August 16, 1994 Table Of Contents
Paul Azinger
After an eight-month battle with cancer, Paul Azinger made a dramatic return to golf at the Buick Open and showed that he is ready to defend his PGA title
Pro Football
Quarterback Jeff George, reviled in Indianapolis, is now in Atlanta, hoping to silence his critics
By Jill Lieber
Motor Sports
The first NASCAR race at Indy featured big money, bad blood and a mean case of bump and run
By Bruce Newman
SI's 40th Anniversary
In this SI Classic from the magazine's first issue, in 1954, Roger Bannister beats John Landy in one of history's greatest miles
By Paul O'Neil
1954-1994
By Steve Rushin
College Football
Football is still weeks away, but for some college coaches, including George Perles, it's already third-and-long
By Tim Layden
Inside
By Phil Taylor
By Tim Kurkjian
SI's 40th Anniversary/Point After
JIMMY JEMAIL'S HOT BOX Once upon a Time...
This SI reprint from 1957 recalls the simpler days when only the ump called strikes
By Jimmy Jemail
Departments
By Mark Mulvoy
Edited by Hank Hersch