Gary Bender, a 1962 University of Wichita graduate and long-time sports broadcaster, joins the podcast to talk about his career, calling Shocker games in the 1960s and how Mary Jane Teall and Bill Parcells shaped his path.
We talk about broadcast partners such as Dick Vermeil, Johnny Unitas and John Madden. We also discuss how he created his own broadcasts as youngster to kill time while driving a tractor on the family farm.
He majored in speech and played football for the Shockers.