A few coincidences of the late 1960’s/early 1970’s involving sports and television
The first 7 seven years of the Super Bowl
Hollywood’s future king working in television
Pete Maravich lighting up the record books for men’s college basketball
John Wooden’s UCLA men’s basketball team winning 7 consecutive NCAA tournament championships
The World Of Sports And Television
With the first Super Bowl in January of 1967, it’s no lie that the earliest years of The Super Bowl were in the late 1960’s/early 1970’s. Or to be more specific, it can truly be said that the first seven years of The Super Bowl were in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s.
And looking beyond that time frame, of the top 28 “All-Time Most Watched Television Programs” according to the 2024 World Almanac, 26 of those programs were Super Bowl games. And so there’s significance to include the earliest years of an annual sporting event that would dominate both the world of sports and television.
February 8, 2026
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February 8, 2026
“Is God dead?” –a question asked in 1966
A few coincidences of the late 1960’s/early 1970’s involving sports and television
The World Of Sports And Television
With the first Super Bowl in January of 1967, it’s no lie that the earliest years of The Super Bowl were in the late 1960’s/early 1970’s. Or to be more specific, it can truly be said that the first seven years of The Super Bowl were in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s.
And looking beyond that time frame, of the top 28 “All-Time Most Watched Television Programs” according to the 2024 World Almanac, 26 of those programs were Super Bowl games. And so there’s significance to include the earliest years of an annual sporting event that would dominate both the world of sports and television.