Sports Challenge()
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First Air Date: N/A
Average Runtime: 30m
Rating: 10.0
Votes: 1
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 23
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.
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Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 22E01
Brooklyn Dodgers vs. New York Yankees
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The Yankees were notorious for belittling the Brooklyn Dodgers in October. This debut episode of Sports Challenge wa...
E02
New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Lakers
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The Lakers had yet to win an NBA Championship at this time. But on Sports Challenge, they began a dynasty. In only th...
E03
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Champions of Boxing
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E04
Los Angeles Lakers vs. NFL's Greatest Runners
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Los Angeles Lakers vs. San Francisco 49ers
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E06
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Cincinnati Reds
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E07
All-Time Great Cincinnati Reds vs. Cleveland Indians
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Instead of Rose, Bench and Tolan, the birthplace of professional baseball sends three Cincinnati legends to defend th...
E08
All-Time Great Cincinnati Reds vs. NFL Quarterbacks
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E09
NFL Quarterbacks vs. Chicago Cubs
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E10
NFL Quarterbacks vs. California Angels
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The California Angels make their first of many appearances on Sports Challenge. Immediately, the likes of Jim Fregos...
E11
California Angels vs. Boston Celtics
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One of the other all-time Sports Challenge favorites, the Boston Celtics, appears for the first time. And yes, Red A...
E12
Boston Celtics vs. Washington Senators
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During their dismal last season of existence, the Washington Senators (A.L.) baseball team makes its only Sports Chal...
E13
Boston Celtics vs. Green Bay Packers
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E14
Boston Celtics vs. Washington Redskins
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E15
Boston Celtics vs. 1951 New York Baseball Giants
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E16
Boston Celtics vs. NFL Hall of Famers
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E17
NFL Hall of Famers vs. Baltimore Orioles
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E18
Detroit Tigers' Pitchers vs. NBA Hall of Famers
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E19
NBA Hall of Famers vs. N.Y. Yankees' World Series Heroes
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E20
NBA Hall of Famers vs. N.Y. Football Giants
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E21
N.Y. Football Giants vs. Chicago Blackhawks
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E22
N.Y. Football Giants vs. Los Angeles Rams
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