{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbook-club-with-michael-smerconish.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fvince-papale-invincible-Ein0vuEi","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Vince Papale: \"Invincible\"","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/8436e3c1-2479-4466-ac48-fa58259960bb/9ed196e7-928b-4e34-8cad-cd044ed64d43/podcast-20on-20dark-6.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/b33409e9-4201-46f9-a766-a6d9158ed7ec\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Vince Papale: &quot;Invincible&quot;\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Michael's conversation with Vince Papale on his autobiography, \"Invincible: My Journey from Fan to NFL Team Captain.\" The true story of the NFL’s oldest rookie In 1976, Vince Papale was thirty, a former schoolteacher and part-time bartender, and a season ticket-holder for his beloved Philadelphia Eagles. When he heard that Coach Dick Vermeil was holding open tryouts, he decided to give it a shot. Shocking himself and the coaches, he ran an explosive 40-yard-dash in just 4.5 seconds — a world-class time — and was offered a contract on the spot. When he joined the team, Papale became the oldest non-kicking rookie in NFL history, a fan favorite who played for four years and was named a team captain. Original air date 3 August 2006. The book was published on 6 August 2003."}