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John Campanella discusses his baseball career and family legacy with hosts Denny and Rob.

Send us Fan Mail This podcast episode featured John Campanella discussing his baseball career and family legacy with hosts Denny and Rob. John shared stories about growing up in a family of seven boys, with his father Joe Campanella being a prominent coach and actor who prioritized family over his Hollywood career. The conversation covered John's time playing for Denny at Glendale College, his subsequent career at Cal Poly San Luis and UCLA, and his current role as a writer and editor for the...

People in this episode

Hosts: Denny Barrett, Rob

Guest: John Campanella

Topics covered

• baseball career
• family legacy
• coaching
• education
• sports stories

Keywords

• baseball
• family
• coaching
• Glendale College
• UCLA
• Cal Poly
• sports

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Glendale College, Cal Poly San Luis, UCLA

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