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    • Sep 6, 1980
    John Denver sings "Take Me Home, Country Roads" at West Virginia University's first football game at its new stadium in Morgantown. The Mountaineers defeat the Cincinnati Bearcats, 41-27
    Oct 2, 1980

    Larry Holmes keeps his heavyweight boxing title when his fight with Muhammad Ali is stopped after 10 rounds. At the bout in Las Vegas: Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Paul Anka, Frank Sinatra, Andy Williams and Aretha Franklin

    Oct 4, 1980
    Tug McGraw strikes out Larry Parrish, of the Montreal Expos, as the Philadelphia Phillies clinch baseball's National League East title. McGraw is the father of future country singer Tim McGraw
    Oct 5, 1980
    Marty Robbins finishes 32nd at the National 500 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina
    Oct 20, 1980
    Charlie Daniels sings the national anthem at Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Stadium, where the NFL's Oakland Raiders bash the Steelers, 45-34
    Oct 21, 1980
    Charley Pride sings the national anthem at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia before a World Series game. Tug McGraw, the father of Tim McGraw, strikes out Willie Wilson with the bases loaded in the ninth inning, leading the Phillies to a 4-1 victory against the Kansas City Royals
    Jan 1, 1981
    Brenda Lee sings the national anthem for the Sugar Bowl at the Superdome in New Orleans, where the Georgia Bulldogs defeat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 17-10
    Jan 1, 1981
    Jerry Reed performs "East Bound And Down" and "When You're Hot, You're Hot" during halftime at the Orange Bowl in Miami. The Oklahoma Sooners edge the Florida State Seminoles, 18-17
    Jan 1, 1981
    Eddie Rabbitt's Miller beer commercial first appears during the Rose Bowl telecast. The spot uses a piece of his current hit, "I Love A Rainy Night"
    Jan 24, 1981
    "Barbara Mandrell & The Mandrell Sisters" salutes the Super Bowl. The NBC show welcomes National Football League players Fran Tarkenton, Vince Ferragamo and "Mean" Joe Greene, plus Conway Twitty, who sings "Rest Your Love On Me"



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