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Aug 2, 1970
Roy Orbison serves as honorary chairman for the Music City 250 Speed Classic on Old Hickory Lake in Nashville. The boat race raises money for the Boy Scouts
Mar 8, 1971
Elvis Presley sees the Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier heavyweight fight in New York via closed-circuit TV at Memphis' Ellis Auditorium. Frazier wins the bout by a unanimous decision, while Presley is pretty much ignored on his home turf
Sep 20, 1973
Glen Campbell joins boxer George Foreman, football player Jim Brown and painter Salvador Dali in the audience for the Battle of the Sexes at the Astrodome in Houston. Billie Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs in a tennis match that's considered a major win for the women's movement
Jul 10, 1974
The Memphis Southmen, of the new World Football League, play their first game at the Liberty Bowl. The team is owned, in part, by Charlie Rich, who sings the national anthem. Elvis Presley attends the opener, a 34-15 win over the Detroit Wheels
Dec 28, 1974
Danny Davis & The Nashville Brass perform during halftime of the Peach Bowl, also attended by Jerry Reed. The Vanderbilt Commodores play the Texas Tech Red Raiders to a 6-6 tie at Atlanta Stadium
May 3, 1975
Glen Campbell sits with Kentucky governor Julian Carroll in a private box at the Kentucky Derby in Louisville. Foolish Pleasure wins
Aug 2, 1975
Elvis Presley attends a World Football League game at Memphis Memorial Stadium. The hometown Southmen edge the Jacksonville Express, 27-26
Aug 9, 1975
Elvis Presley attends the Memphis Southmen's World Football League game, ostensibly to court Grizzlies employee Jo Cathy Brownlee. The team whips the Charlotte Hornets, 23-11
Jan 10, 1976
Jerry Reed is on hand at Vanderbilt University's Memorial Gym as the Commodores defeat the Georgia Bulldogs, 95-85, in overtime in men's basketball
Jan 15, 1978
Dallas beats Denver 27-10 at the Super Bowl in New Orleans' Superdome. Waylon Jennings joins the post-game party with the Cowboys, where linebacker Bob Breunig borrows his guitar and plays "Jailhouse Rock"
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