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CONTENTS
24 After the Bowl Was Over
From out of the West come the thundering hoofbeats of the great Trojan horse—USC is No. 1, and no hi yo! for Oklahoma. It alt came about because of a derring-do victory over Ohio State in the Rose Bowl plus an assist from Notre Dame, which nipped Alabama in the Orange
by John Underwood and Joe Jares
18 Roll Out the Barrel
John Newcombe barred beer before taking on Jimmy Connors, then quaffed victory
by Sam Moses
22 Mile-High Golden Nuggets
Applying a new old philosophy, Denver has vaulted aloft in the ABA West
by Barry McDermott
28 Flying in the Face of Age
Still very much in control at 83, Marion Rice Hart bombs around in a Bonanza
by Virginia Kraft
32 Fran vs. the Steel Curtain
The Super Bowl opposes Pittsburgh's front four and Minnesota's quarterback
by Joe Marshall
43 The Apprentice Sorcerer
Rookie Chris McCarron, a wizard jockey, broke an unbreakable record
by Frank Deford
50 Hero with a Tragic Flaw
Big Bill Tilden gave all his gifts to tennis—and made the game his life. Part One
by Frank Deford
The departments
15 Scorecard
46 College Basketball
48 Skiing
61 For the Record
62 19th Hole
Credits on page 61
Cover illustration by Fred Otnes
ILLUSTRATION
ARNOLD ROTH
Next Week
See ya later, alligator, but in what numbers? Protected as an endangered species, 'gators are multiplying so fast in Florida and Louisiana that people and pets may need protection of their own. Edwin Shrake reports.
A reckless band forgathers at St. Moritz every year at this time to belly-whop the Cresta Run and to toast the daredeviltry with champagne. Researching his story, William O. Johnson did a little of both.
