1980 Cleveland Browns season, Red Right 88
Browns Coach Sam Rutigliano chose a more aggressive strategy, opting to go for the kill and pass the ball on second down instead of conservatively running the ball and then, perhaps, settling for a last second field goal. The play called was Red Right 88, which was intended for Dave Logan. However, Ozzie Newsome managed to get clear in the Raiders endzone and Sipe fired the ball to him—but the wind managed to interfere with the plan and heartbreak was the outcome for the frozen 77,655 Cleveland faithful: the ball was intercepted by Oakland Cornerback Mike Davis. The 1980 season will be remembered fondly albeit bittersweet, but the game would go down in Browns history (along with The Drive and The Fumble) as one of the franchises sadder moments.


1980 Cleveland Indians season, Regular season
"Super Joe" Charboneau made his debut with the Indians in 1980, splitting time between left field and designated hitter. His 23 home runs led the team and he captured the city's imagination with his hard hitting and his eccentricities. His tendency to dye his hair unnatural colors, open beer bottles with his eye socket, and drink beer with a straw through his nose, and other stories that emerged about how he did his own dental work and fixed a broken nose with a pair of pliers and a few shots of Jack Daniel's whiskey, stood out in 1980. By mid-season, Charboneau was the subject of a song--"Go Joe Charboneau"—that reached #3 on the local charts.


1980 Cleveland Indians season, Regular season
He finished the season with 87 runs batted in and a .289 batting average while winning the American League Rookie of the Year award—all in spite of being stabbed with a ball-point pen by a crazed fan as he waited for the team bus on March 8. The pen penetrated an inch and hit a rib, but Charboneau played his first regular-season game just over a month later, on April 11. He missed the final six weeks of the season with a pelvis injury. He would never play another full season in the majors after 1980.


1980 Coca-Cola 500
The 1980 Coca-Cola 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on July 27, 1980, at Pocono International Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.


1980 Coca-Cola 500, Background
Pocono Raceway is one of six superspeedways to hold NASCAR races; the others are Daytona International Speedway, Michigan International Speedway, Auto Club Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Pocono Raceway is a three-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked differently; the first is banked at 14°, the second turn at 8° and the final turn with 6°. However, each of the three straightaways are banked at 2°.


1980 Coca-Cola 500, Summary
It took four hours and one minute to complete 200 laps; Neil Bonnett defeated Buddy Baker by six-tenths of a second. This was the only NASCAR oval where typical lap times for the race were over a minute, although qualifying times for this track were less than 60 seconds.


1980 Coca-Cola 500, Summary
There were 19 lead changes in the final 56 laps, with nearly all the lead changes occurring between Baker and Bonnett. The two drivers exchanged the lead nine times in the last 22 laps before Bonnett took the lead for good with four laps remaining.


1980 Coca-Cola 500, Summary
Bonnett's victory would mark both his first victory of the 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the penultimate one for Mercury as a brand in NASCAR Cup competition.


1980 Coca-Cola 500, Summary
There were forty American born drivers in the race. Travis Tiller achieved the last-place finish of the race due to a problem in the ignition system during the pace laps of the race. Five cautions slowed the race for 26 laps while 49 lead changes took place from the green flag to the checkered flag. The other drivers who finished in the top ten were: Cale Yarborough, Dale Earnhardt, Harry Gant, Terry Labonte, Kyle Petty, Dave Marcis, Richard Childress (now the owner of Richard Childress Racing), and Ricky Rudd. Most of the drivers competed with the Chevrolets. Kenny Hemphill, Tim Richmond (12th-place finish), and Bob Riley would start their NASCAR Cup Series careers at this race while Janet Guthrie and Nelson Oswald would make this races.


1980 Coca-Cola 500, Summary
Richard Petty broke his neck as a result of a crash on lap 57.


1980 Coca-Cola 500, Summary
He managed to successfully rehab from this injury. Guthrie would race fast and furiously with the male competitors until her engine failed after 134 laps.


1980 Coca-Cola 500, Summary
Notable crew chiefs in this race were Junie Donlavey, Joey Arrington, Darel Dieringer, Dale Inman, Darrell Bryant, D.K. Ulrich, Harry Hyde, Waddell Wilson, and Kirk Shelmerdine.


1980 Colchester Borough Council election
The 1980 Colchester Borough Council election to the Colchester Borough Council were held in 1980 alongside other local elections across the country.


1980 Colgate Red Raiders football team
The 1980 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its fifth season under head coach Frederick Dunlap, the team compiled an identical record to the previous year, 5–4–1. Jeff King and Gene Young were the team captains.


1980 Colgate Red Raiders football team
The team played its home games at Andy Kerr Stadium in Hamilton, New York.


1980 Colgate Red Raiders football team, Leading players
Two trophies were awarded to the Red Raiders' most valuable players in 1980:


1980 Colgate Series Championships
The 1980 Colgate Series Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland in the United States that was the season-ending tournament of the 1980 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The eight singles players with the most ranking points qualified for the tournament. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from January 7 through January 12, 1981. Tracy Austin won the singles title and earned $75,000 first-prize money.


1980 Colgate Series Championships, Finals, Doubles
Rosemary Casals /  Wendy Turnbull defeated  Candy Reynolds /  Paula Smith 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(7–5)


1980 College Baseball All-America Team
An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply "All-Americans". Although the honorees generally do not compete together as a unit, the term is used in U.S. team sports to refer to players who are selected by members of the national media. Walter Camp selected the first All-America team in the early days of American football in 1889.


1980 College Baseball All-America Team
From 1947 to 1980, the American Baseball Coaches Association was the only All-American selector recognized by the NCAA.


1980 College Football All-America Team
The 1980 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1980.


1980 College Football All-America Team
The NCAA recognizes four selectors as "official" for the 1980 season. They are (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (2) the Associated Press (AP), (3) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), and (4) the United Press International (UPI). The AP, UPI, and FWAA teams were selected by polling of sports writers and/or broadcasters. The AFCA team was based on a poll of coaches. Other notable selectors, though not recognized by the NCAA as official, included Football News, a national weekly football publication, the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), The Sporting News (TSN), and the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC).


1980 College Football All-America Team
Fourteen players were unanimous picks by all four official selectors. Seven of the unanimous picks were offensive players: (1) South Carolina running back and 1980 Heisman Trophy winner, George Rogers; (2) Georgia running back and 1982 Heisman Trophy winner, Herschel Walker; (3) Purdue quarterback and 1980 Sammy Baugh Trophy winner, Mark Hermann;  (4) Stanford wide receiver Ken Margerum; (5) Purdue tight end Dave Young; (6) Pittsburgh tackle Mark May; and (7) Notre Dame center John Scully.


1980 College Football All-America Team
The seven unanimous picks on the defensive side were: (1) Pittsburgh defensive end Hugh Green, who won the 1980 Walter Camp Award, Maxwell Award, Lombardi Award, and Sporting News and UPI College Football Player of the Year awards; (2) Alabama defensive end E.J. Junior; (3) Houston defensive tackle Leonard Mitchell; (4) Baylor linebacker Mike Singletary; (5) North Carolina linebacker Lawrence Taylor; (6) UCLA defensive back Kenny Easley; and (7) USC defensive back Ronnie Lott.


1980 College Football All-America Team
In 1989, The New York Times published a follow-up on the 1980 AP All-America team. The article reported that 20 of the 22 first-team players went on to play in the NFL, with 13 still active and eight having received All-Pro honors.


1980 Colorado Buffaloes football team
The 1980 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Colorado finished with the worst record in school history to date, including a loss to Oklahoma in which 63 records were set.


1980 Colorado State Rams football team
The 1980 Colorado State Rams football team was an American football team that represented Colorado State University in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its eighth season under head coach Sark Arslanian, the team compiled a 6–4–1 record (5–1–1 against WAC opponents).


1980 Colorado State Rams football team
The team's statistical leaders included Steve Fairchild with 2,578 passing yards, Alvin Lewis with 1,047 rushing yards, and Tony Goolsby with 838 receiving yards.


1980 Columbia Lions football team
The 1980 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Columbia finished last in the Ivy League.


1980 Columbia Lions football team
In their first season under head coach Bob Naso, the Lions compiled a 1–9 record and were outscored 275 to 89. Sean Cannon and Rico Josephs were the team captains.


1980 Columbia Lions football team
The Lions' winless (0–7) conference record was the worst in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 214 to 61 by Ivy opponents.


1980 Columbia Lions football team
Ivy League football teams expanded their schedules to 10 games in 1980, making this the first year since 1955 that the Lions played three games against non-Ivy opponents.


1980 Columbia Lions football team
Columbia played its home games at Baker Field in Upper Manhattan, in New York City.


1980 Commonwealth Final
The 1980 Commonwealth Final was the second running of the Commonwealth Final as part of the qualification for the 1980 Speedway World Championship Final to be held at the Ullevi Stadium in Göteborg, Sweden. The 1980 Final was run on 29 June at the Wimbledon Stadium in London, England, and was part of the World Championship qualifying for riders from the Commonwealth nations.


1980 Congoleum Classic
The 1980 Congoleum Classic was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 7th edition of the Indian Wells Masters and was part of the 1980 Volvo Grand Prix. It was played at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California in the United States and began on February 11, 1980.


1980 Congoleum Classic, Events, Men's Singles
The tournament was halted at the semifinal stage due to rain. The four semifinalists were Jimmy Connors, Brian Teacher, Peter Fleming and Gene Mayer and they shared the Finalists prize.


1980 Congoleum Classic – Doubles
Gene Mayer and Sandy Mayer were the defending champions and were one of sixteen teams in the second round.


1980 Congoleum Classic – Doubles
There was no result for the tournament due to rain. Only the first round of matches were completed.


