Disco, gas lines and rationing, the Iran Hostage Crisis, horrible fashion, Nixon's impeachment and resignation, the humanitarian disaster in Viet Nam followed by Pol Pot's genocide in Cambodia, Russians in Afghanistan.... oh, and the Orioles blew a 3 -1 lead in the World Series in 1979.
Sports were the best in the 70s. I love going on YouTube and watching the vintage 70s NFL games, complete with commercials.
Baseball players were still household names then, too.
And college football was still great.