October 14, 1985 Table Of Contents

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It took all of Dan Marino's savvy, increasing game by game, to win out over brilliant Steeler defenses

By Paul Zimmerman

The Royals

The Royals Were Flush With Success

The Angels came into town on top, but K.C. got to pop the champagne

By Ron Fimrite

TWO RACES THAT WERE TRULY FOR THE BIRDS

By Craig Neff

Eddie Robinson

Here's To You, Mr. Robinson

The nation turned its eyes to Eddie Robinson as he surpassed Bear Bryant to become the winningest coach in college football

By Rick Reilly

Hockey 1985-86

GO FOR THE DOUGH, BOYS

What hath Mike Hitch, the pizza mogul who owns the Red Wings, wrought? For one thing, he has made some of his players rich. For another, he has stirred both hopes (among NHL players) and fears (among owners) that the walls of free agency may at last come tumbling down. None of which makes any difference to the Edmonton Oilers, who are primed to make off with another Stanley Cup championship.

By Jack Falla

ABOVE IT ALL

The Oilers are helmeted head and padded shoulders above the rest of the NHL. Far below, mere mortals will be skating for the honor of getting whipped by Edmonton in the Stanley Cup playoffs

MOVE OVER, BOBBY

Not content to be Wayne Gretzky's teammate, swift-skating Oiler defenseman Paul Coffey suddenly is getting himself compared to Bobby Orr—and not unfavorably, either

By E.M. Swift