1980 Congoleum Classic – Singles
Roscoe Tanner was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Johan Kriek.


1980 Congoleum Classic – Singles
There was no result for the tournament due to rain. The four semifinalists in the tournament were Jimmy Connors, Brian Teacher, Peter Fleming and Gene Mayer.


1980 Connecticut Huskies football team
The 1980 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Huskies were led by fourth year head coach Walt Nadzak, and completed the season with a record of 7–3.


1980 Cook County State's Attorney election
In the 1980 Cook County State's Attorney election, incumbent second-term state's attorney Bernard Carey, a Republican, was unseated by Democrat Richard M. Daley.


1980 Cook County State's Attorney election, Election information
The election was part of the 1980 Cook County, Illinois elections.


1980 Cook County State's Attorney election, Election information
1980 was a presidential election year in the United States. The primaries and general elections for Cook County races coincided with those for federal races (President, Senate, and House) and those for state elections.


1980 Cook County State's Attorney election, Democratic primary, Candidates
The following candidates ran for the Democratic Party nomination for State's Attorney:


1980 Cook County State's Attorney election, Democratic primary, Campaign
Daley ran as an "independent" Democrat, rather than pursuing the support of the local political machine. Daley's campaign was managed by his brother William M. Daley.


1980 Cook County State's Attorney election, Democratic primary, Campaign
Burke aligned himself with Chicago mayor Jane Byrne, and was endorsed by the Cook County Democratic Central Committee. Burke ran at Byrne's urging, as she wanted to prevent Daley from becoming State's Attorney, since she saw him as a likely mayoral challenger in 1983.


1980 Cook County State's Attorney election, Democratic primary, Campaign
Burke's loss to Daley was seen at the time as a setback for Chicago's political machine. This was also seen as a bad sign for Byrne, as the prospect of Daley being elevated to Cook County State's Attorney was problematic to her reelection chances, since he was seen as likely to challenge her for reelection in 1983 (and ultimately would).


1980 Cook County State's Attorney election, General election, Campaign
While the Cook County Democratic Party organization got behind Daley's candidacy once he won the party's primary, Chicago mayor Byrne continued to attempt to undermine the candidacy of her potential 1983 mayoral challenger. She raised questions of his mental state, accused him of being racist, and even succeeded in getting several ward committeemen to oppose Daley's candidacy. Byrne publicly supported Carey over Daley.


1980 Cook County State's Attorney election, General election, Campaign
Due to her heavy-handed intervention in the campaign, many voters in the city and county viewed the race as a proxy-referendum on mayor Byrne, and cast votes for Daley in order to voice their disapproval of her mayoralty. The feud between Daley and Byrne overshadowed most other aspects of the campaign.


1980 Cook County State's Attorney election, General election, Campaign
Daley was successful in organizing with the Cook County Democratic Party across the county, including its suburbs. He also continued to benefit from the Daley name, still popular in much of Chicago.


1980 Cook County State's Attorney election, General election, Campaign
Chicago Sun-Times columns by Mike Royko which attacked Carey may have harmed his performance in the election.


1980 Cook County State's Attorney election, General election, Campaign
Some of Carey's harsh attacks on Daley may have backfired, offending voters more than persuading them. These included an ad he ran early in the campaign which went as far as to accuse some of Daley's brothers-in-law of being connected to organized crime.


1980 Cook County State's Attorney election, General election, Campaign
Daley denied rumors that he had plans to seek the mayoralty of Chicago. He promised that he intended to serve a full four-year term if elected state's attorney.


1980 Cook County State's Attorney election, General election, Campaign
While he had a clean record, Carey had also failed to make many waves while in office.


1980 Cook County State's Attorney election, General election, Campaign
A key argument for Carey's past candidacies had been his opposition to the Democratic political machine. With Byrne and some on the Cook County Democratic Party Central Committee effectively supporting Carey over Daley, this argument was no longer persuasive.


1980 Cook County State's Attorney election, General election, Campaign
Carey criticized Daley as being under-qualified for the office, arguing, "Even his father wouldn't have slated him for this office, because he isn't qualified. He's a ward committeeman, and Mayor Daley never slated someone like that for the prosecutor's job. He knew the people wouldn't buy it."


1980 Cook Islands Round Cup
The 1980 season of the Cook Islands Round Cup was the eleventh recorded season of top flight association football competition in the Cook Islands, with any results between 1951 and 1969 currently unknown. Avatiu won the championship, their first recorded championship, and the first time any team other than Titikaveka is recorded as having won the championship.


1980 Copa Fraternidad
The 1980 Copa Fraternidad was the 10th edition of the Central American football club championship organized by UNCAF, the regional governing body of Central America.


1980 Copa Fraternidad
C.D. Broncos won their first title by defeating Alianza F.C. and C.D. FAS in the final round. Aurora F.C. won the previous tournament, but did not qualify for this tournament and were unable to defend their title.


1980 Copa Interamericana
The 1980 Copa Interamericana was the 8th. edition of the Copa Interamericana. The final took place between Mexican club Club Universidad Nacional (mostly known for its acronym "UNAM") and Uruguayan side Club Nacional de Football and was staged over two legs.


1980 Copa Interamericana
In the first leg, hosted at Estadio Olímpico Universitario in Mexico City, UNAM beat Nacional 3–1. In the second leg at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Nacional was the winner by 3–1. As both teams tied on points and goal difference, a playoff was held in Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, United States, where UNAM defeat Nacional 21 and therefore the Mexican team won their first Interamericana trophy, which is regarded by the Pumas supporters (an even some former players) as the most important title in the history of the club.


1980 Copa Libertadores
The Copa Libertadores 1980 was the 21st edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's annual international club tournament. Nacional won the competition.


1980 Copa Libertadores Finals
The 1980 Copa Libertadores de América Finals was the final two-legged tie to determine the Copa Libertadores de América champion. It was contested by Uruguayan club Nacional and Brazilian club Internacional. The first leg of the tie was played on 30 July at Estádio Beira-Rio of Porto Alegre, with the second leg played on 6 August at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo.


1980 Copa Libertadores Finals
With the first game tied 1–1, Nacional crowned champion after winning the second leg 1–0 with goal by striker Waldemar Victorino, achieving their second Copa Libertadores title. Victorino was the top scorer of the edition with 6 goals.


1980 Copa Libertadores Finals, Format
The finals was played over two legs; home and away. The team that accumulated the most points —two for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss— after the two legs was crowned champion. If the two teams were tied on points after the second leg, a playoff in a neutral would become the next tie-breaker. Goal difference was used as a last resort.


1980 Copa Perú
The 1980 Copa Perú season (Spanish: Copa Perú 1980), the promotion tournament of Peruvian football.


1980 Copa Perú
In this tournament after many qualification rounds, each one of the 24 departments in which Peru is politically divided, qualify a team. Those teams plus de team relegated from First Division on the last year, enter in two more rounds and finally 6 of them qualify for the Final round, staged in Lima (the capital).


1980 Copa Perú
Round robin tournament played in Lima. Six teams qualified from the Etapa Nacional. For this edition, 7 teams participated as Aguas Verdes (1979 runners-up) were invited to the Final.


1980 Copa Perú, Teams
The following list shows the teams that qualified for the Final Stage.


1980 Copa Polla Gol
The Copa Polla Gol 1980 was the 10th edition of the Chilean Cup tournament. The competition started on February 13, 1980 and concluded on April 13, 1980. Only first level teams took part in the tournament. Deportes Iquique won the competition for their first time, beating Colo-Colo 2–1 in the final. The points system in the first round awarded 2 points for a win, increased to 3 points if the team scored 4 or more goals. In the event of a tie, each team was awarded 1 point, but no points were awarded if the score was 0–0.


1980 Copa del Rey Final
The 1980 Copa del Rey Final was the 78th final of the King's Cup, Spain's premier football competition. The final was played at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, on 4 June 1980, and was won by Real Madrid, who beat their own reserve team Castilla 6–1.


1980 Copa del Rey Final, Match, Summary
According to Euan McTear of These Football Times "Castilla were a shadow of the vibrant side that had thrilled the Spanish capital and the country throughout the previous few months".


1980 Copa del Rey Final, Match, Summary
— According to Castilla's Ricardo Gallego, it was "an impossible task" to actually defeat the senior side.


1980 Copa del Rey Final, Match, Summary
With goals from Juanito and Santillana, Castilla fell to a 2–0 deficit by half-time. After 45 minutes of play, Andrés Sabido and Vicente del Bosque added a third and a fourth either side of the hour mark to create an insurmountable gap between the two sides.


1980 Copa del Rey Final, Match, Summary
Castilla's Ricardo Álvarez managed to narrow the deficit with ten minutes remaining. According to McTear this gesture just provoked the senior side, who had been winding the clock down for the last minutes. Seconds after Castilla scored, substitute Francisco García Hernández made it 5–1 before a last minute Juanito penalty sealed off a 6–1 triumph. After the final whistle both teams celebrated with the trophy.


1980 Coppa Italia Final
The 1980 Coppa Italia Final was the final of the 1979–80 Coppa Italia. The match was played on 17 May 1980 between Roma and Torino. Roma won 3–2 on penalties after a 0–0 draw after extra time.


1980 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
The 1980 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 71st staging of the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 3 February 1980. The championship began on 11 May 1980 and ended on 24 August 1980.


1980 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
On 24 August 1980, Ballyhea won the championship following a 0-15 to 1-10 defeat of Mallow in the final at Fr. Con Buckley Park. This was their third championship title overall and their first title since 1944.


1980 Cork Junior Hurling Championship
The 1980 Cork Junior Hurling Championship was the 83rd staging of the Cork Junior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board.


