1979 Cricket World Cup Final, Background
West Indies reached a second consecutive final after defeating Pakistan by 43 runs in the semi-final. Previously, they had won the 1975 final.


1979 Cricket World Cup Final, Background
England was making their first appearance at a World Cup final after defeating New Zealand by 9 runs in the semi-finals. This was also the first appearance by a European nation at a World Cup final.


1979 Cricket World Cup Final, Background
Bob Willis, England's leading bowler, missed the final after being injured in the semi-final.


1979 Cricket World Cup Final, Match Report
England won the toss and chose to field first. The West Indies got off to a bad start, falling to 99/4 with the loss of Greenidge, Haynes, Kallicharan, and captain Clive Lloyd. However, Vivian Richards (138 from 157 balls, 11 fours, 3 sixes) and Collis King (86 from 66 balls, 10 fours, 3 sixes) consolidated the innings. King especially ripped through the English bowling, with a strike rate of 130.3. The West Indies were already at 5/238 when the 139 run partnership ended with the loss of Collis King. Vivian Richards and the tail then took the West Indies to a very imposing total of 286 (9 wickets, 60 overs).


1979 Cricket World Cup Final, Match Report
The English batsmen got off to a good start. But the openers, Mike Brearley (64 from 130 balls, 7 fours) and Geoff Boycott (57 from 105 balls, 3 fours) scored very slowly. They put together a very methodical opening partnership of 129 runs in 38 overs, playing as if the match were a five-day Test. By the time both batsmen were out, the run rate had risen too high. Graham Gooch played some hefty strokes in scoring his 32, taking England to 183/2. However, the loss of Gooch triggered the most devastating collapse in World Cup history, as England lost 8 wickets for 11 runs. They were eventually all out for 194 in 51 overs. Vivian Richards was declared Man of the Match.


1979 Cricket World Cup Officials
The 2nd Cricket World Cup was played in England on six different venues. A total of 15 matches were played in 1979 Cricket World Cup including 2 Semifinals and a Final match.


1979 Cricket World Cup Officials, Umpires
8 umpires were selected to supervise 16 matches of the World Cup. All of them belonged to the England. The first semifinal was supervised by John Langridge and Ken Palmer while Lloyd Budd and David Constant supervised the second semifinal.


1979 Cricket World Cup Officials, Umpires
Dickie Bird and Barrie Meyer were elected to stand in the final.


1979 Cricket World Cup knockout stage, Semifinals, England vs New Zealand
In a very close semifinal match, England prevailed. New Zealand won the toss and fielded. England began badly, falling to 38/2, before Mike Brearley (53 from 115 balls, 3 fours) and Graham Gooch (71 from 84 balls, 1 four, 3 sixes) resurrected the innings. Derek Randall (42 from 50 balls, 1 four, 1 six) played well in the second half of the innings, as England recovered from 98/4 to post 221 (8 wickets, 60 overs). In the response, John Wright (69 from 137 balls) attacked well in the beginning. However, the loss of wickets bogged New Zealand down, and despite several late flourishes in the batting order, New Zealand started to drop behind. When New Zealand could not achieve the remaining 14 runs from the last over of the match, England went into the final.


1979 Cricket World Cup knockout stage, Semifinals, West Indies vs Pakistan
Gordon Greenidge (73 from 107 balls, 5 fours, 1 six) and Desmond Haynes (65 from 115 balls, 4 fours) set a first wicket partnership of 132 runs in a match dominated by batting. Vivian Richards and Clive Lloyd also contributed solidly, as West Indies ran up 293 (6 wickets, 60 overs) against Pakistan. Majid Khan (81 from 124 balls, 7 fours) and Zaheer Abbas (93 from 122 balls) shared a second-wicket partnership of 166 runs in 36 overs in the response. However, none of the other Pakistani batsmen flourished, with Javed Miandad being bowled for a duck first ball, and Pakistan lost 9/74, beginning with the dismissal of Abbas. Pakistan was bowled all out for 250 (all out, 56.2 overs) in the high-scoring semifinal, sending the West Indies to the final.


1979 Cricket World Cup knockout stage, Final
England won the toss and chose to field first. The West Indies got off to a bad start, falling to 99/4 with the loss of Greenidge, Haynes, Kallicharan, and captain Clive Lloyd. However, Vivian Richards (138 from 157 balls, 11 fours, 3 sixes) and Collis King (86 from 66 balls, 10 fours, 3 sixes) consolidated the innings. King especially ripped through the English bowling, with a strike rate of 130.3. The West Indies were already at 5/238 when the 139 run partnership ended with the loss of Collis King. Vivian Richards and the tail then took the West Indies to a very imposing total of 286 (9 wickets, 60 overs).


1979 Cricket World Cup knockout stage, Final
The English batsmen got off to a good start. But the openers, Mike Brearley (64 from 130 balls, 7 fours) and Geoff Boycott (57 from 105 balls, 3 fours) scored very slowly. They put together a very methodical opening partnership of 129 runs in 38 overs, playing as if the match were a five-day Test. By the time both batsmen were out, the run rate had risen too high. Graham Gooch played some hefty strokes in scoring his 32, taking England to 183/2. However, the loss of Gooch triggered the most devastating collapse in World Cup history, as England lost 8/11. They were eventually all out for 194 in 51 overs. Vivian Richards was declared Man of the Match.


1979 Cricket World Cup squads
This is a list of cricketers who represented their country at the 1979 Cricket World Cup in England which took place from 9 June 1979 to 23 June 1979.


1979 Cricket World Cup statistics
This is a list of statistics for the 1979 Cricket World Cup.


1979 Cricket World Cup statistics, Team statistics, Highest team totals
The following table lists the ten highest team scores during this tournament.


1979 Cricket World Cup statistics, Batting statistics, Most runs
The top five highest run scorers (total runs) in the tournament are included in this table.


1979 Cricket World Cup statistics, Batting statistics, Highest scores
This table contains the top five highest scores of the tournament made by a batsman in a single innings.


1979 Cricket World Cup statistics, Batting statistics, Highest partnerships
The following tables are lists of the highest partnerships for the tournament.


1979 Cricket World Cup statistics, Bowling statistics, Most wickets
The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers of the tournament.


1979 Cricket World Cup statistics, Bowling statistics, Best bowling figures
This table lists the top five players with the best bowling figures in the tournament.


1979 Cricket World Cup statistics, Fielding statistics, Most dismissals
This is a list of the wicketkeepers who have made the most dismissals in the tournament.


1979 Cricket World Cup statistics, Fielding statistics, Most catches
This is a list of the outfielders who have taken the most catches in the tournament.


1979 Crispa Redmanizers season
The 1979 Crispa Redmanizers season was the fifth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known as Walk Tall Jeans in the Third Conference.


1979 Crispa Redmanizers season, Colors
Crispa Redmanizers (All-Filipino and Open Conferences)          (dark)          (light)Crispa Redmanizers (Invitational Conference)        (dark)        (light)Walk Tall Jeans (Invitational Conference)          (dark)          (light)


1979 Crispa Redmanizers season, Notable dates
May 19: Fortunato "Atoy" Co became the first PBA player to score 5,000 points by pouring in 37 points in Crispa's 119-110 win over Tanduay.


1979 Crispa Redmanizers season, Notable dates
June 21: Crispa defeats Toyota in a semifinal game, 172-142, as Atoy Co scored 50 points while Abe King of Toyota set the record for the conference highest total output of 60 points.


1979 Crispa Redmanizers season, Summary
The Crispa Redmanizers were tied with defending champion Toyota Tamaraws on top of the standings after 16 games in the eliminations with a 14-2 won-loss slate. In the four-team semifinal round, the Redmanizers easily won their first two assignments against Tanduay and Filmanbank before losing to Toyota in the battle of unbeaten teams in the first round of the semifinals. Five days later, Crispa sealed a finals showdown with Toyota as the Tamaraws gave away the contest in losing 142-172 to the Redmanizers. Both teams had a 4-1 card going into the last playing date of the semifinals. Crispa won their last game against winless Filmanbank to finish with five wins and one loss.


1979 Crispa Redmanizers season, Summary
After a crownless season last year and a two-year absence of the league's most notable rivalry, Crispa and Toyota once again played against each other for the All-Filipino Conference finals. On July 7th, the Crispa Redmanizers wins the All-Filipino crown and clinch their seventh league title by defeating Toyota Tamaraws, 118-111, in the deciding fifth game to win the series, 3 games to 2.


1979 Crispa Redmanizers season, Summary
The Redmanizers opted again for Cyrus Mann, along with former Los Angeles Laker Cornell Warner, as their imports for the Open Conference. Warner played only in the first round of eliminations since he was bothered by a leg injury, his replacement was Irvin Chatman, who never got to play at once because of a sprained ankle. Crispa finish third in the eliminations with an 11-5 won-loss card, behind RTO's 13-3 and Toyota's 12-4.


1979 Crispa Redmanizers season, Summary
After posting two victories against a lone defeat in the first round of the semifinals, the Redmanizers lost twice in succession to Toyota and Royal and despite the 155-127 win over Great Taste in their last outing on October 25, the Toyota Tamaraws shut the door on Crispa's finals hopes with a win over first finalist Royal Tru-Orange later that night. Crispa lost to Great Taste in their playoff for third place with Cyrus Mann out as team owner Danny Floro announced they was sacking their import for the past four seasons.


1979 Crispa Redmanizers season, Summary
Known as Walk Tall Jeans in the Invitational championship, the ballclub got Bernard Harris from Tanduay as their import to team up with Irvin Chatman and they made it to the finals against old rival Toyota Tamaraws. The Jeansmakers won Game One of the title series but lost the next three games to settle for runner-up trophy.


1979 Crispa Redmanizers season, Award
Fortunato "Atoy" Co, Jr. won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) trophy in a closely fought and controversial race between him and Toyota center Ramon Fernandez for the prestigious award.


1979 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
The 1979 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 31st edition of the cycle race and was held from 21 May to 28 May 1979. The race started in Mâcon and finished in Annecy. The race was won by Bernard Hinault of the Renault team.


1979 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Teams
Ten teams, containing a total of 100 riders, participated in the race:


1979 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
The 1979 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the thirteenth in the club's history. They competed in the NSWRFL's 1979 Premiership and also won the 1979 Amco Cup.


1979 Cross River State gubernatorial election
The 1979 Cross River State gubernatorial election occurred on July 28, 1979. NPN's Clement Isong won election for a first term to become Cross River State's first executive governor leading and, defeating main opposition in the contest.


