December 25, 1978 Table Of Contents
Pro Football
If you caught yourself yawning during the 1978 NFL season, perhaps it was because there were too many games, too many flags, too few good teams and only one real star—rookie Running Back Earl Campbell of the Oilers
By Dan Jenkins
GUY AND ALL HIS GUYS SKATE IN ANOTHER WORLD
Having conquered the NHL, Montreal and Guy Lafleur are chasing a tougher foe: perfection
By E. M. Swift
Bowl Previews
ONE BOWL FOR NO. 1: THE REST FOR FUN
Penn State Coach Joe Paterno has always advocated a playoff to determine the national championship, and this year he got it: his No. 1-ranked Nittany Lions will meet up with Bear Bryant's No. 2-ranked Alabama squad in the Sugar Bowl
Sportsman Of The Year
Still Glittering After All These Years
For 20 glorious years, from his first U.S. Amateur win in 1959 to his third British Open victory in July, Jack Nicklaus has dominated the world of golf
By Frank Deford
Taking Part
The Sound of Cheering from Within
Sports Town
Sports Town, U.S.A. Its San Diego
In participant sports, you name it, San Diego has it. Exertion for fitness and fun is now so pervasive in this sun-kissed city that the lazy have become pariahs
By Ray Kennedy
College Basketball
By Herman Weiskopf
The Good Fight
Born a century ago, Fred Moore has partaken joyously of what life and sport have offered, and like a good athlete he has always gotten up after a knockdown. His grandson, the marathoner, tells his story
By Kenny Moore
For The Record
A roundup of the week Dec. 11-17
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
Edited by William Leggett