High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1979–80 UAB Blazers men`s basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 1979–80 college basketball season. This was head coach Gene Bartow`s second season at UAB. The Blazers competed in the Sun Belt Conference and played their home games at the BJCC Arena. They finished the season 18–12, 10–4 in Sun Belt play and lost in the finals of the conference tournament to VCU. They were invited to the 1980 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) only to fall in the first round to Southwestern Louisiana.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1979–80 Chicago Black Hawks season was the fifty-fourth season of operation of the Chicago Black Hawks in the National Hockey League.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1979–80 Montreal Canadiens season was the team`s 71st season. The Canadiens ended the season with a twenty-game unbeaten streak at the Montreal Forum. By season’s end, the franchise was third overall in NHL standings. The season involved being eliminated in the NHL Quarter-finals vs the Minnesota North Stars 4 games to 3.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1979–80 NCAA Division I men`s basketball season began on November 17, 1979, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1980 NCAA Men`s Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on March 24, 1980 at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Louisville Cardinals won their first NCAA national championship with a 59–54 victory over the UCLA Bruins.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The highlight of the Los Angeles Lakers season of 1979–80 was Magic Johnson leading the Lakers to the NBA Title in the team`s first season under the ownership of Jerry Buss. Magic’s season represented the birth of the Showtime Lakers.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1979–80 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 62nd season of the franchise, 52nd season as the Maple Leafs. In July 1979, Leafs owner Harold Ballard brought back Punch Imlach, a longtime friend, as general manager. Imlach traded Lanny McDonald to undermine team captain Darryl Sittler`s influence on the team. The McDonald trade sent the Leafs into a downward spiral. They finished five games under .500 and only made the playoffs due to the presence of the Quebec Nordiques, a refugee from the WHA, in the Adams Division.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1979–80 Phoenix Suns season was the 12th season for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association and at 55–27, the team`s best regular season record since the franchise`s inception. The Suns defeated Western Conference foe Kansas City in the opening round of the playoffs, marking the first time the Suns had won a playoff series in back-to-back seasons. In the Western Conference Semifinals, the Suns would lose to the Pacific-winning Los Angeles Lakers, who later went on to win the season`s championship. The Suns were led by head coach John MacLeod, his seventh season with the team, and played all home games in Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Belgian Grand Prix is an automobile race, part of the Formula One World Championship. The first national race of Belgium was held in 1925 at the Spa region's race course, an area of the country that had been associated with motor sport since the very early years of racing. To accommodate Grand Prix motor racing, the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps race course was built in 1921 but it was only used for motorcycle racing until 1924. After the 1923 success of the new 24 hours of Le Mans in France, the Spa 24 Hours, a similar 24 hour endurance race, was run at the Spa track. Drivers and fans alike love the Belgian Grand Prix. Since inception, Spa- Francorchamps has been famous for its...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1980 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Interlagos on January 27, 1980. This race was the last time the Brazilian Grand Prix was held on the original Interlagos circuit. The drivers, including Jody Scheckter and Alan Jones protested this race because of the danger of the track, due to the ubiquitous and nasty bumps that the ground-effect cars were not set up for and Armco being practically absent around the very wide track, and if a driver were to go off the track, there were many deep ditches around the track that the cars were virtually unprotected from. Some cars, such as the Renaults of Jean-Pierre Jabouille and Rene Arnoux were not having many problems with the...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1980 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on September 28, 1980 at the Montreal Circuit in Canada. It was the thirteenth race of the 1980 Formula One season. starting in 1961. It has been part of the Formula One World Championship since 1967. It was first staged at Mosport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario as a sports car event before it alternated between Mosport and Circuit Mont- Tremblant, Quebec after Formula One took over the event. After 1971 safety concerns led to the Grand Prix moving permanently to Mosport. In 1978 the Canadian Grand Prix moved to its current home on Ile Notre-Dame in Montreal. In 2005, the Canadian Grand Prix was the most watched Formula One GP in the...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1980 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on August 31, 1980 at the Circuit Zandvoort in the Netherlands. It was the eleventh race of the 1980 Formula One season. The Dutch Grand Prix (Grote Prijs van Nederland) was a Formula One automobile race held at Circuit Zandvoort, from 1952 to 1985. 1985 was its final running, as the company that commercially ran the circuit (CENAV) went out of business, marking the end of Circuit Zandvoort. The track, owned by the municipality of Zandvoort, was not used for some time and part of the grounds and approximately half of the track was sold in 1987 to Vendorado, a bungalow park developer at that time. Данное издание не...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Results from the 1980 Formula One French Grand Prix held at Paul Ricard on June 29, 1980. Financial problems meant that this was the last race contested by the Shadow team. The French Grand Prix (1906- 1967: Grand Prix de l'ACF, 1968-2008: Grand Prix de France) was a race held as part of Federation Internationale de l'Automobile's annual Formula One automobile racing championships. Grand Prix motor racing originated in France and the French Grand Prix, open to international competition, is the oldest Grand Prix race, first run on 26 June 1906 under the auspices of the Automobile Club de France in Sarthe, with a starting field of 32 automobiles. The first World Championships were organized in...