CONTENTS

PUPPIES, POISON IVY AND A DASHING DUKE
SI HAS CHANGED SINCE ITS FIRST ISSUE BUT STILL SEEKS TO COVER SPORT WITH HEART AND HUMOR
BY STEVE WULF
8

CHRONOLOGY
THE BEST OF TIMES: A YEAR-BY-YEAR REVIEW

1954
BY RON FIMRITE
22

1955-89
46

A CELEBRATION OF MUHAMMAD ALI
No OTHER ATHLETE HAS SO COMMANDED OUR ATTENTION
BY GARY SMITH
214

2054: A SPORTS ODYSSEY
LET'S ZMUNK A TOAST TO SI's 100TH BIRTHDAY
BY RICK REILLY
226

POINT AFTER
234

SPECIAL ISSUE ART DIRECTOR: PHYLLIS SCHEFER

COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY MARK HANAUER/ONYX

CHRONOLOGY CREDITS ON PAGE 232

TWO PHOTOS

LANE STEWART