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Video Almanac

Since debuting in 1980, CNN has accumulated countless miles of video tape chronicling the world. Now, we offer you the opportunity to peek into our vast archives and view a sampling of some of the more meaningful and newsworthy sports stories we've covered.

Like the CNN Plus Video Almanac, you'll see that our CNN/SI Video Almanac is easy to use, with clips categorized by year and decade. Simply scroll through the menu of each year and click to watch a memorable video clip. From a report on the U.S. hockey team's gold-medal performance at the 1980 Winter Olympics, to Mike Tyson biting a chunk out of Evander Holyfield's ear, our Video Almanac is a must see for nostalgia buffs.

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The 80's

1980 -- 1981 -- 1982 -- 1983 -- 1984 -- 1985 -- 1986 -- 1987 -- 1988 -- 1989

-- 1980 --

  • U.S. hockey team wins Olympic gold
  • U.S. boycotts Moscow Olympics
  • Pitcher J.R. Richard, 30, felled by stroke

    -- 1981 --

  • Former heavyweight champ Joe Louis dead
  • Billie Jean King admits having lesbian affair
  • Bear Bryant sets college football victory record

    -- 1982 --

  • Clemson wins national football title, goes on probation
  • Wayne Gretzky becomes NHL's first unanimous MVP
  • Mercury Morris pleads guilty to drug charges

    -- 1983 --

  • North Carolina State dunks Houston in NCAA Tournament
  • Raiders win legal fight against NFL over move to Los Angeles
  • Royals prevail in bizarre 'pine tar' game

    -- 1984 --

  • Colts bolt Baltimore for Indianapolis
  • Abdul-Jabbar stands tall as NBA's most prolific scorer
  • Soviets pull out of L.A. Olympics
  • Doug Flutie claims the Heisman Trophy

    -- 1985 --

  • Bobby Knight suspended for tossing chair
  • Joe Namath enters Pro Football Hall of Fame
  • Pete Rose becomes baseball's all-time hits leader

    -- 1986 --

  • Len Bias dies of drug overdose
  • Goodwill Games debut in Moscow
  • Greg LeMond wins his first Tour de France

    -- 1987 --

  • Dennis Conner recaptures America's Cup
  • Heart attack claims former Ohio State football coach Woody Hayes
  • Leonard completes comeback by upsetting Hagler
  • NFL players strike over free agency
  • Billy Martin becomes Yankees manager once again

    -- 1988 --

  • 'Pistol Pete' Maravich dies playing basketball
  • Jimmy 'The Greek' Snyder canned for 'racist' remarks
  • Wrigley Field finally gets lights
  • Ben Johnson stripped of Olympic gold for steroid use

    -- 1989 --

  • Florence Griffith Joyner calls it quits
  • 95 fans crushed in British soccer stadium
  • Dravecky breaks arm in cancer comeback attempt
  • San Francisco earthquake rocks World Series
  • The 90's

    1990 -- 1991 -- 1992 -- 1993 -- 1994 -- 1995 -- 1996 -- 1997

    -- 1990 --

  • Buster Douglas hands champ Mike Tyson his first loss
  • Alabama country club admits black member, avoids PGA Championship protest
  • Ex-Cowboys coach Tom Landry enters Pro Football Hall of Fame

    -- 1991 --

  • Nolan Ryan tosses record seventh no-hitter
  • 'Worst-to-First' World Series a real winner
  • Basketball star Magic Johnson has HIV virus

    -- 1992 --

  • 'Dream Team' caps Olympic gold medal run with drubbing of Croatia
  • Back problems force Larry Bird into retirement
  • Baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent resigns

    -- 1993 --

  • Mario Lemieux has Hodgkin's disease
  • Bo Jackson comes back
  • Monica Seles stabbed during tennis tournament
  • Michael Jordan says goodbye to basketball

    -- 1994 --

  • Tonya Harding pleads guilty in attack on Nancy Kerrigan
  • O.J. Simpson charged with murder
  • Baseball players strike against proposed salary cap
  • George Foreman, 45, wins heavyweight boxing title

    -- 1995 --

  • Superstar quarterback Joe Montana retires
  • Hall of Fame slugger Mickey Mantle dies
  • Cal Ripken Jr. plays in his 2,131st consecutive game

    -- 1996 --

  • Don Shula, pro football's winningest coach, retires
  • Kerri Strug's heroics highlight Summer Olympics
  • Roberto Alomar spits on umpire
  • Cigar retires after 16-race winning streak ends

    -- 1997 --

  • Tiger wins the Masters
  • Bulls' dynasty rolls on with fifth NBA title
  • Tyson disqualified for biting Holyfield
  • Broadcaster Marv Albert pleads guilty in sex case
  • Basketball coaching great Dean Smith retires
  • Milwaukee Brewers make historic shift to National League
  • Latrell Sprewell attacks Warriors' coach in practice
  • Tom Osborne retires as Nebraska football coach

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