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Auggie

(32,055 posts) Sat Apr 29, 2023, 08:16 AM Apr 2023

"The thrill of victory ..." [View all]

On this date 62 years ago, April 29, 1961, ABC's Wide World of Sports made its debut.

Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of sport... the thrill of victory... and the agony of defeat... the human drama of athletic competition... This is ABC's Wide World of Sports!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wide_World_of_Sports_(American_TV_program)

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"The thrill of victory ..." [View all] Auggie Apr 2023 OP

Yep! Diamond_Dog Apr 2023 #1

+1 Auggie Apr 2023 #3

What happened to barrel jumping ? rickford66 Apr 2023 #4

We used bales of hay, but we jumped. cachukis Apr 2023 #6

And the agony of da feet 🦶. Funtatlaguy Apr 2023 #2

You remember True Dough Apr 2023 #5

I wonder how many times I watched that poor bastard fall off the ski jump? nt OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2023 #7

Vinko Bogataj underpants Apr 2023 #8

One more time! One more time! True Dough Apr 2023 #9