Hanni and The 'Hawks

Hanni and The 'Hawks - Cade Baldridge & Tyson LeBlanc

On this week’s edition of “Hanni and the ‘Hawks”, Brian sits down with two stars from the nationally ranked KU Baseball team. Cade Baldridge and Tyson LeBlanc comprise one of the best middle-infields in America and have the Jayhawks enjoying one of the best seasons in school history. Brian talks with the tandem about their journey to Kansas, what sold them on Coach Fitz and the KU culture, as well as discussing the team’s recent rise to national prominence. The duo also plays along with a fun Q-n-A game identifying some of their favorite teammates and coaches who stand out in a variety of ways. If you’ve caught Jayhawk Baseball fever amidst this season of remarkable success, this week’s interview is for you. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Hanni and The 'Hawks - David Lawrence

On this week’s episode of “Hanni and the ‘Hawks,”  Brian sits down with former Jayhawk football player and legendary Kansas broadcaster, David Lawrence, to look back on his nearly 50 years behind the mic of Kansas Athletics.   The two talk about David’s original path to Kansas as a tight end and offensive lineman in the late 1970’s, and then how he got his big break as a broadcaster with Tom Hedrick in the early ‘80’s.  Lawrence describes playing for Don Fambrough, the challenge of jugging both coaching and broadcasting ambitions and what’s ensued in a storied career of both.   David also relives some of his biggest moments on the mic and names off the favorite players and teams he’s covered in 45 years as the KU football color analyst, 26 years doing men’s basketball pre and postgame and nearly a decade of women’s basketball color analysis as well.   Enjoy all those stories as well as his thoughts on the future of Kansas Football on this week’s episode of “Hanni and the ‘Hawks.” See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Hanni and The 'Hawks - Calvin Thompson

March Madness is upon us and on this episode of “Hanni & the ‘Hawks” one of the key pieces of KU’s 1986 Final Four team, Calvin Thompson, drops by to reminisce on that special 35-4 season that culminated in Larry Brown’s first trip to the Final Four.   Calvin shares insights on Ted Owens and JoJo White first recruited him to Kansas from nearby Wyandotte High School, as well as what it was like being coached by Larry Brown and his legendary staff of young assistants. “Pony” also educates the listener on the storied careers of 1980’s stars like Danny Manning, Ron Kellogg, Greg Dreiling, Cedric Hunter and more. Finally, Calvin shares his perspective on the most important ingredients to winning in March: great guard Play and a little bit of good fortune.       See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Hanni and the Hawks -Keith Langford

On this week‘s edition of “Hanni and the ‘Hawks,” the #8 scorer in the history of Kansas Basketball, Keith Langford, joins Brian to relive some of the biggest moments of his KU career.  The two talk about Langford’s journey to KU and what it was like playing for both Roy Williams and Bill Self. They also revisit KU’s run to the 2003 title game and Langford’s game-winner on New Year’s Day vs Georgia Tech.  Keith also shares some untold stories of his stellar career overseas and discusses his place in Kansas history. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Hanni and the 'Hawks - Scooter Barry

In this episode, Brian sits down with a member of the 1988 National Championship team, Scooter Barry. Scooter hails from a legendary basketball family, as the son of Hall of Famer, Rick Barry. Between, Scooter, his brothers and his dad, the Barry boys have a combined 63 seasons of professional basketball experience, 3 NBA titles, 1 Olympic gold and 1 NCAA Championship – Scooter’s, as a member of that “Danny and the Miracles” team. Scooter relives that legendary run in the spring of 1988, and talks about what it was like to play for Larry Brown and alongside KU’s all-time leading scorer, Danny Manning. He also shares memories of playing for a young Roy Williams who took over in the fall of 1988. All of that plus the explanation of how he got the nickname “Scooter” on this week’s Hanni & the 'Hawk's See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.