On September 21, 1970, Monday Night Football aired for the first time on ABC, and Charles Fox’s “Score” played as the opening theme. The song was recorded by Bob Israel and his band, who ...

Here’s a rundown of every theme song in the show’s history: ‘Score’ “Monday Night Football” began airing on ABC in 1970 and kicked off with an opening theme of “Score” composed by ...

That song is reportedly the longest running sports theme in television history. Loggins died Wednesday at a hospice facility in Nashville, Tenn., at the age of 76. No cause of death was given.

Two years later, the theme song switched yet again to a remixed version of the classic “Heavy Action" melody, which had been featured as part of the broadcast's music catalog since 1976.