Bob Dylan (left) and Neil Young
March 23, 1975: Promoter Bill Graham stages the S.N.A.C.K. (Students Need Athletics, Culture and Kicks) charity concert at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco, California, to benefit the city's educational system.
Almost 60,000 people come to see The Grateful Dead, The Doobie Brothers, Santana, Jefferson Starship, Tower of Power, Eddie Palmieri, Joan Baez, Graham Central Station and Neil Young joined by members of The Band, along with a surprise appearance by Bob Dylan. It's the largest benefit concert in history to date.
The original Kezar Stadium was built in 1926, was home to the San Francisco 49ers from 1946 to 1970, made a cameo appearance in "Dirty Harry" in 1971, and was torn down in 1989 -- before the earthquake during the Bay Bridge World Series, not because of it. A new, smaller stadium was built on the site, and is used for high school sports.
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March 23, 1975 was a Sunday. Baseball was in Spring Training. Football was out of season. There were 6 games played in the NBA:
* The New York Knicks lost to the Boston Celtics, 96-86 at the Boston Garden.
* The Detroit Pistons beat the New Orleans Jazz, 125-114 at New Orleans Municipal Auditorium.
* The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Houston Rockets, 101-95 at The Coliseum in the Cleveland suburb of Richfield, Ohio.
* The Kansas City-Omaha Kings beat the Chicago Bulls, 103-101 at the Kemper Arena (now the Hy-Vee Arena) in Kansas City. Nate "Tiny" Archibald scored 35 points for the Kings. Bob Love scored 38 in defeat for the Bulls.
* The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Milwaukee Bucks, 116-97 at The Forum outside Los Angeles in Inglewood, California. Gail Goodrich scored 36 points.
* And the Phoenix Suns beat the Seatttle SuperSonics, 102-96 at the Seattle Center Coliseum.
There were 5 games in the American Basketball Association:
* The New York Nets lost to the Denver Nuggets, 114-111 at the Nassau Coliseum. Julius "Dr. J" Erving scored 40 in defeat.
* The Memphis Sounds beat the Virginia Squires, 104-101 in overtime at the Hampton Coliseum, outside Norfolk in Hampton, Virginia.
* The Kentucky Colonels beat the Spirts of St. Louis, 121-110 at Freedom Hall in Louisville. Marvin Barnes scored 36 in defeat.
* The Indiana Pacers beat the Utah Stars, 117-112 at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis. George McGinnis led all scorers on the day with 44 points.
* And the San Antonio Spurs beat the San Diego Sails, 122-102 at the HemisFair Arena in San Antonio.
There were 7 games in the NHL:
* The New York Rangers beat the Boston Bruins, 7-5 at Madison Square Garden.
* The New York Islanders and the Minnesota North Stars played to a tie, 3-3 at the Metropolitan Sports Center in the Minneapolis suburb of Bloomington, Minnesota.
* The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Montreal Canadiens, 2-1 at The Spectrum in Philadelphia.
* The Atlanta Flames beat the Washington Capitals, 5-0 at the Capital Centre in the Washington suburb of Landover, Maryland.
* The Buffalo Sabres beat the California Golden Seals, 9-4 at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium.
* The Detroit Red Wings and the Chicago Black Hawks played to a tie, 4-4 at the Chicago Stadium.
* And the St. Louis Blues and the Vancouver Canucks played to a tie, 3-3 at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver.
And there were 4 games in the World Hockey Association:
* The Minnesota Fighting Saints beat the Edmonton Oilers, 4-2 at the St. Paul Civic Center in St. Paul, Minnesota.
* The Winnipeg Jets beat the Chicago Cougars, 4-3 at the Winnipeg Arena.
* The Phoenix Roadrunners beat the Indianapolis Racers, 5-3 at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix.
* And the San Diego Mariners beat the Vancouver Blazers, 1-0 in overtime at the San Diego Sports Arena (now the Pechanga Arena).
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