1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:05,880 Speaker 1: Live from Media Row Radio Row here with sports casting legend. 2 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:10,520 Speaker 1: Can I say that, of course? Jim Gray, Fox Sports Radio. 3 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:11,680 Speaker 1: How are you? 4 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:12,880 Speaker 2: I'm great? How are you? Monty? 5 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:15,920 Speaker 1: I am doing well. It's Wednesday, so it's like getting 6 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:17,720 Speaker 1: hectic right for the week. 7 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:19,439 Speaker 2: But it's hectic out there. 8 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:21,200 Speaker 1: It's hectic out there. At least we're in the back 9 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 1: kind of here hitting so we're not gonna be bothered 10 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:24,840 Speaker 1: too much. And we are going to talk about the 11 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 1: super Bowl, but not yet. I actually want to talk 12 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 1: to you about this Hall of Excellence that you have 13 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:33,559 Speaker 1: teamed up with the one and only Tom Brady to 14 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 1: put together in Las Vegas for fans to go and experience. 15 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:39,880 Speaker 1: How did you come up with this? 16 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:43,240 Speaker 3: Well, we're in the Fountain Blue Hotel on the second 17 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:45,120 Speaker 3: level in the Hall of Excellence, and Tom and I 18 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:47,560 Speaker 3: have been thinking about this. It goes back about nine 19 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:49,720 Speaker 3: years and Tom and I have been together on the 20 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:53,559 Speaker 3: radio doing a radio show, first on Westwood One and 21 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 3: then we moved over to series XM. 22 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 2: Let's Go is our radio show and podcast. 23 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 3: And so Tom bro one of his numerous records and 24 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 3: I just asked him one day, I said, Tom, what 25 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:05,120 Speaker 3: do you do with all of these balls and jerseys 26 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:07,000 Speaker 3: and helmets and so forth. He says, I got some 27 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:08,479 Speaker 3: of them in my home and some of them are 28 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:11,520 Speaker 3: in storage in a warehouse. And he was aware of 29 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 3: all the items that I had over the years from 30 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:16,640 Speaker 3: all of the greats that I had covered, from Muhammad 31 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 3: Ali to Eric Dickerson to Kobe to Jordan and so 32 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 3: on and so forth, and I said, you know, we 33 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 3: ought to open a museum, and we ought to let 34 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 3: all these people see this, because you got great stuff. 35 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 3: I got great stuff, and we ought to just put 36 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:29,840 Speaker 3: this all together and get some of the other great 37 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 3: athletes to Lonus for display. And so it took eight 38 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:35,919 Speaker 3: years to build it, and now we have three hundred 39 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:38,560 Speaker 3: and fifty of the greatest sports artifacts in the history 40 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:42,440 Speaker 3: of sports and entertainment. Everything from Jackie Robinson's bat that 41 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 3: broke the color barrier, Stupey Brute's bat that he called 42 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 3: his shot on when he pointed out to the field, 43 00:01:50,280 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 3: to great items from Michael Phelps to a trophy room 44 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 3: that has every trophy competed for in life. From Oprah 45 00:01:57,360 