The Year In Sports 1992

**The Year In Sports 1992** is the second video of the "Year In Sports" video series.

Narrated by Peter Kessler

The music in the opening segment is "Winning It All" by The Outfield.

## Narrator's Opening Dialogue

> "*In a year of winners and record breakers, 1992 also had its share of newsmakers. It was a year when new stars were born, and repeat champions were crowned. A year full of flash and style. A year when fans found out that image can translate into titles, and that dreams most certainly can come true. So join us as Sports Illustrated presents "The Year In Sports 1992".*"
> ― Peter Kessler
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## Table of Contents

### NCAA Football

* Rose Bowl - Washington Huskies 34, Michigan Wolverines 14 (Coaches' Poll National Champions)
* Orange Bowl - Miami Hurricanes 22, Nebraska Cornhuskers 0 (AP writers' Poll National Champions)

#### Interviewees

* Sally Jenkins - Senior Writer; Sports Illustrated

### NFL

* AFC Champions - Buffalo Bills
* NFC Champions - Washington Redskins
* Super Bowl XXVI - Washington Redskins 37, Buffalo Bills 24
	+ MVP: Mark Rypien

#### Interviewees

* Jim Kelly - Quarterback; Buffalo Bills
* Peter King - Senior Writer; Sports Illustrated
* Mark Rypien - Quarterback; Washington Redskins
* Monte Coleman - Linebacker; Washington Redskins
* Charles Mann - Defensive End; Washington Redskins
* Marv Levy - Head Coach; Buffalo Bills

### Winter Olympics

* Location: Albertville, France
* Bonnie Blair - Speed Skating Gold Medalist
* Kristi Yamaguchi - Figure Skating Gold Medalist

#### Interviewees

* E.M. Swift - Senior Writer; Sports Illustrated
* Kristi Yamaguchi - Olympic Gold Medalist; Figure Skating

### NCAA Basketball

* East Regional Final - Duke Blue Devils 104, Kentucky Wildcats 103 (OT; Christian Laettner's buzzer-beater)
* NCAA Semifinal - Michigan Wolverines 76, Cincinatti Bearcats 72
* NCAA Semifinal - Duke Blue Devils 81, Indiana Hoosiers 78
* National Championship - Duke Blue Devils 71, Michigan Wolverines 51

#### Interviewees

* Alexander Wolff - Senior Writer; Sports Illustrated
* Al McGuire - Broadcaster
* Rick Pitino - Head Coach; Kentucky
* Mike Krzyzewski - Head Coach; Duke
* Christian Laettner - Center; Duke

#### Calls

> "*Here's the pass to Laettner...puts it up...YES!!!*"
> ― CBS Sports announcer Verne Lundquist on Christian Laettner's game-winning buzzer-beater against Kentucky.
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### NHL

* Pittsburgh Penguins' Stanley Cup Run
	+ Patrick Division Semifinals - Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Washington Capitols 3
	+ Patrick Division Finals - Pittsburgh Penguins 4, New York Rangers 2
		- In Game 2, Adam Graves broke Mario Lemieux's hand with his stick
	+ Prince of Wales Conference Finals - Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Boston Bruins 0
	+ Stanley Cup Finals - Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Chicago Blackhawks 0
		- MVP: Mario Lemieux

#### Interviewees

* Mario Lemieux - Center; Pittsburgh Penguins

### Dubious Achievements

* Tony Mandarich (Had intense tenacity in college, but struggled in the NFL)
* Mark Gastineau
* Philippine Little League Team (Won the Little League World Series only to have it stripped from them for using ineligible players)
* Red Sox, Dodgers, Mets (Three teams with losing records)
* Marines with a Canadian flag upside-down at a World Series game.
* Dan O'Brien (failing to make the Olympics)

