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    • Nov 10, 1979
    The Tennessee Volunteers rock the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 40-18, at Knoxville's Neyland Stadium. In the crowd: an 11-year-old Kenny Chesney
    Mar 31, 1980
    Track star Jesse Owens, who won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics, dies of lung cancer in Tucson, Arizona. Ten years prior, he was referenced in Bill Anderson's country hit "Where Have All Our Heroes Gone"
    May 3, 1980
    Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Sissy Spacek and former president Gerald Ford are among the celebrities in the infield at Churchill Downs in Louisville as Genuine Risk wins the Kentucky Derby
    May 4, 1980
    Marty Robbins finishes 33rd in the Winston 500 driving a 1978 Dodge Magnum at the Alabama International Speedway in Talladega
    Jun 6, 1980
    Don Everly sings the national anthem at Greer Stadium in Nashville, where the Sounds baseball team smashes the Chattanooga Lookouts, 14-0
    Jul 4, 1980
    Marty Robbins finishes 30th driving a 1978 Dodge Magnum at the Daytona Motor Speedway in the Firecracker 400
    Jul 18, 1980
    The Oak Ridge Boys' Richard Sterban, a co-owner in the Nashville Sounds, attends at Greer Stadium as the minor-league baseball team drops the Orlando Twins, 2-1
    Jul 26, 1980
    Ronnie Milsap performs at Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium, following the Phillies' 6-3 win over the Atlanta Braves
    Aug 3, 1980
    Marty Robbins finishes 13th in a 1978 Dodge Magnum at the Talladega 500, held at the Alabama International Speedway in Talladega
    Aug 23, 1980
    Having crashed a rented car during time trials, Marty Robbins drives a car he purchased for $8,000 at the Missouri 100. He wins a mere $280, finishing 92 laps, then re-sells the car at a loss for $5,000



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