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ABC…Saved By The Bell & Whistle

Posted on May 4, 2013April 28, 2021


ABC…Saved By The Bell & Whistle

ABC was in big trouble till sports programming saved it. In this Silver Anniversary clip, Keith Jackson and Howard Cosell pay tribute to ‘Wide World Of Sports’ and some of the eras top athletes.

http://CDN.eyesofageneration.com/Content/Viewseum/abcsports50.mp4

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