CONTENTS

DEPARTMENTS

7
ANNIVERSARY

10
EVOLUTION

12
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO...?

15
DATELINE

110
REPRINT

112
WHAT IF?

20
CLASSIC MOMENTS
Twenty—five unforgettable scenes from the chronicle of sports
BY STEVE WULF

30
COULD COUSY PLAY IN TODAY'S NBA?
Bob Cousy was brilliant in his day. But would he succeed in the game of the '90s?
BY ALEXANDER WOLFF

38
SWEET MEMORIES
In the '50s and '60s, Ozzie Sweet captured the athletes of the era in bold photographs

58
THE HEART OF A GIANT
Orlando Cepeda and San Francisco fell in love in 1958. The romance wavered but never died
BY RON FIMRITE

68
33! A STREAK TO A REMEMBER
Twenty years ago, the L. A. Lakers won 33 games in a row. It's still a record

76
THE TWISTS OF FAIT
An athlete of rare talent, Fait Elkins seemed destined for immortality but landed in obscurity
BY BILL GILBERT

83
QUARTERBACKS QUANTIFIED
Can statistics decide who is best among history's great college QBs?
BY DOUGLAS S. LOONEY

90
TENNIS EVERYONE?
When Helen Wills and Suzanne Lenglen clashed in 1926, the whole world awaited the news
BY FRANZ LIDZ

98
A CALL TO ARMS
World War II beckoned athletes to don a different kind of uniform
BY RON FIMRITE

COVER PHOTOGRAPH
CULVER PICTURES

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OZZIE SWEET(BILLY MARTINE)

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SI ARCHIVES (JACK DEMPSEY)

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BRET WILLS (MASK)

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WALTER IOOSE JR. (JOE NAMATH)

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WALTER IOOSE JR. (ORLANDO CEPEDA)