“Tommy and Me”

Philadelphia Eagles’ Hall of Famer Tommy McDonald was the famously tough wide receiver who helped take the Birds to the 1960 NFL Championship game. Beloved Philly sports commentator Ray Didinger’s autobiographical show, Tommy and Me, recounts a seminal time in Ray’s life when he helped his lifelong hero get into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Tommy was drafted by the Eagles in 1957 and played on the team until 1964. At Franklin Field, he helped the Eagles win against Vince Lombardi’s Green Bay Packers.

There will be talk-backs after most performances by playwright Ray Didinger.

April 7 • Harold Carmichael, Eagles great and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021.

April 8 • Mike Sielski — Inquirer columnist and author of “The Rise”, the best-selling book about Kobe Bryant.

April 9 • 2 pm • Valerie Knight, 106.1 radio host.

April 9 • 8 pm • Glen Macnow, WIP radio.host.

April 10 • Dom Giordano, WPHT radio host.

April 14 • Herb Magee, Basketball Hall of Fame coach, Jefferson University

April 15 • Joe Conklin, comedian.  

April 16 • 2 pm • Rob Charry, WIP radio host.

April 17 • 2 pm • Lou Tilley, former CN8 Sports Director

ABOUT RAY DIDINGER

Ray Didinger was the first print journalist inducted into the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame. As a columnist for the Philadelphia Bulletin and Philadelphia Daily News, he was named Pennsylvania Sportswriter of the Year five times. In 1995, he won the Dick McCann Award for long and distinguished reporting on pro football, and his name was added to the writers’ honor roll at the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He also won six Emmy Awards as a writer and producer for NFL Films. He has authored or co-authored eleven books including One Last Read: The Collected Works of the World’s Slowest Sportswriter (Temple) and The Ultimate Book of Sports Movies. He is a football analyst for NBC Sports Philadelphia.