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 3: Winfrey's Medal of Freedom and her first and Emmy to 46 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 3: Clint Eastwood's oscar for We're given to Tom Brady and 47 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 3: Bill Belichick's Lombardi when they beat the Rams. To Tom, 48 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:12,839 Speaker 3: seven rings, to you name it, it is in this It's 49 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:15,520 Speaker 3: in the Hall of Excellence, and we're very proud of it. 50 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:19,679 Speaker 3: Aaron Judge, current guys, old guys, Will Chamberlain the only 51 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 3: artifact from his hundred point game, Lebron James first Jersey. 52 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 3: So come to the Fountain Blue Hotel and see the 53 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:28,040 Speaker 3: Hall of Excellence. 54 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:29,239 Speaker 2: There's something for everyone. 55 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:32,400 Speaker 3: We have Siman Biles out in the front and sho 56 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 3: Hey Otani from the World Series, but Simone Biles. It's 57 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 3: so amazing how many people stop in the hallway because 58 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:40,440 Speaker 3: you see that before you enter the museum and they wonder, 59 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 3: how can somebody do what she did? And literally I 60 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:47,359 Speaker 3: would not be able to fit my thigh into herly guitar. 61 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:49,600 Speaker 3: And she came by the museum when we were so 62 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 3: proud to display it and so proud to see her. 63 00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:55,480 Speaker 3: So it is something for everybody, and really I hope 64 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 3: that everybody will come by and take a look. 65 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 1: It sounds incredible because you would I think it would 66 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:01,880 Speaker 1: be just sports, but it's not. 67 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:04,080 Speaker 2: It covers a lot. 68 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 3: Elvis Presley, if you say something to somebody in Las Vegas, 69 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:10,840 Speaker 3: and if you just walked on the strip right now, 70 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:13,240 Speaker 3: they're twenty five people who are dressed up as Elvis 71 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 3: taking pictures by the sign in front of hotels. We 72 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 3: have his first suit that he ever wore on the 73 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 3: night that he became a resident in Las Vegas at 74 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 3: the International Hotel. 75 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:24,720 Speaker 1: How did you get your hands on that? 76 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 3: Well, the people at Graceland and the people who from 77 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 3: ABG who are in charge, have given us this loan 78 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 3: to display and they've just been great. And so we 79 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 3: encourage everybody to go to Graceland and see Elvis. But 80 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 3: if you can't make it there, stop stop by the 81 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:41,840 Speaker 3: Hall of Excellence and you can come and see it. 82 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 2: And it's in pristine condition. 83 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:46,120 Speaker 3: And you look at it today and it's more stylish 84 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 3: today than it was back when he did it. 85 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:51,320 Speaker 1: You said, over three hundred and fifty items, Yes, ma'am. 86 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:54,360 Speaker 1: Are we trying to put new things in? Are you 87 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:57,080 Speaker 1: like shifting things in and out constantly? Are there some 88 00:03:57,240 --> 00:03:59,680 Speaker 1: that are staples that are not going anywhere? 89 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 2: The staples. 