Sports Challenge

2 Seasons · 23 Episodes · 10.0

Sports Challenge was a sports-centered game show that aired in weekly syndication from 1971 to 1979, with a separate version that aired briefly on CBS weekends from May 20 to September 9, 1973. Dick Enberg was host. Johnny Gilbert, Art James, and John Harlan announced. The show was taped at the KTLA/Golden West studios in Los Angeles, with the exception of some shows taped at Metromedia Square. The show's theme throughout its run was an instrumental version of The Beatles' "Get Back" by Pat Williams, from his Verve Records album "Heavy Vibrations"; a different theme was briefly used for the 1977–1978 season, but the original theme replaced it for the show's final season.

Episodes

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E11. Brooklyn Dodgers vs. New York Yankees30m · The Yankees were notorious for belittling the Brooklyn Dodgers in October. This debut episode of Sports Challenge was no different. Brooklyn alumnus Don Drysdale brought the defeat crashing down when he blew a question about the Rams' defensive end Deacon Jones.E22. New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Lakers30m · The Lakers had yet to win an NBA Championship at this time. But on Sports Challenge, they began a dynasty. In only the series' second show, the Purple and Gold began their streak of seven straight wins, which would be the Sports Challenge record until Joe McCarthy's Yankees came along in 1972.E33. Los Angeles Lakers vs. Champions of Boxing30m · E44. Los Angeles Lakers vs. NFL's Greatest Runners30m · E55. Los Angeles Lakers vs. San Francisco 49ers30m · E66. Los Angeles Lakers vs. Cincinnati Reds30m · E77. All-Time Great Cincinnati Reds vs. Cleveland Indians30m · Instead of Rose, Bench and Tolan, the birthplace of professional baseball sends three Cincinnati legends to defend the Reds' Sports Challenge crown. They walk all over the Cleveland Indians. No surprise there: Cleveland was in the midst of its four-decade-long misfortune.E88. All-Time Great Cincinnati Reds vs. NFL Quarterbacks30m · E99. NFL Quarterbacks vs. Chicago Cubs30m · E1010. NFL Quarterbacks vs. California Angels30m · The California Angels make their first of many appearances on Sports Challenge. Immediately, the likes of Jim Fregosi and Andy Messerschmidt display the form that their successors would continue in later seasons.E1111. California Angels vs. Boston Celtics30m · One of the other all-time Sports Challenge favorites, the Boston Celtics, appears for the first time. And yes, Red Auerbach is going to light his cigar. There would be more to come.

12. Boston Celtics vs. Washington Senators30m · During their dismal last season of existence, the Washington Senators (A.L.) baseball team makes its only Sports Challenge appearance. Most of the time, manager Ted Williams speaks for the team. That doesn't matter at all to the Celtics, who win their second straight.E1313. Boston Celtics vs. Green Bay Packers30m · E1414. Boston Celtics vs. Washington Redskins30m · E1515. Boston Celtics vs. 1951 New York Baseball Giants30m · E1616. Boston Celtics vs. NFL Hall of Famers30m · E1717. NFL Hall of Famers vs. Baltimore Orioles30m · E1818. Detroit Tigers' Pitchers vs. NBA Hall of Famers30m · E1919. NBA Hall of Famers vs. N.Y. Yankees' World Series Heroes30m · E2020. NBA Hall of Famers vs. N.Y. Football Giants30m · E2121. N.Y. Football Giants vs. Chicago Blackhawks30m · E2222. N.Y. Football Giants vs. Los Angeles Rams30m ·

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