Ep. 14: Interview with Bill Reardon - Gallery and Hurley Unfiltered: Iowa Football Rewind
Description
Brion and Nick interview another teammate, center and long snapper Billy Reardon. We covered a lot of random topics, from being a walk-on to influencing Jason Kelce to his near miss opportunity with the Chicago Bears.
Some of the topics we discussed:
* His brief conversation with Coach Fry on his visit
* His connection to Iowa
* Reliving the 1996 season wins
* The feeling of being blown out in games against Penn State and Ohio State
* His one failure as a snapper
* His memories of Hayden Fry
* When he got fired from his job for changing the play call
* The things he liked about the "Hawk Hitters"
* Talking to the ESPN GameDay crew in 1996
* Blocking for great running backs at Iowa
* Why the center is considered the QB of the lineman
* Taking stickers and ANF off the helmets
* How his son ended up at Iowa, and why he transferred to Akron
* Why he doesn't talk to his kid's coaches
* Iowa's successful walk-on program
* The Wisconsin scholarship offer that never came
* When he almost missed a winter workout
* The time he almost got invited to the Bears training camp
* Dealing with adversity
* The current state of NIL and the NCAA Football video game
* His memories of visiting Nick's family farm
* The difference between weight room strength and "farm strength"
* The difference between offensive and defensive lineman
* Meeting a former Hawkeye that had dated Kamela Harris
* Discussion on interest in coaching football
* Working on the Big Bean project in Chicago
* How he switched to becoming a lawyer
* Experiences playing on special teams
* His sister being embarrassed after a bad snap
* The difference between FG and punt snapping
* Why Brion got the nickname "1 iron"
* How Paul Longo helped Jason Kelce switch to center at Notre Dame because of Bill
* How Travis Kelce got a scholarship at Cincinnati
* The Iowa weight room music options
* The exotics and fake plays we practiced
* Having fun in El Paso and Juarez at the Sun Bowl
* Stories from the 1993 Alamo Bowl
* Being roommates with the late Ian Davis
* Playing against Tulsa in 1993 and 1996
* Hayden facing his former assistant coaches Dan McCarney and Barry Alvarez
Learn more about Bill Reardon at https://hawkeyerecap.com/player.asp?id=1435
Gallery and Hurley Unfiltered is hosted by Nick Gallery and Brion Hurley. Nick is a former Iowa punter from 1993-1996, and Brion is a former Iowa kicker and punter from 1993-1996. They interview former Iowa football players, coaches and staff to learn about their experiences and favorite stories.
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