The Superstars 1975 Women's Preliminary Round 1 from the Astrodome in Houston, Texas (Season 3, Episode 5)
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1975 Women's Preliminary Round 1 from the Astrodome in Houston, Texas (Season 3, Episode 5)

TV Episode | Sport

Women's Superstars began as an outgrowth of the 1973 Battle of the Sexes competition in tennis where Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in the Houston Astrodome. A little more than a year later, Billie Jean was back in the Astrodome as ...See moreWomen's Superstars began as an outgrowth of the 1973 Battle of the Sexes competition in tennis where Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in the Houston Astrodome. A little more than a year later, Billie Jean was back in the Astrodome as one of the competitors in the first Women's Superstars competition. King was in the second of two preliminary groups. With most of the events taking place in the Astrodome, about 1,500 spectators attended on day one and 2,500 on the second day. In group 1, the first two spots were grabbed by 1972 Olympic champions, diver Micki King and speed skater Dianne Holum. King had trained hard for the competition, in the style of Bob Seagren and won four events. Softball legend Joan Joyce and future Olympic speed skating champion and world cycling champion Sheila Young nabbed third and fourth place. As six athletes from each group would advance to the finals held in Rotonda in January, alpine skier Kiki Cutter and Hawaiian surfer Laura Ching wrapped up the final two spots. See less

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16 cast members

Name	Known for
Keith Jackson Self - Announcer / Co-Host Self - Announcer / Co-Host See fewer	The Fortune Cookie (1966)
Donna de Varona Self - Announcer / Co-Host Self - Announcer / Co-Host See fewer	Fighting Back (I) (1982)
Micki King Self - diver Self - diver See fewer	ABC's Wide World of Sports (1961)
Dianne Holum Self - speed skater Self - speed skater See fewer	Grenoble 1968: X Olympic Winter Games (1968)
Joan Joyce Self - softball player Self - softball player See fewer	The Superstars (1973)
Kiki Cutter Self - alpine skiier Self - alpine skiier See fewer	The Superstars (1973)
Sheila Young-Ochowicz Self - speed skater (as Sheila Young) Self - speed skater (as Sheila Young) See fewer	Family Feud (1976)
Laura Lee Blears Self (as Laura Blears Ching) Self (as Laura Blears Ching) See fewer	The Superstars (1973)
Sandy Palmer Self - professional golfer Self - professional golfer See fewer	The Superstars (1973)
Suzy Chaffee Self - alpine skiier Self - alpine skiier See fewer	Fire and Ice (1986)
Jane Blalock Self - professional golfer Self - professional golfer See fewer	The Superstars (1973)
Barbara Cochran Self - alpine skiier Self - alpine skiier See fewer	The Superstars (1973)
Robyn Smith Self - jockey Self - jockey See fewer	The Superstars (1973)
Lord James Blears Self Self See fewer	North Shore (1987)
Bon Ching Self Self See fewer	The Superstars (1973)
Evel Knievel Self Self See fewer	The Bionic Woman (1976)