1979 Cross River State gubernatorial election
Clement Isong emerged winner in the NPN gubernatorial primary election. His running mate was Mathias Ofoboche.


1979 Cross River State gubernatorial election, Electoral system
The Governor of Cross River State is elected using the plurality voting system.


1979 Cross River State gubernatorial election, Results
There were five political parties registered by the Federal Electoral Commission (FEDECO) to participate in the election. Clement Nyong Isong of the NPN won the contest by polling the highest votes.


1979 Crossley Carpets Trophy
The 1979 Crossley Carpets Trophy, also known as the Chichester International,  was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at Oaklands Park in Chichester in England. The event was part of the AA category of the 1979 Colgate Series. It was the ninth edition of the tournament and was held from 11 June through 17 June 1979. Fifth-seeded Evonne Goolagong Cawley won her second consecutive singles title at the event and earned $14,000 first-prize money.


1979 Crossley Carpets Trophy, Finals, Doubles
Greer Stevens /  Wendy Turnbull defeated  Billie Jean King /  Martina Navratilova 6–3, 1–6, 7–5


1979 Cupa României Final
The 1979 Cupa României Final was the 41st final of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition. It was disputed between Steaua București and Sportul Studențesc București, and was won by Steaua București after a game with 3 goals. It was the 13th cup for Steaua București.


1979 Currie Cup
The 1979 Currie Cup was the 41st edition of the Currie Cup, the premier annual domestic rugby union competition in South Africa.


1979 Currie Cup
The tournament was jointly won by  Northern Transvaal (for the 11th time) and  Western Province (for the 22nd time) after the two teams drew 15–15 in the final in Cape Town.


1979 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships
The 1979 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Australia and was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from 15 October through 21 October 1979. First-seeded Vitas Gerulaitis won the singles title.


1979 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships, Finals, Doubles
Rod Frawley /  Francisco González defeated  Vijay Amritraj /  Pat Du Pré by default


1979 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships – Doubles
John Newcombe and Tony Roche were the defending champions but only Newcombe competed that year with Vitas Gerulaitis.


1979 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships – Doubles
Gerulaitis and Newcombe lost in the first round to Rod Frawley and Francisco González.


1979 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships – Doubles
Frawley and González won the final by default after Vijay Amritraj and Pat Du Pré withdrew.


1979 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships – Singles
Jimmy Connors was the defending champion but did not compete that year.


1979 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships – Singles
Vitas Gerulaitis won in the final 4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 7–6 against Guillermo Vilas.


1979 DFB-Pokal Final
The 1979 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1978–79 DFB-Pokal, the 36th season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 23 June 1979 at the Niedersachsenstadion in Hanover. Fortuna Düsseldorf won the match 1–0 against Hertha BSC after extra time, to claim their 1st cup title.


1979 DFB-Pokal Final, Route to the final
The DFB-Pokal began with 128 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of six rounds leading up to the final. Teams were drawn against each other, and the winner after 90 minutes would advance. If still tied, 30 minutes of extra time was played. If the score was still level, a replay would take place at the original away team's stadium. If still level after 90 minutes, 30 minutes of extra time was played. If the score was still level, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.


1979 DFB-Pokal Final, Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).


1979 Daihatsu Challenge
The 1979 Daihatsu Challenge was a women's singles tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Brighton Centre in Brighton in England. The event was part of the AAA category of the 1979 Colgate Series. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 20 November through 25 November 1979. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.


1979 Daihatsu Challenge, Finals, Doubles
Ann Kiyomura /  Anne Smith defeated  Ilana Kloss /  Laura duPont 6–2, 6–1


1979 Dallas Cowboys season
The 1979 Dallas Cowboys season was their 20th in the league. The team was unable to improve on their previous output of 12–4, winning only eleven games. They qualified for the playoffs, but lost in the Divisional round.


1979 Dallas Cowboys season
The Cowboys still possessed a great offense, but suffered defensive losses as defensive tackle Jethro Pugh retired, safety Charlie Waters missed the season with injury, Ed "Too Tall" Jones left the team while he embarked on a professional boxing career (Jones would return in 1980), and Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson was cut in November for erratic play and behavior. The season began 8–2 before a three-game losing streak placed the season in jeopardy (one of the three being a 30–24 loss to Houston in which Oilers coach Bum Phillips declared the Oilers as "Texas's Team"). The team rallied to win their final three to finish at 11–5 and gain the number one seed in the NFC.


1979 Dallas Cowboys season
Playing in his final season, Roger Staubach proceeded to have the best year of his career completing 267 passes out of 461 attempts for 3,586 yards and 27 touchdowns with only 11 interceptions with a passer rating of 92.3 and a completion percentage of 57.9.


1979 Dallas Cowboys season
In the season's final regular season game against the Redskins, with the NFC East Title at issue, Staubach rallied the Cowboys from a 34–21 deficit in the last four minutes to win, 35–34. It turned out to be Staubach's last win. The Cowboys were upset at home in the divisional playoff by the Rams and Staubach retired after the season.


1979 Dallas Cowboys season, Season summary, Week 16: Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys
It was December 16, 1979, when the Washington Redskins came to Texas Stadium tied with the Cowboys for first place in the NFC East with 10-5 records. This game would turn out to be one of Roger Staubach's finest moments as well as his last great comeback in his Cowboys career.


1979 Dallas Cowboys season, Season summary, Week 16: Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys
The NFC East showdown between these heated rivals did not start out the way the Cowboys had wanted. On the Cowboys first two possessions of the game they fumbled and the Redskins took full advantage of the recoveries


1979 Dallas Cowboys season, Season summary, Week 16: Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys
It took only two plays on the Cowboys first possession before rookie Ron Springs fumbled at the Cowboys 34 yard line. The Redskins took over and drove to the Cowboys three yard line. On third and goal Larry Cole sacked Redskins quarterback Joe Theismann and forced the Redskins to kick a field goal by Mark Mosley for an early 3-0 lead.


1979 Dallas Cowboys season, Season summary, Week 16: Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys
On the Cowboys second possession they once again fumbled the ball away. This time it was Robert Newhouse who gave the ball to the Redskins on the Cowboys 45 yard line. The Redskins drove to the Cowboys one yard line, but this time Theismann made sure there would be no field goal attempt as he scored himself, giving the Redskins a 10-0 lead.


1979 Dallas Cowboys season, Season summary, Week 16: Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys
With the Redskins leading 10-0 going into the second quarter and the Cowboys offense showing no signs of life, the Redskins offense went back to work with an 80-yard, 7 play drive. They finished the drive when Theismann connected with running back Benny Malone who eluded a tackle by D.D. Lewis. Malone raced down the right sideline for a 55-yard touchdown giving the Redskins a commanding 17-0 lead.


1979 Dallas Cowboys season, Season summary, Week 16: Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys
The Cowboys offense seemed to wake up on their next possession. They put together a 13 play, 70 yard drive. From the Redskins one yard line it was Ron Springs who would make up for his earlier fumble as he scored the Cowboys first touchdown of the game. The Redskins were now leading 17-7 with a little more than four minutes left in the first half.


1979 Dallas Cowboys season, Season summary, Week 16: Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys
With only 1:48 left in the first half the Cowboys got the ball back on their own 15 yard line. Staubach went to work as he connected with Tony Hill three times and Drew Pearson once to get to the Redskins 26 yard line. With only nine seconds remaining Staubach connected with Preston Pearson for the touchdown as Pearson made a diving catch in the end zone. The Cowboys had fought their way back into the game with two second quarter touchdowns. They went into the half down 17-14.


1979 Dallas Cowboys season, Season summary, Week 16: Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys
In the third quarter the Cowboys defense shutdown the Redskins offense. The Cowboys offense took advantage and scored the only touchdown of the quarter, which gave them their first lead of the game. After a short Redskins punt the Cowboys took over at their own 48 yard line. They needed only nine plays, which included a Butch Johnson reverse that gained 13 yards. Preston Pearson took a short pass from Staubach and got the Cowboys to the two yard line. Like Ron Springs in the first half, it was now Newhouse's turn to make up for his earlier fumble. He scored from the two yard line, giving the Cowboys a 21-17 lead.


1979 Dallas Cowboys season, Season summary, Week 16: Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys
Early in the fourth quarter the Redskins drove to the Cowboys 7 yard line where they would have to settle for a Mark Mosley 24 yard field goal. That made the score 21-20 Cowboys.


1979 Dallas Cowboys season, Season summary, Week 16: Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys
Staubach threw his only interception of the game when he went deep over the middle from his own 13 yard line where there was no receiver in sight. Redskins safety Mark Murphy came down with the ball and returned it down to the Cowboys 25 yard line. On the Redskins first play Theismann threw into the end zone for receiver Ricky Thompson. Cowboys safety Cliff Harris bumped Thompson and was called for pass interference. The penalty placed the ball at the Cowboys one yard line where John Riggins scored to give the lead back to the Redskins, 27-21.


1979 Dallas Cowboys season, Season summary, Week 16: Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys
With less than seven minutes to play in the game, it was Riggins who seemed to put the game out of reach for the Cowboys. Riggins broke to the outside at his own 34 yard line as he outran Cowboys linebacker Mike Hegman and then broke a tackle by Cliff Harris. Riggins then raced away from Cowboys cornerback Dennis Thurman down the right sideline and scored from 66 yards for a 34-21 Redskins lead.


1979 Dallas Cowboys season, Season summary, Week 16: Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys
With 3:49 left in the game, Randy White recovered a Redskins fumble. Roger Staubach only needed three plays to get the Cowboys closer as he connected with Ron Springs for a 26-yard touchdown. Springs caught the pass at the five yard line and dragged Redskins cornerback Ray Waddy into the end zone. The Redskins still had a 34-28 lead with 2:20 left in the game.


1979 Dallas Cowboys season, Season summary, Week 16: Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys
With time running out and the Redskins facing a third and one, veteran Larry Cole threw Riggins for a two-yard loss and forced the Redskins to punt.


1979 Dallas Cowboys season, Season summary, Week 16: Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys
The Cowboys stood 75 yards away from an NFC Eastern Division title. Roger Staubach went back to work like he had done so many times in his career. He drove the Cowboys in only seven plays. During the drive he connected with Tony Hill for 20 yards, then to Preston Pearson for 22 yards. With 1:01 left in the game Staubach went back to Preston Pearson for a 25-yard gain to the Redskins 8 yard line. From there Staubach lofted a pass into the end zone that Tony Hill came down with.


