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===2nd Logo (1968)===
===2nd Logo (1968)===
'''Nickname:''' "ABC: The Network Of The Olympics"


'''Logo:''' On a white background, we see a silhouette of a man throwing a discus. The picture rotates, showing several shadows of the man. Three of the discuses become rings, and two more form, forming the famous Olympics logo. "ABC" appears in one of the rings, and they converge into one.
'''Logo:''' On a white background, we see a silhouette of a man throwing a discus. The picture rotates, showing several shadows of the man. Three of the discuses become rings, and two more form, forming the famous Olympics logo. "ABC" appears in one of the rings, and they converge into one.
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===4th Logo (1974-1975)===
===4th Logo (1974-1975)===
'''Nickname:''' "ABC Sphere"


'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a sphere consisting of rotating circles with "abc sports" in them. The sphere zooms out, then the text "ABC SPORTS SPECIAL" flips in.
'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a sphere consisting of rotating circles with "abc sports" in them. The sphere zooms out, then the text "ABC SPORTS SPECIAL" flips in.
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===5th Logo (1975)===
===5th Logo (1975)===
'''Nickname:''' "The Spiral"


'''Logo:''' On a black background, a rainbow colored spiral swirls into the screen. The text "abc sports" appears in the spiral.
'''Logo:''' On a black background, a rainbow colored spiral swirls into the screen. The text "abc sports" appears in the spiral.
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===6th Logo (1975-1976)===
===6th Logo (1975-1976)===
'''Nickname:''' "The Network of the 1976 Olympics"


'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a woman dancing across the screen, leaving a trail behind her. We then see someone pole-vaulting, also leaving a trail. The Olympic rings move into the screen, and the text "ABC SPORTS" appears above it, and "NETWORK OF THE OLYMPICS" below.
'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a woman dancing across the screen, leaving a trail behind her. We then see someone pole-vaulting, also leaving a trail. The Olympic rings move into the screen, and the text "ABC SPORTS" appears above it, and "NETWORK OF THE OLYMPICS" below.
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===7th Logo (1976-1980)===
===7th Logo (1976-1980)===
'''Nickname:''' "The ABC Sports Circle"


'''Logo:''' On a black background, a {{color|blue}} circle with the text "ABC SPORTS" with "ABC" in its corporate font flips onto the screen. The text "This has been an" slides in above, and "presentation" slides in below.
'''Logo:''' On a black background, a {{color|blue}} circle with the text "ABC SPORTS" with "ABC" in its corporate font flips onto the screen. The text "This has been an" slides in above, and "presentation" slides in below.
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===8th Logo (1980-1981)===
===8th Logo (1980-1981)===
'''Nickname:''' "The Yellow Circle"


'''Logo:''' On a black background, a {{color|gold|yellow}} circle with the text "abc sports" zooms into the screen. The circle flashes {{color|red}}.
'''Logo:''' On a black background, a {{color|gold|yellow}} circle with the text "abc sports" zooms into the screen. The circle flashes {{color|red}}.
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{{YouTube|id=CKXsqWGjpXI}}
{{YouTube|id=CKXsqWGjpXI}}
'''NOTE: The closing logo can be seen at 1:04.'''
'''NOTE: The closing logo can be seen at 1:04.'''
'''Nickname:''' "The Zooming ABC Sports"


'''Logo:'''
'''Logo:'''
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{{YouTube|id=CKXsqWGjpXI}}
{{YouTube|id=CKXsqWGjpXI}}
'''NOTE: The logo can be seen at 3:59.'''
'''NOTE: The logo can be seen at 3:59.'''
'''Nickname:''' "The Zooming ABC Sports II"


'''Logo:''' On a black background, the ABC Circle zooms out from the center of the screen. The word "SPORTS" zooms in. The two join, with "ABC" in the O in "SPORTS". The logo zooms into the screen.
'''Logo:''' On a black background, the ABC Circle zooms out from the center of the screen. The word "SPORTS" zooms in. The two join, with "ABC" in the O in "SPORTS". The logo zooms into the screen.
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===11th Logo (1983-1984)===
===11th Logo (1983-1984)===
'''Nickname:''' "The Zooming ABC Sports III"


'''Logo:''' Superimposed on the opening credits, the word "SPORTS" with "ABC" in the "O" zooms into the screen from the bottom.
'''Logo:''' Superimposed on the opening credits, the word "SPORTS" with "ABC" in the "O" zooms into the screen from the bottom.
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===12th Logo (1984-1985)===
===12th Logo (1984-1985)===
'''Nickname:''' "The Zooming ABC Sports IV"


