September 4, 1985 Table Of Contents
The Colleges
THE SLINGS AND ARROWS OF RAGING PARITY
There's a new order—some would say disorder—in college football, and it's making life very difficult not only for the game's traditional giants but also for pigskin prognosticators
Running Back To The Front Of The Line
After missing nearly all of last season with a broken leg, Napoleon McCallum returns for an unprecedented, and controversial, fifth year at the Naval Academy
By Kenny Moore
Opinionated observations on everything from underrated and overrated rivalries to seemly and unseemly stadiums to some dandy Daddy Warbuckses
By Rick Reilly
By Jaime Diaz
By Rick Reilly
By N. Brooks Clark
By Morin Bishop
By Rick Reilly
By N. Brooks Clark
By Ivan Maisel
By Hank Hersch
By N. Brooks Clark
By Hank Hersch
It's Time For The Barry Banal Show...
...with Sid Saccharine as your host. Joining Barry and Sid...
By William Taaffe
A Season for Spreading the Faith
While BYU was winning its first national championship, future stars like Scott Peterson were scattered about the earth winning converts to Mormonism
By Gary Smith
'...And Win Just One For The Gipper'
Invoking the memory of dear departed players is only one device resourceful coaches have used to inspire their teams
By N. Brooks Clark
WAS HE THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME?
You would never get Red Grange himself to say it, but there's a strong case to be made for the Galloping Ghost
The Pros
THE BEST ATHLETES ON THE FIELD
Battling blockers, corralling runners, clogging receivers, the outside linebacker has the most diverse and difficult job responsibilities in the game
MR. SMOOTH RUSHES INTO THE RECORD BOOKS
Meet Eric Dickerson of the L.A. Rams, who, running with a unique, eerily silent grace, outgained the magnificent O.J.
By William Nack
Who's hot, who's not? What's in, what's not? Going up, heading down? An insightful and droll perspective on the wacky workaday world of the NFL
By Jill Lieber
Listen Up! There's A New Lineup This Season
Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy will be a team on NBC Radio
By William Taaffe
You've Got It Made, JoeMontana
The 49ers' quarterback won the championship and the girl all in the same super year