ABC's Wide World of Sports

norm

ESPN will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the iconic ABC Sports program Wide World of Sports with a multi-platform celebration, highlighted by 70 hours of memorable moments on ESPN Classic. The tribute will begin Friday, April 22, on ESPN Radio and starting Monday, April 25, on ESPN Classic, capped by 29 consecutive hours of WWOS beginning Thursday, April 28, at 7 p.m. ET. The marathon of memories will climax with the show’s 30th and 35th Anniversary Specials.

“Two generations of sports fans grew up on ABC’s Wide World of Sports, were introduced to the broad diversity that is sport and will never forget the opening words and visuals that defined its mission,” said John Skipper, ESPN executive president, content. “The legacy of Wide World also lies in the blueprint that became ESPN and lives on in what we do every day, serving fans and a broad range of tastes with innovation.”

http://www.espnmediazone3.com/us/2011/0 ... elebrated/


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2AZH4FeGsc

i loved this show when i was a kid...watched it every saturday

klusterfuk

norm wrote:

ESPN will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the iconic ABC Sports program Wide World of Sports with a multi-platform celebration, highlighted by 70 hours of memorable moments on ESPN Classic. The tribute will begin Friday, April 22, on ESPN Radio and starting Monday, April 25, on ESPN Classic, capped by 29 consecutive hours of WWOS beginning Thursday, April 28, at 7 p.m. ET. The marathon of memories will climax with the show’s 30th and 35th Anniversary Specials.

“Two generations of sports fans grew up on ABC’s Wide World of Sports, were introduced to the broad diversity that is sport and will never forget the opening words and visuals that defined its mission,” said John Skipper, ESPN executive president, content. “The legacy of Wide World also lies in the blueprint that became ESPN and lives on in what we do every day, serving fans and a broad range of tastes with innovation.”

http://www.espnmediazone3.com/us/2011/0 ... elebrated/


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2AZH4FeGsc

i loved this show when i was a kid...watched it every saturday

same here.. good times

Who Princess

"The thrill of victory . . .
The agony of defeat . . ."

I always felt sorry for that skier that had to wipe out in front of millions of people week after week during the intro.

Drowned Out

when that 80's thread was active, I was going thru 80's clips on youtube and watched a bunch of different intros from different eras of the show...man tv was different back then...it was such a big deal to get to the weekend and be able to see sports and cartoons

I remember they used to show tower high-diving all the time...do people still do that? OH! and remember that that obstacle course thing they used to? Celebrities and retired athletes used to compete in it?

jimed14

Drowned Out wrote:

OH! and remember that that obstacle course thing they used to? Celebrities and retired athletes used to compete in it?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superstars

Drowned Out

jimed14 wrote:

Drowned Out wrote:

OH! and remember that that obstacle course thing they used to? Celebrities and retired athletes used to compete in it?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superstars

yup that's it! already watching on youtube....oj won one year
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CWHTxN_iy0

glancing thru the wiki page...not sure if it was on WWOS or not...reminds me of the same era anyway.

igotid88

I miss this

norm

espn classic

Mohammad Ali and Howard Cosell


cool