1979 Dallas Cowboys season, Season summary, Week 16: Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys
The Cowboys won the game 35-34 over the Redskins and also won their 11th Eastern title in the teams 20-year history. The win also gave the Cowboys a week off and home field advantage in the playoffs. With the win it also knocked the Redskins out of the playoffs


1979 Dallas Cowboys season, Season summary, Week 16: Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys
Roger Staubach finished the game with 336 yards passing and three touchdown passes. It was also the 21st time he guided the Cowboys to a fourth quarter win and the 14th time he turned defeat into victory for the Cowboys in the final two minutes of a game.


1979 Dallas Cowboys season, Season summary, Week 16: Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys
Tony Hill led all receivers with eight receptions for 113 yards and the game-winning touchdown. Preston Pearson followed Hill with five receptions for 108 yards and one touchdown. Rookie Ron Springs who started in place of the injured Tony Dorsett, rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown. He also added 58 receiving yards with one touchdown.


1979 Dallas Cowboys season, Season summary, Week 16: Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys
"What can I say about him?" asked Tom Landry. "Roger is simply super in these kinds of situations. He's done it before and knows he can do it."


1979 Dallas Cowboys season, Playoffs
Two weeks after beating the Redskins the Cowboys were back in Texas Stadium for the divisional round of the playoffs against the Los Angeles Rams. Way back in week 7 of the 1979 season the Rams had come to Texas Stadium and were destroyed by the Cowboys 30-6. Now it was the playoffs and the winner would advance to the NFC Championship game with hopes of making it to Super Bowl XIV.


1979 Dallas Cowboys season, Playoffs
The Cowboys first three possessions of the game ended in punts. Roger Staubach and the offense couldn't get anything going against the Rams defense to start the game, except for a 27-yard rush by tight end Billy Joe Dupree. The same could be said for the Rams offense who punted on their first two possessions.


1979 Dallas Cowboys season, Playoffs
The Rams started their third possession from their own 12 yard line and then a five-yard penalty pushed them back to the 7 yard line. On second down Rams quarterback Vince Ferragamo dropped back into the end zone. While trying to avoid the rush from Harvey Martin, Ferragamo stepped up in the pocket and then tried to avoid Randy White. He tried to spin and then slipped and fell in the end zone where White sacked him for a safety. The Cowboys took a 2-0 lead on the Rams.


1979 Dallas Cowboys season, Playoffs
On the Rams free kick after the safety the Cowboys took over at their 46-yard line. On third down Staubach was rushed, but was never hit. His pass seemed to slip out of his hands and floated high like it was tipped. The Rams came down with an easy interception and returned it to the Cowboys 32 yard line. Once again the Rams could not put a drive together and lined up for a Frank Corral field goal attempt that he missed from 44 yards.


1979 Dallas Cowboys season, Playoffs
The second quarter started with more punts from both teams. One of Danny White's punts went out of bounds at the Rams 7 yard line. The Cowboys defense figured they had the Rams in trouble again so close to their goal line. But behind the running of Wendell Tyler and Cullen Bryant the Rams quickly were able to drive to the Cowboys 36 yard line where they faced a 4th and 1. The Rams decided to go for it instead and attempting another field goal.


1979 Dallas Cowboys season, Playoffs
They were successful on fourth down and then made the Cowboys pay on the next play. From the 32 yard line Ferragamo threw over Cowboys linebacker DD Lewis who was covering Tyler. Tyler caught the pass at the 15 yard line and outraced the Cowboys defense to the end zone for the score. The Rams took the lead 7-2.


1979 Dallas Cowboys season, Playoffs
The Cowboys offense had been shut down by the Rams defense for just about the entire first half. They couldn't run the ball and Staubach seemed out of rhythm with his receivers. But like so many times before, Staubach could not be counted out for long. As the first half was coming to a close it was Staubach who connected with Drew Pearson for 17 yards and then with Dupree for 16 yards as the Cowboys drove to the Rams 19 yard line. The drive stalled at the 16 yard line and Rafael Septien connected on a 33-yard field goal to get the Cowboys closer, 7-5.


1979 Dallas Cowboys season, Playoffs
On two straight kickoffs by Septien he kicked both out of bounds. Back in 1979 this was a five-yard penalty and a re kick. With two penalties it pushed the Cowboys kickoff back to the 25 yard line. The Rams returned Septien's third kickoff to the 31 yard line with time winding down in the first half. Ferragamo quickly completed two straight passes and the Rams found themselves at the Cowboys 43 yard line with 17 seconds left.


1979 Dallas Cowboys season, Playoffs
Then with only 11 seconds left Ferragamo was able to get a pass off as Randy White hit him hard and took him down. The pass made its way into the end zone where Rams wide receiver Ron Smith came down with the ball while covered by two Cowboys defenders. The Rams went into halftime leading the Cowboys 14-5.


1979 Dallas Cowboys season, Playoffs
The Rams defense in the first half was able to control the Cowboys running game and was able to limit any big plays from Staubach. The Cowboys defense played well, but the Rams offense was able to make a few more plays then the Cowboys and that led to their nine-point lead going into the third quarter. But this was the Cowboys who were America's team. They had Roger Staubach and the Doomsday defense and were known for exciting games and great comebacks. As the second half got started it seemed as though everyone was waiting for that moment that the Cowboys would come alive and make their move.


1979 Dallas Cowboys season, Playoffs
It didn't take the Cowboys defense very long to make a play as the third quarter got under way. Dennis Thurman intercepted Ferragamo at the Cowboys 46 yard line and returned it to the Rams 34 yard line. But once again the Cowboys offense could not put a drive together and could not take advantage of the turnover and had to punt.


1979 Dallas Cowboys season, Playoffs
The Cowboys defense was able to force the Rams to punt and the Cowboys offense took over with great field position at their 46-yard line. Staubach connected with Drew Pearson for 29 yards and got to the Rams 25 yard line. On the next play Tom Landry went to his bag of tricks and ran a halfback option with Ron Springs.


1979 Dallas Cowboys season, Playoffs
Springs threw into the end zone and found Tony Hill for a touchdown, but one official over ruled the one who signaled touchdown, saying that Hill didn't have both feet in bounds before stepping out the back of the end zone. Then Staubach threw into the end zone for Tony Dorsett and was intercepted, but the Rams were called for pass interference and that put the Cowboys at the one yard line. From there Ron Springs scored on the next play and the Cowboys closed to within 14-12.


1979 Dallas Cowboys season, Playoffs
On the Rams next possession they drove to the Cowboys 43 yard line. Then the Cowboys defense came up with another turnover as Cliff Harris intercepted Ferragamo. The Cowboys offense took over at the 43 yard line as the third quarter came to an end.


1979 Dallas Cowboys season, Playoffs
The Cowboys offense in the third quarter was playing much better than they were in the first half. They were able to gain yards in the running game and Staubach was now able to find open receivers, but it just didn't seem like the Cowboys that everyone was used to seeing. As the fourth quarter started the Cowboys offense quickly drove inside the Rams 10 yard line off the Harris interception. Then, from the 2 yard line, Staubach found tight end Jay Saldi wide open for the go ahead score with 12:46 left in the game. Staubach was hit hard on the play and was shaken up, but was able to walk to the sideline. From that point on Danny White was seen warming up just in case he was needed. The Cowboys now led the Rams 19-14.


1979 Dallas Cowboys season, Playoffs
The Rams once again were able to drive the ball on the Cowboys defense. They reached the Cowboys 32 yard line where they faced a 4th and 8. Instead of attempting a field goal they decided to go for the first down. Ferragamo threw to wide receiver Drew Hill and the pass fell incomplete. A flag was thrown for pass interference, but after a discussion between the officials it was ruled that there was no interference and the flag was picked up.


1979 Dallas Cowboys season, Playoffs
The Cowboys offense took over at the 32 yard line with 6:59 left. On the first play Dorsett hit a hole and raced up the middle for a 26-yard gain to the Rams 42 yard line. From there the Cowboys could not go any further and had to punt.


1979 Dallas Cowboys season, Playoffs
The Rams got the ball with 4:22 left and Ferragamo connected with wide receiver Billy Waddy for a 36-yard gain to the Cowboys 44 yard line. A holding penalty on the Rams pushed them back to the 46 yard line and they ended up punting back to the Cowboys.


1979 Dallas Cowboys season, Playoffs
With only 2:45 left and the Cowboys sitting at their 21-yard line all they needed to do was get a first down to seal the game, but they were not able to move the ball like they had done during the third quarter and the beginning of the fourth quarter. On first down, Robert Newhouse lost a yard. On second down, a screen pass to Tony Hill only gained a yard. On third down Staubach was rushed and he rolled out to his right and was tackled for no gain. In the process of stopping the Cowboys from getting a first down the Rams also used their last two timeouts and the Cowboys were forced to punt for the eighth time in the game.


1979 Dallas Cowboys season, Playoffs
The Rams got the ball back at midfield with 2:16 left and no timeouts. On the first play Ferragamo fired a pass over the middle to Billy Waddy who caught it on the run at the Cowboys 28 yard line. Waddy then out raced the Cowboys defense and scored easily to take the lead 21-19.


1979 Dallas Cowboys season, Playoffs
After the kickoff the Cowboys took over at the 21 yard line. The Cowboys and their fans had seen this type of situation countless times in Cowboys history. There was only 1:57 remaining, the Cowboys had two timeouts, any kind of score wins the game and the great Roger Staubach was under center to work his magic that he had done so many times before in his career. The script couldn't have been written any better for the Cowboys. But there was something was different about this game. The moment where the Cowboys took control of the game never seemed to come even after they took a 19-14 lead. If that moment was ever going to come it had to be this moment with 1:57 left in the game.


1979 Dallas Cowboys season, Playoffs
On first down, Dorsett gained 12 yard to the 33 yard line. On the next play, Staubach over threw Tony Hill. Then, on second down, Staubach once again over threw Hill. Everyone seemed to be waiting for that one play that got the Cowboys rolling towards victory. What happened on third down has become Dallas Cowboys trivia for years. Staubach dropped back and threw a pass directly at offensive lineman Herbert Scott, who caught the ball. A flag was thrown for ineligible receiver and the Cowboys now faced a 4th and 20. It was the last chance for that Staubach magic to come through so that the Cowboys could advance to the NFC Championship game. Staubach dropped back and threw for Drew Pearson. The pass sailed high on Pearson and fell incomplete.


