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Many think he should be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Afterall, he's one of only four defensive players on the NFL 1970's All-Decade team not in Canton and the only corner back on that same list without a bust. But to Louis Wright, all that matters is what his teammates thought of him. He grew up in California and gravitated to track and football in high school. He spent one year at Arizona State where he was moved from his high school position of defensive end to defensive back. As Louis says he “partied” his way out of ASU after one year and returned home to attend junior college where he ran track and sat on the bench for the football team. He got back to a Division One school when San Jose State offered him a track scholarship. Then a very smart assistant football coach saw him running and convinced him to join the football team. He rode the pine again, until the Spartans played ASU (coincidentally) and Louis was called in for a play. He made a spectacular tackle and never sat on the bench again. The Broncos chose Louis with the 17th overall pick in the 1975 draft. His 12-year career with the Broncos included accolades like 5 Pro Bowls, 4 First-Team All-Pro, Ring of Fame, 50th Anniversary Team, two Super Bowl appearances, 26 career interceptions and 11 fumble recoveries. His stats are not as high as other DB's because quarterbacks feared what might happen if they threw his way, so many times they didn't. After he retired, Louis finished his degree and eventually earned his teaching certificate as well. He recently retired from 28 years of teaching and coaching in the Denver area. He continues to run (in his 70's), stay in touch with teammates and keep his humble attitude.
It's hard to believe a 2-time All-Big 10 safety who was a part of four Rose Bowls and two Super Bowls didn't have football on his radar until high school. Mike Harden loved track growing up and his speed was impressive. So much so, when he was in 9th grade, his track coach (who was also an assistant football coach at the high school) had him run for the head football coach. It took two 40-yard dashes for the coach to proclaim Mike was his new starting free safety. He learned the game quick and by the end of high school had multiple big-name schools knocking on his door. He chose Michigan where he turned heads on the football field and graduated with a Political Science and Communications degree. He wouldn't need the degree for a while because the Broncos drafted him in 1980 and Mike found himself in a defensive backfield with Louis Wright, Billy Thompson and Steve Foley. For 9 seasons he taunted Broncos opponents at cornerback, safety and free safety racking up 33 interceptions, 4 touchdowns and 11 fumble recoveries. In 1989, he was cut and picked up by the Raiders where he had 5 picks and 3 fumble recoveries over 2 seasons. Mike's body told him it was time to be done after the 1990 season and he tried a variety of professions including the restaurant business and real estate. He also started to live a little too large and got into legal trouble for fraud. While serving time in a halfway house, Mike realized he needed to head in a different direction. He got his master's degree and for 8 years counseled people dealing with addition at the Serenity at Stout Street Foundation. He's completely retired now and serves on the board of the Denver Broncos Alumni Association.
For the upcoming sports officer elections, BurnSport sat down with the candidates Megan Clibbens, Cat Hardiman and Annie Testarr to discuss their manifestos and campaigns. Interviews by Bella Shepherd-Evans, Louis Wright and Aidan Clarke.
I am beyond excited to share this special first episode of Beer Stories hosted by my good friends Mischa Smith and Alex Violette from Pasteur Street Brewing Company and produced by me at Seven Million Bikes Podcasts.This is a combination of two major passions for me, podcasting and craft beer. I cannot thank Alex and Mischa enough for putting their trust, faith, and patience in me to get this off the ground, and I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we did making it. And of course, as always, a massive, massive, massive thank you to Louis Wright for all of his support for what I do, I literally couldn't do it without. So check out the first episode of Beer Stories here on A Vietnam podcast.It's gonna be a special PodSwap and we're gonna do more of these over the coming months. There will be new episodes every week, so make sure you go on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get podcasts. This is for beer enthusiasts, not beer snobs. So if you love beer, you'll love this podcast. Enjoy the podcast.--------------------------------------------------------------------In Episode 1 of Beer Stories, Mischa talks to Alex about his craft beer journey, where it all started, Brown Ales, Walter White, favourite beer styles, his Mount Rushmore of beers, the Vietnamese Craft Beer Industry, legacies, and his decision to bring his family back to Vietnam after two years back home in the USA. We also debut our first running segment of the podcast - Fact or Fiction, where Mischa makes some statements about Alex's life, or beers in general, and he confirms or denies. Cheers! Learn more about Pasteur Street Brewing Co.Follow us on Facebook.Leave your review here! Join the community here and get a free ticket to a show!Support the showThese are the programs we use to create Did that really happen? These are affiliate links so they will give us a small commission, only if you sign up , and at no extra cost to you! You'll be directly supporting Seven Million Bikes too.NordVPN | Descript | Buzzsprout | Canva | Fiverr | 10 Web
In this episode of Sports the NEMO Way we bring the Denver Broncos to the table for discussion.
From 1976 to 1982, the Denver Broncos featured a 3-4 defense, nicknamed the Orange Crush, that was as good a defensive unit as the NFL has ever experienced. A hard hitting, fearless crew from front to back, the Orange Crush starred football legends including Lyle Alzado, Randy Gradishar, Tom Jackson, Louis Wright and Billy Thompson. They were led by Defensive Coordinator, Joe Collier, one of the great coordinators in NFL history and became the driving force behind the Broncos first trip to the Super Bowl, Super Bowl 12 in early 1978 against the Dallas Cowboys in New Orleans. Visit Truthplusmedia.com for more info!
