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The Superstars (1973–1984)
TV Series | Sport

The idea was to select ten famous athletes from the ten most popular television spectator sports. The ten sports would be baseball, football, basketball, ice hockey, auto racing, boxing, tennis, bowling (which was very popular on ABC-TV ...See moreThe idea was to select ten famous athletes from the ten most popular television spectator sports. The ten sports would be baseball, football, basketball, ice hockey, auto racing, boxing, tennis, bowling (which was very popular on ABC-TV Saturday afternoons), golf and horse racing. Each of the ten athletes would select seven of ten events to compete in and would be barred from competing in their own specialty sport. The competition began with ABC Network's iconic sports announcer, Jim McKay, introducing the "Superstars at the summit." See less
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Seasons
4   |   3   |   2   |   1   See all
Writer
Dick Button (devised by)
Producers
Bill Garnet (1973) | Ian Smith (1976-)
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Status
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Updated Dec 31, 1973

Release date (First episode)
Dec 31, 1973 (United Kingdom)

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Cast

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94 cast members
Name Episodes Known for
Keith Jackson
Self - Announcer / Co-Host / Host / co-Host Self - Announcer / Co-Host / Host / co-Host   See fewer
9
Bob Seagren
Self - Olympic pole vaulter / Self - Pole Vault Self - Olympic pole vaulter / Self - Pole Vault   See fewer
4
Laura Lee Blears
Self / Self - surfer Self / Self - surfer   See fewer
4
Donna de Varona
Co-Host / Self - Announcer Co-Host / Self - Announcer   See fewer
3
John Havlicek
Self - basketball player / Self - Basketball Player Self - basketball player / Self - Basketball Player   See fewer
3
Jim McMillian
Self - basketball player Self - basketball player   See fewer
3
Ard Schenk
Self - speed skater Self - speed skater   See fewer
3
Kyle Rote Jr.
Self - soccer player Self - soccer player   See fewer
2
Mary Jo Peppler
Self - volleyball player Self - volleyball player   See fewer
2
O.J. Simpson
Self - football player Self - football player   See fewer
2
Dick Anderson
Self - football player Self - football player   See fewer
2
Karen Logan
Self - basketball player Self - basketball player   See fewer
2
Micki King
Self - diver Self - diver   See fewer
2
Franco Harris
Self - football player Self - football player   See fewer
2
Stan Smith
Self - tennis player Self - tennis player   See fewer
2
Dianne Holum
Self - speed skater Self - speed skater   See fewer
2
Kiki Cutter
Self - alpine skiier Self - alpine skiier   See fewer
2
Pete Rose
Self - baseball player Self - baseball player   See fewer
2
Barbara O'Brien
Self - football player Self - football player   See fewer
2
Joan Joyce
Self - softball player Self - softball player   See fewer
2
Brian Oldfield
Self - shot putter Self - shot putter   See fewer
2
Wyomia Tyus
Self - sprint runner Self - sprint runner   See fewer
2
Cathy Rigby
Self - gymnast Self - gymnast   See fewer
2
Paula Sperber
Self - professional bowler Self - professional bowler   See fewer
2
Rod Laver
Self - Tennis / Self - tennis player Self - Tennis / Self - tennis player   See fewer
2
Yvan Cournoyer
Self - hockey player Self - hockey player   See fewer
2
Rod Gilbert
Self - Hockey Player / Self - Ice Hockey Self - Hockey Player / Self - Ice Hockey   See fewer
2
Jean-Claude Killy
Self - Alpine Skiing / Self - skiier Self - Alpine Skiing / Self - skiier   See fewer
2
Karl Schranz
Self - alpine skiier Self - alpine skiier   See fewer
2
Jim McKay
Self - Announcer Self - Announcer   See fewer
1
Howard Cosell
Co-Host / Self - Announcer Co-Host / Self - Announcer   See fewer
1
Reggie Jackson
Self - baseball player Self - baseball player   See fewer
1
Steve Smith
Self - Olympic pole vaulter Self - Olympic pole vaulter   See fewer
1
Jerry Quarry
Self - boxer Self - boxer   See fewer