1980 Cork Junior Hurling Championship
On 16 November 1980, Newcestown won the championship following a 1–12 to 2–06 defeat of Kilworth in the final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. This was their second championship title overall and their first title since 1972.


1980 Cork Senior Football Championship
The 1980 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 92nd staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 5 April 1980 and ended on 14 September 1980.


1980 Cork Senior Football Championship
On 14 September 1980, St. Finbarr's won the championship following a 3-08 to 1-09 defeat of University College Cork in the final. This was their sixth championship title overall and their second title in succession.


1980 Cork Senior Football Championship
Jamesie O'Callaghan of the St. Finbarr's club was the championship's top scorer with 7-28.


1980 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The 1980 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 92nd staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 6 April 1980 and ended on 12 October 1980.


1980 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Blackrock entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a third successive title, however, they were defeated by Glen Rovers at the semi-final stage.


1980 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
On 12 October 1980, St. Finbarr's won the championship following a 1-9 to 2-4 defeat of Glen Rovers in the final. This was their 20th championship title overall and their first title in three championship seasons.


1980 Cornell Big Red football team
The 1980 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Cornell finished second in the Ivy League.


1980 Cornell Big Red football team
In its fourth season under head coach Bob Blackman, the team compiled a 5–5 record but was outscored 191 to 179. Team captains were Tom Rohlfing and Dan Scully.


1980 Cornell Big Red football team
Cornell's 5–2 conference record placed second in the Ivy League standings. The Big Red outscored Ivy opponents 144 to 77.


1980 Cornell Big Red football team
Ivy League football teams expanded their schedules to 10 games in 1980, making this the first year since 1954 that the Big Red played three games against non-Ivy opponents.


1980 Cornell Big Red football team
Cornell played its home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York.


1980 Cotton Bowl Classic
The 1980 Cotton Bowl Classic was the 44th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, on Tuesday, January 1. Part of the 1979–80 bowl game season, it matched the seventh-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big Eight Conference and the #8 Houston Cougars of the Southwest Conference (SWC). A slight underdog, Houston rallied to win, 17–14.


1980 Cotton Bowl Classic, Teams, Nebraska
Nebraska was the runner-up in the Big Eight Conference for the fifth time in head coach Tom Osborne's seventh season, after losing to rival Oklahoma to end the regular season. The Huskers were appearing in their first Cotton Bowl in six years and eleventh consecutive bowl game, seven of which were major bowls.


1980 Cotton Bowl Classic, Teams, Houston
The Cougars were co-champions of the Southwest Conference with Arkansas, who they beat midway through the season. While Arkansas was invited to the Sugar Bowl, Houston returned to the Cotton Bowl for the second straight year, their third appearance in four seasons.


1980 Cotton Bowl Classic, Game summary
Televised by CBS, the game kicked off shortly after 1 p.m. CST, as did the Sugar Bowl on ABC. The Dallas weather was fair and 60 °F (16 °C), a vast improvement over the previous year's subzero wind chill.


1980 Cotton Bowl Classic, Game summary
Nebraska halfback Jarvis Redwine opened the scoring with a nine-yard run late in the first quarter to complete an 85-yard drive. Houston responded midway through the second quarter with their own drive, 71 yards in six plays which ended with a touchdown run by quarterback Terry Elston to tie the game at seven each, the score at halftime.


1980 Cotton Bowl Classic, Game summary
The third quarter was scoreless and Kenny Hatfield kicked a field goal to give the Cougs a 10–7 lead with 8:25 remaining. But Nebraska recovered a Houston fumble at the 31 and scored six plays later on a six-yard touchdown pass from Jeff Quinn to tight end Jeff Finn to take the lead at 14–10. After the kickoff, Houston started at their own 34 with 3:48 remaining, and Elston drove his team to the Nebraska six with nineteen seconds left.


1980 Cotton Bowl Classic, Game summary
It was fourth and one as Elston snapped the ball, scrambling and throwing through two defenders' hands to Eric Herring in the end zone, to give Houston the lead with twelve seconds left. Nebraska could not work a miracle of their own as the Cougars gained their second Cotton Bowl win in three years.


1980 Cotton Bowl Classic, Aftermath
Houston climbed to fifth in the final AP poll and Nebraska dropped to ninth. The Cornhuskers went to bowls for the next eighteen years under Osborne before his retirement, but not to the Cotton Bowl; they returned in 2007. The Cougars returned five years later but lost, and have not won a Cotton Bowl since this game.


1980 Country Music Association Awards
The 1980 Country Music Association Awards, 14th Ceremony, was held on October 13, 1980, at the Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, Tennessee, and was hosted by CMA Award winners Mac Davis and Barbara Mandrell.


1980 County Championship
The 1980 Schweppes County Championship was the 81st officially organised running of the County Championship. Middlesex won the Championship title.


1980 County Championship
Four matches were abandoned without a ball being bowled and are not included in the table and Leics and Sussex were both awarded 6 points for a drawn match in which the scores were level. The Championship was sponsored by Schweppes for the third time.


1980 Coupe de France Final
The 1980 Coupe de France Final was a football match held at Parc des Princes, Paris, on 7 June 1980 that saw AS Monaco FC defeat US Orléans of Division 2 3–1 thanks to goals by Albert Emon and Delio Onnis.


1980 Crispa Redmanizers season
The 1980 Crispa Redmanizers season was the sixth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team was known as Walk Tall Jeans in the first two conferences.


1980 Crispa Redmanizers season, Colors
Walk Tall Jeans (Open Conference)        (dark)        (light)Walk Tall Jeans (Open and Invitational Conferences)          Crispa Redmanizers (All-Filipino Conference)        (dark)        (light)


1980 Crispa Redmanizers season, Summary
Crispa Walk Tall Jeans brought in a pair of Glenn Mosley and Sylvester Cuyler as their imports for the Open Conference. The Jeans Makers scored their first win of the season against Honda, 105-104 on March 27,  after losing their first two games against Toyota and newcomer Tefilin. After five games, Mosley was replaced by Larry Boston. Two-time PBA Most Valuable Player William "Bogs" Adornado was released by Crispa to U/tex Wranglers after playing only seven games for the Jeans Makers. The team finish third behind Toyota and Great Taste after 18 games in the elimination phase.


1980 Crispa Redmanizers season, Summary
In the four-team semifinal round, the Jeans Makers swept the first round with three straight victories but lost their next two games before routing Great Taste in the last playing date on July 20 to create a triple-tie for the two finals berth. The U/Tex Wranglers secured the first finals seat, leaving Toyota and Walk Tall to dispute the other berth via playoff. The Jeans Makers lost to Toyota Tamaraws, 100-102, in the do-or-die game on July 22.


1980 Crispa Redmanizers season, Summary
Byron "Snake" Jones, who previously played for Toyota and U/Tex and was Honda's import in the Open Conference, was acquired by Walk Tall for the Invitational championship to team up with Sylvester Cuyler. Walk Tall Jeans were denied of a finals seat for the second time by their arch rivals Toyota Tamaraws and place fourth after being swept in two games by the visiting Adidas/France in their series for third place.


1980 Crispa Redmanizers season, Summary, 19-game win streak & 8th PBA title
Two players namely Bernardo Carpio and Frank Natividad from Crispa's farm team in the MICAA were elevated to the pros as the ballclub return to Crispa Redmanizers in the All-Filipino Third Conference. They capped the season-ending conference with an incredible 19-game winning streak, sweeping their games in the eliminations, round of six, semifinals and the first two games of the finals. The Redmanizers failed to sweep the whole conference when they lost Game three of the finals series against Toyota that snapped their winning run. Two nights later in Game four on December 13, the Redmanizers didn't allow the Tamaraws to gain momentum as they raced to a 24-point lead in the second quarter and coasted to a 105-91 victory and a 3-1 series win for their 8th league championship.


1980 Crispa Redmanizers season, Notable dates
November 18: Philip Cezar scored 29 points and becomes the fifth player to hit 5,000 point career mark as Crispa beats Tanduay, 151-113.


1980 Crispa Redmanizers season, Notable dates
December 2: Freddie Hubalde scored a personal-high 44 points while Atoy Co added 32 points as the Redmanizers clinch the first finals seat in the All-Filipino Conference, routing Toyota Tamaraws, 143-114. Crispa remained unbeaten in the conference, winning their 16th straight game.


1980 Crispa Redmanizers season, Award
Philip Cezar was voted as the season's Most Valuable Player (MVP).


1980 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
The 1980 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 32nd edition of the cycle race and was held from 26 May to 2 June 1980. The race started in Évian-les-Bains and finished at Mont Revard. The race was won by Johan van der Velde of the TI–Raleigh team.


1980 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Teams
Ten teams, containing a total of 100 riders, participated in the race:


1980 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
The 1980 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the fourteenth in the club's history. They competed in the NSWRFL's 1980 Premiership as well as the 1980 Tooth Cup.


1980 Crossley Carpets Tournament
The 1980 Crossley Carpets Tournament, also known as the Chichester Tournament,  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 Colgate Series that was part of the 1980 WTA Tour. It was the tenth and last edition of the tournament and was held from 8 June until 14 June 1980. First-seeded Chris Evert-Lloyd won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.


1980 Crossley Carpets Tournament, Finals, Doubles
Pam Shriver /  Betty Stöve defeated  Rosie Casals /  Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 7–5


1980 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election
The 1980 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council Election was held on 1 May 1980, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections, and constituted the second election for the Council.


1980 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election
The nationalist Scottish Labour Party, which had won two seats in the prior district election, lost all of its seats. One of the party's councillors in Patna/Dalrymple resigned the party whip, contesting (and winning) the election as an Independent. The other councillor, in Old Cumnock Parish, lost to the Labour candidate.


