This was the first time that the usa did not win a gold medal since the sports. County and city data book united states series investigators. The controversial 1972 olympic basketball final david. The tournament was held outdoors on a refurbished tennis stadium with clay and sand surface. You can support our newsroom by joining at our lowest rate. Alumni book tells of algomas glory days of basketball. Data are tabulated by detailed kinds of business based on the 1972 revised. The maps provide governmental decisionmakers and planners a means to quickly comprehend. The usa basketball mens national team, commonly known as the united states mens national basketball team, is the most successful team in international competition, winning medals in all eighteen olympic tournaments it has entered, including fifteen golds. Aau members can now access athletic development and college sports recruiting tools used by millions of athletes, coaches, teams, and events. Author donald taps gallagher who cowrote with mike brewster the book stolen glory about the controversial 1972 munich olympic mens basketball final, will be a guest on the rise and shine radio show kwmr radio july 31st at 8 am pacfic hosted by mary mols. Although the international level of basketball was improving, the usa was still considered a heavy favorite.
Ellwood city, 111, 1972 basketball boys individual. The united states team had won the previous seven gold medals at the olympics, and was favored to win another in munich at the 1972 summer olympics. Among the most notable redevelopment projects are the book cadillac hotel and fort. There has been some lobbying in the 1990s that the u. He was named to the indiana basketball hall of fames silver anniversary team in 1972. Roundrobin pools advance teams to singleelimination tournament.
Whether you are simply looking to educate yourself on your favorite team for fun, or you are seeking information for professional research and metrics, newspaper archive can help with its rich collection of articles and resources. Basketball results all the results from the games played in the basketball tournament of the 1972. The data presented for 19882000 were obtained from the cdrom versions of the county and city data books. Having trailed 2621 at halftime, the united states mens basketball team had come from behind and defeated the. Alltime state college basketball records rapid city. Nearly 40 years ago, shortly after midnight on sept. Basketball contests at the 1972 summer olympics was the eighth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official olympic medal event. Quick facts name shaquille oneal birth date march 6, 1972 age 48 education louisiana state university, cole high school place of birth newark, new jersey.
Using an automated mapping procedure developed on a minicomputer by two noncomputer scientists, 196 choropleth maps of county level data for the state of washington were prepared. Cuba, summary the united states entered the munich olympic basketball tournament with its 54game winning streak intact. A series of maps presenting the spatial distribution of the tabular data from the 1972 county and city data book is discussed. Coauthored with alex sachare, veteran sportswriter and editor, this book is published in conjunction with the national basketball association, with the cooperation of usa basketball and the united states olympic committee. Since 1888, the aau has raised tomorrows leaders on todays playgrounds. Basketball at the 1980 summer olympics was the tenth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official olympic medal event. Track and field those female runners have great looking legs. At the games in 1936 in berlin, basketball joined the olympic programme, where it has remained to this day. Besides the accolades from friends and family members and a telegram from president richard nixon the team returned to chase dreams on and off the ice, with their story soon forgotten. Gerry williams the 59 williams led shortridge to a city tournament championship as a senior in 195859 and was named allcity and allsectional.
The united states is by far the most successful country in olympic basketball, with united states mens teams having won 15 of 18 tournaments in which they participated, including seven consecutive titles from 1936 through 1968. Sports history is a huge topic of interest for the avid sports fan. Bureau of the census icpsrs holdings of the county and city data books cover the years 19441977, 1983, and 1988, and consist of several datasets that include economic, demographic, governmental, and electoral data for diverse areas such as regions, counties, individual states, census divisions, cities, standard. Former algoma resident dennis sell knows that a good sports story can often best. Alumni book tells of algomas glory days of basketball and history. The 1972 united states mens olympic basketball team represented the united states at the 1972 summer olympics in munich, germany. How much things cost in 1972 yearly inflation rate usa 3. Centralia and chehalis entered the league for the 197980 season, their first membership to a sw washington league since 196970.
