Sports and Politics Collide

1986

By Joey, Grant, Andi and Jamie Sports

● Boston Celtics ● New York Mets ○ Red Sox “Infamous Error” ○ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18caPNisP2U https://media2.wnyc.org/i/800/0/l/80/1/superbowlshuffle_wide.jpg ● Bo Jackson chooses baseball ● ○ Heavyweight Boxing Champion ● Chicago Bears & Super Bowl Shuffle ○ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM44FRAcLTM

http://www.si.com/longform/2015/1985/ty son/img/cover1.jpg Fun Facts

● Average Cost for new house = $89,340 ● Gas = $0.89 / gallon ● Important / Popular people ○ Christie Brinkley ○ Elle Macpherson

https://cbs931jackfm.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/christie-brinkley.jpg News

● Longest War ever officially ended ○ Netherlands vs. Isles of Scilly ● Martin Luther King Day ● Show ● Halley’s Comet appearance https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fCdfVLYG-Y4/maxresdefault.jpg

http://www.space.com/images/i/000/009/378/original/halleys-c omet-1986.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&downsize=696 Popular Culture (Toys, Movies, Music, etc.)

● Real Ghostbusters action figures ● My Pet Monster ● Camcorders ○ Regular household item ● Top Gun ● The Karate Kid Part II ● Ferris Bueller’s Day Off ● “” ● “Family Ties” and “Cheers” ● Songs ○ “Walk Like an Egyptian” ○ “True Colors”

http://static.rogerebert.com/uploads/movie/movie_poster/top- gun-1986/large_xMxcoqTYdO8x0sZbBEkOWm6rG6R.jpg Wikipedia Space Shuttle Challenger

● Conversion began in 1979 ● British Naval Research Vessel ● April 4, 1983 ● Firsts ● Delays ● 73 Seconds ● O-ring failure

CBS News Start at 1:49 Len Bias

Cocaine ● 1986 NBA Draft ○ “Cursed Draft” ● Don Rogers ● War on Drugs ○ Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 ■ 100:1 ratio ■ Mandatory minimum sentences ○ “Len Bias Law” ■ Accountability for drug dealers

http://vault-cdn.si.com/SI_ISSUE_IMAGES/Sports%20Illustrated/198 6/06/19860630/Sports_Illustrated_43877_19860630-001-250.jpg Southern Methodist University Football

Initial Violations ● Repeat offenders ● Improper benefits to amateur athletes ● Boosters ● Coach and AD resignations Death Penalty ● Cancellation of 1987 season ● 1988 season later cancelled as well ● Restriction of scholarships and recruiting ● 4 years probation http://content.sportslogos.net/logos/34/842/full/2579_ southern_methodist_mustangs-alternate-1978.png Youngest Heavyweight Champ in History: Mike Tyson

● Tyson vs. Berbick ● Going in with a 27-0 record ● Age 20, still holds the record ● Career had only just began ● Undefeated until 1990 ● Life began to unravel ○ Domestic violence ● Symbol for athletes and domestic violence Sources

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