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was Wonder Woman squaring off against Hot Lips Houlihan. Kotter vs.
Kojak. The competition wasn't in the ratings but in the water and on the
athletic fields of Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif. For $360,000
in prize money (put up by a TV production company, Trans World
International), 30 stars from ABC, CBS and NBC competed in tennis, golf,
swimming, running, cycling, etc. The contest will be telecast Nov. 13 on
ABC. The ABC team won, rolling by with a last-minute sweep of volleyball
and the tug-of-war. The winning team split $180,-000; the two losing
teams shared the remaining $180,000. ABC's wide mouth of sports,
commentator Howard Cosell, drew the jeers of fans when he poked fun at
the physiques and athletic credentials of some contestants. At one point
spectators, noting that Co-sell was near the pool, chanted, "Throw him
in!" When ABC colleagues poured victory champagne over his toupee and
jacket, Cosell blew up. "My costume is ruined," he fumed. "This is
ridiculous." |
Date and Issue: Volume 6, Number 19 / November 8, 1976.