1980 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election, Ward results
(*) represents a candidate seeking re-election for the same party as previously.


1980 Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council election, Ward results
(~) represents a candidate seeking re-election in a different party.


1980 Cupa României Final
The 1980 Cupa României Final was the 42nd final of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition. It was disputed between Politehnica Timișoara and Steaua București, and was won by Politehnica Timișoara after a game with 3 goals, in extra time. It was the second cup for Politehnica Timișoara.


1980 Currie Cup
The 1980 Currie Cup was the 42nd edition of the Currie Cup, the premier annual domestic rugby union competition in South Africa.


1980 Currie Cup
The tournament was won by  Northern Transvaal for the 12th time; they beat  Western Province 39–9 in the final in Pretoria.


1980 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships
The 1980 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Australia and was part of the 1980 Volvo Grand Prix. It was the 8th edition of the tournament and was held from 13 October through 19 October 1980. First-seeded John McEnroe won the singles title and earned $46,250 first-prize money.


1980 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships, Finals, Doubles
Peter Fleming /  John McEnroe defeated  Tim Gullikson /  Johan Kriek 4–6, 6–1, 6–2


1980 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships – Doubles
Rod Frawley and Francisco González were the defending champions but they lost in the first round to Peter McNamara and Paul McNamee.


1980 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships – Doubles
Peter Fleming and John McEnroe won in the final 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 against Tim Gullikson and Johan Kriek.


1980 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships – Singles
Vitas Gerulaitis was the defending champion but lost in the final 6–3, 6–4 to John McEnroe.


1980 Czechoslovak presidential election
The 1980 Czechoslovak presidential election was carried out on 22 May 1980 by the deputies of the two houses of the nation's parliament, the Federal Assembly, rather than by popular vote. Gustáv Husák was re-elected for his second term. Husák was the only candidate considered in the joint session, and received a 343 to 0 approval from the 150 member House of the Nations (which consisted of 75 Czech and 75 Slovak deputies) and the 200 member House of the People.


1980 DFB-Pokal Final
The 1980 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1979–80 DFB-Pokal, the 37th season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 4 June 1980 at the Parkstadion in Gelsenkirchen. Fortuna Düsseldorf won the match 2–1 against 1. FC Köln, to claim their 2nd cup title.


1980 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.


1980 DFB-Pokal Final, Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).


1980 Daihatsu Challenge
The 1980 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 1980 Colgate Series. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 20 October through 25 October 1980. First-seeded Chris Evert-Lloyd won the singles title and earned $22,000 first-prize money.


1980 Daihatsu Challenge, Finals, Doubles
Kathy Jordan /  Anne Smith defeated  Martina Navratilova /  Betty Stöve 6–3, 7–5


1980 Dallas Cowboys season
The 1980 Dallas Cowboys season was their 21st in the league. The team improved their previous output of 11–5, winning twelve games. They qualified for the playoffs as an NFC Wild Card, but lost in the Conference Championship.


1980 Dallas Cowboys season
The season featured a very unusual end to the regular season. Going into the final week of the season, Dallas (11–4) played Philadelphia (12–3) at Texas Stadium. Under the NFL's tiebreaking rules, if Dallas could beat the Eagles by 25 points, they would earn the NFC East title and the number two seed in the NFC playoffs while Philadelphia would be a wildcard team. However, if the Cowboys lost (or won by less than 25) then the roles would reverse. Atlanta (12-4) had the number one NFC seed over either team in any scenario since they beat Philadelphia head-to-head and enjoyed a better conference record (10-2 vs. 9-3) over Dallas.


1980 Dallas Cowboys season
Dallas led the game 35–10 in the fourth quarter, but the Eagles rallied to lose only 35–27. This forced Dallas to play an extra week in the playoffs and a road game in Atlanta in the divisional round. Dallas ultimately lost at Philadelphia in the NFC Championship game.


1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion
The Damascus Titan missile explosion (also called the Damascus accident) was a 1980 U.S. Broken Arrow incident involving a Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM). The incident occurred on September 18–19, 1980, at Missile Complex 374-7 in rural Arkansas when a U.S. Air Force LGM-25C Titan II ICBM loaded with a 9 megaton W-53 Nuclear Warhead had a liquid fuel explosion inside its silo. Launch Complex 374-7 was located in Bradley Township, Van Buren County farmland just 3.3 miles (5.3 km) NNE of Damascus, and approximately fifty miles (80 km) north of Little Rock. (Coordinates: .)


1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion
The incident began with a fuel leak at 6:30 p.m. on September 18, and culminated with the explosion at around 3:00 a.m. on September 19.


1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion
The Strategic Air Command facility of Little Rock Air Force Base was one of eighteen silos in the command of the 308th Strategic Missile Wing (308th SMW), specifically one of the nine silos within its 374th Strategic Missile Squadron (374th SMS), at the time of the explosion.


1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion, Incident, Leadup to the incident
At around 6:30 p.m. CDT on Thursday, September 18, 1980, two airmen from a Propellant Transfer System (PTS) team were checking the pressure on the oxidizer tank of a USAF Titan II missile at Little Rock AFB's Launch Complex 374-7. One of the workers, Airman David P. Powell, had brought a ratchet wrench – 3 ft (0.9 m) long weighing 25 lb (11 kg) – into the silo instead of a torque wrench, the latter having been newly mandated by Air Force regulations.


1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion, Incident, Leadup to the incident
(Powell later claimed that he was already below ground in his safety suit when he realized he'd brought the wrong wrench, so he chose to continue rather than turn back.) The 8 lb (3.6 kg) socket for the oxidizer tank fell off the ratchet and dropped approximately 80 feet (24 m) before bouncing off a thrust mount and piercing the missile's skin over the first-stage fuel tank, causing it to leak a cloud of its aerozine 50 fuel.


1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion, Incident, Leadup to the incident
Aerozine 50 is hypergolic with the Titan II's oxidizer, dinitrogen tetroxide, which is to say that they spontaneously ignite upon contact with each other. The nitrogen tetroxide is kept in a second tank in the rocket's first-stage, directly above the fuel tank and below the second-stage and its 9-megaton W-53 nuclear warhead.


1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion, Incident, Leadup to the incident
Eventually, the missile combat crew and the PTS team evacuated the launch control center, while military and civilian response teams arrived to tackle the hazardous situation. Lieutenant General Lloyd R. Leavitt Jr., the Vice Commander of the Strategic Air Command, commanded the effort to save the launch complex. There was concern for the possible collapse of the now empty first-stage fuel tank, which could cause the rest of the 8-story missile to fall and rupture, allowing the oxidizer to contact the fuel already in the silo.


1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion, Incident, The explosion
Early in the morning of Friday, September 19, a two-man PTS investigation team consisting of Senior Airman David Lee Livingston and Sergeant Jeff K. Kennedy entered the silo. Because their vapor detectors indicated an explosive atmosphere, the two were ordered to evacuate. The team was then ordered to reenter the silo to turn on an exhaust fan. Livingston reentered the silo to carry out the order and shortly thereafter, at about 3:00 a.m., the hypergolic fuel exploded – likely due to arcing in the exhaust fan.


1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion, Incident, The explosion
The initial explosion catapulted the 740-ton silo door away from the silo and ejected the second stage and warhead. Once clear of the silo, the second stage exploded. The W53 warhead landed about 100 feet (30 m) from the launch complex's entry gate; its safety features prevented any loss of radioactive material or nuclear detonation.


1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion, Incident, After the explosion
Livingston died at the hospital, and 21 others in the immediate vicinity of the blast sustained various injuries; Kennedy struggled with respiratory issues from inhaling oxidizer but survived. Livingston was posthumously promoted to Staff Sergeant (E-5). The entire missile launch complex was destroyed.


1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion, Incident, After the explosion
At daybreak, the Air Force retrieved the warhead, which was returned to the Pantex weapons assembly plant.


1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion, Incident, After the explosion
The launch complex was never repaired. Pieces of debris were taken away from the 400 acres (1.6 km2) surrounding the facility, and the site was buried under a mound of gravel, soil, and small concrete debris. The land is now under private ownership. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 18, 2000.


1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion, Incident, After the explosion
Sergeant Kennedy, initially praised as a hero, later received an official letter of reprimand for his first entry into the complex, as it later transpired that he had disregarded an order to stay away.


1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion, Popular culture
A 1988 television film, Disaster at Silo 7, is based on this event.


1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion, Popular culture
Season 4, episode 4 (ep. 75) of Scorpion is largely based on this event.


1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion, Popular culture
In September 2013, Eric Schlosser published a book titled Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety. It focused on the explosion, as well as other Broken Arrow incidents during the Cold War. A documentary film titled Command and Control from director Robert Kenner, based on Schlosser's book, was released on January 10, 2017. The film was broadcast by PBS as part of its American Experience series.


1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion, Popular culture
An in-depth story was told by Jeff Plumb of his role in the incident and featured on the WNYC NPR podcast This American Life's December 22, 2017 episode (Act 1 of Episode 634: "Human Error in Volatile Situations").


1980 Danish 1st Division
The 1980 Danish 1st Division season was the 35th season of the Danish 1st Division league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association. It constituted the 67th edition of the Danish football championship, and saw Kjøbenhavns Boldklub win their fifteenth and last championship title.


1980 Danish 1st Division
The Danish champions qualified for the European Cup 1981-82, while the second placed teams qualified for the UEFA Cup 1981-82. 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.


1980 Dartmouth Big Green football team
The 1980 Dartmouth Big Green football team represented Dartmouth College in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season.


