Stories from the doers and dreamers leaving their mark on the Midwest.

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No Paul Bunyan. No Sasquatch. Just real stories from the people making the Midwest what it is right now. Every week, Russell Nicolet sits down with a doer, a dreamer, or the occasional actual legend, and gives them room to talk.

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Midwest Legends Episode #38: Kirby Puckett Jr. – Jump on my Back, Teammates, and His Father's Legacy – Midwest Legends

This week on the Midwest Legends Podcast, Russell interviews Kirby Puckett Jr., son of the legendary Twins baseball star Kirby Puckett! Tune in to hear Kirby Jr.’s experience growing up with a dad who would get recognized at the store and have over house guests like Cal Ripken and Kenny Lofton, but who was also just dad to him. Kirby Jr. fondly remembers Saturday mornings when he would watch fishing with his dad and appreciates that his father never pressured him to follow in his footsteps.  Kirby Jr. talks about learning how incredible his father’s stats were, the charitable efforts he continues to pursue inspired by his father, and how much the Twins organization and fans continues to uplift his family and his father’s legacy.  You don’t want to miss Kirby Jr.’s reaction to what Tom Kelly, Jack Morris, and Kent Hrbek have to say about his dad! 

1. Midwest Legends Episode #38: Kirby Puckett Jr. – Jump on my Back, Teammates, and His Father's Legacy 53:38
2. Midwest Legends Episode #37: Jack Morris – Pitching, 9th Inning Talks, and A Helicopter Domino's Run 58:10
3. Midwest Legends Episode #36: Tom Kelly Pt. 2 – Managing the Twins, Puckett, and The '87 World Series 59:05
4. Midwest Legends Episode #35: Tom Kelly Pt. 1 – Learning to Play Ball, Carew, and The Big Leagues 54:35
5. Midwest Legends Episode #34: Charlie Parr — A Guitar Obsession, Busking, and The Power of Music 01:21:45

About the host

Russell Nicolet has deep Midwest roots and never found a good reason to leave. He’s the founding attorney at Nicolet Law, which means a lot of people in the region know his face from a billboard before they ever hear his voice.

Midwest Legends is the other side of that. Every week he sits down with somebody worth listening to, and then mostly gets out of the way while they talk.

He’d rather ask the questions than answer them, which is why this is the shortest section on the site.

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