Sports Challenge
(1971)Streaming Episode Guide
Season 1
N.Y. Football Giants vs. Los Angeles Rams
Episode 22
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N.Y. Football Giants vs. Chicago Blackhawks
Episode 21
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NBA Hall of Famers vs. N.Y. Football Giants
Episode 20
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NBA Hall of Famers vs. N.Y. Yankees' World Series Heroes
Episode 19
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Detroit Tigers' Pitchers vs. NBA Hall of Famers
Episode 18
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NFL Hall of Famers vs. Baltimore Orioles
Episode 17
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Boston Celtics vs. NFL Hall of Famers
Episode 16
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Boston Celtics vs. 1951 New York Baseball Giants
Episode 15
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Boston Celtics vs. Washington Redskins
Episode 14
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Boston Celtics vs. Green Bay Packers
Episode 13
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Boston Celtics vs. Washington Senators
Episode 12
During their dismal last season of existence, the Washington Senators (A.L.) baseball team makes its only Sports Challenge appearance. Most of the time, manager Ted Williams speaks for the team. That doesn't matter at all to the Celtics, who win their second straight.
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California Angels vs. Boston Celtics
Episode 11
One of the other all-time Sports Challenge favorites, the Boston Celtics, appears for the first time. And yes, Red Auerbach is going to light his cigar. There would be more to come.
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NFL Quarterbacks vs. California Angels
Episode 10
The California Angels make their first of many appearances on Sports Challenge. Immediately, the likes of Jim Fregosi and Andy Messerschmidt display the form that their successors would continue in later seasons.
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NFL Quarterbacks vs. Chicago Cubs
Episode 9
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All-Time Great Cincinnati Reds vs. NFL Quarterbacks
Episode 8
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All-Time Great Cincinnati Reds vs. Cleveland Indians
Episode 7
Instead of Rose, Bench and Tolan, the birthplace of professional baseball sends three Cincinnati legends to defend the Reds' Sports Challenge crown. They walk all over the Cleveland Indians. No surprise there: Cleveland was in the midst of its four-decade-long misfortune.
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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Cincinnati Reds
Episode 6
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Los Angeles Lakers vs. San Francisco 49ers
Episode 5
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Los Angeles Lakers vs. NFL's Greatest Runners
Episode 4
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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Champions of Boxing
Episode 3
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New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Episode 2
The Lakers had yet to win an NBA Championship at this time. But on Sports Challenge, they began a dynasty. In only the series' second show, the Purple and Gold began their streak of seven straight wins, which would be the Sports Challenge record until Joe McCarthy's Yankees came along in 1972.
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Brooklyn Dodgers vs. New York Yankees
Episode 1
The Yankees were notorious for belittling the Brooklyn Dodgers in October. This debut episode of Sports Challenge was no different. Brooklyn alumnus Don Drysdale brought the defeat crashing down when he blew a question about the Rams' defensive end Deacon Jones.
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