Sports Marketing History 1980-1999

By JFire18

  • USA upsets Soviet Union

    USA upsets the Soviets in the Winter Olympics.

  • Olympic Games Conflicts

    President Jimmy Carter votes to withdraw American Olympic athletes from the Moscow Olympic games.

  • Assassination Attempt

    Ronald Reagan withstands an assassination attempt. Was shot in the chest.

  • NC State wins NCAA Championship

    North Carolina State upsets Houston in 1983 NCAA Final.

  • First American Woman Astronaut

    Sally Ride becomes the first female American astronaut to go in space.

  • Martin Luther King Day

    Martin Luther King day is first observed.

  • Michael Jordan Buzzer Beater

    Michael Jordan's buzzer beater against Craig Ehlo

  • Pete Rose

    Pete Rose gets banned from MLB for life.

  • Berlin Wall Falls

    The Berlin Wall falls.

  • Death of Hank Gathers

    Died in a basketball during the WCC tournament.

  • Magic Johnson Announces He Has HIV.

    Magic announces his retirement due to HIV.

  • Cold War Ends

    The Cold War ends after 40+ years of fighting.

  • Christian Laettner's Buzzer Beater

    Scored a buzzer beater to win the East Regional Final for Duke.

  • Dream Team

    Won there Olympic games by an Average of 44 points. Featured 11 Hall of Famers.

  • Michael Jordan's First Retirement

    Michael Jordan walks away to fulfill his late father's wishes to play baseball.

  • OJ Simpson High Speed Chase

    OJ Doesn't get convicted after killing his girlfriend.

  • 1994 MLB Strike

    MLB players went on strike, and cancelled the whole season and the world series was cancelled for the first time since 1904.

  • Calripken Breaks Record for Consecutive Games Played

    Calripken breaks record for consecutive games played in MLB history. 2,131st game in a row.

  • Mike Tyson Bites Evander Holyfield

    Mike Tyson bit off Evander Holyfield's ear during a boxing match.

  • Michael Jordan's Game Winner Against the Utah Jazz

    MJ scores over Byron Russel to win the 1998 finals in game 6.

  • Mark McGwire Breaks Single Season Home Run Record

    Mark McGwire beat the single season home run record with 62 home runs.

  • Lance Armstrong Wins His First Tour De France

    Lance Armstrong won his first Tour De France even though he had a 50% chance of dying.