1980 Davis Cup
The 1980 Davis Cup was the 69th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 52 teams would enter the competition, 30 in the Europe Zone, 12 in the Americas Zone, and 10 in the Eastern Zone.


1980 Davis Cup
Argentina defeated the United States 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 Sweden and Romania respectively.


1980 Davis Cup
In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Czechoslovakia defeated Argentina and Italy defeated Australia in the semifinals. Czechoslovakia then defeated Italy in the final to win their first title and become the eighth nation to win the Davis Cup. The final was held at the Sportovní hala in Prague, Czechoslovakia on 5–7 December.


1980 Davis Cup Americas Zone
The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1980 Davis Cup.


1980 Davis Cup Americas Zone
12 teams entered the Americas Zone in total, split across the North & Central America and the South America Zones. 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.


1980 Davis Cup Americas Zone
The United States defeated Mexico in the North & Central America Zone final, and Argentina defeated Brazil in the South America Zone final. In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final Argentina defeated the United States and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.


1980 Davis Cup Eastern Zone
The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1980 Davis Cup.


1980 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.


1980 Davis Cup Eastern Zone
Australia defeated New Zealand in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.


1980 Davis Cup Europe Zone
The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1980 Davis Cup.


1980 Davis Cup Europe Zone
30 teams entered the Europe Zone, competing across 2 sub-zones. 26 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 1979 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.


1980 Davis Cup Europe Zone
Italy defeated Sweden in the Zone A final, and Czechoslovakia defeated Romania in the Zone B final, resulting in both Italy and Czechoslovakia progressing to the Inter-Zonal Zone.


1980 Davison's Classic
The 1980 Davison's Classic was a women's 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 AA category of the 1980 Colgate Series. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from September 22 through September 28, 1980. Third-seeded Hana Mandlíková won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.


1980 Davison's Classic, Finals, Doubles
Barbara Potter /  Sharon Walsh defeated  Kathy Jordan /  Anne Smith 6–3, 6–1


1980 Dayton Flyers football team
The 1980 Dayton Flyers football team represented the University of Dayton in the 1980 NCAA Division III football season. They were led by Rick E. Carter  in his final season with the team before departing to Holy Cross.


1980 Daytona 500
The 22nd annual Daytona 500 was held February 17, 1980, at Daytona International Speedway. Buddy Baker started the decade by winning the fastest Daytona 500 in history, at 177.602 mph (285.823 km/h), it was Baker's only 500 win and did so in his 18th start, the longest until Dale Earnhardt in 1998.


1980 Daytona 500, Race report
The 1980 Daytona Speedweeks was marred by the death of Ricky Knotts, who was killed in a crash during the Gatorade Twin 125 qualifying races. There were 42 cars in the field, after planning to only run 40 cars.


1980 Daytona 500, Race report
Buddy Baker scored a dominant victory, leading 150 of 200 laps. Bonnett was on the lead lap and started the final lap of the race then blew his engine. Earnhardt was one lap down and so the race finished without him starting on a 200th lap. The fast pace of the race contributed to many engine failures. Earnhardt started his 20 years of Daytona 500 misfortune when, while running a close 2nd behind Baker, his team left one lugnut off a wheel on the final pit stop which forced Earnhardt to pit again, dropping a lap off the pace.


1980 Daytona 500, Race report
Dave Marcis drove this race with a broken rib after a crash at the end of the Sportsman 300 the day before this race; ultimately finishing in 22nd place.


1980 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team
The 1980 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 15-th year head ocach, Tubby Raymond, the Fightin' Blue Hens finished the season with a record of 9–2, but failed to make the postseason. The team played its home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.


1980 Delaware gubernatorial election
The 1980 Delaware gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1980. Popular incumbent Republican Governor Pierre S. "Pete" du Pont IV was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Democrat William Gordy.


1980 Democratic National Convention
The 1980 National Convention of the U.S. Democratic Party  nominated President Jimmy Carter and Vice President Walter Mondale for reelection. The convention was held in Madison Square Garden in New York City from August 11 to August 14, 1980.


1980 Democratic National Convention
The 1980 convention was notable as it was the last time in the 20th century, for either major party, that a candidate tried to get delegates released from their voting commitments. This was done by Senator Ted Kennedy, Carter's chief rival for the nomination in the Democratic primaries, who sought the votes of delegates held by Carter.


1980 Democratic National Convention, Notable speakers
After losing his challenge for the nomination earlier that day, Ted Kennedy spoke on August 12 and delivered a speech in support of President Jimmy Carter and the Democratic Party. Kennedy's famous speech eventually closed with the lines: "For me, a few hours ago, this campaign came to an end. For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die." His speech was written by Bob Shrum.


1980 Democratic National Convention, Notable speakers
Various prominent delegates to this convention included Abe Beame, Geraldine Ferraro, Bruce Sundlun, Ruth Messinger, Thomas Addison, Ed Koch, Robert Abrams, Bella Abzug, Mario Biaggi, Steve Westly, and Howard Dean.


1980 Democratic National Convention, Voting, Vice President
After Ted Kennedy lost the presidential nomination contest, over 700 of his delegates walked out of the convention, and the rest decided to scatter their votes. It took several roll calls to conclude the ballot.


1980 Democratic National Convention, Voting, Vice President
As of 2020, the is the last time that the Democratic Party has required a roll call for the Vice Presidential spot.


1980 Democratic National Convention, The President's acceptance speech
President Carter gave his speech accepting the party's nomination on August 14. This was notable for his gaffe intended to be a tribute to Hubert Humphrey, whom he referred to as "Hubert Horatio Hornblower".


1980 Democratic National Convention, The President's acceptance speech
On November 4, President Carter and Vice President Mondale lost to Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush in the general election, having lost both the popular election by 8,423,115 votes and the Electoral College by 440 votes.


1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries
From January 21 to June 3, 1980, voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 1980 United States presidential election. Incumbent President Jimmy Carter was again selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1980 Democratic National Convention held from August 11 to August 14, 1980, in New York City.


1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries
Carter faced a major primary challenger in Senator Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts, who won 12 contests and received more than seven million votes nationwide, enough for him to refuse to concede the nomination until the second day of the convention. This remains the last election in which an incumbent president's party nomination was still contested going into the convention.


1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Primary race
At the time, Iran was experiencing a major uprising that severely damaged its oil infrastructure and greatly weakened its capability to produce oil. In January 1979, shortly after Iran's leader Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi fled the country, lead Iranian opposition figure Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned from a 14-year exile and with the help of the Iranian people toppled the Shah which in turn led to the installation of a new government form that was hostile towards the United States. The damage that resulted from Khomeini's rise to power would soon be felt throughout many American cities. In the spring and summer of 1979 inflation was on the rise and various parts of the country were experiencing energy shortages. The gas lines last seen just after the Arab/Israeli war of 1973 were back and President Carter was widely blamed.


1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Primary race
President Carter's approval ratings were very low—28% according to Gallup, with some other polls giving even lower numbers. In July Carter returned from Camp David and announced a reshuffling of his cabinet on national television, giving a speech whose downcast demeanor resulted in it being widely labelled the "malaise speech." While the speech caused a brief upswing in the president's approval rating, the decision to dismiss several cabinet members was widely seen as a rash act of desperation, causing his approval rating to plummet back into the twenties. Some Democrats felt it worth the risk to mount a challenge to Carter in the primaries. Although Hugh Carey and William Proxmire decided not to run, Senator Edward M. Kennedy finally made his long-expected run at the presidency.


1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Primary race
Ted Kennedy had been asked to take his brother Robert’s place at the 1968 Democratic National Convention and had refused. He ran for Senate Majority Whip in 1969, with many thinking that he was going to use this as a platform for the 1972 race. However, then came the notorious Chappaquiddick incident that killed Kennedy's car passenger Mary Jo Kopechne. Kennedy subsequently refused to run for president in 1972 and 1976. Many of his supporters suspected that Chappaquiddick had destroyed any ability he had to win on a national level.


1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Primary race
Despite this, in the summer of 1979, Kennedy consulted with his extended family, and that fall, he let it leak out that because of Carter's failings, 1980 might indeed be the year he would try for the nomination. Gallup had him beating the president by over two to one, but Carter remained confident, famously claiming at a June White House gathering of Congressmen that if Kennedy ran against him in the primary, he would "whip his ass."


1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Primary race
Kennedy's official announcement was scheduled for early November. A television interview with Roger Mudd of CBS a few days before the announcement went badly, however. Kennedy gave an "incoherent and repetitive" answer to the question of why he was running, and the polls, which showed him leading the President by 58–25 in August now had him ahead 49–39.


1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Primary race
Meanwhile, U.S. animosity towards the Khomeini régime greatly accelerated after 52 American hostages were taken by a group of Islamist students and militants at the U.S. embassy in Tehran and Carter's approval ratings jumped in the 60-percent range in some polls, due to a "rally ‘round the flag" effect and an appreciation of Carter's calm handling of the crisis. Kennedy was suddenly left far behind. Carter beat Kennedy decisively in Iowa and New Hampshire. Carter decisively defeated Kennedy everywhere except Massachusetts, until impatience began to build with the President's strategy on Iran. When the primaries in New York and Connecticut came around, it was Kennedy who won.


1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Primary race
Momentum built for Ted Kennedy after Carter's attempt to rescue the hostages on April 25 ended in disaster and drew further skepticism towards Carter's leadership ability. Nevertheless, Carter was still able to maintain a substantial lead even after Kennedy won the key states of California and New Jersey in June. Despite this, Kennedy refused to drop out, and the 1980 Democratic National Convention was one of the nastiest on record. On the penultimate day, Kennedy conceded the nomination and called for a more liberal party platform in what many saw as the best speech of his career. On the stage on the final day, Kennedy for the most part ignored Carter.


