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In 1981, CBS introduced a new opening theme for the NFL games, a peppy, fanfare-styled theme that remained in use until partway through the 1986 season. The patriotic-style opening title sequence showed the Stars and Stripes of the U.S. flag morphing into the words "National Football League." That same year, CBS Sports standardized its on ...
The 1985 season saw a new theme utilized throughout both the pregame show and game-opening sequence. This theme would be utilized for the remainder of the decade. Another music selection was used for the "Great Moments" segment, a segment of clips from older games on NBC that was unique in that instead of the NFL Films footage, NBC used their own footage and audio.
W5 (during the 1970s and 1980s) ("Fool's Overture") – Supertramp; The Wackiest Ship in the Army – Howard Greenfield, Jack Keller and Helen Miller; Wagon Train – Jerome Moross; Walker, Texas Ranger ("Eyes of the Ranger") – Chuck Norris; The Walking Dead – Bear McCreary; Wall Street Week ("TWX in 12 Bars") – Donald Swartz
The flag’s first major appearance at an NFL game came at Super Bowl XVIII in 1984. (The then-Los Angeles Raiders beat Washington, 38-9.) There, Superflag unfurled a 95-by-160-foot flag that ...
The 1980s produced chart-topping hits in pop, hip-hop, rock, and R&B. Here's a list of the best songs from the time, ranging from Toto to Michael Jackson.
National television broadcasts of the National Football League (NFL) first aired on ESPN in 1980, when the network broadcast the 1980 NFL draft. ESPN did not air live NFL games until 1987, when it acquired the rights to Sunday Night Football. In 2006, ESPN lost the rights to Sunday Night Football and began airing Monday Night Football (MNF ...
A 26-year-old is making history, becoming the first artist to partner with the NFL to create a special logo and theme art for Super Bowl LIX. Tahj Williams, a queen of the Golden Eagles Mardi Gras ...
In 1977, NBC dropped the GrandStand moniker in favor of NFL, which the title being paired with a year number that corresponded to the then-current NFL season (such as NFL '77 and NFL '78). [5] Beginning with NFL '80 , NBC would pioneer the use of in-game highlight packages [ 6 ] ("Let's go to New York for an NFL '80 update") NBC would use this ...