December 17, 1984 Table Of Contents
Booktalk
A PASSEL OF PRO FOOTBALL IMMORTALS RECALL THE EARLY DAYS OF THE GAME
By Jeremiah Tax
Shopwalk
BIOSOFT, AN ERSATZ FAT, CUSHIONS SKIERS FROM THE DREAD BOOT BANG
By Hank Hersch
Redskins-Cowboys
Gutsy Joe Theismann led the Washington Redskins to a major win over Dallas
Dickerson
He Put The Squeeze On The Juice
With 215 rushing yards Sunday, the Rams' Eric Dickerson ran past O.J. to a one-season record 2,007 yards
By William Nack
Australian Open
A stunning upset by a promising kid kept Martina Navratilova from becoming the third Calendar Girl
By Frank Deford
Rodeo
Showdown At The OK City Corral
Donnie Gay set a rodeo record in Oklahoma City, where the riders sure were not throwing the bull
By E.M. Swift
BYU offensive linemen don't talk or play nasty, but they're tough when it comes to protecting the passer
Golf
Newly introduced Mike Donald and Vicki Alvarez won the Mixed Team title
Extra Points
By Jill Lieber
College Basketball
Oral Roberts' Dick Acres and sons hope to reach the Promised Land
By Franz Lidz
Inside Pitch
By Henry Hecht
Grand Slam
THERE ARE GHOSTS OUT THERE, MON
The spectral fish called permit, that is. They're tough to see and hell to catch, but on the flats off Belize's Turneffe Islands you'll get a grand slam—and immortality—if you land one on a fly and take three other species in a single day
By E.M. Swift
First Person
DAWN WAS A HEAVENLY SIGHT FOR TWO EXHAUSTED ROUND-THE-CLOCK SKIERS
For The Record
A roundup of the week Dec. 3-9
Compiled by Sandy Keenan
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
Edited by Jerry Kirshenbaum