Last modified: April 02, 2006
The Williamsville South High School Class of 1980 Alumni Web Site
Nostalgia
This page contains memorable events that happened during the years we were at South. It is very much a work-in-progress; if anyone has anything to contribute, we'll gladly add it!
Grammy Award Winners (Music), 1976-1980
Every year, the Grammy Awards are presented to the top artists in the music industry. Click on the year at the top of each column to go to a page on Pop Culture Madness! which contains the top pop singles for that year. But be careful, you may end up with "Undercover Angel" or "Boogie Oogie Oogie" stuck in your head for the rest of the day!
| Category | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record Of The Year | George Benson: This Masquerade | Eagles: Hotel California | Billy Joel: Just The Way You Are | The Doobie Brothers: What A Fool Believes | Christopher Cross: Sailing |
| Album Of The Year | Stevie Wonder: Songs In The Key Of Life | Fleetwood Mac: Rumors | Various: Saturday Night Fever | Billy Joel: 52nd Street | Christopher Cross: Christopher Cross |
| Song Of The Year | Barry Manilow: I Write The Songs | Debby Boone: You Light Up My Life | Billy Joel: Just The Way You Are | The Doobie Brothers: What A Fool Believes | Christopher Cross: Sailing |
| Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male | Stevie Wonder: Songs In The Key Of Life | James Taylor: Handy Man | Barry Manilow: Copacabana (At The Copa) | Billy Joel: 52nd Street | Kenny Loggins: This Is It |
| Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female | Linda Ronstadt: Hasten Down The Wind | Barbra Streisand: Love Theme From A Star Is Born (Evergreen) | Anne Murray: You Needed Me | Dionne Warwick: I'll Never Love This Way Again | Bette Midler: The Rose |
| Best Comedy Recording | Richard Pryor: Bicentennial N****r | Steve Martin: Let's Get Small | Steve Martin: A Wild And Crazy Guy | Robin Williams: Reality ... What A Concept | Rodney Dangerfield: No Respect |
Academy Award Winners (Movies), 1976-1980
The Oscars are awarded every year by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize outstanding achievements in the field of motion pictures. Shown below are the major categories awarded during our high school years.
| Category | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Picture | Rocky | Annie Hall | The Deer Hunter | Kramer vs. Kramer | Ordinary People |
| Best Actor | Peter Finch (Network) | Richard Dreyfuss (The Goodbye Girl) | Jon Voight (Coming Home) | Dustin Hoffman (Kramer vs. Kramer) | Robert De Niro (Raging Bull) |
| Best Actress | Faye Dunaway (Network) | Diane Keaton (Annie Hall) | Jane Fonda (Coming Home) | Sally Field (Norma Rae) | Sissy Spacek (Coal Miner's Daughter) |
| Supporting Actor: | Jason Robards (All The President's Men) | Jason Robards (Julia) | Christopher Walken (The Deer Hunter) | Melvyn Douglas (Being There) | Timothy Hutton (Ordinary People) |
| Supporting Actress: | Beatrice Straight (Network) | Vanessa Redgrave (Julia) | Maggie Smith (California Suite) | Meryl Streep (Kramer vs. Kramer) | Mary Steenburgen (Melvin and Howard) |
| Best Director: | John G. Avildsen (Rocky) | Woody Allen (Annie Hall) | Michael Cimino (The Deer Hunter) | Robert Benton (Kramer vs. Kramer) | Robert Redford (Ordinary People) |
Emmy Awards (Television), 1976-1980
The Emmy Awards recognize outstanding achievements in television.
| Category | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animated Program | -- | -- | -- | The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe | Carlton Your Doorman |
| Children's Program | You're A Good Sport, Charlie Brown | Ballet Shoes Piccadilly Circus | Halloween is Grinch Night | Christmas Eve in Sesame Street | Benji at Work |
| Comedy Series | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | All In The Family | Taxi | Taxi |
| Comedy/Variety or Music Series | NBC's Saturday Night | Van Dyke and Company | The Muppet Show | Steve & Eydie Celebrate Irving Berling | -- |
| Drama Series | Police Story | Upstairs, Downstairs Masterpiece Theatre | The Rockford Files | Lou Grant | Lou Grant |
| Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Jack Albertson (Chico and The Man) | Carroll O'Connor (All In The Family) | Carroll O'Connor (All In The Family) | Carroll O'Connor (All In The Family) | Richard Mulligan (Soap) |
| Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Mary Tyler Moore (The Mary Tyler Moore Show) | Beatrice Arthur (Maude) | Jean Stapleton (All In The Family) | Ruth Gordon (Taxi) | Cathryn Damon (Soap) |
| Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Peter Falk (Columbo) | James Garner (The Rockford Files) | Edward Asner (Lou Grant) | Ron Leibman (Kaz) | Edward Asner (Lou Grant) |
| Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Michael Learned (The Waltons) | Lindsay Wagner (The Bionic Woman) | Sada Thompson (Family) | Mariette Hartley (The Incredible Hulk) | Barbara Bel Geddes (Dallas) |
Major Sports Winners, 1976-1980
Here are the winners of major sporting events during the years we attended South.
| Sport | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley Cup | Montréal Canadiens | Montréal Canadiens | Montréal Canadiens | Montréal Canadiens | New York Islanders |
| Super Bowl | Pittsburgh Steelers | Oakland Raiders | Dallas Cowboys | Pittsburgh Steelers | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| World Series | Cincinnati Reds | New York Yankees | New York Yankees | Pittsburgh Pirates | Philadelphia Phillies |
| NBA Title | Boston Celtics | Portland Trail Blazers | Washington Bullets | Seattle SuperSonics | Los Angeles Lakers |