1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Primary race
As of 2020, Kennedy remains the last challenger to defeat an incumbent in any of his/her party's statewide presidential primary contests.


1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Candidates, Withdrew during primaries or convention
AZ, MA, CT, NY, PA, ND DC, CA, NJ, NM, RI, SD VT, AK, MI


1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Results, Statewide contest by winner
*  Vermont delegates selected via caucus process beginning April 22** Michigan delegates selected via caucus process beginning April 26


1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Convention
In the vice-presidential roll call, Mondale was re-nominated with 2,428.7 votes to 723.3 not voting and 179 scattering.


1980 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection
The selection of the Democratic Party's vice presidential candidate for the 1980 United States presidential election occurred at the party's national convention on August 11, 1980. Although incumbent Presidents and Vice Presidents are usually renominated with acclamation, during the Democratic primaries, Senator Ted Kennedy mounted a primary challenge to President Jimmy Carter that lasted until the presidential ballot at the national convention. The Carter-Mondale ticket ultimately lost to the Reagan-Bush ticket.


1980 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection, Kennedy
Shortly before the convention convened Kennedy spent the remaining days campaigning in New York City and released a list of seven possible vice presidential running mates that consisted of Senator Henry M. Jackson, Governor Reubin Askew, Mayor Tom Bradley, Representative Lindy Boggs, Secretary of Education Shirley Hufstedler, Representative L. Richardson Preyer, and Senator Adlai Stevenson III.


1980 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection, Convention
Kennedy refused to drop out of the presidential election as he was attempting to have the rule bounding all delegates on the first ballot. Following the failure to overturn the rule on August 11, Kennedy ended his presidential campaign. The delegates bound to Kennedy either voted for Kennedy, another candidate, or abstain in both the presidential and vice presidential ballots in protest.


1980 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection, Convention
During the vice presidential nomination roll call vote over twenty percent of the delegates abstained from the vote and the remaining Kennedy delegates voted for a variety of candidates with socialist Mel Boozer being the most successful with over one percent.


1980 Denison state by-election
A by-election for the Tasmanian House of Assembly was held in the Division of Denison in the Australian state of Tasmania on Saturday 16 February 1980.


1980 Denison state by-election, Background
The election was the first to use the Robson Rotation, a method of rotating names on ballot papers. In previous elections, candidates were listed in alphabetical order by surname.


1980 Denison state by-election, Background
By-elections are not usually held in the Tasmanian House of Assembly because casual vacancies are filled by a recount of votes, a system that has been in place since 1917.


1980 Denison state by-election, Background
On 18 December 1979 the Supreme Court of Tasmania ordered that the election of three candidates in the 1979 election be declared void. The court found that Julian Amos, John Devine and John Green had exceeded their spending limits. As a result, all elected members for the electorate of Denison were required to face another election.


1980 Denison state by-election, Elected Members
The election resulted in two previously elected members losing their seats: John Green from the Labor Party and Bob Baker from the Liberal Party. Elected in their place were Norm Sanders from the Democrats and Liberal Gabriel Haros.


1980 Denison state by-election, Elected Members
The following candidates were elected, listed in order of election:


1980 Denver Broncos season
The 1980 Denver Broncos season was the team's 21st year in professional football and its 11th with the National Football League (NFL). Led by fourth-year head coach Red Miller the Broncos were 8–8, tied for third in the AFC West (fourth via tiebreaker), and missed the playoffs for the first time in four seasons.


1980 Denver Broncos season
It was Miller's final season; ownership changed in February 1981 and front office changes were made in March.


1980 Derby City Council election
The 1980 Derby City Council election took place on 1 May 1980 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. 14 of the council's 44 seats were up for election. The Labour Party retained control of the council.


1980 Detroit Lions season
The 1980 Detroit Lions season was the 51st season in franchise history. As the result of their 2–14 1979 season, the Lions were able to select Heisman Trophy-winning Oklahoma Sooner halfback Billy Sims with the first pick in the NFL draft. In his rookie season, Sims rushed his way to the Offensive Rookie of the Year Award while carrying the Lions back to respectability.


1980 Detroit Lions season
After winning their first four games, the Lions stumbled down the stretch including costly 1-point losses to the Colts and lowly Cardinals, where Cardinals running back Nathan Micknick out ran the Lions newly signed, struggling linebacker Aidan Smith to put the Cardinals up by 1 in the closing minutes. While they vastly improved overall, finishing 9–7, the Lions narrowly lost the NFC Central Division title to the Minnesota Vikings by virtue of a conference record tiebreaker. The Lions won nine NFC games to the Vikings’ eight, but Minnesota had a better winning percentage in the conference. The Lions’ 1979 fifth-place finish meant they played two extra NFC games, resulting in five conference losses to the Vikings' four losses.


1980 Detroit Tigers season
The 1980 Detroit Tigers finished in fifth place in the American League East with a record of 84–78, 19 games behind the Yankees. They outscored their opponents 830 to 757. The Tigers drew 1,785,293 fans to Tiger Stadium in 1980, ranking 7th of the 14 teams in the American League.


1980 Detroit Tigers season, Regular season, Season standings
Boston's record of 83–77 has a fractionally better winning percentage that Detroit's record of 84–78; .51875 and .51851, respectively.


1980 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


1980 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


1980 Detroit Tigers season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1980 Detroit Tigers season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1980 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


1980 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:


1980 Djurgårdens IF season
The 1980 season was Djurgårdens IF's 80th in existence, their 35th season in Allsvenskan and their 19th consecutive season in the league. They were competing in Allsvenskan, 1979–80 Svenska Cupen, and 1980–81 Svenska Cupen.


1980 Dominican Republic Embassy siege in Bogotá
The Dominican Republic Embassy siege was the 1980 siege of the embassy of the Dominican Republic by M-19 guerrillas in Bogotá, Colombia. The guerrillas held nearly 60 people, including 15 ambassadors, hostage. Of the initial group, 18 were held captive for 61 days.


1980 Dominican Republic Embassy siege in Bogotá, Siege
The siege began on the mid-day of February 27, 1980, when seventeen guerrillas dressed in the warm-up clothes of joggers stormed the embassy compound, located in a suburb of Bogotá. Many diplomats were attending a diplomatic reception celebrating the Dominican Independence Day and consequently were taken hostage. The guerrillas, wielding grenades, AK-47's, wounded five people in the storming of the embassy. One of the guerrillas was killed initially by the police.


1980 Dominican Republic Embassy siege in Bogotá, Siege
Within 30 minutes of learning that the Dominican Embassy had been seized, a Colombia task force was established on the State Department's 7th floor. Anthony Quainton, director of the State Department's office for combatting terrorism, was named to head the task force. Colombian National Police occupied strategic positions around the embassy.


1980 Dominican Republic Embassy siege in Bogotá, Siege
The hostages included the Papal nuncio to Colombia, Angelo Acerbi, as well as the ambassadors from fourteen countries: Austria, Brazil, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Israel, Mexico, Switzerland, the United States (Diego C. Asencio), Uruguay, and Venezuela. Also among the hostages were diplomats from Bolivia, Jamaica, Paraguay and Peru, and Colombian civilians and workers at the embassy.


1980 Dominican Republic Embassy siege in Bogotá, Siege
The gunmen demanded US$50 million, to be raised from the countries whose diplomats were held hostage. They also sought the release of 311 jailed comrades. Their leader, who called himself "Commandante Uno," was later identified as Rosemberg Pabón.


1980 Dominican Republic Embassy siege in Bogotá, Siege
Colombian authorities began negotiating with the guerrillas after they threatened to kill the hostages. On February 28, eighteen people, including the Costa Rican ambassador and fourteen other women, were freed by the hostage takers. Five more women were released on February 29. Negotiations gained the release of four cooks and a waiter on March 2.


1980 Dominican Republic Embassy siege in Bogotá, Siege
The Austrian ambassador was freed on March 6 out of consideration for his wife, who was in hospital at the time. On March 8, the guerrillas reduced their demands to free 311 prisoners to seventy and lowered the amount of money requested to US$10 million. Early on March 17, the Uruguayan ambassador, Fernando Gomez Fyns, escaped from the embassy by jumping from a window and running to troops surrounding the compound. The same day, Fidel Castro offered the guerrillas asylum in Cuba.


1980 Dominican Republic Embassy siege in Bogotá, Siege
From March 30 to April 19, the guerrillas released the Costa Rican consul and all of the remaining non-diplomatic hostages. They requested a meeting in Panama with Colombian leaders to resolve the crisis, but were denied by the Colombian government. Their demand for the release of a dozen prisoners was denied, though they were paid US$2.5 million in ransom money.


1980 Dominican Republic Embassy siege in Bogotá, Siege
On April 27, the ambassadors from Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, Israel, and Egypt were released by the hostage takers, along with two Colombians. The sixteen guerrillas left the embassy with the remaining twelve diplomatic hostages under the supervision of the Inter-American Human Rights Commission of the Organization of American States, and boarded a Cubana Airlines flight to Cuba. They were cheered by many Colombians waiting for them at the airport. They flew to Havana, where the diplomats were released and returned to their home countries.


1980 Dominican Republic Embassy siege in Bogotá, Aftermath
The leader of the M-19 group, Rosemberg Pabón, promised to return to Colombia. After living in exile in Cuba, he eventually returned to Colombia in time to participate in the M-19's siege of his home town of Yumbo. The M-19's second in command, a guerrilla named Carmenza Cardona Londoño, known by her nome-de-guerre 'La Chiqui', returned to Colombia after spending some time in Havana, and died in combat with the Colombian Army a few years later. The M-19's 3rd in command during the Embassy Siege, Ligia Vasquez, known as 'Commander Maria', was granted political asylum by France. She currently lives in Strasbourg.


