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When did the stick shift disappear?

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100bikes

Wore out three sets of tires already!
Curious when Schwinn stopped using the 'ball buster" stick shift on bicycles.

Some friends just found one on a frame with a 1972 date code.

Thanks.
 
1973 was the last year of the stick shifter on Schwinns.

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