In today's podcast we have Louis Wright from TGF on, where we talk about growing up, toxic relationships, talk about his journey into YouTube as well as the interesting story of how he met the Jay Swingler and Romell from TGF and how he got involved with the boys. We also talk about his new song coming out as well as his music journey.
As we consistently chant here at Connects: authenticity is key. So, you’ll see why we align with TikTok native Louis Wright, who believes there’s no better asset than originality. Joining us for TikTok Ten today, Louis shares his insider knowledge on how best to use the platform, and why there’s no such thing as “failure”. To watch our full TikTok focus-group film, featuring 35 expert creators, head hereTo follow @itsyourboylouis on TikTok, head hereAnd, of course, if you want to know more about SEEN Connects, check us out here: https://seenconnects.com/ You can also email us directly at info@seenconnects.com
Welcome back to our newest podcast, "Broncos Country Throwback." In this series, long-time head of PR Jim Saccomano will chat with Broncos alumni to hear stories from their playing days and beyond. In this episode, Jim talks with Ring of Fame cornerback Louis Wright about his draft process in 1975 and re-lives some of the best moments of the five-time Pro Bowler's career. Like "Broncos Country Thowback"? Subscribe to the Broncos Audio Zone on iTunes, TuneIn, Stitcher or Spotify, and leave us a review!
Welcome back to our newest podcast, "Broncos Country Throwback." In this series, long-time head of PR Jim Saccomano will chat with Broncos alumni to hear stories from their playing days and beyond. In this episode, Jim talks with Ring of Fame cornerback Louis Wright about his draft process in 1975 and re-lives some of the best moments of the five-time Pro Bowler's career. Like "Broncos Country Thowback"? Subscribe to the Broncos Audio Zone on iTunes, TuneIn, Stitcher or Spotify, and leave us a review!
Episode 15 of the Talk Gin Podcast. Hosted by James Sutherland - 56 North with todays guests Ben Stewart from Wemyss Malts (Darnley's Gin / Kingsbarn Whisky) and Louis Wright from Highland Liquor Company (7 Crofts Gin) We cover both guests history and journey into their current roles and the companies they currently work for.
Episode 6 of the Talk Gin Podcast. Hosted by James Sutherland - 56 North with co-host Sean Murphy writer of the new Gin Galore book (out now!) and Louis Wright from Kirkjuvagr Gin to talk about his journey from Edinburgh University history graduated to distiller and the new distillery & visit centre on Orkney.
Fatback Band - Backstrockin' Edit By Petko Turner The Fatback Band (later, simply Fatback) is an American funk and disco band. Most popular in the 1970s and 1980s, The Fatback Band is most known for their R&B hits, "(Do The) Spanish Hustle", "I Like Girls", "Gotta Get My Hands on Some (Money)", "Backstrokin'" and "I Found Lovin". Their 1979 single "King Tim III (Personality Jock)" is sometimes considered the first hip hop single. Formed in New York City in 1970, The Fatback Band was the concept of Bill Curtis, an experienced session drummer, inspired to merge the "fatback" jazz beat of New Orleans into a funk band. In addition to Curtis, the band's initial line-up included guitarist Johnny King, bassist Johnny Flippin, trumpet player George Williams, saxophonist Earl Shelton, flautist George Adams, and keyboardist Gerry Thomas. The band specialized in playing "street funk". The group also later included conga player Wayne Woolford, vocalists Jayne and Gerry, Deborah Cooper saxophonist Fred Demerey, guitarist Louis Wright and George Victory. The Fatback Band signed to Perception Records and had a hit single that summer with "Street Dance". The single reached the Top 30 on the US Billboard R&B chart, but failed to cross over to the pop chart, a pattern the group would follow for the rest of their career. The band released the albums Let's Do It Again, People Music, and Feel My Soul before signing to Event Records in 1974. In the mid-1970s, the band incorporated jazz elements and moved more towards a disco sound resulting in the singles, "Keep On Steppin'", "Yum, Yum (Give Me Some)", and "(Are You Ready) Do The Bus Stop". The singles proved popular in dance clubs, but did not do as well on R&B chart until the spring of 1976 when "(Do The) Spanish Hustle" came close to the Top Ten. "(Are You Ready) Do The Bus Stop" birthed the development of line dancing.[citation needed] Now recording for Spring/Polydor, the group continued with the singles, "Party Time", "The Booty", and "Double Dutch". Late 1977 brought a name change to Fatback, and in 1978 they found their first Top Ten single with "I Like Girls". The song "King Tim III (Personality Jock)" is often considered to be the first commercially released rap single, having shipped just a week before The Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight" in October 1979.[2] In 1980, Fatback had a pair of their biggest hits with "Gotta Get My Hands On Some (Money)" and "Backstrokin'". Also finding the charts in the 1980s were "Take It Any Way You Can't It", "I Found Lovin'", and "Spread Love", with singer Evelyn Thomas, in 1985. Whilst American pop success proved elusive, the group made regular appearances in the UK Singles Chart, including the Top Ten twice with "(Do The) Spanish Hustle" and "I Found Lovin'".[3] Keyboardist Gerry Thomas was simultaneously a member of The Jimmy Castor Bunch, so the band elected to remain close to the New York area instead of extensive touring. They had substantial success in South America, especially in Brazil (with "Money", and "Backstrokin'").