What baseball team won World Series three times in the 1970s?
Oakland A's
This pair were on the cover of SI, nicknamed Butch and Sundance
Larry Czonka and Jim Kiick
Who won the most MVP awards in the 1970s?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - 5
At the 72 Olympics in Munich, 2 tragedies occurred, one human and one sport - what was the sports tragedy?
The USSR vs USA gold medal basketball final, which consisted of the Soviets getting three chances at the end to win the game.
This olympian had an astonishing 7 perfect scores and racked up 3 gold medals?
Nadia Comaneci
In 1978 the Yankees and Red Sox played a 1 game playoff to decide the AL East title, who was the starting pitcher for the Red Sox in this game?
Mike Torrez
Big afros were an important part of the look during this decade. This Denver Bronco wide receiver (number 25) was at the top of the big afro list?
Haven Moses
Who won the most scoring titles in the 1970s?
Bob McAdoo - 3
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Michael Phelps set a new record for the most gold medals won at a single Olympic games. Whose then-record of seven gold medals, set at the 1972 Munich Olympics, did Phelps break?
Mark Spitz
Set the world record in the decathlon?
Caitlin, I mean, Bruce Jenner
Who hit the most Home Runs in the Major Leagues from 1970 to 1979?
Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh Pirates
He was the first player taken in the NFL draft, and did not sign with the team that drafted him?
Tom Cousineau, Buffalo Bills
In the 1970s, only two players led the league in both scoring and assists in a season. Who were they?
Jerry West and Nate Archibald
No one scored a single point against Dan Gable at the 1972 Munich Olympics. For what event did Gable win the gold medal for the USA?
Wrestling
Brothers won 2 boxing golds?
Leon and Michael Spinks
Who led the Major Leagues in total Runs Batted In from 1970 to 1979?
Johnny Bench, Cincinnati Reds
We were just two "old" quarterbacks, starting against each other for only the second (and last) time of our careers, when our teams played each other on September 24, 1972. The young guys should've been there taking notes. By the time the dust had cleared, we'd combined for 872 yards passing, and thrown eight touchdown passes. Who are we?
Bart Starr and Sonny Jurgensen
In an attempt to win the 1977-78 scoring championship against George Gervin, this player poured in 73 points in the last game of the season?
David Thompson - 73
The 1972 Munich Olympics saw the first American win the gold medal in the men's marathon in 64 years. Who was he?
Frank Shorter
Won gold medal in record time and was unbeaten in the 400-meter hurdles from 1977 until 1987, with victories in more than 100 consecutive finals.
Edwin Moses
During the 1970s, Freddie Patek played shortstop for the Kansas City Royals. What was Patek's nickname?
The Flea
My decade started and ended slowly, as I gained only 488 yards in 1970 and only 460 in 1979. But for most of the 1970s, I ran wild. My 10,539 yards during the decade out-gained all other running backs during that period. Who am I?
O.J. Simpson
In the 1978 Finals, a player went 0-for-14 in a game 7 loss, then came back the next year to win Finals MVP and the championship. Who was he?
Dennis Johnson
Famous for his "Kick," he won gold in the 800 meter race, then committed a faux pas during the medal ceremony?
Dave "The Kick" Wottle
With four gold medals, all in world-record time, and one silver, was the outstanding swimmer of the Montréal Olympics?
John Naber