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

Excellence in sports and entertainment achievements as recorded in the Guinness Book Of World Records. 

Host: Flip Wilson        

October 1, 1962-May 22, 1992. Johnny Carson, host of NBC's network late-night "Tonight Show" reigned for 30 unprecedented years...five times the combined tenure of Steve Allen, and Jack Paar. Carson was impervious to competition, including efforts to dethrone him by Les Crane, Joey Bishop, Merv Griffin, Dick Cavett, Jack Paar, Pat Sajak, Joan Rivers, and Arsenio Hall. Sadly, very few complete "Tonight Show" broadcasts survive during Johnny Carson's first ten years of broadcasting. Around 1965, through the early 1970's, oldest tapes were first erased systematically by orders from myopic NBC executives, to be recycled for purposes of saving money. Ironically, in many cases, these older master tapes were too brittle, and portended probable drop-outs for re-use after being erased. Subsequently blank after being erased, these older questionable master 2" Quad tapes were either sparingly used or never used again for recording new programming and eventually were discarded. Saving thousands of dollars at the time (wiping master tapes for potential re-use) resulted in losing millions of dollars by NBC in today's marketplace, and more importantly wiping thousands of historic TONIGHT SHOW broadcasts, which contain precious personal anecdotes from political, show business, and sports icons of the past.
  
  

Guests: Beverly Sills, Connie Stevens, Suzanne Pleshette, Willie Shoemaker. 

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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.