This document summarizes information for the 1973 Drumright High School 40th class reunion on May 25, 2013. It provides statistics from 1973 such as the president, average income and house price, and gas prices. It also lists the top songs of 1973 and popular films of that year. Finally, it memorializes some 1973 graduates who have passed away.

1. DHS 40th Class Reunion
May 25, 2013
1973
Drumright High School
Red
and
White

6. 1973 U.S. Statistics
•President: Richard M. Nixon
•Vice-President: Spiro T. Agnew
•Population: 211,908,788
•Life Expectancy: 71.4 years
•Median Household Income: $10,512
•Inflation Rate: 6.16%
•Year end Dow Jones Industrial Average: 850
•Average cost of a new house: $32,500
•Average Monthly Rent: $175
•Gas per gallon: 40 cents
•Average cost of a new car: $2,822
•Movie Ticket: $1.50
•Federal Minimum wage: $1.60

10. Sports in 1973
American football Basketball
O.J. Simpson becomes the first player in NFL history to rush NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship –
for more than 2,000 yards in a single season. UCLA wins 87-66 over Memphis State. Bill Walton of UCLA
scored 44 points in the Championship game.
Super Bowl VII – Miami Dolphins won 14-7 over the
Washington Redskins to complete the only unbeaten NFL NBA Finals –
season New York Knicks won 4 games to 1 over the Los Angeles
Lakers
1973 ABA Finals –
Indiana Pacers defeat Kentucky Colonels, 4 games to 3
Golf
Baseball Men's professional
January 18 – Orlando Cepeda signs with the Boston Red
Sox, making him the first player signed by a team specifically Masters Tournament - Tommy Aaron
to be a designated hitter. U.S. Open - Johnny Miller
British Open - Tom Weiskopf
The American League uses the designated hitter rule for the PGA Championship - Jack Nicklaus
first time. Ron Blomberg is the first player to bat as a DH. PGA Tour money leader - Jack Nicklaus - $308,362
World Series – Oakland Athletics won 4 games to 3 over the
Ryder Cup - United States won 19-13 over Britain
New York Mets
& Ireland in team golf.

13. An awful lot of
learning occurred
here. Maybe this
was the real school
for some of us??!!

16. Pop Culture in 1973
Elvis Presley’s “Aloha from Hawaii” television special
is seen around the world by more than 1 billion viewers!
Popular Films in 1973
- The Exorcist
- The Sting
- American Graffiti
- Papillon
- The Way We Were
- Serpico
- Mean Streets
- Last Tango in Paris
- Westworld
- Live and Let Die

19. Top Songs from 1973
Here are Billboard's Top 10 songs of 1973 in descending order (none of which were my favorites):
10. A "girly "song (yawn) by Diana Ross called “Touch Me in the Morning.”
9. Carly Simon sings (apparently to Mick Jagger) “You’re so Vain.”
8. One of the guys who backed The Beatles, Billy Preston sang “Will it Go Round in Circles.”
7. “Crocodile Rock”, by Elton John, I like this song but “Tiny Dancer” was much, much better.
6. “Why Me (Lord)” by Kris Kristofferson is in the wrong venue.
5. Alright one of my very favorites, Paul McCartney but not so crazy about this one, “My Love”.
4. Marvin Gaye was one of the best but this song was “risqué” back in the day, “Let’s Get it On”.
3. Roberta Flack sings “Killing Me Softly” which by the way, was the theme song for our Basketball
Coronation!!
2. "Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown” by Jim Croce was just what I considered not very good but what do I know??
1. Tony Orlando and Dawn sing "Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Old Oak Tree.“ Some songs you just have to
"endure.“

24. Did you ever wonder why the high school
was on the corners of Federal and Penn??
Hmmm, something to think about??!!

26. In
Memory
of…
Ricky Norman Randy Paul
Randy Norman
Karen Cahoon
NOTE: If you know of other 1973 Graduates that have passed away, please email
Rick Mills @ OUmills@aol.com and give us the opportunity to honor them.