MARCH 16 - First coverage of NASCAR 500 Stock Car Championship from Daytona Beach, FL.during its first 10 years, Wide World of Sports would televise over 30 races from Daytona Beach.ĪUGUST 24 - The first broadcast of the Little League World Series from Williamsport, Pennsylvania. JULY 6 - First Wide World of Sports broadcast of Wimbledon, with American Chuck McKinley defeating Australia's Fred Stolle to win the men's title. MAY 18 - Trout Fishing Expedition from Argentina was Wide World of Sports first venture in the "outdoor" and was one of the elements that led to the creation of the American Sportsman. MAY 11 - First Pan American Games telecast on American television from Sao Paulo, Brazil. MARCH 30 - Wide World of Sports' first broadcast of the famed Holmenkollen Ski Jumping Championship from Oslo, Norway. MARCH 16 - Broadcast of the New England Invitational Dog Sled Race. SEPTEMBER 15 & 22 - First Wide World of Sports coverage of the America's Cup from Newport, Rhode Island.įEBRUARY 2 - The World Bobsled Championships from Innsbruck, Austria introduces Wide World of Sports to a country it would visit often. JULY 15 - First Wide World of Sports coverage of the British Open from Troon, Scotland.the tournament is won by Arnold Palmer JUNE 10 - First Wide World of Sports broadcast of the Grand Prix of Monaco, which has been a part of WWOS in the 1960s, 1970s & 1980s.the 1962 race develops into a dual between two of the all-time greats, Bruce McLaren and reigning world champion Phil Hill of the United States. MARCH 25 - Wide World of Sports first network to televise the NCAA Basketball Championship: Cincinnati - Ohio State from LouisvilleĪPRIL 14 - First Wide World of Sports broadcast of the Grand National Steeplechase from Aintree.Wide World returned for its 12th Grand National in 1991. JANUARY 14 - The World Barrel Jumping Championships features Ken Lebel's successful clearance of 17 barrels, a new world record. JUNE 24 & JULY 1 - The National AAU Track & Field Championships become the first national championships telecast on Wide World of Sports.among the stars of the meet is the great Wilma Rudolph, winner of the 100 yard dash.ĪUGUST 12 - Wide World of Sports uses its first woman commentator, Olympic gold medalist Lynn Burke, serving as expert commentator for coverage of Women's AAU Swimming and Diving Championships from Philadelphia.ĪUGUST 26 - Wide World of Sports cameraman Dale Barringer puts on scuba gear and drops to the bottom of a swimming pool in Los Angeles to man the first underwater camera ever used to cover a swimming event, the Men's AAU Swimming and Diving Championships.
The two events: the Penn Relays from Franklin Field in Philadelphia and the Drake Relays from Des Moines, Iowa.
Wide World "Constant Variety" Milestones and HighlightsĪPRIL 29 - Premier of ABC's Wide World of Sports, hosted by Jim McKay.
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