90 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 3: The staples are the stuff that Tom and I have, 91 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 3: which is about sixty percent of the museum and the 92 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 3: others are loan for display from great athletes, private collectors. 93 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:12,440 Speaker 3: Other Halls of Fame, other halls of fame have been 94 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 3: great to us. The basketball, the Nate Smith Memorial Basketball 95 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 3: Hall of Fame has been great to us, as has 96 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:24,280 Speaker 3: been the USGA and the World Golf Hall of Fame. 97 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:27,160 Speaker 3: The Tennis Hall of Fame has been great. Pro Football 98 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:29,880 Speaker 3: Hall of Fame. Jim Porter has given us just some 99 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 3: terrific items to be able to display all on loan. 100 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:36,800 Speaker 3: Everybody takes back what's theirs when they want it, and 101 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 3: so all of those folks have just been just been 102 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:42,680 Speaker 3: super spectacular to us and we appreciate it. 103 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 2: The WBC. 104 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:50,880 Speaker 3: UFC, which is headquartered in Las Vegas, so those folks 105 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:53,200 Speaker 3: have given us the first championship belt and the first 106 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:56,640 Speaker 3: the w w E belt, the championship belt. 107 00:04:56,640 --> 00:04:59,280 Speaker 2: Look at this, my man, hey to what's going on. 108 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:03,400 Speaker 2: It's good to see you. He could be in the 109 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:05,600 Speaker 2: Hall of actually he could be in the Hall of Excellence. 110 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:11,480 Speaker 3: But so we have the Rocks Belt and John Senna 111 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 3: their first championship felt from the wrestling. 112 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:17,920 Speaker 2: That's incredible. Anyway, there's something for everybody. 113 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:23,680 Speaker 3: Serena Williams, people who've changed the world Billy Jean Kinghammad 114 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:24,800 Speaker 3: Ali's last robe. 115 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:26,520 Speaker 1: The way you're talking about this, you have a smile 116 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:29,159 Speaker 1: on your face. Is there one particular item, not your items, 117 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:31,800 Speaker 1: but a particular item that has been lawn to you 118 00:05:31,839 --> 00:05:33,440 Speaker 1: that really you like? 119 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:38,279 Speaker 3: The favorite items that I have from my collection, which 120 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:41,440 Speaker 3: was just all by happenstance, was Muhammad Ali drew a 121 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 3: picture for me. 122 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:44,040 Speaker 2: He drew a picture for you. 123 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:46,680 Speaker 3: Well, he'd liked to paint, and so he drew a 124 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:50,160 Speaker 3: picture that's on display. And we also have Leroy Neiman's 125 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:54,640 Speaker 3: first painting of Cassius Clay from nineteen sixty four, the 126 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 3: Great Leroy Neiman. So we have one from Ali and 127 00:05:57,600 --> 00:05:59,720 Speaker 3: one from Neiemen, and then we also have a bat. 128 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:01,560 Speaker 2: To interview Muhammad. 