'''Logo:''' On a black background, the same logo used in the past three zooms and flips on to the screen. It then zooms in.
'''Logo:''' On a black background, the same logo used in the past three zooms and flips on to the screen. It then zooms in.
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{{YouTube|id=QQ9XzmuyLdc}}
{{YouTube|id=QQ9XzmuyLdc}}
'''NOTE: The logo can be seen at 1:23.'''
'''NOTE: The logo can be seen at 1:23.'''
'''Nickname:''' "The Cheesy Text"


'''Logo:''' Superimposed over the opening, the text "ABC{{color|blue|SPORTS}}" with "ABC" in white and "SPORTS" in {{color|blue}} moves across the screen. The logo turns, and the camera zooms in on the "O".
'''Logo:''' Superimposed over the opening, the text "ABC{{color|blue|SPORTS}}" with "ABC" in white and "SPORTS" in {{color|blue}} moves across the screen. The logo turns, and the camera zooms in on the "O".
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{{YouTube|id=pWarqpFrlMM|id2=hV9-JHfZnAo}}
{{YouTube|id=pWarqpFrlMM|id2=hV9-JHfZnAo}}
'''NOTE: The logo can be seen on the left video at 0:52. The short version can be seen on the right video at 1:52.'''
'''NOTE: The logo can be seen on the left video at 0:52. The short version can be seen on the right video at 1:52.'''
'''Nickname:''' "ABC Sports Parallelogram"


'''Logo:''' On a black background, a {{color|red}} ABC circle moves onto a {{color|blue}} and {{color|red}} parallelogram. The text "SPORTS" flips onto the parallelogram, which zooms into the screen.
'''Logo:''' On a black background, a {{color|red}} ABC circle moves onto a {{color|blue}} and {{color|red}} parallelogram. The text "SPORTS" flips onto the parallelogram, which zooms into the screen.
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===18th Logo (1993-1995)===
===18th Logo (1993-1995)===
{{YouTube|id=cukF7gsG1aM|id2=TCsgv7qeMbI}}
{{YouTube|id=cukF7gsG1aM|id2=TCsgv7qeMbI}}
'''Nickname:''' "The Return of the Circle"


'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see various ABC Circles of different colors flashing. A white rectangle with the word "sports" also momentarily appears. Various sports footage moves across the screen. A {{color|red}} ABC Circle appears, which stretches out and forms the word "S P O R T S". More ABC Circles flash over the sports footage. A {{color|red}} letter "{{color|red|A}}" spins around. Over more sports footage, A "B" zooms into the screen, as does a "C" and the 1990 ABC Sports logo. The beginning circles and rectangle appear again.
'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see various ABC Circles of different colors flashing. A white rectangle with the word "sports" also momentarily appears. Various sports footage moves across the screen. A {{color|red}} ABC Circle appears, which stretches out and forms the word "S P O R T S". More ABC Circles flash over the sports footage. A {{color|red}} letter "{{color|red|A}}" spins around. Over more sports footage, A "B" zooms into the screen, as does a "C" and the 1990 ABC Sports logo. The beginning circles and rectangle appear again.
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===19th Logo (1995-1997)===
===19th Logo (1995-1997)===
{{YouTube|id=iHVUQjmeDAM|id2=wl2ZCmVSAiY|id3=PRflq4_Ht50|id4=LQrp8w_ks0o|id5=1dpy3FjJ2eI|id6=aEb8pUs6s7Y|id7=K0aBRSw3VNI|id8=kq5icXojX5c}}
{{YouTube|id=iHVUQjmeDAM|id2=wl2ZCmVSAiY|id3=PRflq4_Ht50|id4=LQrp8w_ks0o|id5=1dpy3FjJ2eI|id6=aEb8pUs6s7Y|id7=K0aBRSw3VNI|id8=kq5icXojX5c}}
'''Nickname:''' "The Sports Circle"


'''Logo:'''
'''Logo:'''
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===20th Logo (2001-2003)===
===20th Logo (2001-2003)===
'''Nickname:''' "The Sports Circle"


'''Logo:''' Over the opening, the print ABC Sports logo flies by the screen.
'''Logo:''' Over the opening, the print ABC Sports logo flies by the screen.
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