December 7, 1981 Table Of Contents

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Penn State escaped from a deep hole to send Pittsburgh plummeting from No. 1

By Douglas S. Looney

The Bear's Number Was Up

By John Papanek

THE WEEK

By Steve Wulf

Detroit Lions

A Born-Again Team In Renaissance City

Third-string Quarterback Eric Hipple has revived Detroit, moving the Lions into a tie for first in the NFC Central

By Paul Zimmerman

Herb Brooks

On The Outside, Looking To Get In

Coach Herb Brooks, maestro of Lake Placid, is struggling to feel at home on the Rangers

By E.M. Swift

Eddie Johnson

Blinded By The Light

On the court, Eddie Johnson of the Atlanta Hawks is brilliant. Off it, his erratic behavior has raised dark questions that even he can't answer

By Bruce Newman

College Basketball

In this case, the A is Q

Who's the hottest college guard? Who can lead San Francisco to the NCAAs? Why, it's Quintin (Q) Dailey

By Roger Jackson

THE WEEK (Nov. 23-29)

By Herm Weiskopf

Cross-Country

The battle went to Royle

Unheralded Adrian Royle beat Alberto Salazar for the TAC championship

By Kenny Moore

Tony Dorsett

Hell on Wheels

Having mastered The System, Dallas' Tony Dorsett is speeding to the finest season he has had since turning pro

By Rick Telander

First Person

BILL WALTON WAS SOME TRAILBLAZER, ON A BICYCLE AS WELL AS ON COURT

By Larry Colton

Perspective

A MODERN WOLF MAN MAKES TRACKS WHILE THE FUNDS LAST IN WISCONSIN

By John Hildebrand

Yesterday

THIS 1931 FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT WAS ALL WET, BUT IT AIDED THE UNEMPLOYED

By N. Brooks Clark

For The Record

A roundup of the week Nov. 23-29

Compiled by JANE E. BACHMAN

19th Hole: The Readers Take Over

19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER

Edited by Gay Flood

Departments

LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER

By Philip G. Howlett

SCORECARD

Edited by Myra Gelband

CREDITS

FACES IN THE CROWD

Sideline

Footloose

Booktalk

College Football