All American Group history

Women’s team handball became an Olympic sport in 1976.

In 1977, Bob Geoghan went to Morgan Wootten and John Wooden to discuss taking a high school showcase to the next level, following his pitch to McDonald’s.

In 1985 Kovacs spearheaded the company's decision to go public, and AATV began trading as a "pink sheet" on the over-the-counter (OTC) market and then the New York Stock Exchange.

By 1989, All American's net income had risen to an all-time high of $635,000, and the Scottis decided to merge AATV and their still privately held Scotti Brothers Entertainment Industries.

By the beginning of its third syndicated season, Baywatch's ratings had climbed from a respectable 4.4 in 1990-91 to a very healthy 7.7, and All American's revenues were eclipsing the $70 million mark.

Anthony Scotti became CEO, and in January 1991 he recruited Myron Roth, a former executive with MCA Records and CBS Records West Coast, to become All American's president and chief operating officer.

By the end of 1992, All American's Scotti had been profiled in Forbes magazine and the company's first big attempt to clone its Baywatch success--an action series called Acapulco H.E.A.T.--had been sold to half the United States independent television market.

All American management continued to attack the widespread Wall Street perception that the company was wholly dependent on Baywatch for its rising position in the entertainment industry. Thus, in December 1993 All American's Scotti Brothers Records operation announced a new urban/rap subsidiary named Street Life Records that in later years would feature such African American urban artists as Skee-Lo, Comrads, and Craig Mack.

Anthony Scotti's determination to lessen All American's reliance on Baywatch continued in July 1994 when All American announced that 52 episodes of its new childrens' series, Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad, would be available for distribution to TV stations.

Still, its sale into rerun syndication in 1995 had added a whopping $33 million to All American's coffers, and the company had successfully licensed it to cable provider USA Network, ensuring even more future revenue.

In 1996, All American ranked as the 15th largest firm in the United States motion picture and video production industry, behind industry leaders Sony USA, Walt Disney, Time Warner, and Universal Studios, among others.

The acquisition significantly bolstered All American's shift into international television production and distribution and led to All American's second domestic foray into the talk show niche in the fall of 1997, Arthel and Fred.

In the highest-scoring Boys Game since 2000, Nassir Little leads all scorers with 28 points to lead the West Team to a 131-128 victory.

In 2003 the ATA announced their first Amateur Trapshooting Association (PVA/ATA) Wheelchair Team.

For the first time the 2005 selections included first and second team selections for all the All American categories.

In front of a crowd of nearly 12,000 fans at Freedom Hall, the 2007 McDonald's All American Games feature a stacked lineup of talent, including Derrick Rose, Eric Gordon, Kevin Love, Maya Moore, James Harden, Kyle Singler, Blake Griffin, Nolan Smith and O.J. Mayo!