March 26, 1979 is the date Larry Bird and Ervin "Magic" Johnson captured the country and sent college and pro basketball into the forefront of sports culture. As the late great Al McGuire was quoted in Seth Davis' book When March Went Mad: The Game That Transformed Basketball, "The college game was already on the launching pad. Then Bird and Magic came along and pushed the button." . By the way, that book is a must read in my opinion.
The game wasn't all that great but more than 35% of TV viewers watched it.
Here are a couple of clips (Thanks YouTube) from the game. You kids... see how basketball was played back in the day.
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