1979 Dallas Cowboys season, Playoffs
The Rams offense took over with 1:07 left. They played it safe and on fourth down they lined up for a field goal attempt with 13 seconds remaining. The Rams faked the field goal as holder Nolan Cromwell kept the ball and ran for the first down. The Rams won the game 21-19 and shattered the Cowboys hopes of a 6th Super Bowl in the 1970s.


1979 Dallas Cowboys season, Playoffs
The loss to the Rams in 1979 was one of the worst playoff defeats in Cowboys history. Some say the loss had to do with the dramatic game against the Redskins that put the Cowboys in the playoffs. Others believe that the Cowboys just overlooked the Rams. Whatever the reasons were, the Cowboys season ended that Sunday in Texas Stadium. The Staubach magic also ended that day and on March 31, 1980, he announced his retirement from the Cowboys and the NFL after 11 seasons and two Super Bowl Championships.


1979 Danish 1st Division
The 1979 Danish 1st Division season was the 34th season of the Danish 1st Division league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association. It constituted the 66th edition of the Danish football championship, and saw Esbjerg fB win the championship title.


1979 Danish 1st Division
The Danish champions qualified for the European Cup 1980-81, while the second placed teams qualified for the UEFA Cup 1980-81. The three lowest placed teams of the tournament were directly relegated to the Danish 2nd Division for the following season. Likewise, the Danish 2nd Division champions and two first runners-up were promoted to the 1st Division.


1979 Danish general election
General elections were held in Denmark on 23 October 1979. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 68 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 85.6% in Denmark proper, 65.4% in the Faroe Islands and 50.3% in Greenland.


1979 Dartmouth Big Green football team
The 1979 Dartmouth Big Green football team represented Dartmouth College in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season.


1979 Davis Cup
The 1979 Davis Cup was the 68th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 52 teams would enter the competition, 29 in the Europe Zone, 13 in the Americas Zone, and 10 in the Eastern Zone.


1979 Davis Cup
Following years of protests from various national sides, South Africa were expelled from the Davis Cup for failing to abandon its apartheid policies. For many years the Davis Cup organisers had been reluctant to let political issues affect the competition, however following several years of defaults by national teams and threats of a boycott, the organisers of the tournament were forced to resolve the political disagreements by expelling the South African side.


1979 Davis Cup
Canada, Mexico, Venezuela and the Caribbean/West Indies teams had all pulled out of the 1978 tournament, and in 1977 the United States, Great Britain and France had all withdrawn in protest to the continued politicisation of the Cup before eventually re-entering following concessions. South Africa would not be allowed to participate again in the Davis Cup until 1992, when significant progress had been made to bring about the end of apartheid.


1979 Davis Cup
The United States defeated Argentina in the Americas Inter-Zonal final, Australia defeated New Zealand in the Eastern Zone final, and Italy and Czechoslovakia were the winners of the two Europe Zones, defeating Great Britain and Sweden respectively.


1979 Davis Cup
In the Inter-Zonal Zone, the United States defeated Australia and Italy defeated Czechoslovakia in the semifinals. The United States then defeated Italy in the final to win their 26th title overall and their second consecutive title. The final was held at the Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, California, United States on 14–16 December.


1979 Davis Cup Americas Zone
The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1979 Davis Cup.


1979 Davis Cup Americas Zone
13 teams entered the Americas Zone in total, with 6 teams entering the North & Central America Zone and 7 teams entering the South America Zone. The winner of each sub-zone advanced to the Americas Inter-Zonal Final, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the Eastern Zone and Europe Zone.


1979 Davis Cup Americas Zone
The United States defeated Colombia in the North & Central America Zone final, and Argentina defeated Chile in the South America Zone final. In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final the United States defeated Argentina and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.


1979 Davis Cup Eastern Zone
The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1979 Davis Cup.


1979 Davis Cup Eastern Zone
10 teams entered the Eastern Zone, with 6 teams competing in the preliminary round to join the previous year's semifinalists in the main draw. Japan and India received byes into the quarterfinals, while Australia and New Zealand received byes into the semifinals. The winner of the main draw went on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the Americas Zone and Europe Zone.


1979 Davis Cup Eastern Zone
Australia defeated New Zealand in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.


1979 Davis Cup Europe Zone
The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1979 Davis Cup.


1979 Davis Cup Europe Zone
29 teams entered the Europe Zone, competing across 2 sub-zones. 25 teams entered the competition in the qualifying round, competing for 4 places in each sub-zone's main draw to join the 4 finalists from the 1978 Europe Zone. The winners of each sub-zone's main draw went on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the Americas Zone and Eastern Zone.


1979 Davis Cup Europe Zone
Italy defeated Great Britain in the Zone A final, and Czechoslovakia defeated Sweden in the Zone B final, resulting in both Italy and Czechoslovakia progressing to the Inter-Zonal Zone.


1979 Davison's Tennis Classic
The 1979 Davison's Classic was a women's singles tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Alexander Memorial Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States. The event was part of the AAA category of the 1979 Colgate Series. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from September 23 through September 29, 1979. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.


1979 Davison's Tennis Classic, Finals, Doubles
Betty Stöve /  Wendy Turnbull defeated  Ann Kiyomura /  Anne Smith 6–2, 6–4


1979 Daytona 500
The 1979 Daytona 500, the 21st annual event, was the second race of the 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. It was held on February 18, 1979. Sports pundits consider the 1979 Daytona 500 to be the most important race in stock car history.


1979 Daytona 500
The race was televised live from beginning to end, a rarity in the era, and the first for a 500-mile race in the United States. Camera angles such as the "in-car" view were introduced to viewers from all over the United States.


1979 Daytona 500
On the final lap, race leaders Cale Yarborough and Donnie Allison collided with each other on the Daytona International Speedway's backstretch. Both drivers' races ended in Daytona's grass infield. The wreck allowed Richard Petty, then over one-half lap behind both, to claim his sixth Daytona 500 win.


1979 Daytona 500
As Petty made his way to Victory Lane to celebrate, a fight erupted between Yarborough, Donnie Allison and his brother, Bobby, at the site of the backstretch wreck. Both events were caught by television cameras and broadcast live.


1979 Daytona 500
The race brought national publicity to NASCAR. Motorsports announcer and editor Dick Berggren said, "Nobody knew it then, but that was the race that got everything going. It was the first 'water cooler' race, the first time people had stood around water coolers on Monday and talked about seeing a race on TV the day before. It took a while – years, maybe – to realize how important it was." Chip Warren was Chief Starter, according to CBS's Ken Squier.


1979 Daytona 500, Television
The 1979 Daytona 500 was the first 500-mile race to be broadcast in its entirety live on national television in the United States. Races were shown on television, but the Indianapolis 500, for example, was broadcast on tape delay later in the evening on the day it was run in this era and usually in edited form. Most races aired during this period were only broadcast starting with the final quarter to half of the race, as was the procedure for ABC's IndyCar broadcasts on their Wide World of Sports program.


1979 Daytona 500, Television
CBS signed a new contract with NASCAR to telecast the race. Ken Squier and David Hobbs were the booth announcers with Ned Jarrett  and Brock Yates in the pits for that race, while other angles, such as an interview with race grand marshall Ben Gazzara and NASCAR founder Bill France, Sr., were handled by Marianne Bunch-Phelps. The day was fortunate for CBS as a major snowstorm known as the Presidents Day Snowstorm of 1979 bogged down most of the Northeast and parts of the Midwestern United States, increasing the viewership of the event. The race introduced two new innovative uses of TV cameras, the "in-car" camera and the low angle "speed shot", which are now considered standard in all telecasts of auto racing.


1979 Daytona 500, Television
Motor Racing Network broadcast the race on the radio and their announcers included Jack Arute, Barney Hall, Mike Joy, Gary Gerould (who also hosted prerace ceremonies) and Dick Berggren.


1979 Daytona 500, Qualifying
Buddy Baker and Donnie Allison qualified first and second and were the only drivers to do so, as only two cars qualify from time trials. All other drivers had to race their way through qualifying races.


1979 Daytona 500, Qualifying
Baker won his first qualifying race, with Cale Yarborough, Benny Parsons, Bobby Allison and David Pearson finishing in the top five, with positions 2-5 starting on the inside of rows 2-5, respectively.


1979 Daytona 500, Qualifying
In the second qualifying race, pole-sitter Donnie Allison had an engine failure (no penalty for failed engines in the qualifying race until 2018) midway through the race. Darrell Waltrip won the second qualifying race to start fourth. The rest of the cars starting on the outside of rows 3-5 were A.J. Foyt, Dick Brooks and rookie Dale Earnhardt, Sr. making his Daytona 500 debut.


1979 Daytona 500, Qualifying
Notable drivers who failed to advance from qualifying races or speed included USAC star Jim Hurtubise, French sports car ace Claude Ballot-Lena, Cup race winners James Hylton, Morgan Shepherd and future NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Bill Elliott.


1979 Daytona 500, Race
The first 15 laps of the 200-lap race were run under green and yellow flag conditions to help dry the track from rain the previous night. This impacted Waltrip, as running at relatively slow speeds on the high banks of the track caused a lack of oil to lubricate his camshaft, resulting in a cam lobe wearing away prematurely and causing his engine to run on seven cylinders for the rest of the race.


1979 Daytona 500, Race
On the start of lap 16 (the first green flag lap), pole-sitter Baker lost the draft and fell back. Donnie Allison raced with Yarborough and Bobby Allison, but lost control of his car on lap 31 and forced Yarborough and Bobby Allison to take evasive action. All three cars spun through the backstretch infield, which was slippery and muddy from the rain. Yarborough was forced to repair his car and fell two laps behind the leader, as did Bobby Allison, while Donnie Allison lost one lap. The track would remain under caution through lap 41.


1979 Daytona 500, Race
While the field was still under caution on lap 38, Baker dropped out of the race with ignition problems. His team had made some minor welding repairs before the race and it was thought the primary ignition control box had been damaged as the engine was misfiring. During attempts to diagnose and repair the problem, the team switched to the backup box and replaced much of the ignition system to no avail.


1979 Daytona 500, Race
When the team returned home after the race, engine builder Waddell Wilson determined that the crewman who had switched to the backup box by unplugging the primary ignition box and plugging into the backup box had plugged back into the defective primary box. When Wilson switched to the backup ignition box, the car fired perfectly.