The team convincingly won its first eight games of the tournament, putting its overall olympic record at 630 and. Based on data from the american community survey for 20 2017. All you need to know about professional basketball. The usa dominates international basketball and won all the titles up to 1972, the year it was defeated by the soviet union at the munich games. If you are a basketball fan who is old enough to remember the final in the 1972 olympics, youll. For six years, centralia ruled things in the aa st. In the final game of the olympics, team usa controversially lost for the first time in summer olympic games competition, and ended their 63game winning streak the streak began in. A trading card has an image of a person, place, event or. Detroit is the largest and most populous city in the u. Munich, west germany august 27 september 9, 1972 in the most controversial game in international basketball history, the u. The 1972 united states olympic hockey team skated to an improbable silver medal in sapporo, japan. Helens league taking an eighth place state trophy in 197980, winning the state aa title in. Ussr basketball game russia 51 united states 50 now over thirty years later, the silver medals from 1972 olympic basketball competition sit unclaimed in a vault in lusanne, switzerland. Share on twitter share on facebook share on linkedin.
Data provided by the official stats partner of the nba. Kevin joyce is second from the left in the bottom row. The soviet union controversially won the gold medal game against the united states. States protested but lost the vote that fell along cold war lines by country. It took place at rudisedlmayerhalle in munich, germany from august 27 to september 9. Atlas supplement to the 1972 county and city data book. Access official results for the basketball event basketball men at the munich 1972 summer games olympics, plus view video highlights of top performances.
Basketball is a sport contested at the summer olympic games. In the professional era, the team won the olympic gold medal in 1992, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2012, and 2016. It was held from july 20 to july 30 at the olympiiski indoor stadium and at the cska sports palace, both located in moscow, russian sfsr, soviet union. Womens basketball was incepted in 1976 that added to the popularity of the sports. Also included are special chapters on the phenomenon of magic johnson and the history of america in olympic basketball. Womens basketball debuted at the 1976 games in montreal.
The us team included future nba players doug collins, kevin joyce, tom mcmillen, tommy. Semifinals at southern bartram 62, gratz 51 gratz roared to a 120 lead and was still holding a 14point edge with 3. Its odd i like mostly mens teams or events when i watch pro sports. Subnational statistics basic sources of united states economic. A mens basketball tournament was first held at the 1904 olympics as a demonstration.
The usa dominates international basketball and won all the titles up to 1972, the year it was defeated by. In the 1972 olympics, the final game between the united states and the soviet union was a controversial one, as the game was ended and replayed twice by a fiba international basketball federation. Led by head coach pete newell, and fortified by the stellar play of jerry west, oscar robertson, and jerry lucas, the us squad cruised to the gold medal in rome going 80 against the rest of. Davis was a member of the illfated 1972 olympic basketball team that lost the gold medal in a controversial decision, and refused to accept the silver medals. Price new from used from hardcover, 1972 please retry. What does the cia know about the 1972 olympics sports on. The 1972 olympic mens basketball final was one of the most controversial events in olympic history and was recorded by fiba as the first ever loss for team usa since the sport began olympic play at the 1936 berlin olympics. On june 18, 1996, the olympic torch made a stop in livingston while en.
The most famous game in hoops history didnt include magic or wilt or mj. County and city data book hathitrust digital library. America is the most successful country in olympic basketball with the american teams winning out of. The us, the soviet union, and the olympic basketball. No, the most famous game ever happened 40 years ago in munich, when the 72 u. Livingston is a township in essex county, new jersey, united states. Full view hathitrust digital library hathitrust digital library. But ill watch almost any womens sport in the olympics. Click here for the 1972 olympic basketball gold medal game summary by herbert mols, us team manager breaking news. Humblearea historical tornado activity is slightly above texas state average.
United states mens national basketball team wikipedia. County and city data book, 1972 icpsr 61 version date. Several datasets containing economic, demographic, and electoral data have been prepared from the county and city databooks of 1952. Led by tom henderson and dwight jones, the team would go on to win the silver medal. United states womens teams have won 8 titles out of the 10 tournaments in which they competed, including six in a row from 1996 to 2016. Finals of mens events were held 30 july at the olympiiski indoor stadium.