The Flyers and 76ers are getting ready for their respective drafts coming up at the end of June.\u00a0 The NBA Draft is first on June 25th and 26th followed by the NHL Draft is set for June 27th and 28th. <\/p>\n
The Flyers will have 11 picks in this year’s draft, and the Sixers have the third overall pick in their draft.\u00a0 Both teams have a lot riding on who they pick.\u00a0 The Flyers continue their rebuild this offseason while the Sixers must decide which direction they will go, whether they trade their 3rd overall pick to get a proven star or keeping the pick to help their current core players. <\/p>\n
The Flyers, who just hired former Flyer Great and three time Stanley Cup Champion, one as a player and two as an assistant coach, all with Pittsburgh.\u00a0\u00a0Rick Tocchet\u00a0and the Flyers look to acquire players that will help them continue their process to becoming a top contender.\u00a0\u00a0Saturday morning, Flyers New Head Coach Rick Tocchet will be our guest in The Locker Room with Billy Schweim.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Phillies offense has been slumbering at the beginning of June. Their team batting avg from June 3rd to June 11th is .237 while scoring only 3.44 runs per game. With only three wins in their last 10 games the Phillies welcome the Toronto Blue Jays to the Bank for a three-game set before they hit the road.<\/p>\n
The Summer is here, and we will continue the Beach Patrol Report. Each Saturday, we will talk with a representative from beach communities in South Jersey before the racing season starts.\u00a0 This week we will hear from the Chief of the Wildwood Beach Patrol Steve Stocks.\u00a0 Plus, all the Hot Topics will be discussed this weekend in The Locker Room with Billy Schweim.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On Saturday\u2019s show, Producer\/Co-host Nick Earnshaw joins me in the studio.\u00a0 We will talk with the Flyers New Head Coach Rick Tocchet.\u00a0 Toc will tell us his impressions on the Flyers future.\u00a0 In Hour Two,\u00a0Mr. Negadelphia P.J. Corda checks in, brought to you by the Vassar Pool Service.\u00a0 Mr. Negadelphia will give us his thoughts on the Philly Sports scene.\u00a0 Finally, it\u2019s the Beach Patrol report brought to you by McCann Realtors of Sea Isle and the Ocean Beach Patrol Lifeguard Alumni Assocation.\u00a0 This week, we will hear from the Chief of the Wildwood Beach Patrol Steve Stocks.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On Sunday\u2019s show, my Locker Room Youth Movement joins me in studio: Producer Danny Ryan and “The Intern\u201d Andrew Leeds join me in the studio.\u00a0 Every Sunday during the baseball season, we go \u201cOn the Mound\u201d with former Phillies Pitcher Tommy Greene brought to you by Blitz\u2019s Market of Ocean City.\u00a0 Tommy analyzes the Phillies play this past week and previews Sunday\u2019s game.\u00a0 In Hour\u00a0Two, we will hear from two-time Super Bowl Champion Tully Banta-Cain.\u00a0 Tully is bringing the Beach Football League to the Wildwood Beach on August 9th. <\/p>\n
Eagles, Sixers, Flyers, and Phillies talk this weekend in\u00a0The Locker Room with Billy Schweim, every Saturday\u00a0and Sunday from 10 am to Noon on 97.3 FM ESPN Radio South Jersey.<\/p>\n
New Jersey High School Graduates Who Played Games For Philadelphia Eagles<\/p>\n
According to Pro Football Reference, of the 1,430 men who have played regular-season games in a Philadelphia Eagles uniform, only 50 have graduated from New Jersey High Schools. Here are some of the biggest names from New Jersey who played games for the Eagles<\/p>\n
(NOTE: Quarterbacks Joe Flacco and Joe Callahan did not make the list because they only appeared in Preseason games with the Eagles)<\/p>\n