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October 31, 1983 Table Of Contents
First Person
CAN A DEDICATED FISHERMAN BECOME A HAPPY RIVER RAFTER? WELL, MAYBE
The 49ers
The 49ers kept taking the ball away from the Rams in the end zone, and thereby took over the top spot in the NFC West
Notre Dame-USC
Oh, For Those Glory Days Of Yesteryear
Notre Dame beat USC for a change, which proved only that the Trojans have farther to go than the Irish
By Douglas S. Looney
Pro Basketball 1983-84
As the preseason proved, Ralph Sampson won't be a dominating center overnight, but will he be one eventually? You bet he will
Slam dunks and fancy moves add glitter to the NBA scene, but it's hard work that wins the championships
By Alexander Wolf
By Lisa Twyman
By Bruce Newman
College Football
The nation's top rusher, Navy's Napoleon McCallum runs over everyone
By Ralph Wiley
By N. Brooks Clark
Marathon
Rod Dixon's closing burst won the cold, wet New York City Marathon
By Craig Neff
Pro Football
They really wing it to this Eagle
Philly Wide Receiver Mike Quick has become a superb deep threat
By Jim Kaplan
TV/Radio
Despite O.J. Simpson's promising start, Monday Night Football is hurting
By William Taaffe
Hubie Brown
New York Knicks Coach Hubie Brown preaches X's and O's, teaches defense and screeches about anything that pops to mind
By Bruce Newman
On The Scene
CHAMPION JIGSAW PUZZLERS GET THE PICTURE WITHOUT FALLING TO PIECES
For The Record
A roundup of the week Oct. 17-23
Compiled by Ivan Maisel
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
Edited by Jerry Kirshenbaum