129 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:04,400 Speaker 3: Ali in the late eighties, and we went to his 130 00:06:04,480 --> 00:06:09,320 Speaker 3: home in Louisville, and when we were there, the people 131 00:06:09,320 --> 00:06:11,960 Speaker 3: from Louisville slugger obviously he's from Louisville, and they make 132 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 3: the bats, came over and gave him a Muhammad Ali bat. 133 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:17,839 Speaker 3: So Muhammad Ali gave me that bat and he signed 134 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:21,320 Speaker 3: it Cassius Clay from the home where he grew up, 135 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:25,200 Speaker 3: and he didn't sign his name Cassius Clay, you know. 136 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:28,640 Speaker 3: But so that's something that's just, you know, very rare, 137 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:32,000 Speaker 3: very special. When you see Tom Brady's seven Super Bowl rings, 138 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 3: when you walk in there and you see that achievement, 139 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 3: you also get to see his Orange Bowl ring and 140 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:41,560 Speaker 3: his life story told from his letter jacket. We have 141 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:44,120 Speaker 3: the card has been given to us by the Pro 142 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:45,320 Speaker 3: Football Hall of Fame to. 143 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:47,120 Speaker 2: Display one ninety nine. 144 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 3: That's one of the most photographed things that we have 145 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:51,840 Speaker 3: because that's a historical document. It's a three by five 146 00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:54,560 Speaker 3: draft card, and so a lot of people love that. 147 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:57,919 Speaker 3: We have Jackie Robinson's ring from his first World Series 148 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:01,279 Speaker 3: and from when he first appeared at ebbotts Field, as well. 149 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:01,760 Speaker 2: As his bat. 150 00:07:02,279 --> 00:07:06,920 Speaker 3: So there's history. We want to do the following. We 151 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:11,320 Speaker 3: want to inspire, educate and entertain and we want all 152 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:14,040 Speaker 3: of the fans to be able to see at the 153 00:07:14,080 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 3: Fountain Blue, come in and see what it is that's 154 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:19,200 Speaker 3: been earned in front of the public by all of 155 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:21,880 Speaker 3: these great athletes. And when you see and when you 156 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:24,560 Speaker 3: walk through there and you see Tom Weiskoff's Claret jug 157 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:27,040 Speaker 3: and then you see the current winner. Do this in 158 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 3: June or July, you know, it's like you're touching or 159 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:33,880 Speaker 3: at least being able to photograph and get close to it. 160 00:07:33,960 --> 00:07:36,400 Speaker 3: When you see Billy Jean Kings Wimbledon dish, when you 161 00:07:36,440 --> 00:07:41,320 Speaker 3: see Charles Woodson's Heisman Trophy. I mean, if you're a 162 00:07:41,360 --> 00:07:45,240 Speaker 3: sports fan, or if you love achievement and excellence, you're 163 00:07:45,280 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 3: going to walk through this place. Joe Lewis, we have 164 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:49,920 Speaker 3: the great Joe Louis, the Brown Bomber, World War Two hero, 165 00:07:50,080 --> 00:07:52,960 Speaker 3: great heavyweight champion. We have his first shoes and the 166 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:56,240 Speaker 3: bell that was used when he fought for his first 167 00:07:56,320 --> 00:08:00,160 Speaker 3: championship as a great World War Two hero. So their 168 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 3: history and it's all the way up to current. We're 169 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 3: at current. We got Freddy Freeman's baseball coming in our 170 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:09,240 Speaker 3: dinner off, our director got us Freddy Freeman's baseball coming 171 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 3: in from the only Grand Slam ever hid in World 172 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 3: Series history walk off. 173 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:19,240 Speaker 1: So no joke, this sounds better than reading it, Like 174 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 1: you really have painted a picture as to what this is, 175 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:24,440 Speaker 1: and you've inspired me to want to go check it 176 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:27,280 Speaker 1: out because all of these items, like you know they're there, 177 00:08:27,320 --> 00:08:29,680 Speaker 1: but seeing them for the first time is a different experience. 