December 24, 1979 Table Of Contents
Footloose
UHROO! UHROO! FROM MARYLAND ONE HEARS THE HUNT CRY OF—THE BASSET?
By Jim Kaplan
Shopwalk
IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE ATHLETES WITH THIS TIMELY PRODUCT
Sideline
'GREAT AMERICAN RUNNING TRAILS' IS THE ANSWER TO A JOGGER'S PRAYER
By Myra Gelband
Viewpoint
THE FUGITIVE MOONBALLER GETS OFF RETURN VOLLEYS AT HIS OLD COACH
Bruin Ruin
UCLA basketball once was a dynasty of dynasties, but two losses last week showed how far the mighty have fallen
By Larry Keith
Weighing traditional All-Pro lists and finding them wanting, the author proclaims his own picks for 1979
Sportsmen Of The Year
TWO CHAMPS FROM THE CITY OF CHAMPIONS
In these seasons of Pittsburgh's conspicuous content, that once "intolerably bleak" city hails Terry Bradshaw and Willie Stargell as singular heroes, as do we
By Ron Fimrite
By Douglas S. Looney
College Bowls Preview
IT'S STILL A TOSS-UP AT THE TOP
Ohio State, Alabama and Southern California are in the running for No. 1, but passing could decide who wins
By Douglas S. Looney
Balloons
By Paula Phelps
College Basketball
Tennis
Despite the throbbing arias of a 350-pound cheerleader, Italy was defeated in the Davis Cup finals by the United States, as Smith and Lutz rendered their last duet
Pro Football
Old Indestructible, Jim Marshall of the Vikings, retires after 302 straight games
Pro Basketball
His fourth team in four seasons should be Adrian Dantley's last—unless, of course, the struggling Utah Jazz, like the Braves, Pacers and Lakers, up and trade him, too
By Bruce Newman
As surely as Boxing Day follows Christmas, the four Welsh boys knew that an enormous pike lurked in the deep waters under the Eight-Arch Bridge—and they meant to catch it
By Clive Gammon
Yesterday
THE U.S. ARMY'S CAMEL CORPS MIGHT HAVE SUCCEEDED BUT FOR MULISH MEN
By Dick Phelan
Reminiscence
FOOTBALL GAMES ON PALISADO GREEN OVERCAME MONUMENTAL DIFFICULTIES
By Ted Smiley
Nostalgia
BEFORE MOST OF US HAD HEARD OF SURFING, THERE WAS A PERFECT WAVE
For The Record
A roundup of the week Dec. 10-16
Compiled by Craig Neff
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
Edited by Myra Gelband