Biggest Sports Icons of the 1970s
As far back as I can remember, one of my first interests in life was sports. I can remember looking over my Father's shoulder as he read the sports page each morning. It wasn't until the 1970s though that my interest in sports really took off. Looking back on it now with some 40 years of wisdom there were some areas in sports that were really special in the 70s. What stands out the most is the Heavyweight division of boxing. It was quite a bit simpler then. You had two ranking agencies, the World Boxing Council and the World Boxing Association. What made the Heavyweight division so outstanding in the 70s was the great fighters. Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Earnie Shavers, Ron Lyle, George Foreman, Ken Norton, Larry Holmes. Plus some great fights, the one that stands out to me the most being Ali vs. Frazier 3 - also know as "The Thrilla in Manila". It was just a great era for Heavyweights. The NFL was ...