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...Superstars. Twelve athletes (including) John Havlicek, Bob Seagren, Reggie Jackson and Karl Schranz) compete against each other in seven of ten events (golf, tennis, 100-yard dash, 100-meter swimming, etc.) for $3000 per event and a $25,000 bonus. Kyle Rote Jr. wins handly. Ch.5, 2 p.m. 2 hours...

Author: By F. Briney, | Title: TELEVISION | 2/28/1974 | See Source »

...Mini-dome" in Pocatello recently for the I.T.A.'s single dress-rehearsal meet saw more than amateur theatrics. The abbreviated twelve-event format was, as the promoters put it, "sequentially choreographed," eliminating the usual clutter caused when two or three events are staged simultaneously. When Pole Vaulter Bob Seagren bounded his way to an easy victory over three opponents by reaching 17 ft. 6 in., the audience was not distracted by competition in the mile run. Another I.T.A. innovation was pacer lights; spaced every ten yards along the track, the lights told both the competitors and the crowd what...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Run for the Money | 3/26/1973 | See Source »

...Pole Vaulter Bob Seagren. In weight lifting, the 175-lb. part-time movie actor pressed 170 Ibs. to upset Frazier, who managed only 160 Ibs. Seagren also won the half-mile run and then outlasted Frazier and Skier Jean-Claude Killy to take the one-mile bicycle race. Going against an automatic baseball pitching machine, Seagren surprised himself and Runner-up Gilbert by stroking one ball over a barrier 300 feet away. His point total was good enough to win first-place money of $39,700. Killy was second and collected $23,400; Revson and Laver tied for third...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Ten for the Show | 3/5/1973 | See Source »

...What record does Randy Matson hold? What about Bob Seagren? What country has won the most Olympic water polo tournaments? When was the last time they...

Author: By M. DEACON Dake and William E. Stedman jr., S | Title: The First Annual Crimson Sports Quizzer | 1/22/1973 | See Source »

...Promoter Michael O'Hara has announced the formation of a professional track and field circuit that will give displaced stars like Ryun a chance to run for the money. The new International Track Association has already signed Ryun and other world record holders such as Pole Vaulter Bob Seagren and Shot Putter Randy Matson. O'Hara, one of the founders of the American Basketball Association, says the I.T.A. will make its debut next year with as many as 48 meets in the U.S., Canada and Europe. There will be $500 first prizes in twelve different events, including...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: A Run for the Money | 11/27/1972 | See Source »

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