I was there. I was in the University High School band, playing the Trumpet. I remember it like it was yesterday, after seeing this. Wow! This brings back so many memories. I remember when the beautiful Barbie Benton came down my row of our marching band, during rehearsals, and she gave me a little pinch on the cheek, and told me how cute i was. lol Honestly i didn't know who she was at the time. lol I was more enthused to see my faves The Jackson 5 , at the time. Those were such good times in America. So innocent and good clean fun. Thanks for the upload. Great stuff.
“Leif rhymes with Safe which is what you’ll be in his arms”! - Tigerbeat Magazine circa 1974. If you want to see a great movie that The Coppola kids did about 1976 featuring Leif and David Cassidy and lots of other stars mixed with DEVO and many otter stars from then and some modern music bands it’s on TH-cam called: ‘ Spirit of ‘76’!
@@LivinofftheWall Yes! I saw him (M.J.) several times up close that day and night, and I got his and all of the Jacksons autographs on my trumpet case. Not to mention I also got to meet Kenny Loggins, up close and personal. He asked to play my trumpet but i didn't have an extra mouth piece, so I couldn't let him. hahahaha. Christy McNichols, and Barbi Benton were so cute in real life. Marilyn McCoo was stunning in person, such a gorgeous woman. LaToya Jackson made me blush. Joan Jett was sort of a macho type of woman, as i remember her vaguely, judging by how she walked around but she was so sweet to us. I remember The Jacksons were such clowns, lol, they were always messing around, trying to have some fun (in a good way). Leif and Rod Stewart took everything they did quite seriously but both were definitely heartthrobs to all the teen girls in the audience. Everything they did the girls screamed. My high school band got to meet all of the stars that day, in the celebrity tent area with special access. Too many to count, and write about there. So many stars of the 70's were there to compete. I have a thousand memories that would take a book to write my experience with them all down, here. LOL! It was one of the most memorable and fun times of my life, meeting all those stars in one place. I was blessed to be in the right school at the right time, as this was thee ONLY televised "Rock n' Roll Sports Classic", ever held. Lucky indeed. The only thing i regret was NOT having a camera of my own. Cell phone cameras weren't even thought of at that time. lol
@@Gexxon thanks so much for replying!! I wish I could’ve had those experiences, you really should write something honestly. You must have been thrilled to be there 😃
THANK YOU for uploading this!! I watched the original broadcast in 1978…back when Joan Jett was a Runaway, Lionel Richie was a Commodore, Janet Jackson was a little kid & Phyllis Diller was still with us. I’d been looking for this for years knowing that home recording was still new at that time & the quality would likely be poor. Didn’t matter, I had as much fun watching this tonight as I did nearly 44 years ago…and still cheering for Rod Stewart! Thanks again!
Lil Janet Jackson was booking on the track... lol I remember Battle Of The Network Stars but not this Rock ' Roll Sports Classic from childhood. They should do stuff like this today.
I admit I was for the east but the west was so good, they won most of the competitions! Kind of unfair the east won just because the last competition was worth a bunch of points, oh well at least they all seemed to be having fun!
Interesting that this was produced by Bill Acoin and the theme song written by Sean Delaney (Bill's ex lover) but there was NO appearance by KISS who Bill Acoin managed at the time.
Question......Truth BeTold I have never heard of The Alessi Brothers. Are they still around??? How about Helen Sneider or Sleighter?? Is she still around ???
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Came here to see the jacksons
Same
WHO’S HERE FOR THE JACKSONS
Heidi Simpson ME
🙋🏽♀️
ME
Actually I'm Here of Michael Jackson 😁
ME
This is one of the coolest goddamn things I've ever seen & I was a kid in the 70's.
Haha. Right?
I know! Such a cool, innocent, fun time to be a kid. Life was good back then.
Love this. The Runaways rule!
And the Jacksons
Jacksons
HERE FOR THE JACKSONS
I was there. I was in the University High School band, playing the Trumpet. I remember it like it was yesterday, after seeing this. Wow! This brings back so many memories. I remember when the beautiful Barbie Benton came down my row of our marching band, during rehearsals, and she gave me a little pinch on the cheek, and told me how cute i was. lol Honestly i didn't know who she was at the time. lol I was more enthused to see my faves The Jackson 5 , at the time. Those were such good times in America. So innocent and good clean fun. Thanks for the upload. Great stuff.
Tee Bee my pleasure!
“Leif rhymes with Safe which is what you’ll be in his arms”! - Tigerbeat Magazine circa 1974. If you want to see a great movie that The Coppola kids did about 1976 featuring Leif and David Cassidy and lots of other stars mixed with DEVO and many otter stars from then and some modern music bands it’s on TH-cam called: ‘ Spirit of ‘76’!
wow so did you get to see michael?
