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The First Superstars - All Sports Competition

The First Superstars - All Sports Competition

50 years ago today Sports Illustrated had a story about the first "Superstars" competition that aired on TV on February 25, 1973

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INTRODUCTION from The Sports Time Traveler™

On Sunday, February 25, 1973 at 2pm ET, ABC ran a sports special called “The Superstars.”

An ad in the New York Daily News promoting The Superstars read as follows:

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