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Ricardo "Ricky" Calzada Benoit (born 4 September 1953) in Santurce, Puerto Rico is a Puerto Rican former basketball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics. [ 1 ] References
Kenneth Bryan Davis (born September 12, 1948) [1] is an American former basketball player.. Davis was born in Slat, Kentucky. [1] After his collegiate career as a small college All-American at Georgetown College, where he was a member of Kappa Alpha Order, and a short stint with the Marathon Oil AAU team, Davis was named Captain of the U.S. national team in the 1972 Olympics.
1972 in sports – USSR beat USA in last second of the Olympic basketball final; Israeli athletes killed by Palestinian terrorists at the same Olympics; Canada defeats U.S.S.R. in Summit Series - Paul Henderson scores winning goal. 1971 in sports – Richard Petty wins the Daytona 500 and the NASCAR Championship; Second Ibrox disaster.
The 1972 Olympic men's basketball final was the last game of that year’s Olympic basketball tournament, and became one of the most controversial events in Olympic history. With the ending mired in controversy, the Soviet Union defeated Team USA by one point, marking the latter's first ever loss in the event.
Team USA has dominated men's 5x5 basketball at the Olympics, winning 16 of 20 gold medals since the event made its debut as a medal sport in 1936.
The Olympic Charter is a set of rules and guidelines for the organisation of the Olympic Games, and for governing the Olympic movement. Its last revision was on the 17th of July 2020 during the 136th IOC Session , held by video conference.
1971 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. ... Indiana University Hires Bob Knight as their head basketball coach. NBA Finals –
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 January 2025. Main article: List of members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches, referees, and other major ...