December 1, 1980 Table Of Contents
Booktalk
TWO BRITONS TARNISH THEIR BRIGHT IDEA WITH A LACKLUSTER TREATMENT
Eagles-Raiders
The Eagles overcame the Raiders in a defensive masterpiece that was both a throwback to rock 'em, sock 'em days and, perhaps, a taste of the future
IT'S TIME FOR TRIMMING SAILS IN THE NASL
Three franchises are on the verge of going under as the league grapples with the effects of overexpansion, the recession and union troubles
By J.D. Reed
Heisman
The little bronze halfback, football's most celebrated award, could go to one of a number of players. The envelope, please
College Basketball 1980-81
However they're arrived at, the wire service polls may reveal more about the voters than the teams getting the votes
Three of the biggest reasons to look forward to the 1980-81 season are the young men waving their greetings on the opposite page: Mark Aguirre, Ralph Sampson and Albert King. They could be rich right now, but last spring they decided to forestall the start of their pro careers and stay in school at least another year. By not going "hardship" themselves, they spared college fans the pain of having to get by without seeing them in action. Surely, there could be no finer way to start the season than to have them tell us...
The Best of the Rest: 5 to Watch
College Football
Ithaca College, the defending Division III champ, is still second banana to Cornell
By Brooks Clark
Movies
'RAGING BULL': ALMOST A CHAMPEEN
By Frank Deford
John Thompson
Georgetown basketball was white and wan before John Thompson came in to recruit blacks and to preach discipline and education
By Bil Gilbert
For The Record
A roundup of the week Nov. 17-23
Compiled by Craig Neff
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
Edited by Jerry Kirshenbaum