Athletic Events in the 1970s

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Across
  1. 3. – Olympic sport involving running, jumping, and throwing events
  2. 5. – Exhibition game featuring top players from a league
  3. 6. Trophy awarded to the best college football player each year
  4. 7. Major tennis tournament played in New York
  5. 8. Iconic NASCAR race held annually in Florida
  6. 10. International multi-sport event; the 1972 games were marked by the tragic Munich massacre
  7. 13. Championship series of Major League Baseball held every fall
  8. 18. Prestigious tennis tournament in London where Billie Jean King dominated the era
  9. 19. Grueling multi-stage cycling race across France
  10. 20. – Long-distance race featured in the Olympics and other competitions
Down
  1. 1. Host city of the 1972 Olympics and site of a major tragedy
  2. 2. 1972 U.S. law that expanded opportunities for women in sports
  3. 4. College football bowl game traditionally played on New Year’s Day
  4. 9. Championship series of the National Basketball Association featuring stars like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
  5. 11. – Sport highlighted by international competition, including the Summit Series
  6. 12. – Olympic sport where athletes compete in various races in the pool
  7. 14. – Sport dominated by figures like Muhammad Ali in the 1970s
  8. 15. Famous horse race known as “The Run for the Roses”
  9. 16. Annual championship game of the National Football League that grew massively in popularity during the 1970s
  10. 17. – International soccer tournament held every four years