High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1980 Detroit Tigers finished in fourth place in the American League East with a record of 84-78, 19 games behind the Yankees. They outscored their opponents 830 to 757. The Tigers drew 1,785,293 fans to Tiger Stadium in 1980, ranking 7th of the 14 teams in the American League.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1980 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the college football 1980 NCAA Division I-A season. Oklahoma Sooners football participated in the former Big Eight Conference at that time and played its home games in Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium where it has played its home games since 1923. The team posted a 10–2 overall record and a 7–0 conference record to earn the Conference title outright under head coach Barry Switzer who took the helm in 1973. This was Switzer`s eighth conference title and fifth undefeated conference record in eight seasons.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Greer Stevens and Bob Hewitt were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Candy Reynolds and Steve Denton.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1980 Australian Touring Car Championship was the 21st running of the Australian Touring Car Championship. Peter Brock won his third and final ATCC title, driving a Holden VB Commodore for the Holden Dealer Team.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1980 Buffalo Bills season was the 21st season for the club, and 11th season in the National Football League. Their 11-5 record was tied for best in the AFC.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Tim Gullikson and Tom Gullikson were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Rod Frawley and Geoff Masters.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1980 United States Grand Prix West was a Formula One race held on March 30, 1980 at Long Beach, California. It was the fourth round of the 1980 Formula One season. The race was the fifth United States Grand Prix West and the sixth street race to be held at Long Beach. The race was held over 80 laps of the 3.251-kilometre circuit for a total race distance of 260 kilometres.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! On June 8, during a doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals, the Expos played against two different Cardinals managers: Ken Boyer, who was fired between games, and his replacement, Jack Krol.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1980 National League Championship Series was played between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Houston Astros from October 7 to October 12. Philadelphia won the series three games to two to advance to the World Series, eventually defeating the Kansas City Royals for their first Major League Baseball world championship. The 1980 NLCS is widely regarded as one of the most exciting postseason series in baseball history.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1980 IBF World Championships were held in Jakarta, Indonesia in 1980. Following the results of the women`s singles.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1980 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1980 WJHC) was the fourth edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was held from December 27, 1979 until January 2, 1980. The tournament was held in Helsinki, Finland. The Soviet Union won its fourth consecutive gold medal, while Finland won the silver, and Sweden the bronze.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series began on Sunday, January 13 and ended on Sunday, November 15. Dale Earnhardt won his first Winston Cup championship, winning by 19 points over Cale Yarborough. Jody Ridley was crowned NASCAR Rookie of the Year.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1980 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1980 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team was coached by Jerry Kindall in his 8th season at Arizona.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1980 IBF World Championships were held in Jakarta, Indonesia in 1980. Following the results of the men`s singles.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1980 Hang Ten 400 was an endurance race for Group C Touring Cars. The event, which was Round 2 of the 1980 Australian Championship of Makes was staged on 14 September 1980 over 109 laps of the 3.1 km Sandown Park circuit in Victoria, Australia, a total distance of 337.9 km.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1980 NCAA Men`s Division I Basketball Tournament involved 48 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men`s NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 6, 1980, and ended with the championship game on March 24 in Indianapolis, Indiana. A total of 48 games were played, including a national third place game.