1979 Daytona 500, Race
When the caution ended on lap 42, the race became an 18-car battle. Neil Bonnett, driving an Oldsmobile, took the lead and was challenged by Foyt and Waltrip; he fought them off, but was soon challenged by Bobby Allison trying to unlap himself, Earnhardt and dark-horse driver Tighe Scott, driving a Buick Century prepared by Harry Hyde. A six-car crash on lap 53 eliminated Pearson and others. Donnie Allison raced to unlap himself and made his lap up when Bonnett blew a tire and spun in traffic.


1979 Daytona 500, Race
Other contenders were eliminated, as Bobby Allison fell multiple laps behind, Harry Gant crashed, Earnhardt over-revved his engine leaving the pits and broke a rocker arm and valve spring, Parsons' car overheated and Scott slid through his pits unable to stop when he hit a puddle of water from Parsons' overheating engine. Past the halfway point, Donnie Allison assumed the lead, but Yarborough used more caution flags to make up his lost laps. Yarborough was on the lead lap with Allison by lap 178.


1979 Daytona 500, Race, Finish
Following green flag stops, Donnie Allison took the lead on lap 178 with Yarborough close behind. They pulled away during the final laps and led the next closest competitors by half a lap. Allison took the white flag and was leading the race on the final lap with Yarborough drafting him tightly. As Yarborough attempted a slingshot pass on the backstretch, Allison attempted to block him. Yarborough refused to give ground and as he pulled alongside Allison, his left side tires left the pavement and went into the wet and muddy infield grass.


1979 Daytona 500, Race, Finish
Yarborough lost control of his car and contacted Allison's car halfway down the backstretch. As both drivers tried to maintain control, their cars made contact three more times before locking together and crashing into the outside wall in turn three. The cars slid down the banking and came to rest in the infield. Richard Petty, who was over half a lap behind both drivers before the incident, went on to win, beating Waltrip by one car length.


1979 Daytona 500, Race, Finish
After the wrecked cars of Allison and Yarborough settled in the infield grass short of the finish line, the two drivers began to argue. Bobby Allison, who was one lap down at that point, stopped where the wreck was, offering Donnie Allison a ride back to the garage. Yarborough blamed Bobby for his defeat due to tensions they had with each other earlier during the race. He struck Bobby in the face with his helmet while Bobby was sitting in his car. Fuming, Bobby jumped out of his car and struck Yarborough in the mouth.


1979 Daytona 500, Race, Finish
Yarborough knocked Bobby to the ground and struck him in the back with his helmet twice. Donnie Allison grabbed Yarborough from behind, shouting, "Hey!! You wanna fight?! I'm the cat you should be fighting with!" Donnie pulled Yarborough away from Bobby, who jumped up and threw a punch at Yarborough. Bobby grabbed Yarborough by the collar with one arm, shaking him as Yarborough tried to shove him away with his foot and kicking at him. Donnie also held on to Yarborough's arm and swung his helmet trying to defend his brother. A track safety official grabbed Yarborough, trying to pry him away from the Allisons. Yarborough fell to the ground and Bobby jumped on him, hitting him twice in the nose. More track marshalls arrived and restrained all three drivers, separating them after the 16-second brawl.


1979 Daytona 500, Race, Finish
With Allison and Yarborough wrecking near the end of the last lap, the television audience was mostly shown footage of Petty crossing the finish line to win the race. Brief moments of the fight were seen on national television when the commentators and camera operators realized what was going on and switched to the scene.


1979 Daytona 500, Race, Finish
Yarborough said, "I was going to pass him and win the race, but he turned left and crashed me. So, hell, I crashed him back. If I wasn't going to get back around, he wasn't either." Allison said, "The track was mine until he hit me in the back," he says. "He got me loose and sideways, so I came back to get what was mine. He wrecked me, I didn't wreck him."


1979 Daytona 500, Race, Finish
In the aftermath, both Allison brothers and Yarborough were fined $6,000 for actions detrimental to stock car racing. Although all three of them were penalized, the Allison's were put on probation for six months as the incident was judged to have been instigated by them. As per the penalty, the Allison's and Yarborough had to post a $5,000 bond which would be returned over the next several races provided good behavior. Both Bobby and Donnie appealed the penalty, arguing that they weren't the cause of the accident.


1979 Daytona 500, Race, Finish
On appeal, the Allison's probation periods concluded in three months, and Yarborough was put on probation for three months. The initial judgment that the wreck was Allison's fault was amended to place blame equally on both Allison and Yarborough. $5,000 of their $6,000 fines were returned $1000 at a time over the next five races.


1979 Daytona 500, Race, Finish
The story made the front page of The New York Times Sports section. NASCAR had arrived as a national sport and began to expand from its southeastern United States base and become a national sport, shedding its moonshine running roots along the way.


1979 Daytona 500, Race, Play-by-play of the final lap
(The following is an excerpt from the CBS television coverage of the race)


1979 Daytona 500, Race, Play-by-play of the final lap
David Hobbs: "The white flag is out, one lap to go. This is it; last lap."


1979 Daytona 500, Race, Play-by-play of the final lap
Ken Squier: "Stand by, stand by for a photo finish. Two of the greatest fiddling here, fidgeting with first place, passing some of the stragglers; this is the last lap. Trying to take it home, it's all come down to this. Out of turn two, Donnie Allison in first. Where will Cale make his move?" (Yarborough attempts to slingshot) "He comes to the inside. Donnie Allison throws the block." (The two cars collide and hit the wall) "Cale hits him! He slides! Donnie Allison slides! They hit again! They drive up the turn! They're hitting the wall!


1979 Daytona 500, Race, Play-by-play of the final lap
They're head onto the wall! They slide down to the inside. Let's watch those third place cars. They're out of it! Who is going to win? Coming down third place, they're coming around for the finish between A.J. Foyt and Richard Petty. Down the back straightaway come the leaders now. Two cars are out. In the backstretch are the leaders, watching for the leaders to come – they're still up in three and four. The leaders are up in turns three and four.


1979 Daytona 500, Race, Play-by-play of the final lap
Coming down, Richard Petty is now pulling out in front, Darrell Waltrip is in second, A. J. Foyt is in third. Here they come, Waltrip trying to slingshot..." (but Petty blocks him) "...Petty is out in front. At the line..." (the checkered and caution flags wave at the flag stand) "Waltrip to the inside... Petty wins it !! ! Down on pit road it has gone crazy, the Petty crew is out there jumping up and down as Richard Petty has won it."


1979 Daytona 500, Race, Play-by-play of the final lap
Hobbs: "Richard Petty has won his 6th Daytona 500 and the crowd here are going absolutely mad!"


1979 Daytona 500, Race, Play-by-play of the final lap
Squier: "Well, there he is after a full year without a win as the two leaders tangle in the back straightaway. They threw the block; it didn't work. A.J. Foyt pulls up to congratulate Petty. No matter how hard A.J. fights, when it's over he is a gentleman. Let's look again at that crash." (Square-wipe to a slow motion replay of the Yarborough/Allison crash) "Here it is, they're into the turn already, spinning, sliding. The hopes for Donnie Allison vanish. Cale Yarborough trying to win his third, he's out of it. A sad moment for these people.


1979 Daytona 500, Race, Play-by-play of the final lap
But for Richard Petty, hurt all of last year, driving most of the year with a broken and battered body, he comes home a winner today after 45 straight losses. We... if we can, we should be down at pit road. Tell the folks in the truck just a moment. It's going to be some scene, just a moment. The 18-year-old son of Richard Petty, Kyle..." (who had just started his racing career) "...out there waiting for his father. They have both, they have both tasted success..." (Kyle had won the Daytona ARCA 200 the previous week. Square-wipe to the finish.) "Here is the finish again, ladies and gentlemen. Richard Petty."


1979 Daytona 500, Race, Play-by-play of the final lap
Hobbs: "Darrell Waltrip absolutely fighting that car. He got the left wheels on the flat in the bank, and was really out of control there."


1979 Daytona 500, Race, Play-by-play of the final lap
Squier: "And here comes a $60,000 car becoming a 22 passenger school bus to bring his crew to victory lane. Richard Petty, the great master, has just recorded his 186th career -" (Cut to the scene of the crash, where Yarborough and both Donnie and Bobby Allison are fighting) "And there's a fight between Cale Yarborough and Donnie Allison !! The tempers overflowing; they're angry. They know they have lost. And what a bitter defeat." (Cut to shot from the Goodyear Blimp looking overhead at the crash site)


1979 Daytona 500, Race, Play-by-play of the final lap
Hobbs:  "A couple of very hard men, very hardly upset. And Bobby Allison has stopped by his brother to help. There's Bobby Allison's car number 15. They're leading them away there. They're upset, very upset. It's difficult to tell from here but whatever happened shouldn't really have happened."


1979 Daytona 500, Media
The race was released on DVD in 2007. It aired again on Fox Sports 1 in February 2015 in a compressed 30-minute format hosted by Dale Earnhardt Jr.. It was the subject of the documentary A Perfect Storm: The 1979 Daytona 500, featuring interviews of CBS Sports commentators and 1979 Daytona 500 drivers.


1979 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team
The 1979 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in the 1979 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by 14th year head coach Tubby Raymond and played their home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.


1979 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team
The Fightin' Blue Hens had a record of 13–1 and became the NCAA Division II champion following a 38–21 win over Youngstown State in the Zia Bowl on December 8. The team was named the Lambert Cup Eastern Champions for being the best NCAA Division II football team in the East, and the team also earned Eastern College Athletic Conference Team of the Year honors. Delaware led Division II football in attendance, with 19,644 attendees per regular season home game.


1979 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team, Post-season honors
After the season, senior quarterback Scott Brunner earned American Football Coaches Association first-team All-America honors, Associated Press (AP) second-team All-America honors, All-Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Player of the Year honors, and first-team All-ECAC honors. Guard Herb Beck earned AP first-team All-America honors. Fullback Bo Dennis, tight end Jaime Young, center Mike Donnalley, linebacker Mike Wisniewski, cornerback Vince Hyland, and safety Guy Ramsey earned AP honorable mention All-America honors. Dennis, Young, Beck, Donnalley, Wisniewski, Hyland, Ramsey, and kicker Brandt Kennedy earned first-team All-East (ECAC) honors.


1979 Denver Broncos season
The 1979 Denver Broncos season was the team's 20th year in professional football and its 10th with the National Football League (NFL). Led by third-year head coach Red Miller, the Broncos were 10–6, second in the AFC West, and made the postseason a third consecutive year.


