Ep.9 - Press Box Chronicles - Henry Ruggs III
Press Box Chronicles with Jeff Pearlman
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Sports, Talk Show, 29-Sep-2025
Usually, we do these stories about sports figures, past, present, and future. But today, we're going to talk about an unsung hero. It's November 2021, and Henry Ruggs III has just gotten into a terrible car crash, killing Tina Tinter and her dog, Max. But on that night, there was a third person on site: Tony Rodriguez. This is his story.
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