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Hammerin’ Hank Goldberg Shares Stories of Legendary Jimmy the Greek

Brett Smiley by Brett Smiley
June 21, 2018
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Hammerin’ Hank Goldberg Shares Stories of Legendary Jimmy the Greek
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SportsHandle.com is back for more podcasting. In this episode, “The Hedge – Why I Gamble with Jimmy Shapiro” welcomes legendary ESPN prognosticator and VegasInsider.com scribe, Hammerin’ Hank Goldberg.

This is Part I of the podcast and will focus mainly on Hank’s unique relationship with Jimmy the Greek. He was a ghost writer for Jimmy the Greek’s syndicated column and helped him with the NFL content for CBS. The stories are tremendous.

A list of topics and time codes appear below the sound. You can listen on iTunes here (subscribe and give a rating, preferably a great or at least a good one.)

Topics for Episode Ten of ‘The Hedge,’ With Hammerin’ Hank, Include:

  • 1:25 – On how he met Jimmy Snyder, better known as “Jimmy the Greek”
  • 3:04 – On The Greek becoming famous for picking against the Jets and going on the Today Show with Barbara Walters … also his success in betting on political races.
  • 4:33 – On Jimmy the Greek betting against Dewey and for Truman for an interesting reason
  • 6:48 – Jimmy the Greek making the national lines for newspapers
  • 7:33 – What ghostwriting for Jimmy the Greek entailed
  • 7:58 –  Jimmy the Greek being a great poker player and playing with legends like Amarillo Slim and Doyle Brunson
  • 10:06 – On the media embracing sports gambling in the 70’s and how Jimmy the Greek used the local columnists for information for his wagers
  • 13:43 – Hank’s role with Jimmy the Greek on the NFL Today Show on CBS
  • 14:15 – On Hank and Jimmy going to dinner with Jets coach Walt Michaels on Fridays before games…Plus talking to Al Davis every Sunday morning before the NFL games
  • 15:45 – On Jimmy the Greek never being allowed to mention spreads on TV
  • 16:50 – On the segments with Jimmy the Greek getting huge ratings
  • 17:50 – Jimmy the Greek hosting week-long Super Bowl parties and celebrities stopping by including Warren Beatty
  • 20:15 – On if we’ll ever see a gambler as famous as Jimmy the Greek again
  • 20:50 – How Jimmy the Greek became his own industry, setting his own lines, doing ads for Budweiser, Edge Shaving Cream, and Cigars, getting paid to do speeches
  • 23:50 – On Jimmy the Greek getting fired for his racist comments
  • 24:10 – On Jimmy the Greek becoming difficult to work with towards the end, insulting his colleagues on air and becoming bitter

 Please feel free to send us any feedback to [email protected] and stay tuned for future podcasts, give us a like on Facebook and follow on Twitter (@sports_handle) and check out:

  • Episode one with guest Joe Fortenbaugh.
  • Episode two with Cousin Sal from “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
  • Episode three with Sean Pendergast
  • Episode four – Part I with Dave Cokin
  • Episode six with Chad Millman of The Action Network
  • Episode nine with Todd Fuhrman of SI.com and BetTheBoard
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Brett Smiley is editor-in-chief and co-founder of Sports Handle, which joined forces with the US Bets team in November 2018. He focuses on the sports betting industry and legislation. He's a recreational sports bettor and DFS player himself, focusing on the NFL. In a past life, Smiley practiced commercial litigation in New York City and previously wrote for FOX Sports and SI.com. He lives in New Jersey with his family.

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