CONTENTS

14
ZINGED!
Paul Azinger—helped by a familiar-looking caddie—won the PGA in sudden death over (who else?) Greg Norman
BY RICK REILLY

18
TIME WAITED...
...for a new American and an aging Brit at the World Track and Field Championships, in Stuttgart, Germany
BY KENNY MOORE

20
LEADER OF THE PACK
For Brett Favre, quarterback of the Green Bay Packers, the fun stops only when it's time to win football games
BY LEIGH MONTVILLE

28
PERSONA NON GRATA
Because of his abuse of his daughter, Mary, Jim Pierce is now an unwelcome figure on the women's tennis tour
BY SALLY JENKINS

38
FALL CLASSICS
We salute a few great men in the autumns of their baseball careers with Rockwellian paintings by Brent Benger

52
THE ROCK
Former heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano was tough-fisted in the ring and a tightfisted mystery our of it
BY WILLIAM NACK

DEPARTMENTS

6
LETTERS

9
FACES IN THE CROWD

11
SCORECARD

46
SPORTS PEOPLE

50
BASEBALL

70
POINT AFTER

COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY JOHN W. MCDONOUGH

ILLUSTRATION

BRENT BENGER

Radio Wizardry: In this imaginary yet realistic tableau, a young fan of Ozzie Smith's and the St. Louis Cardinals follows their fortunes on KMOX. For more tributes to the greats of baseball, see page 38.