1980 Dominican general election
General elections were held in Dominica on 21 July 1980. The result was a victory for the Dominica Freedom Party, which won 17 of the 21 seats, whilst the ruling Dominica Labour Party lost all 16 seats after nineteen years in power. Voter turnout was 80.2%.


1980 Duke Blue Devils football team
The 1980 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke Blue Devils of Duke University during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season.


1980 Dunedin mayoral election
The 1980 Dunedin mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1980, elections were held for the Mayor of Dunedin plus other local government positions including twelve city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.


1980 Dunedin mayoral election, Background
Cliff Skeggs was re-elected Mayor of Dunedin with a record majority. The Labour party did not contest the mayoralty for the first time since 1935. As such the contest was marked by low turnout. Skeggs sole opponent was local historian Peter Entwisle who stood only as part of a campaign against the building of an aluminium smelter at Aramoana. The election also saw longtime Labour Party councillor Ethel McMillan defeated in a shock result.


1980 Dutch Grand Prix
The 1980 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 31 August 1980 at the Circuit Zandvoort in the Netherlands. It was the eleventh race of the 1980 Formula One season. The race was the 29th Dutch Grand Prix. The race was held over 72 laps of the 4.252-kilometre circuit for a total race distance of 306 kilometres.


1980 Dutch Grand Prix
The race was won by Brazilian driver, Nelson Piquet driving a Brabham BT49. The win was Piquet's second Formula One Grand Prix victory having taken his first win earlier the same year at the 1980 United States Grand Prix West. The win confirmed Piquet as being the major threat to Alan Jones' charge to the world championship crown. Piquet won by twelve seconds over French driver René Arnoux driving a Renault RE20. Less than half a second behind in third was another French driver Jacques Laffite (Ligier JS11/15).


1980 Dutch Grand Prix
The circuit had been altered for the second time in as many years with the back straight chicane tightened significantly. There were several new combinations. Alfa Romeo entered a second car, a replacement after Patrick Depailler's death a month earlier, for Italian veteran Vittorio Brambilla. Geoff Lees was entered in a second Ensign N180 and Jochen Mass returned from injury in an Arrows A3. Mass' return proved to be premature and he pulled out of the meeting. Tyrrell Racing test driver Mike Thackwell stepped into the car but failed in his attempt to be the youngest ever Formula One race starter.


1980 Dutch Grand Prix
Jones won the start from the second row of the grid to lead early until he pitted with damaged skirts. Laffite soon took the lead from Arnoux before both were picked-off by Piquet. Late in the race Arnoux regained second place. Behind Laffite, the second Williams FW07B of Carlos Reutemann finished fourth ahead of Jean-Pierre Jarier (driving his 100th Grand Prix) in the surviving Tyrrell 010 after Derek Daly had crashed earlier after brake failure. Young rookie Alain Prost claimed the final point debuting the new McLaren M30, while in seventh Gilles Villeneuve had given one of Ferrari's few 1980 highlights, running as high as third before his tyres went off.


1980 Dutch Grand Prix
Jones was three laps down in eleventh, his championship now in real danger as Piquet had closed to within two points. Reutemann now led the battle for third by a point over Laffite and three over Arnoux. Williams now had one hand firmly on the constructors' trophy, leading Ligier by 25 points and Brabham by 35 with Piquet's teammates providing virtually no support to the constructor's tally.


1980 Dutch Open (tennis)
The 1980 Dutch Open was a Grand Prix tennis tournament staged in Hilversum, Netherlands. The tournament was played on outdoor clay courts and was held from 21 July until 27 July 1980. It was the 24th edition of the tournament. Balázs Taróczy won his third consecutive singles title at the event and fourth in total.


1980 Dutch Open (tennis), Finals, Doubles
Tom Okker /  Balázs Taróczy defeated  Tony Giammalva /  Buster Mottram 7–5, 6–3, 7–6


1980 Dutch TT
The 1980 Dutch TT was the fifth round of the 1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 27–28 June 1980 at the TT Circuit Assen located in Assen, Netherlands.


1980 Dwars door België
The 1980 Dwars door België was the 35th edition of the Dwars door Vlaanderen cycle race and was held on 23 March 1980. The race started and finished in Waregem. The race was won by Johan van der Meer.


1980 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
The 1980 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen was the 23rd edition of the E3 Prijs Vlaanderen cycle race and was held on 22 March 1980. The race started and finished in Harelbeke. The race was won by Jan Raas of the TI–Raleigh team.


1980 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The 1980 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 19th tournament in league history. It was played between March 11 and March 15, 1980. 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, Cornell and Dartmouth received invitations to participate in the 1980 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.


1980 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
The tournament featured three rounds of play, all of which were single-elimination. The three teams that were division champions automatically qualified for the tournament while the remaining five seeds were given to the teams with the highest winning percentage. The top four seeds were given out to the three division champions and the top qualifier and assorted based upon winning percentage. The remaining four seeds were assigned to the other qualifiers and assorted based upon winning percentage.


1980 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
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.


1980 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


1980 ECAC North Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1980 America East Men's Basketball Tournament was hosted by the higher seeds in head-to-head matchups. It was the inaugural tournament ever held for the America East Conference. The final was held at The Hart Center on the campus at the College of Holy Cross. Holy Cross gained their first and only America East Conference Championship in the first ever tournament as well as an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament with its win over Boston University. Holy Cross was given the 11th seed in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament and lost in the first round to Maryland 84–78. Boston University gained a bid to the NIT and lost in the first round to Boston College 95–74.


1980 ECAC South Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1980 ECAC South Men's Basketball Tournament (now known as the Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament) was held February 28–March 1, 1980 at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia. It was the first edition of the tournament.


1980 ECAC South Men's Basketball Tournament
Old Dominion defeated Navy in the championship game, 62–51, to win their first ECAC South men's basketball tournament. The Monarchs, therefore, earned an automatic bid to the 1980 NCAA Tournament; this was ODU's first-ever bid to the Division I NCAA tournament.


1980 East Carolina Pirates football team
The 1980 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Ed Emory, the team compiled a 4–7 record.


1980 East Coast Bays by-election
The East Coast Bays by-election of 1980 was a by-election during the 39th New Zealand Parliament in the East Coast Bays electorate. It resulted in an upset for the National Party, as their candidate and future leader Don Brash was unexpectedly beaten by Gary Knapp of the Social Credit Party.


1980 East Coast Bays by-election, Background
The Prime Minister, Robert Muldoon, appointed Frank Gill, National Party MP for East Coast Bays since the 1972 election, to take up a position as New Zealand's ambassador to the United States. Muldoon did so against the express wish of Brian Talboys, who was Minister of Foreign Affairs.


1980 East Coast Bays by-election, Candidates
The Labour Party selected Wyn Hoadley to stand in the election. Hoadley, a barrister, was Labour's candidate for North Shore in 1975.


1980 East Coast Bays by-election, Candidates
As a safe seat there was much interest from the National Party membership. 12 candidates came forward for the National nomination. They included:


1980 East Coast Bays by-election, Candidates
Secretary of the Auckland National Party John Tremewan said the 12 candidates would be narrowed to 5. Prior to the selection meeting three candidates were identified as the most likely to win; Brash, Rayner and Wood. Based on her performance as National's candidate three months earlier at the Onehunga by-election party president George Chapman stated Wood "should be in Parliament and as soon as possible" by being a candidate in a safe seat. As there was already speculation at the time about Gill's retirement, media commented that Chapman was hinting as East Coast Bays. Brash, Miller, Rayner, Walls and Wood were the shortlisted candidates. This was later further shortened to four after Walls was hospitalised and was too ill to travel to Auckland for the selection meeting.


1980 East Coast Bays by-election, Candidates
Brash won selection on the first ballot. It was not only a surprise for him to win, especially on the first ballot, but also to media as he had only joined the National Party six months earlier and was publicly critical of Muldoon's last budget.


1980 East Coast Bays by-election, Candidates
The Social Credit Party selected Gary Knapp as its candidate. Knapp had contested the seat in 1978 where he had boosted Social Credit's vote from 5% to 20%, one of the party's best results at the election.


1980 East Coast Bays by-election, Candidates
The National Alternative group, who ran a candidate against Gill and several other National MPs in 1978, did not contest the election. Jim Bridges, a spokesman for the group, stated the group's opposition was to Gill and not the National Party as a whole.


1980 East Coast Bays by-election, Campaign
Shortly before the election, Muldoon raised the tolls on the Auckland Harbour Bridge from 20 cents to 25 cents, which was a very unpopular move. The Labour Party had ongoing problems with their billboards being vandalised. Muldoon was also embroiled in a public spat with various journalists, most notably cartoonist Tom Scott. But most damaging was Muldoon's lack of enthusiasm for National's candidate for the by-election, Don Brash; Muldoon had favoured the party's vice-president Sue Wood. Tactical voting by Labour supporters was partly responsible for the upset.


1980 East Coast Bays by-election, Campaign
Many also believed that Muldoon, who had no time for his economist candidate, put up the tolls on the harbour bridge just before the contest with the intention of derailing Brash's campaign. Chief aming Muldoon's gripes with Brash was that he had recently hosted the New Zealand visit of arch-monetarist Milton Friedman whose economic ideas were contrary to Muldoon's policies.


1980 East Coast Bays by-election, Results
Voting resulted in the election of Knapp, the candidate of the Social Credit Party. That was unexpected, as minor parties rarely won seats in Parliament at the time, but such voting was more likely in a by-election. Muldoon blamed Brash and the party organisation for the defeat but was strongly rebuked by the party for the stance. The loss of the by-election provided the catalyst for growing opposition within the National Party to Muldoon's leadership.


