1972 USA Olympic Basketball
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Click here for the 1972 Olympic Basketball Gold Medal Game Summary by Herbert Mols, US Team Manager
VIDEO: 1972 US Olympic Basketball Appeal featured in NBC report by Utley and Hager
BREAKING NEWS:
Author Donald "Taps" Gallagher who co-wrote with Mike Brewster the book "Stolen Glory" about the Controversial 1972 Munich Olympic Men's Basketball Final, will be a guest on THE RISE AND SHINE RADIO SHOW (KWMR radio) July 31st at 8 AM Pacfic hosted by Mary Mols Siedman. Mary's father, the late Herbert Mols, was the US team Manager as well as the Executive Secretary of the US Olympic Basketball Committee for several years.
On Tuesday, July 24th, Tom McMillen was a guest on THE RISE AND SHINE RADIO SHOW (KWMR radio) in Bolinas with host Mary Mols Siedman. Former Congressman, Rhodes Scholar and NBA player McMillen was also a member of on that US team. Listen to that Podcast.
THE RISE AND SHINE RADIO SHOW - Audio Archives of interviews of Gold Medal Game participants, authors and historians...
Tom McMillen - July 24th
Taps Gallagher - July 31st
Kenny Davis - August 21st
1972 US Olympic Men's Basketball Team - Munich, Germany - Roster
4 - Kenny Davis - (6'1" - 23 yrs old) Georgetown College - College Coach: Robert Davis + Marathon Oil - AAU Coach: Pat Doyle
5 - Doug Collins - (6'6" - 21 yrs old) Illinois State - College Coach: Will Robinson
6 - Tom Henderson - (6'2" - 20 yrs old) San Jacinto JC - College Coach: Dean Evans + Hawaii (Manoa) - College Coach: Bruce O'Neil
7 - Mike Bantom - (6'8" - 20 yrs old) St. Joseph's, Pa. - College Coach: Jack McKinney
8 - Bobby Jones - (6'8" - 20 yrs old) North Carolina - College Coach: Dean Smith
9 - Dwight Jones - (6'8" - 20 yrs old) Houston - College Coach: Guy Lewis
10 - James Forbes - (6'7" - 20 yrs old) Texas El-Paso - College Coach: Don Haskins
11 - Jim Brewer - (6'9" - 20 yrs old) Minnesota - College Coach: Bill Musselman
12 - Tom Burleson - (7'4" - 20 yrs old) North Carolin State - College Coach: Norm Sloan
13 - Tom McMillen - (6'11" - 20 yrs old) - Maryland - College Coach: Lefty Driesell
14 - Kevin Joyce - (6'3" - 21 yrs old) - South Carolina - College Coach: Frank McGuire
15 - Ed Ratleff - (6'6" - 22 yrs old) - Long Beach State - College Coach: Jerry Tarkanian
John Brown - 6'8" - 20 yrs old) - Missouri (Replaced after being injjured training in Pearl Harbor)
1972 US Olympic Men's Basketball Team - Munich, Germany - Coaches
Head Coach: Henry "Hank" Iba - Okalahoma State
Assistant Coach: John Bach - Penn State
1972 US Olympic Men's Basketball Team - Munich, Germany - Team Managers
1972 US Olympic Men's Basketball Team - Munich, Germany - Athletic Trainer
Whitey Gwynne - University of West Virginia
1972 US Olympic Men's Basketball Team - Munich, Germany - Publicity and Communications
John B. McClendon - Cleveland State
The FINAL REPORT - (32 pages) by Herbert Mols - Titled: "3 seconds to be or not to be"
1972 US Olympic Men's Basketball Team - 40th Reunion - Georgetown College, Kentucky - August 22 - 25th.
NY Post - Article by Michael Vaccaro
1972 US Olympic Men's Basketball Team - Munich, Germany - Newspaper, Online & Blog ARTICLES
1972 USA Olympic Basketball Articles
- Post Tournament Clippings and Appeal etc.
