August 5, 1991 Table Of Contents
The Pirates
A deep Pirate crew has carved out the best record in baseball
By Steve Rushin
Tour De France
Greg LeMond fought sickness and adversity in the 78th Tour de France and finished a hero, though not a winner
In a U.S. Senior Open that was more pool game than golf match, Jack Nicklaus beat Chi Chi Rodriguez with a dazzling playoff round
Inside
By Tim Kurkjian
The Black Athlete Revisited
In 1968 SI surveyed the plight of the black athlete in America. In this and future issues we assess what progress has been made since then
By William Oscar Johnson
An SI survey of professional athletes revealed some of the deep divisions between the races
By William Oscar Johnson
'A LOT OF THINGS SEEM TO BE BETTER, BUT...'
SI gathered 10 prominent sports figures in Chicago recently for a discussion about what has happened to the black athlete since 1968
In '68, Olympians Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists for racial justice
By Kenny Moore
The Black Athlete Revisited/Crossovers
Some black superstars cash in big on an ability to shed their racial identity
By E.M. Swift
For The Record
The Doc and his dentist...offshore Ice...baseball thrills near Capitol Hill
Edited by Michael Jaffe
Point After
To err is human, but to fill our TV screens with athletes screwing up is not divine
Departments
By John Papanek
Edited by Steve Wulf