@@LivinofftheWall Yes! I saw him (M.J.) several times up close that day and night, and I got his and all of the Jacksons autographs on my trumpet case. Not to mention I also got to meet Kenny Loggins, up close and personal. He asked to play my trumpet but i didn't have an extra mouth piece, so I couldn't let him. hahahaha. Christy McNichols, and Barbi Benton were so cute in real life. Marilyn McCoo was stunning in person, such a gorgeous woman. LaToya Jackson made me blush. Joan Jett was sort of a macho type of woman, as i remember her vaguely, judging by how she walked around but she was so sweet to us. I remember The Jacksons were such clowns, lol, they were always messing around, trying to have some fun (in a good way). Leif and Rod Stewart took everything they did quite seriously but both were definitely heartthrobs to all the teen girls in the audience. Everything they did the girls screamed. My high school band got to meet all of the stars that day, in the celebrity tent area with special access. Too many to count, and write about there. So many stars of the 70's were there to compete. I have a thousand memories that would take a book to write my experience with them all down, here. LOL!
It was one of the most memorable and fun times of my life, meeting all those stars in one place. I was blessed to be in the right school at the right time, as this was thee ONLY televised "Rock n' Roll Sports Classic", ever held. Lucky indeed. The only thing i regret was NOT having a camera of my own. Cell phone cameras weren't even thought of at that time. lol
@@Gexxon thanks so much for replying!! I wish I could’ve had those experiences, you really should write something honestly. You must have been thrilled to be there 😃
This is awesome! So many celebrities that are now legends!! Very rare gem
What a great swimmer and athlete Sandy West of The Runaways was!
I came here to see The Jacksons!
Thanks so much for putting up the complete version of this. A surreal slice of 70's music/TV history for sure.
Thanks a lot for sharing this video...😘😘😘😄😄😄😄love to watch..
this is the only form of sports i will watch
THANK YOU for uploading this!! I watched the original broadcast in 1978…back when Joan Jett was a Runaway, Lionel Richie was a Commodore, Janet Jackson was a little kid & Phyllis Diller was still with us. I’d been looking for this for years knowing that home recording was still new at that time & the quality would likely be poor. Didn’t matter, I had as much fun watching this tonight as I did nearly 44 years ago…and still cheering for Rod Stewart! Thanks again!
Mike was so freaking adorable in this era😍😍😍
Yea
they should bring this back and do it with the celebrities today!
sandy west!! what a beast ❤️
I like this show from 1978
Amo as The Runaways, principalmente Joan Jett! #ilovejoanjett
Team Jackson
Lil Janet Jackson was booking on the track... lol
I remember Battle Of The Network Stars but not this Rock ' Roll Sports Classic from childhood. They should do stuff like this today.
RUNAWAYS!!!! RUNAWAYS!!!!! RUNAWAYS!!!!!!!! 🏆🏆🏆🏆
And The Jacksons
Thank You for UPLOADING THIS . I had been looking for this for years . I found somebody On Line who made me a copy. Thank You. So much !!!!!!!
OMG, it's like "Battle of the Network Stars" with musicians! How in the world did I miss this in 1978? Thank you for uploading the entire show.
Oh u from 1978 ?
Im shocked Rod Stewart took part...He was huge already by then.
Gotta be the biggest name there.....
Still 5 years to Thriller for MJ.
I remember this from 3rd grade_ wow Incredibly nostalgic😍😍😍🌈
Yesssss the Jackson's!!!!!
Who was here for The Jacksons?
Me
The 70s were surreal. I can't believe this even happened. It's weird I have no memory of this
because I watched TV non-stop in the 70s
I came here to see the Jacksons
I admit I was for the east but the west was so good, they won most of the competitions! Kind of unfair the east won just because the last competition was worth a bunch of points, oh well at least they all seemed to be having fun!
Interesting that this was produced by Bill Acoin and the theme song written by Sean Delaney (Bill's ex lover) but there was NO appearance by KISS who Bill Acoin managed at the time.
Dude, that is some seriously cool deep-dive info there! Thanks man!
0:57 song by Sean Delaney written and arranged.
1:23:15 Sean Delaney credit
1:23:37 Aucoin production
When music was great ❤
Question......Truth BeTold I have never heard of The Alessi Brothers. Are they still around??? How about Helen Sneider or Sleighter?? Is she still around ???
Great lineup of celebs! I’m mainly here for The Jacksons and Leif Garrett 💚
What about the Village People 😊
@@oliviajohnjohnolivia8142 they’re awesome too 😎
This is Better copy I wish I had this on DVD
These days Joan Jett would be repping the East coast.
Great copy i love it i remember when it came on i wonder where i can find this to buy it .?
This was from March 1978. Not 1977.
19:46
What was life ..I have no words...😘😘😘😘😘
I wish i was either born or grew up in the 70's
THIS IS EPIC
WHERE did that rare Runaways Tokyo footage tail ending this come from? Got anymore? Can you tell us where to see it? PLEASE??
Wonderful video!
Does anyone know what the name of the song that plays in the intro?
This is awesome! Do you have the other season??
These rockers were athletic, but not the rockers of today.
Maurice White wasn’t there?
Um, thanks for posting this but...is there not a higher quality video than this?! This is hard to watch...
its from.. the 70s...
West should of won regardless of cause!
Where’s Black Sabbath ? Oh never mind they were too snow blind 😂
its like some kind of sketch show
Tanya Tucker trying to save the seals
Came for Leif Garrett
I came for Leif Garrett too... several times
What the fuck.am I watching
Who is here for sha na na?
Lmao… they’re the first band I ever saw in concert.
@@mikeycomafiamedia6368 rock n roll, dude! Rock n roll! Awesome