1979 Denver Broncos season, Playoffs
The Oilers managed to shut down the Broncos offense for most of the game en route to a 13–7 win, holding the Broncos to 216 yards and recording six sacks.


1979 Denver Broncos season, Playoffs
After Toni Fritsch kicked a 31-yard field goal on Houston's first drive, Denver marched 80 yards in 13 plays to score on quarterback Craig Morton's 7-yard touchdown pass to running back Dave Preston. From that point on, the Oilers controlled the rest of the game. With less than 3 minutes left in the first half, Houston advanced 74 yards to score on running back Earl Campbell's 3-yard touchdown run. Although Campbell and starting quarterback Dan Pastorini both missed the second half with injuries, the Oilers defense continued to dominate. In the fourth quarter, a 15-yard interception return by linebacker Gregg Bingham set up Fritsch's 20-yard field goal with 4:18 left in regulation.


1979 Derby City Council election
The 1979 Derby City Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Voting took place across 18 wards, each electing 3 Councillors. The Labour Party gained control of the council from the Conservative Party.


1979 Detroit Lions season
The 1979 Detroit Lions season was the 50th season in franchise history. In the midst of a major rebuilding project, the woeful Lions finished the season with a 2–14 record, equal-worst record in the NFL and a tiebreaker with the 49ers gave the Lions the first pick overall in the 1980 NFL Draft. Detroit entered the year as a favorite in the NFC Central, but a season-ending injury to quarterback Gary Danielson in the preseason forced the Lions to ultimately turn to a rookie ninth-round pick, Jeff Komlo, behind center, with disastrous results.


1979 Detroit Lions season, Player stats, Passing
Note: Comp = Completions; ATT = Attempts; TD = Touchdowns; INT = Interceptions


1979 Detroit Lions season, Player stats, Rushing
Note: Att = Attempts; Yds = Yards; TD = Touchdowns


1979 Detroit Lions season, Player stats, Receiving
Note: Rec = Receptions; Yds = Yards; Avg = Average Yards per Reception; TD = Touchdowns


1979 Detroit Tigers season
The 1979 Detroit Tigers finished in fifth place in the American League East with a record of 85-76, 18 games behind the Orioles. They outscored their opponents 770 to 738. The Tigers drew 1,630,929 fans to Tiger Stadium in 1979, ranking 7th of the 14 teams in the American League. This season is most notable for both the Tigers' involvement in the infamous  Disco Demolition Night, of which they were the visiting team to the Chicago White Sox and declared winners by forfeit, as well as for their mid-season hiring of Sparky Anderson as manager. Anderson would manage the Tigers through the end of the 1995 season, winning the 1984 World Series along with two American League Eastern Division titles in 1984 and 1987.


1979 Detroit Tigers season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1979 Detroit Tigers season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1979 Detroit Tigers season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1979 Detroit Tigers season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1979 Detroit Tigers season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L= Losses; SV = Saves; GF = Games finished; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1979 Detroit Tigers season, Awards and honors, Players ranking among top 100 all time at position
The following members of the 1979 Detroit Tigers are among the Top 100 of all time at their position, as ranked by The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract in 2001:


1979 Dinefwr Borough Council election
An election to Dinefwr Borough Council was held in May 1979. It was preceded by the 1976 election and followed by the 1983 election. On the same day there was a UK General Election and elections to the other local authorities and community councils in Wales.


1979 Dino Ferrari Grand Prix
The 1979 Dino Ferrari Grand Prix was a non-championship Formula One motor race held at the Autodromo Dino Ferrari, Imola on 16 September 1979.


1979 Dino Ferrari Grand Prix
The event was held in order for the Imola circuit to qualify for World Championship status from the 1980 season onwards, as part of plans to share the Italian Grand Prix with Monza in alternate years. The 1980 Italian Grand Prix was indeed held at Imola, but the race returned permanently to Monza in 1981, with Imola instead given its own race, the San Marino Grand Prix, which was held until 2006.


1979 Dino Ferrari Grand Prix
Sixteen cars entered the race; the eventual winner was Niki Lauda, driving a Brabham-Alfa Romeo. Carlos Reutemann was second in a Lotus-Ford, while Jody Scheckter, who had won the Drivers' Championship at Monza the previous week, was third in his Ferrari. This was the last F1 race of all in which Brabham used Alfa Romeo engines, and Lauda's last race with the team before he quit the sport during practice for the Canadian Grand Prix two weeks later.


1979 Dissolution Honours
The 1979 Dissolution Honours List was issued in June 1979 following the general election of that year.


1979 Dissolution Honours
The recipients of honours are displayed as they were styled before their new honour.


1979 Dissolution Honours, Privy Councillor
The Queen appointed the following to Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council:


1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision
On 11 August 1979, a mid-air collision occurred over the Ukrainian SSR, near the city of Dniprodzerzhynsk (now Kamianske). The aircraft involved were both Tupolev Tu-134As on scheduled domestic passenger flights, operated by Aeroflot.


1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision
The Soviet aviation board investigating the accident concluded that the crash was caused by "mistakes and violations" made by air traffic controllers.


1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision, Flight history, Aeroflot Flight 7628
Aeroflot Flight 7628 was a twin turbofan Tu-134 passenger jet, serial number 4352210 and registration CCCP-65816, that was built at the Kharkiv Aviation Plant in 1974 and which carried out its first flight on 24 March of that year. It was operated by the airline's Moldova division and at the time of the accident had logged 12,739 hours and completed 7683 takeoff-landing cycles.


1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision, Flight history, Aeroflot Flight 7628
There were 88 passengers and six crew members on board the Tupolev airliner.


1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision, Flight history, Aeroflot Flight 7880
Aeroflot Flight 7880 was a Tu-134AK airliner, serial number 1351405 and registration CCCP-65735, that was completed at the Kharkiv aviation plant on 5 November 1971 and which made its first flight later that year. First operated as a "K" model with luxury salons and first-class accommodation, it was later converted to a standard 78- passenger configuration. At the time of the accident the aircraft had accumulated 10,753 flight hours through 7075 cycles.


1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision, Flight history, Aeroflot Flight 7880
There were 77 passengers and seven crew members on board the aircraft. Passengers included  personnel of the Pakhtakor Football Club.


1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision, Air traffic control
En route to their destinations both aircraft passed through the Kharkiv regional Air traffic control (ATC) center airspace. This area was characterized by high traffic density and air traffic controllers often had to carry more than a dozen aircraft simultaneously. This problem had been discussed since the early 1970s, but by the end of the decade the problem had not been solved. The southwest sector, covering from 180° to 255° was especially complex and unpredictable.


1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision, Air traffic control
On 11 August 1979, at 07:50 MSK a new shift of air traffic controllers began work, headed by Sergei Sergeev. In the difficult southwest sector he employed an inexperienced 3rd-class controller, 20-year-old Nikolai Zhukovsky, under the supervision of 1st-class controller, 28-year-old Vladimir Alexandrovich Sumy.


1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision, Air traffic control
Adding to the situation that day was that Leonid Brezhnev was embarking on a trip to Crimea. Authorities wanted to give the Soviet leader a clear flight path and this caused considerable disruption of the airline flight operations in the area.


1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision, Accident sequence
At 12:54, Flight 7628 took off from Voronezh airport on the last leg of a domestic scheduled route from Chelyabinsk to Voronezh, then to Kishinev.


1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision, Accident sequence
At 13:11, Flight 7880 departed Donetsk airport bound for Minsk.


1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision, Accident sequence
At 13:17:15, Flight 7628 contacted ATC to report it was at flight level (FL) 8400 meters and requested permission to climb to FL 9600 meters. Flight 7628 also informed ATC it would reach the Volchansk waypoint at 13:22 and the Krasnohrad waypoint at 13:28, but controller Zhukovsky incorrectly recorded 13:19 to 13:26 respectively, which placed the aircraft ahead of schedule.


1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision, Accident sequence
At 13:21:43, Flight 7628 re-contacted the ATC center and again requested permission to climb up to 9600 meters, but Zhukovsky rejected that request.


1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision, Accident sequence
At 13:25:48, Flight 7880 bound for Minsk, informed ATC they had departed Donetsk 14 minutes before and were at 5700 meters, and that they would reach the Dnipropetrovsk (now the city Dnipro) waypoint at 13:34 and the Kremenchuk waypoint at 13:44. Zhukovsky confirmed the location of the aircraft and ordered them to climb to and maintain 7,200 meters.


1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision, Accident sequence
At 13:27:50, Flight 7628 contacted ATC and reported that they were over Krasnohrad at FL 8400 meters. Flight 7628 then asked controller Zhukovsky for their ground speed and the speed of another Tu-134A identified as 65132, flying at FL 9600 meters. Flight 7628 was flying at 830 km/h and aircraft 65132 was at 750 km/h. Because of the speed difference ATC refused to let flight 7628  climb to 9600 meters. Flight 7628 confirmed the instructions, although they tried to clarify that they could also slow down after the climb. This was the last radio transmission from Flight 7628.


1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision, Accident sequence
At 13:30:40, Flight 7880 contacted ATC and reported they were at 7200 meters, 25 kilometers away from the Dnipropetrovskbeacon. The controller confirmed their position and instructed them to climb to an altitude of 8400 meters. After 3 minutes (13:34:52) Flight 7880 reported at an altitude of 8400 meters, at the Dnipropetrovsk beacon. Controller Zhukovsky initially incorrectly identified the aircraft on radar and, when he properly identified it, he realized that it was on a collision course with another aircraft (CCCP-86676 – an Ilyushin Il-62 at 9000 meters.) and therefore instructed Flight 7880 to stay at 8400 meters, which was confirmed.


1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision, Accident sequence
Flight 7628 was flying on Airway 50 (Magdalinovka – Ball, course 201°) and Flight 7880 was on Airway 147 corridor (Dnipropetrovsk – Kremenchuk, course 300°). These corridors intersect at an angle of 99° north-east of Dniprodzerzhynsk. Because of previous errors, the controller's perception of the location of each aircraft was incorrect. When Zhukovsky's supervisor Sumy overheard the radio traffic and saw the aircraft converging on the radar screen he realized the catastrophic situation and attempted to correct it. At 13:34:07 controller Sumy ordered aircraft 86676 (IL-62) from 9000 meters to 9600 meters. At 13:34:21 Sumy repeated the order then directed Flight 7880 from 8400 meters to the now vacant altitude at 9000 meters.


1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision, Accident sequence
The controller heard a muffled reply and assumed it was an acknowledgement from Flight 7880, but the muffled transmission was actually from aircraft 86676 and Flight 7880 remained at 8400 meters.


