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Contents: Why We Play (To earn glory and money, but most of all to feel truly alive), Timelines (How things changed, from sneakers to sports couples), As They Were (Before they became icons, they were beguiling prodigies), The Prose (A quick trip through great writing from 50 years of SI), Tipping Points (Many crucial events occurred far from any field or arena), The Shock (When Cassius Clay battered Sonny Liston, sports changed), Genesis (A fresh look, via Michelangelo, at the evolution of sports), Apocalyptic (We’ve collected signs of doom for 11 years, the end is still nigh), Great Sports (Some favorite characters – for humor, style (and a mink coat), They Said It (Think of the folks quoted here as Yogi Berra’s children), The Poll (Here’s what sport fans think about the past 50 years), Dumb Moves (We’ll not soon forget, or ever understand, these colossal blunders), The Beauties (Why not apply instant replay on the Swimsuit Issue) Departments – Leading Off, Contributors, Catching Up With…, Letters, Air And Space (Tom Coughlin, unholy spawn of Draco and Emily Post), Scorecard (Ageless Titan kicks on own terms * A few handoffs for Tony Dorsett * Recalling ladies’ baseball pioneer), Faces In The Crowd, Players, The Life Of Reilly (Our 50-year subscribers remember…practically nothing) Inside… – The NFL (Colt’s Big Three prevail again), Baseball (Cubs see Sosa stepping up), College Football (Tigers (Auburn) beat Tigers (LSU)), Boxing (Hopkins drops De La Hoya), Golf (A bloody dismal Ryder Cup for U.S.)
Cover: 50th Anniversary Issue
Condition: Very Good