178 00:08:30,200 --> 00:08:30,960 Speaker 1: And that's it. 179 00:08:31,120 --> 00:08:32,800 Speaker 2: Right now, you're just painted the picture from me, and 180 00:08:32,800 --> 00:08:33,800 Speaker 2: we got the Olympics coming. 181 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 3: We got Nathan chen the first squad we got from 182 00:08:36,559 --> 00:08:39,760 Speaker 3: his from his great gold medal performance from four years ago. 183 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:42,079 Speaker 3: And we also have the skates for Mark hid and 184 00:08:42,120 --> 00:08:44,480 Speaker 3: the only man to win five gold medals in speed skating, 185 00:08:44,800 --> 00:08:46,880 Speaker 3: Michael Phelps, who won eight gold medals. We have his 186 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:50,520 Speaker 3: podium jacket when he got all of those eight gold medals. 187 00:08:50,559 --> 00:08:53,400 Speaker 3: We have the very most, the most famous shoes. We 188 00:08:53,480 --> 00:08:55,920 Speaker 3: have two of the most famous pairs of shoes at 189 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:58,400 Speaker 3: all of sports. Tom Brady's twenty eight to three comeback 190 00:08:58,440 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 3: shoes from the Super Bowl and they beat the Atlanta 191 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:04,880 Speaker 3: Falcons in Michael Johnson's shoes the old shoe, one shoe, 192 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:07,000 Speaker 3: only one gold shoe, the other ones with his coach. 193 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:08,480 Speaker 3: We got the other gold shoe when he won the 194 00:09:08,520 --> 00:09:11,680 Speaker 3: two hundred and the four hundred in ninety six, sitting 195 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:15,120 Speaker 3: right next to the torch that lit Muhammad Ali's torch 196 00:09:15,720 --> 00:09:19,240 Speaker 3: to you know, when he stood up there with Parkinson's 197 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:23,280 Speaker 3: and inspired the world. So we have that as well. 198 00:09:23,320 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 3: So the Olympics are coming. So we have great Olympic stuff. 199 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 3: Al Alison Felix, the most decorated track and field. We 200 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:31,960 Speaker 3: have her last suit when she won her eleventh gold 201 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:34,560 Speaker 3: medal and Katie Ldecki when she broke the record in 202 00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:40,520 Speaker 3: the last Olympics so beautifully in Paris. Someone Biles we mentioned. 203 00:09:40,559 --> 00:09:43,600 Speaker 3: But there's something I mean if you're an Olympic fan. 204 00:09:44,040 --> 00:09:46,440 Speaker 3: Walked through the Hall of Excellence Fountain Blue, and I 205 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:49,040 Speaker 3: gotta thank I gotta thank our great partner, Jeffrey Sofer 206 00:09:49,559 --> 00:09:52,240 Speaker 3: at the Fountain Blue Hotel. He just did an incredible 207 00:09:52,320 --> 00:09:55,360 Speaker 3: job building this out for Tom. He saw the vision, 208 00:09:55,720 --> 00:09:58,640 Speaker 3: he understood what it can do to inspire the guests 209 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:01,320 Speaker 3: in the hotel, people, the calm youth groups. We had 210 00:10:01,320 --> 00:10:04,880 Speaker 3: the Summerland Little League team, the only Little League team 211 00:10:04,880 --> 00:10:08,480 Speaker 3: ever from Nevada to win the national championship. They went 212 00:10:08,520 --> 00:10:11,440 Speaker 3: on and played the World Championship and they lost last Summer, 213 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 3: but we have their banner hanging because they're the United 214 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:16,960 Speaker 3: States champions for Little League. And you see these kids 215 00:10:17,040 --> 00:10:18,920 Speaker 3: come over and we had Reggie Jackson put a medal 216 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:21,200 Speaker 3: around their neck, each of those kids. And then they 217 00:10:21,240 --> 00:10:23,120 Speaker 3: go and see Reggie's mit where he had the three 218 00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:25,520 Speaker 3: home runs in that great game when he became mister 219 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:30,080 Speaker 3: October back in the seventies, and so Reggie Jackson, mister 220 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:32,520 Speaker 3: October and you see these kids and these kids' parents 221 00:10:33,120 --> 00:10:35,240 Speaker 3: and they just lights up their faces. And so that's 222 00:10:35,240 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 3: what we want to do. We want the next generation 223 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:38,880 Speaker 3: to come through. We want you to be able to 224 00:10:38,960 --> 00:10:41,520 Speaker 3: relive the great moments that you saw, that you were 225 00:10:41,559 --> 00:10:45,000 Speaker 3: able to see on television or maybe be in person. 