Men's Adventure Magazine Cover of the Week

December 1972

cover by Mort Kunstler

Men's Adventure Magazine Cover of the Week

 March/April 1972

Magazine Cover of the Week

October 7th 1972

Members of the cast of the NBC western series Bonanza were illustrated on the cover of TV Guide.

This was the 14th and eventually the final season of Bonanza, as NBC moved its powerhouse to Tuesday nights where it was up against "Maude" and "Hawaii Five-O" which led to a huge ratings plunge.  The damage however had been done to the show with the tragic death of "Hoss" Dan Blocker in May 1972.  His sudden passing left a void that could not be filled but NBC brought Tim Matheson in to join Lorne Greene, Michael Landon and Mitch Vogel ("Jamie") to add more youth.  David Canary also returned for the final season as "Candy Canady" after being approached by Michael Landon.  The show slipped to #52 after the previous season at #20, Bonanza had never been out of the Top Ten before the 1971-72 season.  The cancellation left CBS' GUNSMOKE as the only western on Prime Time tv.

Gunsmoke (TV)

"Bohannan"
September 25th 1972
Season 18  episode 3
From the latter seasons comes an interesting story of a "faith healer" (Richard Kiley) who comes to doubt himself when ask to really cure a boy (Vincent Van Patten) with a genetic disorder.

(William Kelley wrote this episode and won the Spur Award for Best TV Western Script, given by the Western Writers of America.)

Magazine Cover of the Week

LIFE Magazine

July 14th 1972

Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones

1972 ABA MVP and ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

1972 ABA MVP and Rookie of the Year

ARTIS GILMORE

(Kentucky Colonels)

23.8 Points per Game
17.8 Rebounds per Game (led the ABA)
2.7 assists per game
5.0 blocks per game
3666 minutes played (led the ABA)
1070 defensive rebounds (led the ABA)
422 blocked shots (led the ABA)
.598 Field Goal % (led the ABA)
1491 total rebounds (led the ABA)

Led the Colonels to the ABA Finals

Today in Baseball History (September 30th)

September 30th is a big day in baseball history going from 1927 - 1992

September 27th 1927

Babe Ruth, of the NY Yankees, hits home run #60 in the 1927 season, breaking his own record of 59 from 1926.  This record would stand until 1961 when Roger Maris, also a Yankee, hit 61.

1972

Pittsburgh Pirates legend Roberto Clemente gets his 3,000 career hit in his final at bat of the season. Sadly this was also his last at bat ever as he would die in a plane crash while flying relief supplies to earthquake ravaged Central America.

1984

Mike Witt of the California Angels pitches a perfect game (no batter reached base, 27 consecutive outs) against the Texas Rangers in Arlington TX.  

1992

George Brett of the Kansas City Royals get 4 hits in the final game of the season to get 3000 hits.  He would finish his career with 3,154 hits.

WE LOVE THE 70s!

Johnny Cash and President Richard Nixon meet at the White House

July 1972

1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Champion

1972 NASCAR Winston Cup Champion

Richard Petty wins his 2nd consecutive Winston Cup championship.

He would eventually win 7, with the last in 1979

Flashback - Billboard Top 100 Songs of 1972

Billboard Hot 100 Year End Top 100 Songs of 1972

All In The Family On TV Guide

May 29th 1971

May 27th 1972

Sports Illustrated Cover of the Week

Mark Donohue wins the 1972 Indianapolis 500

June 5th 1972

Classic TV Debut

January 14th 1972

Sanford and Son debuts on NBC and would rank in the top ten every season until the last in 1977.

The Great Radio Comedians - PBS

This PBS special from 1972 looks at the great radio comedians including Jack Benny, Fred Allen, Bob Hope, Edgar Bergen, Fibber McGee and Molly and more.
Enjoy this tremendous show with interviews with George Burns, Jim Jordan (Fibber McGee), Jack Benny and the cast of Allen's Alley all done just a few years before we would see most of the pass.

Sanford and Son

Another one of my favorite shows and a favorite episode

The Puerto Ricans Are Coming!

Season 2

Episode 8

originally aired November 10th 1972

NBC

45th Annual Academy Awards

Today in 1973 It was Oscar night at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles Cailfornia

The show was hosted by Carol Burnett, Michael Caine, Charlton Heston and Rock Hudson. Most people, when offered an Academy Award, can’t get up to the stage fast enough to claim the little gold guy. But, Marlon Brando said, “You can keep it," when AMPAS offered him the Oscar for Best Actor for his performance as The Godfather. Brando refused to accept the award because he felt that the U.S. and Hollywood were discriminating against American Indians. The Godfather (Albert S. Ruddy, producer) also was awarded the the prize for Best Picture. That Oscar was accepted, as were several for Cabaret: Best Director (Bob Fosse), Best Actress (Liza Minnelli) and Best Supporting Actor (Joel Grey). Best Supporting Actress was Eileen Heckart for Butterflies are Free and the Best Music/Song prize went to Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn for The Morning After from The Poseidon Adventure.