Sunday, April 19, 2026

The Celebrity Olympics: Part X


Battle of the Network Stars X
May 8th, 1981

When I began this series, I thought I'd breeze through the episodes from beginning to end quickly and easily.  The best laid plans...  It's taken longer than I planned, especially ensuring the shots I feature are from the episode I'm spotlighting.  I know I've made some mistakes, especially with actors like Gregory Harrison, who wore his tight speedos in multiple battles.  Although the bathing suit bulge is my focus, sometimes I can only identify the exact battle by the color of the speedo who else in the photo.

Ahhh, 80's hunk Leigh McCloskey, such a beautiful man.  I think he was playing Lucy Ewing's boyfriend on Dallas at the time of this battle.  A gifted actor, he really should have become a much bigger star.   But, thanks to Battle, we got to see him speedos and a towel, something we would have missed if he'd been on a hit television series in decades beyond the 80's.

Every time I begin researching a new episode of the celebrity competition series, I get a little overwhelmed.  There were quite a few episodes, and I wonder if it's worth the effort to feature them all.  Then, I start collecting images of hot hunks from the time in their speedos, and I get re-energized to finish off the series.  

Now that we're on 1981, I know more of the celebrities than the previous edition.  The only male actors I really had to familiarize myself with were Bo Hopkins and Skip Stevenson.  A few,  like Woody Brown below right, I've previously featured, including their on screen nudity. (HERE:)

Michael Warren & Woody Brown

So, onto more studs in speedos and a hot strip by Gregory Harrison when he's chosen to take his place in the dunk tank.  Check out more on the NEXT PAGE HERE:

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