Amin Elhassan: Why Will Ferrell Outranks Robert De Niro

Amin Elhassan: Why Will Ferrell Outranks Robert De Niro

Author: Maria Janete Santos Gil April 3, 2026 Duration: 56:21
Who is the best #58 in history? Dave goes with Jack Lambert. But our guest Amin Elhassan goes with Derrick Thomas. We then get into the weeds with the word, bust. You can bust in a bad way. But if someone makes you a bust it means you've had a hall of fame career. This leads us to Las Vegas. Is it okay to vacation there with your kids? Or is it purely an adult zone? We finish it up with Amin ranking Tom Cruise and Will Ferrell's body of work over that of Robert De Niro. Yes, he went there. It's a wide ranging conversation with one of the top minds in sports. AUDIO Football America! is available wherever you listen to podcasts. Leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/football-america/id1831757512 Follow us: Dave Dameshek: https://x.com/dameshek Gino Fuentes: https://x.com/Gino_Fuentes Mike Fuentes: https://x.com/mikefountains Host: Dave Dameshek Guests: Amin Elhassan Team: Gino Fuentes, Mike Fuentes, Ethan Bedowsky Director: Danny Benitez Senior Producers: Gino Fuentes, Mike Fuentes Executive Producer: Soup Campbell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Author: Language: Portuguese Episodes: 100

A hora milagrosa
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Duration: 41:07
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Hour 1: Sound Blind (feat. Nick Wright) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:48
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Duration: 7:53
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Hour 3: A Game Called Honk (feat. DeMaurice Smith) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 39:37
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Hour 2: The Mascot Mafia (feat. David Samson) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 39:31
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Hour 1: Mike, Michael, and Mikey (feat. Brucey B) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:46
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