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sports stars Muhammad Ali Nadia Comaneci Dorothy Hamill Mark Spitz Billie Jean King Joe Namath Reggie Jackson Pete Rose Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Jimmy Connors Edwin Moses Eric Heiden Chris Evert O. J. Simpson Wilt Chamberlain Tracy Austin Olga Korbut Bruce Jenner		Mark Spitz other sports celebrities The San Diego Chicken Howard Cosell The Harlem Globetrotters Vinko Bogataj: The Agony Of Defeat

sports tidbits *In 1973, the biggest Battle Of The Sexes took place on the tennis court. In September of that year, 29-year-old tennis champ Billie Jean King answered a challenge from 55-year-old ex-wimbledon champ Bobby Riggs. King's victory amidst all the hoopla and male chauvinist bravado was hailed as a victory for women everywhere. *In the baseball world, all eyes were on Pete Rose during the summer of 1978, when he came within 12 games of beating Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak. Rose's 44-game streak still stands as the second-highest in baseball history. *Reggie Jackson was such a hit in the 1977 World Series that a candy bar was named for him! *14-year-old Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci was the darling of the 1976 Olympics when she scored the first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics history. *In 1974, The Rumble In The Jungle was one of the most hyped sporting events of the decade. This politically-charged boxing match took place in Zaire, where underdog Muhammad Ali soundly trounced George Foreman. *Another world-famous boxing match took place in the Philippines in 1975...the pairing of Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier in the Thrilla In Manila. The live telecast of this event was one of the first programs offered by HBO after they converted to satellite distribution. Pro-Tennis Battle of the Sexes Pete Rose's Hitting Streak Nadia's Perfect 10 Rumble In The Jungle Thrilla In Manila

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