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Contents: Super Bowl Preview (The Super Bowl’s twentieth anniversary is a good time to examine how the game has changed in 20 years. From the size of the players to the scope of their equipment to the cost of a commercial spot), Then And Now (Insights from Super Bowl first-timers Jerry Kramer, Len Dawson, Hank Stram and Emmitt Thomas), The First Black Coach In The NFL (If the NFL is waiting for the right candidate to join the ranks of Baseball’s Frank Robinson and Basketball’s Bill Russell, the wait is over. Pittsburgh’s Tony Dungy is a young, gifted and black – a successful defensive coordinator on the move at age 30), Team Colors (The NFL’s visiting program for black college coaches offers good will, but so far no jobs), The 1985 Sport Calendar (A special pull-out bonus, chock-full of sports photos, trivia and the key dates of the year ahead in sports. And still room for your dentist appointment. What no refrigerator – or office wall – should be without), How I Do What I Do (How does Isiah Thomas throw a perfect behind-the-back pass on the run? How does 6-8 Buck Williams rebound like he’s 7-4? How does Kiki Vandeweghe, with neither speed nor great moves, score all those points? How does Earth-bound Mark Eaton block all of those shots) Here’s how), Dr. Tom Makes A House Call (Dr. Tom Davis’ system of coaching college basketball turns little men into giants. It worked for him at Boston College. Now he faces the biggest test at Stanford), Coaches’ Quirks (Every coach has one: Illinois’ Lou Henson, Arkansas’ Nolan Richardson and Louisville’s Denny Crum, for instance), The Knee (Namath, Orr, Mantle. They are remembered as much for their shattered knees as for their athletic achievements. To an athlete, the knee is the most important body part – and the most injury prone), Interview: John Robinson (With or without Dickerson, with or without a quarterback, with or without a great defense, the Rams’ John Robinson goes to bed early, doesn’t worry and always wins) Departments – Fanfare, Sport Talk, General Admission (Hawaii’s revenge), Ultimate Fan (The Super Bowl of parties), Sport Quiz, Finish Line (Hollywood’s team)
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