Coach Layden joined the Tony Parks Podcast to talk about the scouting report of John and Karl before they were drafted, coach Sloan’s impact on helping those guys get to an elite level, what it was like to attend Jackie Robinson’s first game and the classic player Mike Trout reminds him of most.

00:10 Scouting report of John and Karl before drafting them

04:54 The moment John and Karl had something special was because of addition and subtraction

06:14 Sloan’s impact on greatly accelerating John and Karl.

09:48 Growing up in Brooklyn

13:20 Why he is so attached to baseball

14:38 Being at Jackie Robinson’s first game

26:45 Changes he would make to baseball

28:48 Who is Mike Trout most like from a different era?

30:41 Most heartbreaking loss as a fan

31:10 The experience of watching Bobby Thompson’s Shot Heard Round the World

33:05 Karl Malone takes good care of his old coach

34:13 Former athlete, he enjoyed meeting and talking with most

36:30 Why he is so giving