Author:
SI Staff

10 A Sudden Streak for Nancy
Canada's Nancy Greene rocked the European ski circuit while the U.S. girls won the cute-kids award

14 A Few High Flyers
Indoor track talent is spread thin, but young Jim Ryun showed that he was back in form and ready to go

16 Old Story but a New Jack
Thin—by his standards—and more determined than ever, Nicklaus wins the stormiest Crosby in years

18 In from the Three I League
Southern Illinois is not considered a "major" school, but its basketball team is definitely big time

20 Good Goalie, Good Team
New York's rise from the hockey depths has paralleled that of Goalie Eddie Giacomin, shown in action color

34 Rough Road for the AFL
The junior league has now learned the facts of life in its pursuit of parity with the NFL

46 Zero on the Tour
Humiliated as an amateur quarterback for the Lions, Author George Plimpton turns to big-time golf

The departments

6 Scorecard
28 People
33 Horse Racing
34 Pro Football
41 Hunting
57 For the Record
58 Basketball's Week
60 19th Hole

Credits on page 57

Cover photograph by Tony Triolo

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Next week

Another challenger takes on Muhammad Ali on Feb. 6. Tex Maule appraises the chances of the WBA champion, Ernie Terrell, in his fight with Ali Babble in Houston.

A precocious upstart named Willie is the youngest English springer spaniel ever to win a national field trial championship. A color essay of the action at the National.

Little Napoleon Saul Silberman, the owner of Tropical Park, has successfully battled politicians, newspapermen and racing commissions. Only the horses he bets on defeat him.

January 30, 1967