226 00:10:45,720 --> 00:10:48,160 Speaker 3: And you know, now you can get right next to 227 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:50,760 Speaker 3: all of the items that they were able to achieve 228 00:10:50,760 --> 00:10:54,040 Speaker 3: this in And we also have some Jerry West. 229 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:56,960 Speaker 2: There's another thing that inspires me. Jerry West. 230 00:10:56,960 --> 00:10:58,960 Speaker 3: We have his gold medal from nineteen sixty in his 231 00:10:59,080 --> 00:11:03,400 Speaker 3: jersey from what was considered the greatest team in Olympic history, 232 00:11:03,400 --> 00:11:06,439 Speaker 3: the greatest amateur team, Kim and Oscar Robertson and so forth. 233 00:11:06,880 --> 00:11:08,720 Speaker 2: And then it's right next to the Dream. 234 00:11:08,520 --> 00:11:12,680 Speaker 3: Team with Charles Barkley's jersey and coach k his opening 235 00:11:12,720 --> 00:11:15,760 Speaker 3: ceremonies uniform and his whistle and the ball that was 236 00:11:15,840 --> 00:11:17,720 Speaker 3: used in the final game and so forth. In the ring, 237 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:19,760 Speaker 3: the championship ring, we got the Dream Team ring. 238 00:11:20,440 --> 00:11:21,439 Speaker 2: Fox Sports Radio. 239 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:25,120 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio here with Jim Gray talking about the 240 00:11:25,160 --> 00:11:28,360 Speaker 1: Hall of Excellence in Las Vegas. I don't know what 241 00:11:28,440 --> 00:11:29,600 Speaker 1: else is left for this hole. 242 00:11:29,720 --> 00:11:31,679 Speaker 2: It sounds like I've. 243 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:34,440 Speaker 3: Only what if I mentioned fifty things, we got another 244 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:36,199 Speaker 3: three hundred that you can welcome. 245 00:11:35,960 --> 00:11:37,760 Speaker 2: See from all aspects. 246 00:11:37,760 --> 00:11:39,840 Speaker 1: Again, I thought it was gonna be heavy sports, but 247 00:11:39,880 --> 00:11:44,080 Speaker 1: it's a little bit of everything, which is amazing. I'm inspired. 248 00:11:44,400 --> 00:11:46,920 Speaker 1: But before I let you go, I have to ask 249 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:49,200 Speaker 1: you about the Super Bowl. That's why we're here. That's 250 00:11:49,200 --> 00:11:53,640 Speaker 1: why we're here. Who do you have coming out on Sunday? 251 00:11:55,160 --> 00:11:57,560 Speaker 3: Well, if I knew that, I probably would have just 252 00:11:57,559 --> 00:12:00,640 Speaker 3: stayed in Vegas and gone down into that casino. So 253 00:12:00,760 --> 00:12:03,840 Speaker 3: my crystal ball isn't certain enough to get into my pocket. 254 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:08,160 Speaker 3: But I would say this Seattle's better team, yes, and 255 00:12:08,200 --> 00:12:12,480 Speaker 3: they've played better competition, and they've played you very very well. 256 00:12:12,559 --> 00:12:13,360 Speaker 2: I mean when you. 257 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:18,040 Speaker 3: Consider that they played six times the forty nine ers 258 00:12:18,080 --> 00:12:21,480 Speaker 3: in the Rams, two during the regular season and then 259 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:25,560 Speaker 3: in the postseason each and I don't know that anybody's 260 00:12:25,559 --> 00:12:28,480 Speaker 3: played any teams like that because everybody considered the Rams best. 261 00:12:28,520 --> 00:12:30,880 Speaker 3: Obviously the forty nine ers were depleted and beaten up 262 00:12:30,880 --> 00:12:34,480 Speaker 3: by the time, but they're well coached teams, so I 263 00:12:34,480 --> 00:12:36,400 Speaker 3: mean they've had the preparation. And then if you look 264 00:12:36,440 --> 00:12:39,080 Speaker 3: at the way that New England has done this. They've 265 00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:40,679 Speaker 3: won one more game because they had to play one 266 00:12:40,679 --> 00:12:43,320 Speaker 3: more game, so they each only have three losses. So 267 00:12:44,200 --> 00:12:46,880 Speaker 3: it's been a phenomenal season for the Patriots and nobody 268 00:12:46,920 --> 00:12:48,800 Speaker 3: expected this out of Mike Vrabel. 