ABC's Wide World of Sports(1961 - 1998)

Television's longest-running sports anthology show,
showcasing the 'thrill of victory and the agony of
defeat,' was a Saturday-afternoon staple in the 1960s,
'70s and '80s Spanning nearly 40 years of athletic
achievements and oddities, this brainchid of ABC
programming pioneer Roone Arledge featured a little
something for everyone, from barrel jumping, cliff
diving and demolition derbies to coverage of major events
like the Olympics and heavyweight-title fights.
Although the series itself faded away in 1998, ABC
continues to air a variety of sports programming under
the 'Wide World of Sports' banner.

4999

1996 intro

4998

This early 80s intro was originally posted to YouTube by seanmc31076.

{"currentPage":1,"totalPages":1,"totalItems":2,"itemsPerPage":6,"url":"\/content\/child\/intro\/40071\/block-contents\/pageN"}

1160

From 1982

{"currentPage":1,"totalPages":1,"totalItems":1,"itemsPerPage":6,"url":"\/content\/child\/credits\/40071\/block-contents\/pageN"}

{"currentPage":1,"totalPages":0,"totalItems":0,"itemsPerPage":8,"url":"\/content\/child\/youtube\/40071\/block-contents\/pageN"}

{"currentPage":1,"totalPages":0,"totalItems":0,"itemsPerPage":20,"url":"\/content\/child\/streaming\/40071\/block-contents\/pageN"}

{"currentPage":1,"totalPages":0,"totalItems":0,"itemsPerPage":12,"url":"\/content\/child\/lead-image\/40071\/block-contents\/pageN"}