It just seems the network sports themes were so much better in the past.....60s, 70s, 80s. All sports, NBA, NFL, Tennis, Golf.....Or maybe I'm just getting old. Great theme I remember well. NBA on CBS circa 1970. Catchy tune.
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05/02/2025 6:14:33 AM PDT by
vespa300
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We must have seen that ski jumper wipe at the jump on Wide World of Sports 800 times ... But I never thought of a music theme to the image.
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05/02/2025 6:16:29 AM PDT by
Robert A Cook PE
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I think I recognize Jerry West, Left hander Dave Cowens, and Pistol Pete Maravich. At the 27 28 second mark....that’s pistol pete driving to the whoop....I think.
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05/02/2025 6:17:18 AM PDT by
vespa300
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05/02/2025 6:18:08 AM PDT by
dfwgator
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This one isn't even close. The best sports theme song of all time was "Gathering Crowds," which was used for the closing credits of
This Week in Baseball in the 1980s:
1988 Version
Full Instrumental Recording
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05/02/2025 6:18:28 AM PDT by
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05/02/2025 6:18:29 AM PDT by
moviefan8
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7 posted on
05/02/2025 6:18:49 AM PDT by
HombreSecreto
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Wide World of Sports Agony of Defeat
8 posted on
05/02/2025 6:19:16 AM PDT by
DFG
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The Gillette “Cavalcade of Sports” song (it turned into the advertising song for Gillette. The song preceded the Friday Night Fights.
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05/02/2025 6:21:35 AM PDT by
Migraine
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The American Sportsman with Curt Gowdy.
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05/02/2025 6:23:48 AM PDT by
dfwgator
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05/02/2025 6:26:39 AM PDT by
Dr. Sivana
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16 posted on
05/02/2025 6:26:41 AM PDT by
dfwgator
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A lot of them sound like they were meant for something else. For example,
LNBC's Sunday Night Football theme reminds many listeners of something from
Star Wars. John Williams wrote it, so there might be that
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05/02/2025 6:27:16 AM PDT by
jmcenanly
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Migraine
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Jim W N
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35 posted on
05/02/2025 6:51:46 AM PDT by
dfwgator
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Marvin Gay’s National Anthem wins it for me..
38 posted on
05/02/2025 6:54:20 AM PDT by
BobL
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05/02/2025 6:55:50 AM PDT by
1217Chic
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44 posted on
05/02/2025 6:59:51 AM PDT by
dfwgator
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Either ABC’s “Wide Workd of Sports” (with “The Agony of Defeat” and that poor guy on the ski jump) *or* “This Week in Baseball.”
52 posted on
05/02/2025 7:11:10 AM PDT by
grey_whiskers
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