It's Time for the 1972 U.S. Men's Basketball Team to Stop Being Babies and Collect History's Most Famous Olympic Medals
LA84 Foundation on Twitter: "On this day 46 years ago, the USA Men's basketball team's 63-game Olympic winning streak ended after a controversial 51-50 loss to the USSR at the 1972 Games.
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50 stunning Olympic moments No1: USA v USSR, basketball final, 1972 | Olympic Games 2012 | The Guardian
![The 1972 U.S. Olympic basketball team wants its silver medals in the Hall of Fame. First it has to accept them. – Baltimore Sun The 1972 U.S. Olympic basketball team wants its silver medals in the Hall of Fame. First it has to accept them. – Baltimore Sun](https://www.baltimoresun.com/resizer//mOpfp4luzE6LUYeGh_99uKzAcBw=/3300x2226/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tronc/SG3WLNFZLD5WCHWMMH2KVJDK5E.jpg)
The 1972 U.S. Olympic basketball team wants its silver medals in the Hall of Fame. First it has to accept them. – Baltimore Sun
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![Members of the 1972 Olympic basketball team (from left) Jim Brewer, Mike Bantom, Tom Henderson, John Bach (asst. coach), Kenny Davis, Bobby Jones, Tom Burleson, Kevin Joyce, Jim Forbes, Ed Ratleff, John Members of the 1972 Olympic basketball team (from left) Jim Brewer, Mike Bantom, Tom Henderson, John Bach (asst. coach), Kenny Davis, Bobby Jones, Tom Burleson, Kevin Joyce, Jim Forbes, Ed Ratleff, John](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2F0423D/members-of-the-1972-olympic-basketball-team-from-left-jim-brewer-mike-bantom-tom-henderson-john-bach-asst-coach-kenny-davis-bobby-jones-tom-burleson-kevin-joyce-jim-forbes-ed-ratleff-john-brown-asst-coach-and-dwight-jones-are-introduced-before-the-lexington-legends-baseball-game-at-whitaker-bank-ballpark-in-lexington-kentucky-thursday-august-23-2012-the-team-disputed-a-loss-to-the-soviet-union-at-the-munich-summer-olympics-in-1972-and-refused-their-silver-medals-photo-by-pablo-alcalalexington-herald-leadermctsipa-usa-2F0423D.jpg)
Members of the 1972 Olympic basketball team (from left) Jim Brewer, Mike Bantom, Tom Henderson, John Bach (asst. coach), Kenny Davis, Bobby Jones, Tom Burleson, Kevin Joyce, Jim Forbes, Ed Ratleff, John
![Avery County Native Tommy Burleson's 1972 United States Olympic Men's Basketball Team Nominated for Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame - High Country Press Avery County Native Tommy Burleson's 1972 United States Olympic Men's Basketball Team Nominated for Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame - High Country Press](https://www.hcpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/1972-MOLY-141915949-791x1024.jpg)
Avery County Native Tommy Burleson's 1972 United States Olympic Men's Basketball Team Nominated for Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame - High Country Press
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Ranking Every USA Olympic Men's Basketball Team - AthlonSports.com | Expert Predictions, Picks, and Previews
![YouTube Gold: Doug Collins Looks Back At The 1972 Olympic Basketball Controversy - Duke Basketball Report YouTube Gold: Doug Collins Looks Back At The 1972 Olympic Basketball Controversy - Duke Basketball Report](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/88cdG33dLOGq-41ZNtefpzWbOYY=/0x0:1716x2540/1200x800/filters:focal(567x1372:841x1646)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/71098116/111823449.0.jpg)