December 22, 1980 Table Of Contents
NFC Central
WHEN THE DUST CLEARED, IT WAS MINNESOTA
No other team wanted it, so the Vikings won the poverty-pocket NFC Central title on a last-play Hail Mary touchdown pass of 46 yards
Sportsmen Of The Year
At a time when international tensions and domestic frustrations had dampened traditional American optimism, the underdog U.S. Olympic hockey team gave the entire nation a lift by defeating the world's top team, the Soviets, and ultimately winning the gold medal. Those youngsters did so by means of the old-fashioned American work ethic, which some people feared was disappearing from the land
By E.M. Swift
Buck Belue
If Georgia is to defeat Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl and win its first national title, Buck Belue must do more than hand the ball to Herschel
By Douglas S. Looney
College Basketball
Viewpoint
THE NEW YEAR'S DAY BOWLS WOULD BE BETTER IF THEY WERE TRUE PLAYOFFS
Shopwalk
THE TALL STORY IN SKIING THESE DAYS IS A BOOT THAT EXTENDS TO THE KNEE
For The Record
A roundup of the week Dec. 8-14
Compiled by Craig Neff
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
Edited by Jerry Kirshenbaum
BIG WHEELS MAKE BIG DEALS IN BIG D
A surprising amount of talent—58 players in all—got shuffled around, especially by the Cards, at baseball's annual winter meetings in Dallas
By Steve Wulf
THE HURRICANE IS BLOWING UP A STORM
The coach and four players from last year's junior college championship team have made Tulsa the season's surprise