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On this date: 1990 - David Klingler of Houston throws an NCAA-record 11 TD passes...1990 David Klingler of Houston throws an NCAA-record 11 TD passes 1968 The "Heidi" television special starts on time and cuts off the NBC broadcast of the Oakland-New York Jets game in the final minutes, leaving viewers in the dark and... In this article: David Klingler, Houston, Tim Tebow, NBA, Hasim Rahman, New York Knicks, IBF, Heidi, Florida Atlantic, and Joe Montana |
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Sportingnews | August 28, 2009
Timeline of major events in AFL history
...- "Heidi" steals the ending of Jets-Raiders game at Oakland. NBC cuts away to the movie as the Raiders are rallying to a 43-32 victory with two touchdowns in final 42 seconds. Dec. 29, 1968 - Weeb Ewbank becomes first coach to win NFL and...
In this article: NFL, Super Bowl, Chargers, Raiders, Boston Patriots, San Diego, Buffalo, Joe Namath, Kansas City, and Denver Broncos
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boston.com - Today in History | November 16, 2008
Today in History - Nov. 17
...left in the year. On Nov. 17, 1968, the NBC television network outraged football fans by cutting away from the closing minutes of a New York Jets-Oakland Raiders game to begin a special presentation of "Heidi" on schedule. (Home viewers were...
In this article: Washington, Pervez Musharraf, Texas Rangers, English throne, Most Valuable Player, Hatshepsut, Heidi, John Allen Muhammad, and Auguste Rodin
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New York Post | September 07, 2009
Double 'fault!' in tennis tiff
...programming. The switch-off was reminiscent of the infamous "Heidi" affair in 1969, when NBC suddenly pulled the plug on a thrilling game between the Oakland Raiders and the New York Jets to show the children's movie. The women's tennis...
In this article: Cablevision, Tennis Channel, Andy Roddick, US Open, Heidi, Dish Network, US Open, and Dinara Safina
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InRich Sports | November 22, 2008
ON THE ROPES
...is relative." 'Heidi' turns 40 Monday marked the 40th anniversary of the "Heidi Bowl," the famed 1968 Oakland Raiders-New York Jets game that NBC interrupted prematurely to begin the movie, "Heidi." The Jets led, 32-29, with about a...
In this article: Lew Wolff, Nascar, Oakland Raiders, Courtney Bryan, Miami Dolphins, Torino, Preston Ridlehuber, Heidi, and Ford Expedition
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Newsday.com - Jets | November 15, 2008
It's been 40 years since NBC called audible: Heidi
...other end of the phone. John Madden was a Raiders assistant coach in 1968 and will be the analyst in the NBC booth tonight as the "Heidi" network televises a Cowboys-Redskins game, presumably in its entirety. "None of the people involved...
In this article: Heidi, The Raiders, Weeb Ewbank, Newsday, Oakland, and Heidi
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azcentral.com : diamondbacks | April 13, 2008
Fans confused when TV shifts to NASCAR
...network," Bell said. The switch recalled memories of the "Heidi" game in 1968, when NBC cut from the final minutes of a football thriller between the Jets and Raiders to the movie, drawing outrage from viewers. The circumstances were...
In this article: Nascar, Robinson Cano, Yankees, Boston Red Sox, FX, Heidi, Red Sox, Raiders, and FX
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Wikipedia | October 15, 2009
Heidi
...Schwanli and Baerli. In Heidi Grows Up only the names Schwanli and Baerli are used. On November 17, 1968, NBC cut off a live broadcast of an American Football League game between the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders with 65 seconds...
In this article: Heidi, Johanna Spyri, Heidi, Goat, Walenstadt, and Heidi, Girl of the Alps
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NYDailyNews.com - New York Football Teams | October 25, 2008
No love lost between Jets and Raiders
...the team. Joe Namath made the Jets and the upstart American Football League essential weekend viewing. NBC found that out the hard way. The network's idea of must-see TV in 1968 was its made-for-television movie version of the classic...
In this article: Oakland Raiders, Joe Namath, Heidi, Oakland, John Schmitt, Ben Davidson, Jennifer Edwards, Don Maynard, The Jets, and New York
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The 'Heidi Game' remembered, November 17, 1968
...at the riotous episode that remains to this day the quintessential TV sports blunder. "Heidi" secured its place in history when NBC, the network that developed the Johanna Spyri-penned tale into a two-hour movie, put it on as scheduled at...
In this article: Jennifer Edwards, Heidi, Charlie Smith, Oakland Raiders, Daryle Lamonica, Joe Namath, NFL, and Preston Ridlehuber
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The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices in Burbank, California. It is sometimes referred to as the Peacock Network due to its stylized peacock logo, created originally for color broadcasts.
Formed in 1926 by the Radio Corporation of America (RCA), NBC was the first major broadcast network in the United States. In 1986, control of NBC passed to General Electric (GE), with GE's $6.4 billion purchase of RCA. After the acquisition, the chief executive of NBC was Bob Wright, until he retired, giving his job to Jeff Zucker. The network is currently part of the media company NBC Universal, a unit of General Electric (80%) and Vivendi (20%).
NBC is available in an estimated 112 million households, 98.6% of those with televisions. NBC has 10 owned-and-operated stations and nearly 200 affiliates in the United States and its territories.
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