GAMES OF THE XXIII OLYMPIAD, THE {1984 LOS ANGELES OLYMPICS} {1984/08/01}, PART 6: BOXING (MEN), VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN) (TV)
Summary
This program presents a portion of coverage of the 1984 summer Games of the XXIII Olympiad from Los Angeles. Highlights of this portion include coverage of the following events and topics:
Anchor sports commentator Jim McKay presides throughout this portion, introducing segments and highlights from men’s light welterweight boxing, men’s individual pursuit track cycling, and men’s basketball.
Sports commentator Jack Whitaker reports from Pauley Pavilion and offers a preview of the upcoming optionals for the women’s team gymnastics competition.
Sports commentator Chris Schenkel offers a preview of the ongoing cross-country portion of the equestrian event at Fairbanks Ranch.
Sports commentator Howard Cosell offers a preview from the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena of the upcoming light welterweight and welterweight boxing events.
Sports commentator Keith Jackson reports from the Forum at Inglewood to present a preview of the upcoming men’s basketball game between the United States and Uruguay.
Sports commentator Bob Beattie reports from the Long Beach Arena to provide a preview of the upcoming women’s volleyball game between the United States and Brazil.
Sports commentator Bill Flemming reports from the Velodrome at California State University for a preview of the 4,000-meter men’s pursuit track cycling event.
Cosell reports on light heavyweight boxing as Jerry Page (USA) fights against Helmut Gertel (West Germany).
Cosell profiles and interviews Page, detailing his fight history.
Cosell offers commentary on the fight. Page wins with a decision of 5-0 and advances to the next round.
Cosell interviews United States boxing coach Pat Nappi about Page’s victory and the state of the United States boxing team.
Flemming and sports commentator Eric Heiden offer commentary from the Velodrome on the finals of the 4,000-meter men’s individual pursuit track cycling event. Leonard Nitz (USA) races against Dean Woods (Australia) for the bronze medal. Nitz wins the bronze with a time of 4:44.03, beating Woods by .05 seconds.
Sports commentators Jackson and Digger Phelps report from Inglewood on the men’s basketball game between the United States and Uruguay.
Notable commercials include: Ken Howard and Sarah Purcell for Chevrolet automobiles; Bob Uecker, Bubba Smith, and Dick Butkus for Miller beer; Don Meredith for Lipton tea; and Dean Glenesk for Snickers candy.
(This program is incomplete due to missing media.)
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: August 1, 1984
- RUNNING TIME: 1:00:00
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T86:1359
- GENRE: Sports
- SUBJECT HEADING: Olympic Games, 1984, Summer, Los Angeles; Olympics; Sports; Artistic Gymnastics, team competition women; Equestrian Eventing, team mixed; Boxing, Up to 64 kg (Light Welter weight) men; Boxing, Up to 69 kg (Welter weight) men; Basketball, basketball men; Volleyball, volleyball women; Cycling Track, Individual Pursuit (4000m) men; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The
- SERIES RUN: TV - ABC, 1984
- COMMERCIALS:
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- TV – Commercials – IBM computers
- TV – Commercials – Johnson Controls energy efficiency company
- TV – Commercials – Kodak cameras
- TV – Commercials – Kraft food products
- TV – Commercials – Lipton tea
- TV – Commercials – Lotus software
- TV – Commercials – McDonald’s restaurants
- TV – Commercials – Miller beer
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- TV – Commercials – Nissan automobiles
- TV – Commercials – Oscar Meyer meat products
- TV – Commercials – Sears department stores
- TV – Commercials – Snickers candy
- TV – Commercials – Transamerica insurance
- TV – Commercials – Wrigley’s chewing gum
- TV – Promos – “Call to Glory”
- TV – Promos – “Hawaiian Heat”
CREDITS
- Jim McKay … Anchor Sports Commentator
- Jack Whitaker … Sports Commentator
- Chris Schenkel … Sports Commentator
- Howard Cosell … Sports Commentator
- Keith Jackson … Sports Commentator
- Bob Beattie … Sports Commentator
- Bill Flemming … Sports Commentator
- Eric Heiden … Sports Commentator
- Digger Phelps … Sports Commentator
- Jerry Page … Athlete
- Helmut Gertel … Athlete
- Leonard Nitz … Athlete
- Dean Woods … Athlete
- Steve Alford … Athlete
- Vernon Fleming … Athlete
- Alvin Robertson … Athlete
- Michael Jordan … Athlete
- Sam Perkins … Athlete
- Horacio Lopez … Athlete
- Hebert Nunez … Athlete
- Luis Larrosa … Athlete
- Carlos Peinado … Athlete
- Wilfredo Ruiz … Athlete
- Patrick Ewing … Athlete
- Leon Wood … Athlete
- Chris Mullin … Athlete
- Wayman Tisdale … Athlete
- Luis Pierri … Athlete
- Pat Nappi … Coach
- Bob Knight … Coach
- Ramon Etchamendi … Coach
- Ulysses Rodriguez … Referee
- Tim Rabon
- Mary Lou Retton
- Ecaterina Szabo
- Ken Howard … Talent, Chevrolet commercial
- Sarah Purcell … Talent, Chevrolet commercial
- Bob Uecker … Talent, Miller commercial
- Bubba Smith … Talent, Miller commercial
- Dick Butkus … Talent, Miller commercial
- Don Meredith … Talent, Lipton commercial
- Dean Glenesk … Talent, Snickers commercial