269 00:12:48,600 --> 00:12:49,240 Speaker 2: And Drake May. 270 00:12:49,320 --> 00:12:54,960 Speaker 3: He's in the competition obviously for MVP. I personally hope 271 00:12:54,960 --> 00:12:57,400 Speaker 3: that it's Matthew Stafford. Matthew Stafford does the show with 272 00:12:57,440 --> 00:13:00,920 Speaker 3: me every Monday night on Serious XM Let's Go, our 273 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:03,760 Speaker 3: radio show and podcast. It has Tom Brady and Max 274 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:07,720 Speaker 3: Crosby and Peter King and Bill Belichick. So I'm personally 275 00:13:07,760 --> 00:13:11,600 Speaker 3: four Matthew. But to say that Drake May has had 276 00:13:11,600 --> 00:13:15,040 Speaker 3: a great season is not an understatement. And you know, 277 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:18,760 Speaker 3: anytime you get to this game, anything can happen. Nobody thought. 278 00:13:18,880 --> 00:13:21,360 Speaker 3: Nobody thought that all those years ago the Patriots would 279 00:13:21,360 --> 00:13:23,280 Speaker 3: come in here and beat the Rams, not in here, 280 00:13:23,320 --> 00:13:26,120 Speaker 3: but into the Super Bowl. Nobody thought all those years 281 00:13:26,160 --> 00:13:30,240 Speaker 3: ago that the Giants would beat the undefeated Patriots. So 282 00:13:30,400 --> 00:13:33,440 Speaker 3: anything can happen in this game. But if they played, 283 00:13:33,760 --> 00:13:35,719 Speaker 3: we had Tom Brady on Let's Go the other night 284 00:13:37,040 --> 00:13:39,160 Speaker 3: with us and he said if they played ten times, 285 00:13:39,160 --> 00:13:43,439 Speaker 3: he thought the Seahawks would win six just so I'm 286 00:13:43,440 --> 00:13:45,000 Speaker 3: going to go with him because he seems to know 287 00:13:45,040 --> 00:13:46,680 Speaker 3: it a lot better than I do. So I'll pick 288 00:13:46,679 --> 00:13:48,680 Speaker 3: the Patriots. I'll pick the Seahawks. 289 00:13:48,760 --> 00:13:51,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think it's a safe bet. But like you said, 290 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:53,640 Speaker 1: anything can happen. And Mike Rabel on the other side, 291 00:13:54,080 --> 00:13:58,680 Speaker 1: I think can definitely control the situation more than we think. 292 00:13:59,320 --> 00:14:00,600 Speaker 1: Mike Rabel knows what he's doing. 293 00:14:00,679 --> 00:14:02,079 Speaker 2: Do you know a man named Bud Greenspan. 294 00:14:02,160 --> 00:14:05,200 Speaker 3: Bud Greenspan was a great Olympic historian and documentary and 295 00:14:05,200 --> 00:14:07,680 Speaker 3: he did all the great Olympic films. Jesse Owens returns 296 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:10,800 Speaker 3: to Berlin, The Wilma Rudolph Story, the First African, the 297 00:14:10,880 --> 00:14:14,200 Speaker 3: Last African Runner. Anyway, he did all of these long 298 00:14:14,360 --> 00:14:17,520 Speaker 3: before there was you know, videotape and so forth. And 299 00:14:17,640 --> 00:14:19,680 Speaker 3: Bud he used to go on the Johnny Carson Show, 300 00:14:19,680 --> 00:14:21,320 Speaker 3: and he used to go on the Tonight Show, and 301 00:14:21,360 --> 00:14:23,120 Speaker 3: every show that he went on, he would pick the 302 00:14:23,160 --> 00:14:26,240 Speaker 3: other side, so he would be fifty to fifty, so 303 00:14:26,560 --> 00:14:28,360 Speaker 3: the only the people would remember is the team that 304 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:29,880 Speaker 3: he wants. So everybody thought he was a genius. So 305 00:14:29,880 --> 00:14:31,880 Speaker 3: I'm going to go across the road here and pick 306 00:14:31,920 --> 00:14:32,600 Speaker 3: the Patriots. 307 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:34,520 Speaker 2: That's a smart one. I don't know why that came 308 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:35,040 Speaker 2: to my mind. 309 00:14:35,480 --> 00:14:36,920 Speaker 1: A way to do it, that's a smart way to 310 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:40,160 Speaker 1: do it. You brought up Bill belichick thoughts on the 311 00:14:40,200 --> 00:14:40,720 Speaker 1: Hall of Fame. 312 00:14:42,600 --> 00:14:48,200 Speaker 3: I'm sickened by it. I think it's disgraceful. I'm saddened 313 00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:51,400 Speaker 3: by it because I believe in the institution and I 314 00:14:51,440 --> 00:14:54,240 Speaker 3: love the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and I hate 315 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:58,280 Speaker 3: what these voters have done. It just bothers me. I 316 00:14:58,280 --> 00:15:01,480 Speaker 3: don't really care to know about the process and the reasons. 317 00:15:02,080 --> 00:15:06,320 Speaker 3: If you don't think that at first glance that is 318 00:15:06,360 --> 00:15:09,480 Speaker 3: a yes, and that gets your ex then I don't 319 00:15:09,480 --> 00:15:10,520 Speaker 3: think you should have a vote. 320 00:15:10,760 --> 00:15:12,400 Speaker 2: And I don't want to care about your reasons. 