JET Magazine (Aug. 24, 1978): TV Stars Play Charity Basketball Game - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

catlover79 · 03-29-2009, 08:50 PM

I found this article in a random web search...ENJOY!!

http://books.google.com/books?id=578...TYPES#PPA29,M1

"Love Boat Star Joins Colleagues in Benefit Game for Handicapped"

Actor Ted Lange, a star of the Love Boat, joined several fellow actors in a benefit basketball game to raise funds for a swimming pool for 220 multi-handicapped students of Jauquin Miller High School in San Fernando Valley, CA.

The actors, including Anson Williams (Happy Days), Patrick Duffy (Dallas), Vic Tayback (Alice) and Gregory Sierra (AES Hudson Street), played in wheelchairs to make things even.

But the stars were soundly defeated by the students, 28-16. The basketball event was founded and produced by Michael Landon and psychic Kebrina Kinkade, credited with helping to solve 97 murders and helping to find 173 missing persons for the Los Angeles Police Dept.

Mayor Tom Bradley send a certificate of commendation to the producers of the fund-raising affair.

Marvo301 · 03-29-2009, 11:03 PM

Wow. What a neat article. All those names from 70's TV. I would have loved to be in the stands for this game! Thanks for posting this Monika!

catlover79 · 03-29-2009, 11:10 PM

No problem!! I didn't even know they played the wheelchair basketball games in the 70s - I didn't think those started until way later. Yes...a lot of big names. You can probably guess my favorite one.

Marvo301 · 03-29-2009, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

No problem!! I didn't even know they played the wheelchair basketball games in the 70s - I didn't think those started until way later. Yes...a lot of big names. You can probably guess my favorite one.

As soon as I saw his name in the list it started to make sense how you would have found this article in a "random search". Any way I think wheelchair basketball games were actually quite rare in the 70's. As you mentioned they didn't really gain popularity until quite a bit later.

catlover79 · 03-29-2009, 11:55 PM

Hey, what can I say?

catlover79 · 03-30-2009, 01:38 PM

I'm surprised Solomon hasn't chipped in here yet...he's usually the one posting these types of articles.

03-29-2009, 08:50 PM	#1
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	JET Magazine (Aug. 24, 1978): TV Stars Play Charity Basketball Game I found this article in a random web search...ENJOY!! http://books.google.com/books?id=578...TYPES#PPA29,M1 "Love Boat Star Joins Colleagues in Benefit Game for Handicapped" Actor Ted Lange, a star of the Love Boat, joined several fellow actors in a benefit basketball game to raise funds for a swimming pool for 220 multi-handicapped students of Jauquin Miller High School in San Fernando Valley, CA. The actors, including Anson Williams (Happy Days), Patrick Duffy (Dallas), Vic Tayback (Alice) and Gregory Sierra (AES Hudson Street), played in wheelchairs to make things even. But the stars were soundly defeated by the students, 28-16. The basketball event was founded and produced by Michael Landon and psychic Kebrina Kinkade, credited with helping to solve 97 murders and helping to find 173 missing persons for the Los Angeles Police Dept. Mayor Tom Bradley send a certificate of commendation to the producers of the fund-raising affair.
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03-29-2009, 11:03 PM	#2
Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,460	Wow. What a neat article. All those names from 70's TV. I would have loved to be in the stands for this game! Thanks for posting this Monika!
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03-29-2009, 11:10 PM	#3
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	No problem!! I didn't even know they played the wheelchair basketball games in the 70s - I didn't think those started until way later. Yes...a lot of big names. You can probably guess my favorite one.

03-29-2009, 11:55 PM	#5
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	Hey, what can I say?

03-30-2009, 01:38 PM	#6
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	I'm surprised Solomon hasn't chipped in here yet...he's usually the one posting these types of articles.