List of American Broadcast Network Live Events By Year

A master list of every Sports and Entertainment Event carried live by The American Broadcast Network, year by year.

## **1964**

* March 4-18: Golden Gloves Boxing Tournament. Quarter and Semi-Finals from Sunnyside Gardens. The Finals from Madison Square Garden, both in New York City.
* March 27: NCAA Gymnastics Championship Finals from Cal State Los Angeles Arena.
* March 28: College East-West All Star Basketball Game from The University Of Kentucky Memorial Coliseum in Lexington.
* April 10: Liberty Bell Inaugural Harness Invitational from Philadelphia, PA
* April 25: Mt. San Antonio Relays from Walnut, CA
* April 26: Inboard Hydroplane Racing Championships from Miami, FL
* June 3-6: Rounds 1-3 of the 1964 Thunderbird Classic Invitation from Harrison, NY (Blacked out on WNYC)
* June 28: US Road Racing Grand Prix from Watkins Glen, NY
* July 25-26: USA vs USSR Track Invitational from the Los Angeles Coliseum (Blacked out on KCLA)
* August 4: BC Lions vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the first Canadian Football League Game to be broadcast Live in America at 9pm Eastern.
* August 6-9: Western Open Golf Tournament from Lemont, IL (Early Rounds blacked out, and Final delayed on WCHS)
* August 15: CFL Football - Montreal Alouettes vs Toronto Argonauts
* August 18: CFL Football - Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs. Ottawa Rough Riders
* August 30: CFL Football - Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs. BC Lions (ABN's first Sunday Afternoon Game ahead of the NFL Season)
* September 3: CFL Football - Calgary Stampeders vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers
* September 7: CFL Football - Montreal Alouettes vs Ottawa Rough Riders
* September 12: CFL Football - Calgary Stampeders vs Ottawa Rough Riders
* September 15: CFL Football - Calgary Stampeders vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats
* September 27: CFL Football - Toronto Argonauts vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers (The game went head-to-head with the final hour of New York Jets vs Boston Patriots AFL Football on ABC.)
* October 3: CFL Football - BC Lions vs Toronto Argonauts
* October 15-18: Sahara Invitational Golf Tournament from Las Vegas, NV (Produced by KENO-TV now KLYG)
* November 3-10: The National Horse Show from Madison Square Garden, New York City NY
* Nov. 28: 52nd CFL Grey Cup (1st year televised live both in Canada and the U.S.)

## **1965**

* January 23-24: Live Coverage of the Greater Michigan Boat Show from the Detroit Armory, produced by ABN affiliate WIGI
* April 9: Opening Ceremony of The Houston Astrodome and Exhibition Baseball Game; New York Yankees vs. Houston Astros
* June 5-6: Dixie Junior Water Ski Tournament from Cypress Gardens in Orlando, FL
* September 4-5: The Sports Car Club of America National Championship Qualifiers and Finals from Daytona Motor Speedway
* October 20-23: Sahara Invitational Golf Tournament from Las Vegas, NV
* November 27: 53rd CFL Grey Cup

## **1966**

* January 8: NCAA Basketball: Boston University vs. New York University
* March 10: N.A.I.A. Basketball Tournament Quarterfinal Round Of 8 (4 games, produced by newly launched KCSN for the network)
* March 11: N.A.I.A. Basketball Tournament Final Four
* March 12: N.A.I.A. Basketball Third Place & Championship Games
* March 23: Golden Gloves Boxing Quarter Finals from the Kansas City Municipal Auditorium
* March 25: Golden Gloves Boxing Finals
* August 13: CFL Football Calgary vs Hamilton
* August 20: CFL Football - Toronto vs Hamilton
* August 27: CFL Football - Calgary vs Edmonton
* September 10: CFL Football - Hamilton vs Ottawa (ABN East)
* September 10: CFL Football - Calgary vs B.C. (ABN West)
* September 17: CFL Football - Ottawa vs B.C.
* September 24: CFL Football: Saskatchewan vs. Hamilton
* October 1: Montreal vs. Calgary
* October 8: Winnipeg vs Ottawa
* 0ctober 12-15: Sahara Invitational Golf Tournament from Las Vegas, NV
* November 26: 54th CFL Grey Cup
* December 3: NCAA Men's Basketball - Ohio vs Northwestern (ABN East)
* December 3: NCAA Men's Basketball - San Francisco vs Arizona (ABN West)

## **1967**

* March 11: NCAA Men's Basketball Triple Header - UCLA vs USC (5:30pm); North Carolina vs Duke (ACC Championship Game 8pm); California vs Stanford (10:30pm)

## **1968**

* December 28: New York Holiday Basketball Tournament - Michigan State vs. St. John's (1pm); UCLA vs. Providence (3:30pm); Holy Cross vs Princeton (7pm); North Carolina vs Villanova (9:30pm)
* December 29: New York Holiday Basketball Tournament - Holy Cross vs Providence (1pm); Villanova vs Michigan State (3:30pm); North Carolina vs. St. Johns (7pm); UCLA vs. Princeton (9:30pm)
* December 30: New York Holiday Tournament Final - St. John's vs. UCLA
* December 31: The Astro Bluebonnet Bowl I - SMU vs Oklahoma
* December 31: The New Year's Eve Astroball '68 - Hosts: Mac Hudson & Irv Harrigan Guests: Duke Ellington And His Orchestra; Les Brown And His Band Of Renown; The Firehouse Five Plus Two

## 1969

* December 27: New York Holiday Basketball Tournament - NYU vs. St. Bonaventure (1pm); Cincinnati vs. St. Joseph's (3:30pm); Pennsylvania vs Boston College (7pm); Purdue vs Manhattan (9:30pm)
* December 28: New York Holiday Basketball Tournament - Cincinnati vs. NYU (1pm); Boston College vs. Manhattan (4:30pm); St. Bonaventure vs. St. Joseph's (7pm); Pennsylvania vs. Purdue (9:30pm)
* December 29: New York Holiday Tournament Final - St. Bonaventure vs. Purdue
* December 31: The Astro Bluebonnet Bowl II - Houston vs. Auburn
* December 31: The New Year's Eve Astroball '69 - Hosts: Mac Hudson & Irv Harrigan Guests: Fats Domino; Martha Reeves & The Vandellas; The Brooklyn Bridge

## 1970

* December 31: The Astro Bluebonnet Bowl III - Alabama vs. Oklahoma
* December 31: The New Year's Eve Astroball '70 - Hosts: Mac Hudson & Irv Harrigan Guests: Bobby Vinton; Paul Revere & Raiders; The Chinese Laundry

## 1971

* December 31: The Astro Bluebonnet Bowl IV - Colorado vs. Houston
* December 31: The New Year's Eve Astroball '71 - Hosts: Mac Hudson & Irv Harrigan Guests: The Jackson 5; The Supremes; Mungo Jerry