What was happening the year we graduated?
Do you remember these things from 1982?
Please add your memories by using the reply/comments.
Cultural Events & Costs …
What Happened in 1982
Movies …
The 54th Academy Awards
– On Golden Pond
– E.T. – The Extraterrestrial
– Officer and a Gentleman
– Porky’s
– Tootsie
Music …
Physical (Olivia Newton John)
Centerfold (J. Geils Band)
I Love Rock and Roll (Joan Jett and the Blackhearts)
Ebony & Ivory (Stevie Wonder & Paul McCartney)
Eye of the Tiger (Survivor)
Hard to Say I’m Sorry (Chicago)
Up Where We Belong (Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes)
Sports …
• Super Bowl
San Francisco d. Cincinnati (26-21)
• World Series
St. Louis Cardinals d. Milwaukee Brewers (4-3)
• NBA Championship
LA Lakers d. Philadelphia 76ers (4-2)
• Stanley Cup
NY Islanders d. Vancouver (4-0)
• Wimbledon
Women: Martina Navratilova d. C. Evert Lloyd (6-1 3-6 6-2)
Men: Jimmy Connors d. J. McEnroe (3-6 6-3 6-7 7-6 6-4)
• Kentucky Derby Champion
Gato Del Sol
• NCAA Basketball Championship
North Carolina d. Georgetown (63-62)
• NCAA Football Champions
Penn St. (11-1-0)
• World Cup
Italy d. W. Germany (3-1)
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