1980
Dramatic Sports Events
June 1980


“Dramatic Sports Events,” Friend, June 1980, inside front cover

Dramatic Sports Events

Dramatic sports events of recent times are described below. Match each event with the performer.

1. Slammed three home runs in final game of 1977 World Series

a. A. J. Foyt

2. Won Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont Stakes

b. Eric Heiden

3. Won five gold medals in the 1980 Winter Olympics, the first person ever to do so.

c. Seattle Slew

4. Rushed 273 yards in Buffalo Bills/Detroit game for new NFL record

d. Ian Turnbull

5. Won women’s singles title at Wimbledon after fifteen previous failures to reach finals

e. Reggie Jackson

6. Won the 1977 Indianapolis 500, becoming the first man to win classic auto race four times

f. O. J. Simpson

7. Scored five goals for Toronto Maple Leafs in hockey game against Detroit, becoming first defenseman in NHL history to do so

g. Virginia Wade

Answers:

  • (1) e, (2) c, (3) b, (4) f, (5) g, (6) a, (7) d, (8) h.

Illustrated by Shauna Mooney