321 00:15:12,760 --> 00:15:16,680 Speaker 3: And I understand the difficulty that has been made by 322 00:15:16,680 --> 00:15:19,760 Speaker 3: putting people into categories where they probably shouldn't have to be, 323 00:15:20,320 --> 00:15:23,320 Speaker 3: and by mixing and matching and so on and so forth. Look, 324 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:25,320 Speaker 3: they've had forty years to put Ken Anderson in the 325 00:15:25,320 --> 00:15:27,920 Speaker 3: Hall of Fame, and it's unfortunate that his name now 326 00:15:27,960 --> 00:15:30,680 Speaker 3: has to get mixed into this or else he Greenwood 327 00:15:31,040 --> 00:15:32,560 Speaker 3: or whoever else is being considered. 328 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:35,720 Speaker 2: But if you don't think that what he has done 329 00:15:37,640 --> 00:15:41,480 Speaker 2: isn't at the top of the list something wrong. 330 00:15:41,560 --> 00:15:43,320 Speaker 1: It's the most no brainer to me. 331 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:45,600 Speaker 2: It is I agree with you. I agree to me. 332 00:15:45,640 --> 00:15:47,480 Speaker 1: It is because then what happens with Tom Brady right, 333 00:15:48,240 --> 00:15:49,000 Speaker 1: another no brainer. 334 00:15:49,080 --> 00:15:50,960 Speaker 3: Well, if we're going to go down this idiocy, at 335 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:52,520 Speaker 3: some point, they're going to just have to stop this. 336 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:55,240 Speaker 3: They are just But here's what I'm gonna says we 337 00:15:55,480 --> 00:15:59,920 Speaker 3: as we wrap this up, yep, come celebrate Bill Belichi 338 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:01,080 Speaker 3: in the Hall of Excellence. 339 00:16:01,400 --> 00:16:03,640 Speaker 2: We have his most Warren Hoodie amazing. 340 00:16:03,680 --> 00:16:06,120 Speaker 3: We have the play sheet from the first Super Bowl win, 341 00:16:06,280 --> 00:16:09,480 Speaker 3: the tuck rule play sheet, and we have his Lombardi 342 00:16:09,520 --> 00:16:11,720 Speaker 3: Trophy which will be on display at the Fountain Blue 343 00:16:11,720 --> 00:16:13,920 Speaker 3: if you come watch the Big Game, the Super Bowl 344 00:16:13,960 --> 00:16:16,400 Speaker 3: over at the Fountain Blue from when they beat the 345 00:16:16,480 --> 00:16:19,360 Speaker 3: Rams thirteen to three in their last Super Bowl together 346 00:16:19,440 --> 00:16:22,360 Speaker 3: Tom and Bill. So he celebrated in the Hall of Excellence. 347 00:16:22,400 --> 00:16:24,720 Speaker 3: He will be in the Hall of Fame. He will 348 00:16:24,720 --> 00:16:27,400 Speaker 3: be in the Hall of Fame. It's just unfortunate that 349 00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:30,960 Speaker 3: he has to wait, because that's what's wrong. But you 350 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:33,200 Speaker 3: can come celebrate him all year long at the Hall 351 00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:35,320 Speaker 3: of Excellence. And he came to our grand opening, and 352 00:16:35,480 --> 00:16:36,520 Speaker 3: it was wonderful to see him. 353 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:39,880 Speaker 1: Amazing. Well, Jim Gray, you're excellent, So thank you for 354 00:16:39,920 --> 00:16:42,200 Speaker 1: sitting here and chatting with me and telling me about 355 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:44,560 Speaker 1: the Hall of Excellence and all the amazing things. I'm 356 00:16:44,560 --> 00:16:46,760 Speaker 1: definitely gonna make a trip to Vegas. Not that I 357 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:47,720 Speaker 1: needed another excuse. 358 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:49,920 Speaker 2: Well, you're coming. We'll love you. Will you bring your 359 00:16:49,960 --> 00:16:52,400 Speaker 2: guests and we'll walk you through and you'll love it. 360 00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:53,280 Speaker 1: I can't wait. 361 00:16:53,280 --> 00:16:56,720 Speaker 3: Seriously, bring whoever you want me and Howard will take 362 00:16:56,760 --> 00:16:59,760 Speaker 3: care of it. And guess what if you don't leave happy? 363 00:16:59,760 --> 00:17:03,800 Speaker 3: We have had one complaint. They complain about everything, you know, 364 00:17:04,400 --> 00:17:05,960 Speaker 3: everybody complains about everything. 365 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:10,200 Speaker 2: I don't care. Where the parking, the cheeseburger's too well done? 366 00:17:10,560 --> 00:17:13,639 Speaker 2: Where's housekeeping? You know? I don't know. Not at the 367 00:17:13,680 --> 00:17:14,720 Speaker 2: Fountain Blue, they don't complain. 368 00:17:14,760 --> 00:17:18,080 Speaker 3: I'm just talking about Everything's Macy's complaint department in life, okay, 369 00:17:18,359 --> 00:17:19,359 Speaker 3: it's an open window. 370 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:21,800 Speaker 2: Never at the Fountain Blue, everybody's happy. 371 00:17:22,119 --> 00:17:25,000 Speaker 3: Make all your dreams come true with the Fountain Blue. 372 00:17:25,520 --> 00:17:28,000 Speaker 2: Thank you, Hall of Excellence. Appreciate you having me on