1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision, Collision
Flight 7628 had strayed to the left of the airway by approximately 4 km, while Flight 7880 was to the left by 0.5 km. At 13:35:38 both aircraft suddenly disappeared from ATC radar screens. Zhukovsky tried to contact them, but they did not respond. At 13:37, Igor Chernov, the captain of an Antonov An-2 (CCCP-91734) flying from Cherkasy to Donetsk, reported "Something falls from the sky!". At 13:40 Chernov reported seeing aircraft parts in the area of Dniprodzerzhynsk (current Kamianske).


1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision, Collision
Both aircraft collided in a cloud at an altitude of 8400 meters, approximately over Dniprodzerzhynsk. Flight 7880's right wing sliced through Flight 7628's forward fuselage, tearing off part of 7880's right wing, the debris of which was ingested by 7880's right engine. The impact spun 7628 to the right, causing the tails of both aircraft to collide at which time the left engine of 7628 struck the keel of 7880, and 7628's right wing was torn off. Flight 7628 tumbled out of control and broke up, with debris scattered over an area measuring 16 by 3 kilometers.


1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision, Collision
Damage to 7880 included the loss of most of the empennage, one of the engines and a section of the right wing. The pilots of 7880 attempted an emergency landing, but at an altitude of approximately 4000 meters they lost control and at 13:38 crashed to the ground north-east of Dniprodzerzhynsk, completely destroying the aircraft.


1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision, Investigation
In the subsequent investigation the commission concluded that center of gravity and takeoff weights of both aircraft were within the normal range and that there was no explosion or fire prior to the collision. The commission also found that maintenance was carried out in accordance with the requirements of the regulations and that the level of training of flight crews of both aircraft, as well as their work experience, were not the cause of the crash.


1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision, Investigation
When the commission examined the action of the controllers they discovered a series of errors made by Zhukovsky:


1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision, Investigation
The investigators also discovered that the more experienced controller, Vladimir Sumy, was in error during the last minutes before the crash, having received a vague answer without a call sign, he did not confirm if the crew of Flight 7880 understood. Sumy had previously received penalties for violations, including improper communication and phraseology.


1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision, Investigation
The senior controller, Sergei Sergeev, was found to have complicated the air traffic control environment by changing the responsibilities assigned to personnel, including assigning Sumy to supervise Zhukovsky.


1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision, Investigation
Nine months after the disaster, a court sentenced controllers Zhukovsky and Sumy to 15 years imprisonment in a penal colony. Sumy served 6.5 years, then was released for good behavior. As of 2008, he lived in Kharkiv. Zhukovsky reportedly committed suicide. Sergei Sergeev, the chief controller on duty that day, was not prosecuted.


1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision, Investigation
The final conclusion made by the commission was that "[t]he cause of the disaster were the mistakes and violations of the NPP GA-78 made by manager of the southwestern sector and dispatcher instructor regarding destination tier and providing the established intervals between aircraft compliance phraseology".


1979 Duke Blue Devils football team
The 1979 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke Blue Devils of Duke University during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season.


1979 Durham mayoral election
The 1979 Durham mayoral election was held on November 6, 1979 to elect the mayor of Durham, North Carolina. It saw the election of Harry E. Rodenhizer Jr., who unseated incumbent mayor Wade L. Cavin.


1979 Dutch Grand Prix
The 1979 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 26 August 1979 at Zandvoort.


1979 Dutch Grand Prix, Summary
René Arnoux put his Renault on pole position but the slow start of the turbocharged car allowed Alan Jones to break free. Arnoux and Clay Regazzoni collided, eliminating the Williams on the spot while the poleman only lasted to the end of the lap as he limped back to the pits. Jody Scheckter fell to last place on the first lap and began the task of working through the field. Gilles Villeneuve, who made it through the first lap ahead of Jean-Pierre Jabouille, passed Jones at Tarzan on lap 11.


1979 Dutch Grand Prix, Summary
He gave the lead back to Jones when he spun on lap 47. On lap 51, just after passing the pits, Villeneuve's left rear tyre exploded causing him to spin. He regained control to begin one of the wildest laps in history. He drove an entire lap on two tyres, the right front was in the air and the left rear was shredding rubber and sparking with the pavement. Reaction was mixed. It was either an act of the ultimate competitor not wanting to give up or an irresponsible, emotional decision.


1979 Dutch Grand Prix, Summary
Either way he was out as his suspension was too damaged to rejoin the race. Jones finished first giving him his third consecutive and Williams their fourth consecutive victory. However, Scheckter worked his way up to finish second and due to Jones' poor performance in the first half of the season, the Ferrari driver only needed 4 more points to ensure a Ferrari would win the driver's title.


1979 Dutch Open (tennis)
The 1979 Dutch Open was a Grand Prix tennis tournament staged in Hilversum, Netherlands. The tournament was played on outdoor clay courts and was held from July 23 to July 29, 1979. It was the 23rd edition of the tournament. Balázs Taróczy won the singles title.


1979 Dutch Open (tennis), Finals, Doubles
Tom Okker /  Balázs Taróczy defeated  Jan Kodeš /  Tomáš Šmíd 6–1, 6–3


1979 Dutch TT
The 1979 Dutch TT was the seventh round of the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 21–23 June 1979 at the TT Circuit Assen located in Assen, Netherlands.


1979 Dwars door België
The 1979 Dwars door België was the 34th edition of the Dwars door Vlaanderen cycle race and was held on 25 March 1979. The race started and finished in Waregem. The race was won by Gustaaf Van Roosbroeck.


1979 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
The 1979 E3 Harelbeke was the 22nd edition of the E3 Harelbeke cycle race and was held on 24 March 1979. The race started and finished in Harelbeke. The race was won by Jan Raas of the TI–Raleigh team.


1979 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The 1979 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 18th tournament in league history. It was played between March 6 and March 10, 1979. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the 'final four' games were played at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. By reaching the championship game both, New Hampshire and Dartmouth received invitations to participate in the 1979 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.


1979 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
The tournament featured three rounds of play, all of which were single-elimination. The top eight teams, based on winning percentage, qualified to participate in the tournament. In the quarterfinals the first seed and eighth seed, the second seed and seventh seed, the third seed and sixth seed and the fourth seed and fifth seed played against one another. In the semifinals, the highest seed plays the lowest remaining seed while the two remaining teams play with the winners advancing to the championship game and the losers advancing to the third place game.


1979 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Conference Standings
Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; Pct. = Winning Percentage; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against


1979 East Carolina Pirates football team
The 1979 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as an independent during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Pat Dye, the team compiled a 7–3–1 record.


1979 East Northamptonshire District Council election
The 1979 East Northamptonshire District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of East Northamptonshire District Council in Northamptonshire, England. This was on the same day as the 1979 General Election and other local elections. This was the first election to be held under new ward boundaries. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council which it had held since the council's creation in 1973.


1979 Easter flood
The 1979 Easter flood was among the most costly and devastating floods ever to occur in Mississippi, with $500–700 million in damages.Coordinates:  $1.78 billion in 2020 dollars. It was the result of the Pearl River being overwhelmed by severe rain upstream. Floodwaters sent the Pearl 15 feet above flood stage. More than 17,000 residents of Jackson, Flowood, Pearl, Richland and other Mississippi communities were forced from their homes. The flooding of the Pearl River placed most of the streets of Jackson, the state's capital city, under several feet of water.


1979 Easter flood, The river
The Pearl River is 490 miles long. It begins in Winston County, Mississippi and ends at the Mississippi Sound. Northeast of Jackson, the man-made Ross Barnett Reservoir is formed by a dam in the Pearl River. It flooded due to abnormally high rainfall in the preceding months (up to 150% more than usual). The water level reached a record-setting 43.28 feet on April 17, 1979.


1979 Easter flood, Present
Flood stage at Jackson in 1979 was considered to be 18 feet (relative to the gauge datum on Pearl River), but as of 2004, this stage was set as 28 feet.


1979 Eastern 8 Conference Baseball Tournament
The 1979 Eastern 8 Conference Baseball Tournament was held in May 1979 to determine the champion of the NCAA Division I Eastern 8 Conference, renamed in 1982 as the Atlantic 10 Conference, for the 1979 NCAA Division I baseball season. This was the first iteration of the event, and was held at Hershey High School and Lower Dauphin High School in Hershey, Pennsylvania. George Washington earned the first championship and the conference's automatic bid to the 1979 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


1979 Eastern 8 Conference Baseball Tournament, Format
The tournament followed a double-elimination format, with two teams (George Washington and Duquesne) receiving first round byes.


1979 Eastern 8 Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1979 Eastern 8 Men's Basketball Tournament was held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the Civic Arena from February 27 to March 3, 1979 (First Round games were held at campus sites). Rutgers defeated Pittsburgh 61-57 in the final.


1979 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team
The 1979 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University during the 1979 NCAA Division II football season, and completed the 78th season of Panther football. The Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois.


1979 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team
The 1979 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team represented Eastern Kentucky University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They competed as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference and played their home games at Hanger Field in Richmond, Kentucky. Head coach Roy Kidd was in his 16th season leading the Colonels.


1979 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team
The team advanced to the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game, where they defeated Lehigh, 30–7. After the championship win, Governor John Y. Brown Jr. declared the week of January 20–26, 1980, as "EKU National Football Champions Week" in the state.


1979 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team
The 1979 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Mike Stock, the Hurons compiled a 2–8–1 record (1–6–1 against conference opponents), finished in ninth place in the Mid-American Conference, and were outscored by their opponents, 236 to 113. The team's statistical leaders included Scott Davis with 1,744 passing yards, Doug Crisan with 412 rushing yards, and Tom Parm with 701 receiving yards.


1979 Edmonton Eskimos season
The 1979 Edmonton Eskimos finished in 1st place in the Western Conference with a 12–2–2 record and repeated as Grey Cup champions after winning the 67th Grey Cup.


1979 Edmonton municipal plebiscite
On November 30, 1979 residents of Edmonton were asked whether they wished to repeal the municipal bylaw authorizing construction of a Trade and Convention Centre. This building is now known as the Edmonton Convention Centre. Construction of the centre was supported by the mayor, Cec Purves.


1979 Edmonton municipal plebiscite
As the question was about repealing a bylaw that allowed the construction of a Convention Centre, those favouring construction were required to vote "no" on the ballot. In order to avoid confusion, the pro-Convention Centre campaign propagated the slogan "No means go".


