CONTENTS

12 X'd, O'd And KO'd
Cincinnati was dazzled by a master of deceit, Bill Walsh, as the 49ers won Super Bowl XVI in the Silverdome
by Paul Zimmerman

26 Jackie Hits the Jackpot
Texas A&M lured Jackie Sherrill away from Pitt for the most bucks ever offered to a college football coach
by Douglas S. Looney

30 The 55% Solution
That's the controversial proposal of Ed Garvey and the NFL players union as contract talks with the owners approach
by Robert H. Boyle

50 You Oughta Be in Pictures
When Hollywood calls, who among us can turn away? Not the author, a writer-athlete who put his personal best foot forward
by Kenny Moore

The Departments

Scorecard 7
College Basketball 38
Track & Field 44
Baseball 46
Pro Basketball 48
For the Record 65
19th Hole 66

Credits on page 65

Cover photograph by Andy Hayt