Episode 29 -- Patrick O'Neal

Patrick O’Neal comes from a family of famous actors. Initially, he followed the family business, before switching gears and carving out his own niche as a sportscaster in Southern California.

On Episode 29 of the Life Around the Seams podcast, a very candid O’Neal admits the pressure he felt to act, then the relief and joy that he found following his lifelong passion for sports. Over the last two decades, O’Neal has covered every major team in Southern California for Prime Ticket and Fox Sports Net, along with numerous national gigs well. 

We talked about out how often O’Neal found himself in the first row of sporting events, like when Barry Bonds homered into McCovey Cove and then gave a bat to his brother-in-law John McEnroe. Or the time Shaquille O’Neal went flying into the stands and left a bruise on O’Neal leg.

We dished about real and fake celebrity sports fans, all the different athletes that O’Neal has interviewed (Kobe, Manny, Gretzky, Trout) and ended with stories about Farrah Fawcett that you can't miss.