1979 schedule
Here is a list from 1979
January 6 Hula Bowl Keith Jackson Jim Lampley Dave Diles Frank Broyles
January 7 No broadcast please verify had conference NFL championships
January 13 World Gymnastics Mc Kay, Rigby, Gordon Maddux
January 14 Harlem Globetrotters Nashville Jim Mc Kay
January 20 US Grand Prix Motocross, Exhibition Figure Skating
January 21 No broadcast Super Bowl Sunday
January 27 Jimmy Young Ossie Ocasio boxing Jackson, Ski Jumping Michaels, Devlin
January 28 World Cup downhill Kitzbuhel Gifford, Beattie US Weightlifting Mc Kay, Bruce Wilhelm
February 3 US Figure Skating Cincinnati Mc Kay, Button Cliff Diving Michaels, Ken Sitzberger
February 4 Figure Skating Wristwrestling Michaels
February 10 World Cup Gymnastics Sao Paulo Mc Kay, Rigby, Maddux Minnesota Fats Willie Mosconi Cosell
February 11 Ski Jumping Lake Placid Lampley, Devlin Fats Mosconi
February 17 Boxing John Tate Duane Bobick Indianapolis Schenkel Speed Skating Inzell Mc Kay, Sheila Young Daytona qualifications Michaels, Stewart, Economaki (Michaels did bowling that week)
February 18 World Speedway Lampley, Marvin Johnson Matthew Franklin Schenkel
February 24 WBA Light Heavyweight Mike Rossman Victor Galindez Las Vegas Cosell? 2 Man bobsled Konigsee Fleming Cheyenne Frontier Days Curt Gowdy, Larry Mahan (the fight was cancelled because of an officials dispute)
February 25 Figure skating Exhibition Cincinnati Cresta St Moritz Michaels, Jackie Stewart Surfing from Hawaii Bud Palmer, Margo Oberg
More from that wonderful year of 1979
March 3 World Cup Lake Placid Mc Kay, Beattie Outlaw Sprints Jim Lampley, Chris Economaki
March 4 Skiing and the Pool Challenge
March 10 Danny little Red Lopez casternon boxing Americas Cup Gymnastics Mc Kay, Rigby, Maddux
March 11 Not sure if scheduled
March 17 World Figure Skating Mc Kay, Button Masters Surfing Lampley
March 18 International Race of Champions
March 24 Flamingo Stakes Mc Kay, Arcaro Sugar Ray Leonard Danny Gonzales boxing
March 25 Atlanta 500 Motorcycles on Ice
March 31 World Gymnastics, NCAA Swimming Jim Lampley, Mark Spitz, Ron O Brien
April 1 World Figure Skating Motorcross Lampley
April 7 Globetrotters, Steve Cauthen in Great Britain
April 8 Rebel 500 Mc Kay, Stewart, Economaki
April 14 Galindez Rossman WBA Light Heavyweight New Orleans Cosell
April 15 High Diving Lampley US East Germany boxing conclusion
April 21 Leonard Adolfo Viruet Jackson Wood Memorial Mc Kay Arcaro
April 28 George Willig at Devils Tower, Kentucky Derby Preview
April 29 18 th anniversary show NCAA Wrestling Lampley, Ken Kraft
More Wide World from 1979
May 5 wrapped around the Derby 4-5 and 6-7 USAC Sprint Jackson, 25th anniversary of Roger Bannister's mile run
May 6 English Rugby Cup Final Lampley World Weightlifting Mc Kay
May 12 Ron Lyle Scott Le Doux Boxing Indy Time Trials Fleming-Stewart-Econmaki
May 13 Indy Trials, World Table Tennis Bud Palmer Dick Miles European Gymnastics Michaels, Mason
May 19 AAU Boxing 4-5 and 6-6:30 wrapped around the Preakness Keith Jackson (Cosell at the Preakness)
May 20 Sugar Ray Leonard Marcos Geraldo Baton Rouge Jackson Pro Target Diving Michaels Sitzberger
May 26 European Mens Gymnastics Michaels, Maddux Log Rolling Flemming Indy 500 and Monaco GP Reports from Econmaki and Jackson
May 27 Monaco Grand Prix same day Jackson Sam Posey Pool Shootout Mosconi-Minnesota Fats Cosell
June 2 Motorcycle San Jose Michaels Duke Kahanomoku Surfing Bud Palmer, Fred Hemmings Mr Olympia Bob Beattie, Arnold Schwarzenegger
June 3 WBA Bantamweight (Live) Carlos Zarate Lupe Pintor Las Vegas Schenkel European Cup Gymnastics
June 9 World Cup Gymanstics Flemming, Rigby, Mason also NCAA championships Track Jackson, Liquori, Stones Volleyball Flemming, Chris Marlowe Gymnastics Michaels, Maddux
June 10 Milwaukee 150 Jackson, Economaki, Posey also World Cup Gymnastics
June 16 Preempted for US Open
June 17 Preempted for US Open
June 23 AAU Track Jackson, Liquori, Stones, Lampley Michigan 400 Michaels, Stewart, Economaki
June 24 Tony Chiaverini-Sugar Ray Leonard Boxing Cosell World Target Diving Michaels, Sitzberger, NHRA Winternationals Jackson
June 30 Vito Antuofermo Hugo Corro Boxing Monte Carlo (live) Cosell
July 1 Holmes Weaver highlights AAU Gymnastics Lampley Rigby
July 7 Firecracker 400 Flemming Lampley
July 8 Alexis Arguello Rafael Limon Boxing Cosell AAU Weightlifting Beattie, Wilhelm
July 14 Prescott Arizona Frontier Days Rodeo Lampley, Larry Mahan Gold Cup Hydroplane Madison Indiana Keith Jackson, Jim Hendrick
July 15 Preempted for US women's Open
July 21 Preempted for British Open
July 22 Soviet Gymnastics in San Diego Michaels, Maddux, Rigby Hawaiian Masters Surfing Bud Palmer-Fred Hemmings European Weightlifting Lampley, Wilhelm
July 28 NFL Hall of Fame Game Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell, Fran Tarkenton
August 4 Preempted by PGA
August 11 Reports on Gymnastics and Sugar Ray Leonard
August 12 Leonard Ranzany Cosell Soap Box D