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    • Aug 6, 1978
    Marty Robbins finishes 38th in the Talladega 500 driving a 1978 Dodge Magnum at the Alabama International Speedway
    Sep 15, 1978
    Muhammad Ali defeats Leon Spinks at the Superdome in New Orleans to claim boxing's heavyweight title for the third time in his career. In attendance are Johnny Cash, Jan Howard, Roy Acuff and bass player Marshall Grant
    Sep 23, 1978
    "Rocky Top" songwriters Boudleaux and Felice Bryant are honored during halftime at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville. The Tennessee Volunteers football team ties the Oregon State Beavers in the game, 13-13
    Sep 26, 1978
    Former president Richard Nixon attends a baseball game for the first time since his resignation in 1974. He joins Country Music Hall of Famer Gene Autry in a private box at Anaheim Stadium, as the Kansas City Royals beat the California Angels, 4-0
    Oct 21, 1978
    Dave & Sugar perform the national anthem in Austin when the Texas Longhorns defeat the Arkansas Razorbacks, 28-21, in college football
    Oct 21, 1978
    Chet Atkins performs at halftime of the Alabama-Tennessee football game at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville. The Crimson Tide rolls over the hometown Volunteers, 30-17
    Nov 25, 1978
    Billy Ray Cyrus plays tight end as his high-school football team, the Russell Red Devils, wins the Kentucky state championship, beating the Woodford County Yellowjackets, 17-7, in Richmond
    Jan 1, 1979
    Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers Band sing the national anthem at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, where the Notre Dame Fighting Irish beat the Houston Cougars, 35-34
    Jan 14, 1979
    The Harlem Globetrotters are featured on "ABC's Wide World Of Sports" following a trip to Nashville. Appearing with them are Ronnie Milsap, Barbara Mandrell, Roy Acuff, Charley Pride, Loretta Lynn and Danny Davis & The Nashville Brass
    Jan 18, 1979
    Country Hall of Famer Gene Autry's baseball team, the California Angels, announces the acquisition of star player Rod Carew



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