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1980 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Hockenheimring on August 10, 1980. It was the ninth round of the 1980 Formula One season. It was the 100th Race Entry for Jochen Mass. The German Grand Prix (Grosser Preis von Deutschland) is an annual automobile race. Because Germany was banned from taking part in international events after World War II, the German GP only became part of the Formula One World Championship in 1951. It has been organized by AvD (Automobile Club of Germany) since 1926. The well-known ADAC hosts many other races, one of which has been the second F1 race in Germany at the Nurburgring, held there since 1995. Данное издание не...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Results of the 1980 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 25, 1980. After failing in its 1979 debut, Jim Hall's radically-new Chaparral chassis is driven to easy victory by Johnny Rutherford. Tom Sneva becomes the first driver to place second after starting last. Future NASCAR star Tim Richmond is this year's top rookie, despite running out of fuel in the late stages. Following the checkered flag, Johnny Rutherford stopped near the entrance of pit lane to allow Tim Richmond to ride on the side of the winning car. Ten different drivers led a race slowed by 13 caution flags, new race records that would stand until 1993 and 1988 respectively. Данное издание не...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1980 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on September 14, 1980 at the Imola Circuit in Italy. It was the twelfth race of the 1980 Formula One season. The Italian Grand Prix (Gran Premio d'Italia) is one of the longest running events on the motor racing calendar. The first Italian Grand Prix motor racing championship took place on 4 September 1921 at Brescia. However, the race is more closely associated with the course at Monza, which was built in 1922 in time for that year's race, and has been the location for most of the races over the years. The 1923 race included one of Harry A. Miller's rare European appearances with his single seat "American Miller 122" driven by Count...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in February 13 through February 24, 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. This was the second time the Upstate New York village hosted the Games, after 1932. The only other candidate city to bid for the Games was Vancouver-Garibaldi, British Columbia, Canada; they withdrew before the final vote. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1980 NBA Draft was the 34th annual draft of the National Basketball Association. The draft was held on June 10, 1980, before the 1980-81 season. In this draft, 23 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. The first two picks in the draft belonged to the teams that finished last in each conference, with the order determined by a coin flip. The Boston Celtics, who obtained the Detroit Pistons' first-round pick in a trade, won the coin flip and were awarded the first overall pick, while the Utah Jazz were awarded the second pick. The Celtics then traded the first pick to the Golden State Warriors before...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1980 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the 1979-80 NBA season. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the league's MVP. But midway through game 5 , the Laker center suffered a severely sprained ankle. He managed to come back in the game in the 4th quarter to lead the Lakers to victory and a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series. But the Lakers still had to travel to Philadelphia for Game 6. Abdul-Jabbar was listed as out of game 6 although 76er coach Billy Cunningham was quoted as saying "I won't believe he's not playing until their plane lands and he's not on it." As it turned out, Kareem did not make the trip and was listed as doubtful for a game 7 if it was needed. It wasn't....
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1980 NBA Playoffs were the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1979-1980 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia 76ers four games to two in the Finals. The Lakers earned their seventh NBA championship, their second since moving from Minneapolis. Magic Johnson of the Lakers became the first and, only rookie to win the NBA Finals MVP award, leading the Lakers to a clinching victory in Game 6 with 42 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists. With center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar out with a severely sprained ankle, Johnson started at center in his stead, and ultimately...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1980 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season began with great optimism in the wake of their surprise NFC championship appearance of the previous season. After scoring a playoff win in only their fourth year, the Buccaneers were considered such a model franchise that the NBA expansion Dallas Mavericks adopted their building plan. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1980 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 51st midseason exhibition between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was played on July 8, 1980 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, home of the Los Angeles Dodgers of the National League. The game resulted in a 4-2 victory for the NL. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.
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The 1980 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Montreal Forum. This was the first time that an NHL arena hosted the draft. The National Hockey League teams selected 210 players eligible for entry into professional ranks, in the reverse order of the 1979–80 NHL season and playoff standings. This is the list of those players selected. It was the first time the Forum hosted the draft. The hometown Montreal Canadiens used the first selection on Doug Wickenheiser. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.
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