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First DCI Champions Crowned-Anaheim Kingsmen
1972 Liner Notes: Warhawk Stadium - University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, Wisconsin. Only 51 corps participated in the first DCI World Championship. The Kingsmen almost didn't make it out on tour and had competed only once prior to July 21. The corps was defeated six out of seven times by the Blue
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SC Vanguard wins first title
1973 Liner Notes: Warhawk Stadium - University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, Wisconsin. The DCI World Championships returned to Whitewater for the last time. The Santa Clara Vanguard had won 24 out of 25 competitions during the season, including the Championship finals, despite being beaten in horn execution by the 18th place Purple Lancers in prelims. The 2.5 spread enjoyed by the SCV over the 2nd place Troopers remains the largest margin of victory. -
First Blue Devils Championship
1976 Liner Notes: Franklin Field - University of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia, Penn. The Blue Devils became the first corps to win all captions at a DCI Finals, while remaining the youngest corps, in only its sixth season of competition, to win the DCI World Championship. -
FL Vanguard place in Top 25
Florida Vanguard place 24th at DCI Finals in Birmingham, AL with a score of 70.35! Powerful horn linre and rock & roll repotoire! -
Blue Devils win again!
Blue Devils won their 13th DCI World Championship in convincing fashion by scoring 99.05, 0.65 higher than their score from the Semifinals. They were able to increase their spread over second place Carolina Crown to 1.55 from 0.85 at the Semifinals.