1
Roger Staubach
Self - football player Self - football player   See fewer
1
Dan Gable
Self - wrestler Self - wrestler   See fewer
1
Billy Cunningham
Self - basketball player Self - basketball player   See fewer
1
Jim Palmer
Self - baseball player Self - baseball player   See fewer
1
Carl Eller
Self - football player Self - football player   See fewer
1
Lee Evans
Self - 400 Meters runner Self - 400 Meters runner   See fewer
1
Billie Jean King
Self - tennis player Self - tennis player   See fewer
1
Sheila Young-Ochowicz
Self - speed skater Self - speed skater   See fewer
1
Rod Milburn
Self - Hurdler Self - Hurdler   See fewer
1
Jody Scheckter
Self - auto racer Self - auto racer   See fewer
1
Tiny Archibald
Self - basketball player Self - basketball player   See fewer
1
Arthur Ashe
Self - tennis player Self - tennis player   See fewer
1
Bill Toomey
Self - decathlon athlete Self - decathlon athlete   See fewer
1
Don Schollander
Self - swimmer Self - swimmer   See fewer
1
Sandy Palmer
Self - professional golfer Self - professional golfer   See fewer
1
Dave Wottle
Self - middle distance runner Self - middle distance runner   See fewer
1
Brooks Robinson
Self - baseball player Self - baseball player   See fewer
1
Craig Breedlove
Self - auto racer Self - auto racer   See fewer
1
Jim Ryun
1500 Meters runner / Self - 800 1500 Meters runner / Self - 800   See fewer
1
Suzy Chaffee
Self - alpine skiier Self - alpine skiier   See fewer
1
Peter Maravich
Self - Basketball Player Self - Basketball Player   See fewer
1
Barbara Ferrell
Self - sprint runner Self - sprint runner   See fewer
1
Tug McGraw
Self - baseball player Self - baseball player   See fewer
1
Emerson Fittipaldi
Self - auto racer Self - auto racer   See fewer
1
Mike Burton
Self - swimmer Self - swimmer   See fewer
1
Janet Guthrie
Self - auto racer Self - auto racer   See fewer
1
Jane Blalock
Self - professional golfer Self - professional golfer   See fewer
1
Larry Mahan
Self - rodeo champion Self - rodeo champion   See fewer
1
Bobby Allison
Self - auto racer Self - auto racer   See fewer
1
Bill Muncey
Self - Unlimited Hydroplane Racing Self - Unlimited Hydroplane Racing   See fewer
1
Bill Bradley
Self - basketball player Self - basketball player   See fewer
1
Barbara Cochran
Self - alpine skiier Self - alpine skiier   See fewer
1
Judy Soutar
Self - professional bowler Self - professional bowler   See fewer
1
Gene Romero
Self - Motorcycle Racer Self - Motorcycle Racer   See fewer
1
Bob Foster
Self - boxer Self - boxer   See fewer
1
Dave Schultz
Self - hockey player Self - hockey player   See fewer
1
Robyn Smith
Self - jockey Self - jockey   See fewer
1
Debbie Meyer
Self - swimmer Self - swimmer   See fewer
1
James Hunt
Self - Auto Racer Self - Auto Racer   See fewer
1
Debbie Lawler
Self - motorcyclist Self - motorcyclist   See fewer
1
Johnny Bench
Self - Baseball Self - Baseball   See fewer
1
Joe Frazier
Self - Boxing Self - Boxing   See fewer
1
Johnny Unitas
Self - Football Self - Football   See fewer
1
Peter Revson
Self - Auto Racing Self - Auto Racing   See fewer
1
Elvin Hayes
Self - Basketball Self - Basketball   See fewer
1
Jim Stefanich
Self - Bowling Self - Bowling   See fewer
1
Stan Mikita
Self - hockey player Self - hockey player   See fewer
1
Spider Sabich
Self - alpine skiier Self - alpine skiier   See fewer
1
Nelson Burton Jr.
Self - professional bowler Self - professional bowler   See fewer
1
Brad Park
Self - hockey player Self - hockey player   See fewer
1
Gilbert Perreault
Self - hockey player Self - hockey player   See fewer
1
John Misha Petkevich
Self - figure skater Self - figure skater   See fewer
1
Billy Kidd
Self - alpine skiier Self - alpine skiier   See fewer
1
Dick Ritger
Self - professional bowler Self - professional bowler   See fewer
1
Mike McGrath
Self - professional bowler Self - professional bowler   See fewer
1
Susan Hunt
Self - wife of James Hunt Self - wife of James Hunt   See fewer
1
1
1
Kam Seagren
Self - wife of Bob Seagren Self - wife of Bob Seagren   See fewer
1
1
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