their hands full.
1:02.0	After Buddy said, you'll always be my heroes and walked out, Steve McMichael got up immediately and got the chair and threw it through the black pool.
1:09.0	Nobody on the face of this earth
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