- Pre Tournament Exhibition Games
- Olympic Games Results
- Players Selection Tryout Camp Photo
1972 USA - USSR Olympic Basketball Gold Medal Game Controversy - Wikipedia
1972 USA - USSR Olympic Basketball Gold Medal Game Controversy - Stars & Stripes (Sept 12, 2012)
1972 USA - USSR Olympic Basketball Gold Medal Game Controversy Article by Charlie Zegers (2011)
1972 USA - USSR Olympic Basketball Gold Medal Game Controversy - UK Ask - 2012
1972 USA Olympic Basketball Controversy Article by Daniel Golden - Bloomberg (July 22, 2012)
1972 USA - USSR Olympic Basketball Gold Medal Game Controversy - REUNION Georgetown College - HOST
1972 USA - USSR Olympic Basketball Gold Medal Game Controversy - ESPN Article by Marc Stein
1972 USA - USSR Olympic Basketball Gold Medal Game Controversy - Wave3.com - Article
1972 USA - USSR Olympic Basketball Gold Medal Game Controversy
1972 US Olympic Men's Basketball Team - Munich, Germany - BOOKS
1972 USA - USSR (Soviet Union) Olympic Basketball Gold Medal Game Controversy Book - "Stolen Glory" by Donald "Taps" Gallagher and Mike Brewster
1972 US - USSR (Soviet Union) Olympic Men's Basketball Team - Munich, Germany - VIDEOS
1972 USA - USSR (Soviet Union) Olympic Basketball Gold Medal Game Controversy "Why?" - Bloomberg Sports July, 2012 with US player Kenny Davis
1972 USA - USSR (Soviet Union) Olympic Basketball Gold Medal Game Controversy - ESPN - Classic THE BIG TICKET Documentary
1972 USA - USSR (Soviet Union) Olympic Basketball Gold Medal Game Controversy - 1992 - Bob Costas
1972 USA - USSR (Soviet Union) Olympic Basketball Gold Medal Game Controversy - The Guardian Newspaper
1972 USA - USSR (Soviet Union) Olympic Basketball Gold Medal Game Controversy - School Project
1972 USA - USSR (Soviet Union) Olympic Basketball Gold Medal Game Controversy - 3 Seconds of Chaos
1972 USA - USSR (Soviet Union) Olympic Basketball Gold Medal Game Controversy - a USSR View
1972 USA - USSR (Soviet Union) Olympic Basketball Gold Medal Game Controversy - USSR Basketball training video for DEFENSE
1972 Munich Olympic Games - TERRORIST KIDNAPPINGS
1972 Olympic Games Terrorist Kidnapping Documentary - "One Day in September"
1972 Olympic Games Documentary - "Tragedy of the Munich Games"
1972 Olympic Games Massacre - Howard K Smith
1972 Olympic Games Tragedy - Jim McKay recalls
1972 Munich Olympic Games - VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
1972 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony - Complete
1972 Olympic Games - Olga Korbut (Soviet Union) - Women's Gymnastics
1972 Olympic Games - Steve Prefontaine (USA) - 5000m
1972 Olympic Games - Dave Wottle (USA) - 800m
1972 Olympic Games - Frank Shorter (USA) - Marathon
1972 Olympic Games - Valeri Borzov (Soviet Union) 100m
1972 Olympic Games - Dan Gable (USA) Wrestling
1972 Olympic Games - Mark Spitz (USA) Swimming
1972 Olympic Games - Ulrike Meyfarth (Germany) Women's High Jump
1972 Olympic Games - Men's Weightlifting
1972 Olympic Games - Kip Keino - 3000m Steeplechase
1972 Olympic Games - Mitsuo Tsukahara (Japan) Gymnastics
1972 Olympic Games - John Akii-Bua (Uganda) - 400m Hurdles
1972 Olympic Games - Men's 110 Hurdles Final
1972 Olympic Games - Men's Javelin Final
1972 Olympic Games - Men's 1500m Final
1972 Olympic Games - Vasily Alexeev (Soviet Union) Recalls
1972 Olympic Games - Women's Gymnastics - Ludmilla Tourischeva (Soviet Union)
1972 Olympic Games - Eight Women Competitors Featured
1972 Olympic Games - Timmy Dement (USA) -Boxing - Howard Cosell calling the fight
1972 Olympic Games - Men's 10000m Final - Lassi Viren (Finland)
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