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The Anti-Establishment Sports Year Of 1981

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Populist rage is in vogue this political season, with Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders making headways in both party primaries. And if you like a good little populist rebellion, you’d have loved the year that was 1981 sports, especially in football. GREAT 1980s SPORTS MOMENTS Start reading today. College football saw the peasants storm the castle […]

1981 Sports: The Catch, A Garden Party & March Turns Mad

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This is part of a series of sports history articles aimed at preserving the best moments of the modern sports era, from 1976 to the present. The focus is team sports—college & pro basketball and football, major league baseball and hockey. This article offers a snapshot of 1981 sports, a year highlighted by Dwight Clark’s catch, a wild NCAA Tournament and an epic Game 7 at Boston Garden.