Jockey Eddie Arcaro to retire, boxer Benny (Kid) Paret dies of a brain injury he suffered in his middleweight boxing fight vs. Emile Griffith in Madison Square Garden in New York City ten days ago, OAS terrorists keep up the violence in Algeria, Elizabeth Taylor to divorce Eddie Fisher, she is romancing with  Richard Burton.  

NOTE: Emile Griffith's career was overshadowed by the fatal beating he gave Benny "The Kid" Paret in their 1962 title bout. The outcome darkened the world of boxing even prompting some network television stations to stop showing live fights. It also cast Griffith as a pariah to many inside and outside the sport. Emile Griffith went on to have a successful career after that fatal fight, but Griffith acknowledged later in life that he was never the same boxer. He would fight merely to win, piing up the kind of decisions that praised by purists but usually jeered by fans hoping for a knockout.                                                 

The Academy of Professional Sports Awards is presented.  
Carl Yastrzemski wins the professional athlete of the year award. Johnny Carson host.                                                              

October 3rd, 1974-May 14th, 1977  

A half-hour syndicated PBS series sports nostalgia show hosted by Curt Gowdy. Guest athletes view film clips of famous sporting events and reminisce. 

Host Curt Gowdy discusses the 1955 match race between Swaps and Nashua with jockeys Willie Shoemaker, Eddie Arcaro, and sportscaster Winn Elliott.  

Host: Curt Gowdy.                                                 

October 3rd, 1974-May 14th, 1977  

A half-hour syndicated PBS series sports nostalgia show hosted by Curt Gowdy. Guest athletes view film clips of famous sporting events and reminisce. 

A profile of the racehorse Nashua who competed against Swaps in a match race at Chicago's Washington Park on August 31st, 1955. 

Host: Curt Gowdy.                                                                                                     

The 103rd running of the Kentucky Derby is telecast live from Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Seattle Slew captures the Derby on his way to winning horse racing's triple crown in 1977.  

Jim McKay is host.         

The 102nd running of the Preakness Stakes, the second jewel in horse racing's triple crown is broadcast from Pimlico Racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland. Seattle Slew was the winner on his way to winning the triple crown. Ridden by Jean Cruget, Seattle Slew scored a 1 1/2 length victory over runner-up Iron Constitution. 

Howard Cosell, Jim McKay, and Eddie Arcaro report.