November 15, 1989 Table Of Contents
SI At 35
PUPPIES, POISON IVY AND A DASHING DUKE
The first SI was a far cry—in both form and substance—from the one we now publish, but we have always been guided by Henry Luce's promise to cover sport with heart and humor
By Steve Wulf
1954
THERE HAVE BEEN GOATS AS WELL AS HEROES, AND AS MANY LOSERS AS WINNERS, BUT THE THREE-AND-A-HALF DECADES SINCE ROGER BANNISTER'S EPOCHAL FOUR-MINUTE MILE (LEFT), ON MAY 6, 1954, HAVE BEEN WONDROUSLY RICH IN ATHLETIC ACCOMPLISHMENT. THE FOLLOWING PAGES PROVIDE A YEAR-BY-YEAR CHRONICLE, BEGINNING WITH RON FIMRITE'S FOND AND EVOCATIVE LOOK BACK AT '54.
By Ron Fimrite
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
Ali
No other athlete has so commanded our attention. And the careers of few have been so varied, so complex, and so little tainted by hypocisy
By Gary Smith
2054
ON SI's 100TH BIRTHDAY, FANS WILL BEHOLD UPHILL SKIING AND 14-FOOT HOOPS. CAN INDIAN OCEAN BEAT DETRAGO? YOU MUST BE ZMUNKING
By Rick Reilly
Point After
COMPETING TRANSFORMS, OFTEN FOR THE BETTER, THOSE IT TOUCHES
By Kenny Moore