1980 East Coast Bays by-election, Results
Knapp held the electorate until the 1987 general election, when he was defeated by National's Murray McCully.


1980 East Lothian District Council election
The 1980 East Lothian District Council election for the East Lothian Council took place in May 1980, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.


1980 East Texas State Lions football team
The 1980 East Texas State Lions football team represented East Texas State University—now known as Texas A&M University–Commerce—in the 1980 NAIA Division I football season. They were led by head coach Ernest Hawkins, who was in his 17th season at East Texas State. The Lions played their home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference.


1980 East Texas State Lions football team
The Lions started out the 1980 season 6–0 before dropping two straight games to Southwest Texas State and Texas A&I. The Lone Star Conference had two members that were NCAA Division II members while most remained in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Despite Southwest Texas State winning the conference title, the NAIA division title went to East Texas State and Angelo State. The Lions finished the season with an 8–3–1 record, losing in an NAIA Division I Semifinal to Elon, the eventual national champions. The Lions finished third in the NAIA polls.


1980 Eastern 8 Conference Baseball Tournament
The 1980 Eastern 8 Conference Baseball Tournament was held on May 18 and 19, 1980 to determine the champion of the NCAA Division I Eastern 8 Conference, renamed in 1982 as the Atlantic 10 Conference, for the 1980 NCAA Division I baseball season. This was the second iteration of the event, and was held on The Ellipse, home field of George Washington, in Washington, D.C. UMass won the championship and the conference's automatic bid to the 1980 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


1980 Eastern 8 Conference Baseball Tournament, Format
The tournament followed a double-elimination format, with Duquesne receiving a first round bye.


1980 Eastern 8 Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1980 Eastern 8 Men's Basketball Tournament was held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the Civic Arena from February 26, 1980, to March 1, 1980 (first round games at campus sites). Villanova defeated West Virginia 74-62 to win their second tournament championship. Lowes Moore of West Virginia was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.


1980 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team
The 1980 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University during the 1980 NCAA Division II football season, and completed the 79th season of Panther football. The Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois. This season was the last that Eastern Illinois played at the Division II level.


1980 Eastern League season
The 1980 Eastern League season began on approximately April 1 and the regular season ended on approximately September 1.


1980 Eastern League season
The Holyoke Millers defeated the Waterbury Reds two games to one to win the Eastern League Championship Series.


1980 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team
The 1980 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Mike Stock, the Hurons compiled a 1–9 record (1–7 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the Mid-American Conference, and were outscored by their opponents, 322 to 81. The team's statistical leaders included Scott Davis with 1,143 passing yards, Albert Williams with 457 rushing yards, and Jeff Dackin with 363 receiving yards.


1980 Eastwood District Council election
The 1980 Eastwood District Council for the Eastwood District Council took place on 1 May 1980, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.


1980 Eastwood District Council election
The Conservatives maintained their dominance of the council, winning all but 2 of the Districts seats.


1980 Edmonton Eskimos season
The 1980 Edmonton Eskimos finished in 1st place in the Western Conference with a 13–3–0 record and completed a three-peat after winning their third consecutive Grey Cup after winning the 68th Grey Cup.


1980 Edmonton municipal election
The 1980 municipal election was held October 15, 1980 to elect a mayor and twelve aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council, nine trustees to sit on the public school board, and seven trustees to sit on the separate school board.


1980 Edmonton municipal election
This was the first election in which there were two aldermen elected from each of six wards, instead of three aldermen elected from each of four wards, as had previously been the case.


1980 Edmonton municipal election, Voter turnout
There were 72939 ballots cast out of 341102 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 21.4%.


1980 Egyptian constitutional referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in Egypt on 22 May 1980. The amendments would create the Shura Council, an upper house for the country's Parliament, and were approved by 99% of voters.


1980 Eisenhower Trophy
The 1980 Eisenhower Trophy took place October 8 to 11 on the No. 2 course at the Pinehurst Country Club in Pinehurst, North Carolina. It was the 12th World Amateur Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy and the second time the event had been held in the United States, after the 1960 event. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 39 four-man teams. The best three scores for each round counted towards the team total.


1980 Eisenhower Trophy
United States won the Eisenhower Trophy for the eighth time, finishing 27 strokes ahead of the silver medalists, South Africa. Chinese Taipei took the bronze medal, nine strokes further behind, while Japan finished fourth. Hal Sutton had the lowest individual score, 12-under-par 276, six strokes better than any other player.


1980 Eisenhower Trophy, Individual leaders
There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.


1980 El Asnam earthquake
The 1980 El Asnam earthquake occurred on October 10 at 13:25:23 local time with a moment magnitude of 7.1 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). The shock occurred in the Algerian town of El Asnam (now known as Chlef). The shocks were felt over 550 km (340 mi) away, with the initial earthquake lasting 35 seconds. It was the largest earthquake in Algeria, and was followed three hours later by a magnitude 6.2 aftershock. The earthquake created about 42 km (26 mi) of surface rupture and had a vertical slip of up to 4.2 m (14 ft). No foreshocks were recorded. The earthquake was found to have occurred very close to the epicenter of the 1954 Chlef earthquake using joint epicenter determination techniques. It occurred at a previously unknown reverse fault.


1980 El Asnam earthquake
The earthquake was the largest in the Atlas range since 1790.


1980 El Asnam earthquake
In addition to the earthquake, weak tsunami waves were recorded on tide gauges.


1980 El Asnam earthquake
The earthquake occurred at a populated region of Algeria, affecting 900,000 people. It destroyed 25,000 houses and made 300,000 inhabitants homeless. In addition to destroying homes, the earthquake also demolished critical infrastructure, including the main hospital, the central mosque, and a girls' school. The hospital was damaged significantly enough that victims had to be transported more than 160 km (100 mi) away to the next nearest hospital. Both events caused considerable damage with at least 2,633 killed and 8,369 injured. The earthquake caused approximately $5.2 billion in damage, which was 22% of Algeria's GDP at the time.


1980 Emilia-Romagna regional election
The Emilia-Romagna regional election of 1980 took place on 8 June 1980.


1980 Emilia-Romagna regional election
The Italian Communist Party was by far the largest party, with almost two times the votes of Christian Democracy. After the election Lanfranco Turci, the incumbent Communist President of the Region, formed a new government with the support of the Italian Socialist Party.


1980 Emperor's Cup, Overview
It was contested by 30 teams, and Mitsubishi Motors won the championship.


1980 Emperor's Cup Final
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1980 Emperor's Cup Final
1980 Emperor's Cup Final was the 60th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 1981. Mitsubishi Motors won the championship.


1980 Emperor's Cup Final, Overview
Mitsubishi Motors won their 4th title, by defeating Tanabe Pharmaceutical 1–0. Mitsubishi Motors was featured a squad consisting of Mitsuhisa Taguchi, Hiroshi Ochiai, Mitsunori Fujiguchi, Atsushi Natori, Kazuo Ozaki and Ikuo Takahara.


1980 Empress's Cup
The Empress's Cup was a Japanese Woman's football competition that took place during the 1980 season.


1980 Empress's Cup, Overview
Eight teams participated in the event, and Shimizudaihachi SC won the championship.


1980 Empress's Cup Final
1980 Empress's Cup Final was the 2nd final of the Empress's Cup competition. The final was played at Mitsubishi Yowa Sugamo Ground in Tokyo on March 22, 1981. Shimizudaihachi SC won the championship.


1980 Empress's Cup Final, Overview
Shimizudaihachi SC won their 1st title, by defeating FC Jinnan 2–0.


1980 English Greyhound Derby
The 1980 Spillers Greyhound Derby took place during June with the final being held on 28 June 1980 at White City Stadium. The winner was Indian Joe and the winning owner Alfie McLean (a bookmaker) received £35,000. The competition was sponsored by the Spillers.


1980 English Greyhound Derby, Final result, Distances
¾ , 1, ¾, 1½, 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.


1980 English Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
The 50th anniversary of the competition was marked by the first prize being increased to £35,000 and the event reverted to the previous format where all of the rounds would take place at White City Stadium. There were many entries from Ireland including the Ger McKenna trained Irish Laurels champion and ante-post favourite Knockrour Slave. Other leading Irish entries were the John Hayes trained Irish Greyhound Derby finalist Indian Joe and Matt O’Donnell's Fred Flintstone. The 1979 finalist Desert Pilot was the leading British entry.


1980 English Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
Indian Joe set a very fast time in round one after recording 29.19 (just three spots slower than the track record) justifying the record £25,000 that his new owner Belfast bookmaker Alfie McLean had paid for him. In a later heat Knockrour Slave recorded 29.23 but Dangerous Lad and Desert Pilot were eliminated. After the second round had been completed Knockrour Slave and the English bred Dodford Bill remained unbeaten but Indian Joe only qualified third from his heat.


1980 English Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
Uneventful quarter-finals were followed by the first semi-final which saw Old Bolshie being withdrawn leaving Hurry on Bran to win from Corduroy and Indian Joe who had struggled once again but claimed the all-important third place. Young Breeze was a shock winner of the second semi winning from Fred Flinstone and Iskagh Ruler; Knockrour Slave and Dodford Bill both went out after encountering trouble.


1980 English Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
In the final Indian Joe broke well sitting just behind Corduroy but Fred Flinstone soon took the lead with Indian Joe pursuing. Coming out of the second bend Indian Joe took a decisive lead and held off the fast finishing Hurry on Bran to take the trophy back to Ireland.


1980 English National Badminton Championships
The 1980 English National Badminton Championships were held in Coventry, from 7–8 December 1979. The competition was sponsored by Jaguar Sports Equipment.