1979 Edmonton municipal plebiscite, Voter turnout
There were 81,832 ballots cast out of 300,000 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 27.3%.


1979 Edmonton municipal plebiscite, Results
Are you in favour of the repealing of bylaw No. 5384, a bylaw authorizing the construction and maintenance of a Trade and Convention Centre?


1979 Egypt Cup Final
1979 Egypt Cup Final, was the final match of the 1978–79 Egypt Cup, was between Zamalek and Ghazl El Mahalla, Zamalek won the match 3–0.


1979 Egyptian parliamentary election
Early parliamentary elections were held in Egypt on 7 June 1979, with a second round for 147 seats being held on 14 June. Following the experimental 1976 elections, in which three different factions of the Arab Socialist Union had competed against each other, the country had returned to multi-party politics. This was confirmed in a referendum on the formation of new parties held in April.


1979 Egyptian parliamentary election
Two candidates were elected from each of the 176 constituencies, with a second round of voting required if one or both of the candidates failed to win over 50% of the vote in the first round, or neither of the candidates with over 50% were classed as a worker or farmer (each constituency had to have at least one farmer or worker representing it). In addition, 30 seats were reserved for women, and following the election, the President appointed a further 10 members.


1979 Egyptian parliamentary election
Around 1,600 candidates contested the election, nearly 1,000 of which were independents. The result was a victory for President Anwar Sadat's National Democratic Party, which won 347 of the 392 seats.


1979 Egyptian referendum
A double referendum was held in Egypt on 19 April 1979. The two subjects were the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty and changes to the country's political system, including the reintroduction of multi-party politics and the change to a bicameral Parliament through the creation of the Shura Council. The Peace Treaty was approved by 99.9% of voters, whilst the political reforms were approved by 99.7%. Voter turnout was 90.2%.


1979 Emperor's Cup, Overview
It was contested by 28 teams, and Fujita Industries won the championship.


1979 Emperor's Cup Final
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1979 Emperor's Cup Final
1979 Emperor's Cup Final was the 59th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 1980. Fujita Industries won the championship.


1979 Emperor's Cup Final, Overview
Fujita Industries won their 2nd title, by defeating defending champion Mitsubishi Motors 2–1.


1979 Empress's Cup, Overview
It was contested by 8 teams, and FC Jinnan won the championship.


1979 Empress's Cup Final
1979 Empress's Cup Final was the 1st final of the Empress's Cup competition. The final was played at Mitsubishi Yowa Sugamo Ground in Tokyo on March 23, 1980. FC Jinnan won the championship.


1979 Empress's Cup Final, Overview
FC Jinnan won their 1st title, by defeating Takatsuki FC 2–1.


1979 England rugby union tour of Japan, Fiji and Tonga
In 1979 an England rugby union touring team toured Japan, Fiji and Tonga. The tourists won all their seven matches, scoring 270 points and conceding only 93. Only the first international against Japan was close, with Japan leading 19–15 going into injury time – a converted try by Peter Squires allowed England to win the match.


1979 England rugby union tour of Japan, Fiji and Tonga
England did not award full international caps for the matches against Japan, Fiji and Tonga and the tourists played under the name of England XV rather than England in those games. The Welsh referee Clive Norling travelled with the party and refereed five of the matches. The leading tour points scorer was Huw Davies, with 60 points, and the leading try-scorers were John Carleton (9 tries) and Mike Slemen (7 tries).


1979 England rugby union tour of Japan, Fiji and Tonga
The visit to Tonga was the first time that a major rugby nation had visited the country.


1979 English Greyhound Derby
The 1979 Spillers Greyhound Derby took place during June with the final being held on 23 June 1979 at White City Stadium. The winner was Sarahs Bunny and the winning owner Roy Hadley received £25,000. The competition was sponsored by the Spillers.


1979 English Greyhound Derby, Final result, Distances
1½, 4¼, 2¼, short head, short head (lengths)The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths. One length is equal to 0.08 of one second.


1979 English Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
For the second year running the format of running heats at different tracks remained. Lacca Champion returned to defend his title as 215 entries were received including the team of Midlands based Geoff DeMulder; they included ante-post favourite Desert Pilot and leading contenders Sarahs Bunny and Pat Seamur.


1979 English Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
The first two rounds saw both Desert Pilot and Laurels winner Another Spatter suffer defeats and Pat Seamur go out altogether. By the time the third round started the field was down to 48 and the eight third round winners included Jebb Rambler, Its Stylish, Tyrean, Desert Pilot, Sarahs Bunny and Greenville Boy.


1979 English Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
A difficult quarter final drew Desert Pilot, Lacca Champion and Sarahs Bunny in the same heat. All three ran well to qualify led home by Desert Pilot. Eric Pateman scored a double with Tyrean and Young Toby with Jebb Rambler completing the four quarter final winners. Tyrean, a former White City grader won his semi-final from Lacca Champion and First General and in the second semi Sarahs Bunny gained revenge on kennelmate Desert Pilot with Tough Decision splitting the pair. Jebb Rambler faded to fourth and missed out on the final.


1979 English Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
The owners of Lacca Champion announced that he would be retired whatever the outcome of the race. Sarahs Bunny avoided trouble at the first bend to run out the winner from Lacca Champion. The defending champion had recovered well to finish second and could have won a second Derby but for the trouble.


1979 English Leather Grand Prix
The 1979 English Leather Grand Prix, also known as the Stowe Tennis Grand Prix, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Topnotch Inn in Stowe, Vermont in the United States that was part of the 1979 Grand Prix circuit. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from August 13 through August 19, 1979. First-seeded Jimmy Connors won his second consecutive singles title at the event.


1979 English Leather Grand Prix, Finals, Doubles
Mike Cahill /  Steve Krulevitz defeated  Anand Amritraj/  Colin Dibley 3–6, 6–3, 6–4


1979 English National Badminton Championships
The 1979 English National Badminton Championships were held at the Coventry Recreation Centre, from 8–10 December 1978. The competition was sponsored by AB Packing.


1979 English cricket season
The 1979 English cricket season was the 80th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. The second Cricket World Cup was played and West Indies defeated England in the final. The County Championship was won by Essex for the first time.


1979 Epsom Derby
The 1979 Epsom Derby was the 200th annual running of the Derby horse race. It took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 6 June 1979. With a prize of £153,980 to the winner, the race value was a significant increase on the £98,410 offered the previous year and a record for a race contested in Europe


1979 Epsom Derby
The winter ante-post market was headed by Tromos who was followed by More Light, Gregorian, Sandy Creek and Troy. However, only the latter named would line up at Epsom. Dewhurst Stakes winner Tromos picked up a virus after finishing runner up in the Craven Stakes, More Light was decisively beaten in both the Heath Stakes and the Dante Stakes, Gregorian was unraced again after beaten 8¾ lengths in the Ballymoss Stakes while Sandy Creek never returned to the racecourse after his juvenile season.


1979 Epsom Derby
On the day of the race, the market was headed by Guy Harwood's Ela-Mana-Mou who had supplemented his juvenile success in the Royal Lodge Stakes by winning the Heath Stakes by four lengths. Next in the market was Troy who had won four of his previous five starts including the Vintage Stakes, Sandown Classic Trial and Predominate Stakes. One of three representatives for Dick Hern, who had been attempting to win the race for twenty years, he was the chosen mount of Willie Carson. Milford and Tap On Wood were the remaining horses in the single digit price range with the former winning his trials at Ascot and Sandown by a combined fifteen lengths, and the latter a surprise 20/1 winner of the 2000 Guineas.


1979 Epsom Derby
The pace was set by Henry Cecil's Lyphard's Wish and his lead lasted until a furlong and a half from home when passed by the Irish trained Dickens Hill. Dickens Hill's lead would not last long however as Troy, who had struggled for pace early on and was only in thirteenth place at Tattenham Corner, stormed past for an emphatic victory. The winning margin of seven lengths was the widest recorded since Manna in 1925. The race was in danger of being marred as a toilet roll was thrown at the runners by a spectator at Tattenham Corner. Yves Saint-Martin, riding Vincent O'Brien's Accomplice, passed the finishing with the paper still attached to his head although he stated that the incident did not cost him the race.


1979 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, Two-year-old races
Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1978:


1979 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, The road to Epsom
Early-season appearances in 1979 and trial races prior to running in the Derby:


1979 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, Subsequent Group 1 wins
Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.


1979 Epsom Derby, Subsequent breeding careers, Other Stallions
Tap On Wood (12th) - Royal Touch (2nd Prix de la Forêt 1989), Miss Boniface (3rd Prix de la Salamandre 1987)Milford (10th) - Cunizza da Romano (2nd Oaks d'Italia 1987), Luck Mugen (3rd Oka Sho 1992) - Exported to JapanHalyudh (21st) - Mr Boston (2nd Midlands Grand National 1992)Hardgreen (6th) - Minor flat and jumps winnersMan Of Vision (7th) - Exported to JapanLake City (17th) - Exported to VenezuelaLaska Floko (22nd) - Exported to South Africa


1979 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état
The 1979 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état happened on August 3, 1979, when President Francisco Macías Nguema's nephew, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, overthrew him in a bloody coup. Fighting between loyalists and rebels continued until Macías Nguema was captured fleeing for Cameroon on August 18. He sentenced his uncle to death for the crime of genocide against the Bubi people and other crimes committed. Macías Nguema was executed by firing squad on September 29, 1979. Teodoro has remained President since then.


1979 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état, Background
After Francoist Spain granted Equatorial Guinea independence in 1968, a power struggle between Macías and Atanasio Ndongo Miyone led to the former assuming the presidency. Ndongo attempted a coup the following year; he was captured and executed, and the backlash to the presumed Spanish involvement in the coup led to a mass exodus of Spanish natives from the country. Macías subsequently consolidated national political authority, making himself the totalitarian dictator of the country.


1979 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état, Background
Macías' reign as dictator was marked by his extensive use of state violence against his political opponents, Nigerian migrant workers, and minority ethnic groups, particularly the Bubi people. An estimated 35,000-50,000 people died during Macías' time in power, many of them in mass killings or imprisonment in the country's notorious prison camps, and, by 1979, 25% of the country's population lived in exile.


1979 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état, The coup
In the summer of 1979, Macías ordered several members of his own family killed. This led Obiang and several other members of Macías' inner circle to fear that Macías was no longer acting rationally. Obiang was Macías' nephew, as well as the brother of one of the victims.