Aug. 17, 2026 · show notes

ABOUT THIS EPISODE

Creating Thanksgiving Eve: Extra time with Trey Wingo on The St. Louis Stallions

How did Trey Wingo end up at a St. Louis Stallions rally in 1993? Harry is joined by sports broadcasting legend Trey Wingo to talk about the St. Louis' warring Stallions bids, Walter Payton dissing Jacksonville, and the NFL's bid to create a new holiday - Thanksgiving Eve.

CHAPTERS Intro (:00)

Trey Wingo's 90s-tastic Sweater (:27)

St. Louis' Stallions Hubris (3:16)

What Killed the Stallions (7:26)

Cash Rules the NFL (10:26)

Stallion Merch Contraband (12:40)

NFL Creates "Thanksgiving Eve" (18:07)

LA's "Homefield Disadvantage" (20:26)

London Before St. Louis (23:12)

NFL wants Jacksonville? (27:20)

Yes Money, No Lawyers (30:44)

Find Trey on the Wingo Network (32:02)

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00:00:27Trey Wingo's 90s-tastic Sweater

00:03:16St. Louis' Stallions Hubris

00:07:26What Killed the Stallions

00:10:26Cash Rules the NFL

00:12:40Stallion Merch Contraband

00:18:07NFL Creates "Thanksgiving Eve"

00:20:26LA's "Homefield Disadvantage"

00:23:12London Before St. Louis

00:27:20NFL Wants Jacksonville?

00:30:44Yes Money, No Lawyers

00:32:02Find Trey on the Wingo Network

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