November 30, 1971
Today In History
TV movie "Brian's Song" airs for 1st time on ABC-TV
Brian's Song was a 1971 ABC Movie of the Week that recounts the details of the life of Brian Piccolo (played by James Caan) a rookie who graduated from Wake Forest University football and was stricken with terminal cancer after turning pro. The story is told through his friendship with Chicago Bears running back teammate and Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Gale Sayers (played by Billy Dee Williams) who helps him through the difficult struggle. The production was such a success on ABC that it was later shown in theaters by Columbia Pictures with a major premiere in Chicago. Critics have called the movie one of the finest telefilms ever made. A 2005 readers poll taken by Entertainment Weekly ranked 'Brian's Song' seventh in its list of the top "guy-cry" films ever made.
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Disneyland Opens - watch this amazing footage of how the park was built
Footage from several time-lapse cameras scattered throughout Disneyland during the park's construction. Presented with narration by Tony Baxter from Disney Imagineering, and Ed Hobbleman and Walter Magnuson from the Disney Studio Inventory Group.
Highlights of the 1911, 1912 and 1913 Indianapolis 500's
The Steel Curtain defense was led by MLB Jack Lambert in 1976
THE STEEL CURTAIN - The Greatest Defense Ever in 1976
In 1976 during a stretch of 9 games, the Steelers "Steel Curtain" Defense had 5 shut outs and gave up only 28 points, an average of three points per game. If you do not count the Houston game when they gave up 16 points, the Steel Curtain yielded only 12 points in 8 games, an average of 1.5 points allowed per game. In one stretch the Steelers had a streak of 22 consecutive quarters – 5+ games - without giving up a touchdown.
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Who won Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1956?
- Carl Reiner
- Ed Begley
- Cyril Ritchard
- Art Carney
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When they were young
Martin Sheen
Jodie Foster
Elizabeth Taylor
Mitch Jagger
Mark Hamill
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Jodie Foster
Elizabeth Taylor
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TV Show of the Day
Lassie - Episode: "The Parrot" - aired December 31, 1961
WOODY ALLEN ... ACTOR, DIRECTOR, and SCREENWRITER
WOODY ALLEN was born Allen Stewart Konigsberg on December 1, 1935, in Brooklyn, New York. At the age of 17 he legally changed his name to Heywood (Woody) Allen. Dropping out of New York University after receiving a failing grade in his filmmaking class, Allen began his career writing for television, most notably, for Sid Caesar’s Your Show of Shows.
Building on his ‘neurotic New Yorker’ persona, Woody Allen was a stand-up comedian who then created roles for himself in his plays and films, including What's New, Pussycat? in 1965 and his Broadway debut Don't Drink the Water, in 1966. He made his directorial debut in 1966 with What's Up, Tiger Lily? His career took off with Take the Money and Run in 1969, followed by Bananas, Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask), Play It Again, Sam and Sleeper. The 1977 Annie Hall movie starring Diane Keaton earned four Academy Awards including best screenplay, best picture, and best director. Hannah and Her Sisters starring Mia Farrow earned Allen another Oscar (best original screenplay) and broke box-office records.
Woody Allen’s great longtime career success has made him one of the most acclaimed, and recognized screenwriters, actors, directors, and comedians of his time.
Tony Conigliaro, the youngest player to reach 100 career home runs
Tony Conigliaro played 8 seasons in the majors during the years of 1964 to 1975, mostly for the Boston Red Sox. In 1965, in just his 2nd season and at just 20 years of age, Conigliaro led the American League in home runs with 32, the youngest home run champion in AL history. However, his career was substantially hindered when he was hit in the cheekbone by a pitch in 1967, causing severe injury to his eye and forcing him to miss a lot of time in ensuing years. Conigliaro did manage to hit reach career highs of 36 home runs and 116 RBIs in 1970, the same season in which he played in the Boston outfield with his brother Billy.
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Classic Confrontations
1958 NFL Title Game - Colts vs Giants
1964 World Series - Yankees vs Cardinals
Super Bowl I - packers vs Chiefs
1980 Orange Bowl - Oklahoma vs Florida State
Super Bowl X - Steelers vs Cowboys
1958 NFL Title Game - Colts vs Giants
1964 World Series - Yankees vs Cardinals
Super Bowl I - packers vs Chiefs
1980 Orange Bowl - Oklahoma vs Florida State
Super Bowl X - Steelers vs Cowboys
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