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Down Trails of VictoryS4 E3--Jeff JosephIn February of 2022, Jeff Joseph was named the 20th head football coach at Port Neches-Groves High School. It was his first head coaching job.Two years later, Coach Joseph is the undisputed Coach of the Year recipient from practically every Texas organization that honors high school football coaching excellence!How did Coach Joseph achieve this seemingly meteoric recognition, and lead storied football power Port=Neches Groves to its first state title since 1975?Host Dr. Buck Ford and his podcast partner Judge Brad Burnett attempt to answer...2024-05-131h 01Down Trails of VictoryS4 E1--Bart Bragg and Wayne RogersThey say a picture is worth a thousand words....If this is true, then the photo production of Bart Bragg and Wayne Rogers would be prolific enough to fill a library!Bart and Wayne talk with Buck about their 60-plus years of photographing the people and events of Southeast Texas, including:Their early interest in photography;Working alongside Museum of the Gulf Coach Hall of Fame photographer Frank Cricchio;Stories surrounding some of their most memorable experiences photographing celebrities, politicians, athletes, and other...2024-02-191h 09
Down Trails of VictoryS2 E4--Dr. Ben WeberA game so fine it's played on diamonds...Dr. Ben Weber was part of an Anaheim Angels team that captured the ultimate prize of Major League Baseball--a World Series title!Hear Dr. Weber talk about:His early experiences on the Little League fields of Groves, Texas;His years as a student at Port Neches-Groves High School;The Indians' Bi-District Baseball title runs of 1987 and 1988;His journey from PN-G graduate, to his first Major League Baseball appearance at 30-years old;...2022-04-301h 22Down Trails of VictoryS2 E2--Joe and Ken Washington"Like smoke through a keyhole"...That's how University of Oklahoma Coach Barry Switzer described the running style of his All-American runningback Joe Washington.Both Joe and his brother Ken were leaders in vaulting the Port Arthur Lincoln High School Bumblebees to Southeast Texas' dominating high school sports power in the early 1970s.Hear Joe and Ken talk about:Moving from Bay City to Port Arthur,Being raised by and playing football for their father, Texas High School Hall of Fame Coach...2022-02-151h 18Down Trails of VictoryS1 E4--Coach Barbara ComeauxAre you ready to ROCK-a-noo???!!!Every superhero has its origin...Legendary Texas high school volleyball coach Barbara Comeaux of Port Neches-Groves High School serves up an ace, as she talks about: her early years at Thomas Jefferson High School in Port Arthur;playing volleyball at Lamar University;her first job as a 9th grade teacher/coach at French High School in Beaumont;her first head coaching job at Port Neches-Groves High School;the 1972 state title run in her first ye...2021-06-2359 minDown Trails of VictoryS1 E1--The LaunchDrop the mic!! It's the inaugural episode of Down Trails of Victory podcast, with your host Dr. Jon Buck Ford and his podcast partner Judge Brad Burnett.In The Launch, Dr. Ford and Judge Burnett discuss the origin of the Down Trails of Victory podcast, and give listeners previews of upcoming guests, including Southeast Texas legends Wade Phillips, Barbara Comeaux, Jeff Bergeron, Leon Fuller, Lew Ford, Mike Simpson, and South Park alumni Bubba Busceme and Gerry Mouton!Get your backpacks ready, and join us as we travel Down Trails of Victory!2021-05-2336 min