Recently, TGR caught up with former Jewish MLBer Norm Miller. Miller played mainly for the Astros and finished his career in 1974 with the Atlanta Braves. He played with Hank Aaron and was there when he hit the home run to break Babe Ruth’s record (you might recognize Ruth from our homepage…the guy with the…
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Interview: Bucknell’s Bryan Cohen
Many of us haven’t heard too much from Bucknell since their upset of Kansas in 2005. But for TGR readers there is another reason to follow Bison and his name is Bryan Cohen. Cohen had a solid 8ppg last season and this year looks to improve. We caught up with Cohen who graciously gave us…
Interview: Former Cornell Star Jon Jaques
One could argue that last year’s Jewish story of the year was Cornell’s run in the NCAA tournament. What a run they had to the Sweet 16. Not only were they fun to watch and a shock to the world, but the team had 3 Jewish ball players. Finally we were able to get a…
Interview with Arizona Wildcat Jake Baratz
Now this is a Wildcats team Lute Olsen would be proud of. Unfortunately for basketball fans it is the Arizona football that is excelling. Is Arizona becoming a football school? Maybe. We found Jake Baratz a Red Shirt Freshman (with a Jewish father) and asked him all about the team and his football career. Jake…
Interview with Bring It In
Thanks to TGR fan Amiel Hersh (yes former Hartford Student Body President) for bringing this organization to our attention. Check out our interview with Bring It In. Interview: 1) Can you tell The Great Rabbino fans a little bit about yourself? I am a sports based youth development professional. The last three years I have…
Interview: Jewish Sports Hall of Famer Shawn Lipman
Recently TGR caught up with arguably the greatest Jewish rugby player of all time. That’s right rugby. If you haven’t played or seen rugby you should. It is brutal. Real tough athletes who lay it all on the line. Thank you to our correspondent Rabbi Erez Sherman for setting this up. INTERVIEW 1) Tell the…