### NBA

* Chicago Bulls' Championship Run
	+ Eastern Conference Semifinals - Chicago Bulls 4, New York Knicks 3
	+ NBA Finals - Chicago Bulls 4, Portland Trail Blazers 2 (MVP: Michael Jordan)
		- Game 1 - Bulls 122, Blazers 89 (Jordan scoring six three-pointers in the first half and gave Cliff Robinson a shrug)
		- Game 2 - Blazers 115, Blazers 104 (OT)
		- Game 3 - Bulls 94, Blazers 84
		- Game 4 - Blazers 93, Bulls 88
		- Game 5 - Bulls 119, Blazers 106
		- Game 6 - Bulls 97, Blazers 93 (Bulls rally from a 17-point deficit)
* Magic Johnson's NBA All-Star Game MVP Performance
* Larry Bird's Retirement

#### Interviewees

* Jack McCallum - Senior Writer; Sports Illustrated
* Pat Riley - Head Coach; New York Knicks
* Phil Jackson - Head Coach; Chicago Bulls
* Michael Jordan - Guard; Chicago Bulls
* Larry Bird - Forward; Boston Celtics; 1979-92 (at his retirement conference)

### Summer Olympics

* Dream Team (U.S. Olympic Basketball Team)
* Gail Devers (Women's 100 Meter Gold Medalist)
* Jackie Joyner-Kersee (Women's Heptathlon Gold medalist)
* Carl Lewis (Men's Long Jump Gold Medalist; Member of U.S. 4x100 meter relay team that also won the gold medal)

#### Interviewees

* Jack McCallum - Senior Writer; Sports Illustrated
* Gail Devers - Olympic Gold Medalist; 100 Meters
* Jackie Joyner-Kersee - Olympic Gold Medalist; Heptathlon
* Carl Lewis - Olympic Gold Medalist; 4x100 M, Long Jump
* E.M. Swift - Senior Writer; Sports Illustrated

### Boxing

* Mike Tyson was convicted of rape and sentenced to jail
* Terry Norris defeats Meldrick Taylor to defend his WBC light-middleweight title
* Julio César Chávez defeats Héctor Camacho to defend his WBC and lineal light welterweight titles
* Riddick Bowe dethrones Evander Holyfield to win the WBA, IBF, and lineal heavyweight titles

#### Interviewees

* George Foreman - Former World Heavyweight Champion
* Pat Putnam - Senior Writer; Sports Illustrated

### Major League Baseball

* Robin Yount and George Brett Join the 3,000 hit club
* ALCS - Toronto Blue Jays 4, Oakland Athletics 2
* NLCS - Atlanta Braves 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 (Francisco Cabrera's series-winning RBI)
* World Series - Toronto Blue Jays 4, Atlanta Braves 2
	+ Game 1 - Braves 3, Blue Jays 1
	+ Game 2 - Blue Jays 5, Braves 4
	+ Game 3 - Blue Jays 3, Braves 2 (Candy Maldonado's game-winning RBI)
	+ Game 4 - Blue Jays 2, Braves 1
	+ Game 5 - Braves 7, Blue Jays 2
	+ Game 6 - Blue Jays 4, Braves 3 (11 innings; Dave Winfield's go-ahead RBI)

#### Interviewees

* Steve Wulf - Senior Writer; Sports Illustrated
* Ed Sprague - Catcher; Toronto Blue Jays
* Pat Borders - Catcher; Toronto Blue Jays
* Dave Winfield - Designated Hitter; Toronto Blue Jays

### A Look Back At Champions

* Andre Agassi - Men's Wimbledon Champion
* Steffi Graff - Women's Wimbledon Champion
* Fred Couples - Masters' Champion
* Betsy King - LPGA Champion
* Al Unser Jr. - Indianapolis 500 Champion (He edged out Scott Goodyear by 0.043, the closest finish in Indianapolis 500 history)
* Monica Seles - Women's Australian, French, & U.S. Open Champion
* Tom Kite - U.S. Open Champion (Golf)
* Jennifer Capriati - Olympic Gold Medalist (Tennis)
* Lil E. Tee - Kentucky Derby Champion (Pat Day - Jockey)
* Pepperdine Waves - College World Series Champions
* Arthur Ashe - Sportsman of the Year