Lake Central High School - Class of 1988.

Year of 1986

Sports
  • NBA: Boston Celtics vs. Houston Rockets Series: 4-2
  • NCAA Football: Penn State Record: 12-0-0
  • Heisman Trophy: Vinny Testaverde, miami-fl, QB points: 2,213
  • Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens vs. Calgary Flames Series: 4-1
  • Super Bowl XX: Chicago Bears vs. New England Patriots Score: 46-10
  • US Open Golf: Ray Floyd Score: 279 Course: Shinnecock Hills GC Location: Southhampton, NY
  • World Cup: Argentina vs. West Germany Score: 3-2
  • World Series: New York Mets vs. Boston Red Sox Series: 4-3
Popular Music
  • 1."That's What Friends Are For" ... Dionne Warwick and Friends
  • 2."How Will I Know" ... Whitney Houston
  • 3."Kryie" ... Mr. Mister
  • 4."Sara" ... Starship
  • 5."These Dreams" ... Heart
  • 6."Rock Me Amadeus" ... Flaco
  • 7."Kiss" ... Prince
  • 8."Addicted to Love" ... Robert Palmer
  • 9. "West End Girls" ... Pet Shop Boys
  • 10."Greatest Love of All" ... Whitney Houston
Top Ten Movies
  • 1. Aliens
  • 2. An American Tail
  • 3. Back to School
  • 4. Cobra
  • 5. The Color of Money
  • 6. The Color Purple
  • 7. Crocodile Dundee
  • 8. Down and Out in Beverly Hills
  • 9. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
  • 10. The Golden Child
Most Popular Books
Fiction
  • 1. "It" by Stephen King
  • 2. "Red Storm Rising" by Tom Clancy
  • 3. "Whirlwind" by James Clavell
  • 4. "The Bourne Supremacy" by Robert Ludlum
  • 5. "Hollywood Husbands" by Jackie Collins
Nonfiction
  • 1. "Fatherhood" by Bill Cosby
  • 2. "Fit for Life" by Harvey and Marilyn Diamond
  • 3. "His Way" by Kitty Kelly
  • 4. "The Rotation Diet" by Martin Katahn
  • 5. "You're Only Old Once" by Dr. Seuss
Most Popular Television Shows
  • 1. The Cosby Show (NBC)
  • 2. Family Ties (NBC)
  • 3. Cheers (NBC)
  • 4. Murder She Wrote (NBC)
  • 5. The Golden Girls (NBC)
  • 6. 60 Minutes (CBS)
  • 7. Night Court (NBC)
  • 8. Growing Pains (ABC)
  • 9. Moonlighting (ABC)
  • 10. Who's the Boss? ( ABC)
Academy Awards
  • Best Picture:"Out of Africa"
  • Best Director: Sydney Pollack ... "Out of Africa"
  • Best Actor:Paul Newman ... "The Color of Money"
  • Best Actress:Marlee Matlin ... "Children of a Lesser God"
Grammy Awards
  • Record of the Year: "Higher Love" ... Steve Winwood
  • Song of the Year: "That's What Friends Are For" ... Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager
  • Best Album:"Graceland" ... Paul Simon
  • Male Vocalist: Steve Winwood ... "Higher Love"
  • Female Vocalist:Barbra Streisand ... "The Broadway Album"