22. The Superstars (1973)
What might happen if elite athletes from all avenues of sport competed in a decathlon of sorts including events such as rowing, cycling and the obstacle course? Well, Joe Frazier might nearly drown is what might happen.

23. This Week in The NFL
Before "Inside the NFL" and long before ESPN, there was just Tom Brookshier and Pat Summerall clad in red blazers and seated across from one another on Saturday nights. This syndicated show provided the same soundtrack and unbeatable NFL Films footage you could see on HBO up until last week.

24. Rick Barry's Granny Shot
The second-best free-throw shooter in NBA history (.900)  is also the only one since 1970 to have exclusively shot them under-handed. Coincidence? We think not.

25. Ali-Frazier, 1.5 (1974)
Five weeks before their heavyweight rematch, The Greatest and Smokin' Joe sat down with Howard on "Wide World ... " to review the '71 bout (won by Frazier). And you'll never guess what happened: a fight breaks out. Ali, who would win the rematch, also wins this bout by TPO: Technical Psyche Out.

26. 0-26 (1976-77)
In the same decade and state in which one NFL team was perfectly sublime, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers went nearly two entire seasons before the franchise earned its first victory.

27. Chrissy's and Jimmy's "Love Match" (1974)
In the words of a nascent sportswear company at this time, "Just do it."

28. The Snake River Canyon jump (1974)
Evel Knievel's most outrageous stunt -- which fell short -- took place just six weeks after the premiere of "Death Wish." Hmm.

29. The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
"Better. Stronger. Faster." Was Steve Austin on the juice?

30. Almost Anything Goes (1975)
Five-person teams, each representing hometowns from all over the USA, are pitted against one another in outdoor contests such as blindfolded pie tossing. "Fear Factor" without the freakout factor. Your field interviewer? Regis Philbin.

31. 31 (1973)
Lengths by which Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes, becoming horse racing's first Triple Crown winner in a quarter-century.

32. Carlton Fisk's body English (1975)
Somewhere Joe Morgan is reminding everyone that yeah, the Red Sox won Game 6, but the Reds won the Series. Give it up, Joe.

AP When throwing the game-winning touchdown to Drew Pearson in the 1975 NFC semifinal, Roger Staubach claimed he closed his eyes and said a Hail Mary prayer.

33. The Hail Mary Pass (1975)
Three items you may have forgotten concerning Roger Staubach's prayer to Drew Pearson with 0:24 to play in the NFC semifinal playoff game: 1) Earlier on the game-winning drive Staubach connected with Pearson for 22 yards on a 4th-and-16. 2) After Dallas scored field judge Armen Terzian was struck in the head by a bottle tossed from the stands and lay on the ground for several minutes. 3) Viking quarterback Fran Tarkenton's father suffered a fatal heart attack while watching the game on TV back in Georgia. His first name was Dallas.

34. Houston Astro uniforms (1975)
If the Starland Vocal Band's music could be turned into vomit (surprisingly simple process, in fact), then it would look like the Astro jerseys.

35. "Bowling For Dollars"
Spare me. This was possibly the most boring game show -- the title is self-explanatory -- ever to air on TV.

36. Phyllis George (1975)
The former Miss Texas and Miss America inspired unbalanced formations in male nether regions when she made her "NFL Today" debut. The matriarch of all sideline hotties.

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