December 30, 1996 Table Of Contents
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1996 THE YEAR IN COVERS
NFL Extra
K.C. GETS KO'D ENDING THE SEASON ON A BITTER NOTE, THE ONCE MIGHTY CHIEFS NOW MUST WONDER ABOUT THEIR FUTURE
By David Fleming; John Walters; William F. Reed; RICHARD DEUTSCH
LOOKING FOR THE USUAL ALL-PRO SUSPECTS? SOME ARE MISSING FROM THIS LINEUP
Faces In The Crowd
Television
By John Walters
Pro Football
A GREAT RUN AFTER 14 SEASONS AS THE BRONCOS' QUARTERBACK, JOHN ELWAY HASN'T LOST A STEP OF HIS UNCANNY ABILITY TO LEAD DENVER OUT OF DISASTER AND INTO SUPER BOWL CONTENTION
By Rick Reilly
DOWN FOR THE COUNT THE JETS SAID SO LONG TO COACH RICH KOTITE BY LOSING A CLUB-RECORD 15TH GAME, TO THE DOLPHINS
College Football
HEART AND SOUL LINEBACKER DARYL BUSH OF FLORIDA STATE IS A HARD MAN WITH A LYRICAL BENT
By Tim Layden
MIGHTY LIKE A WARRIOR JUAN ROQUE, ARIZONA STATE'S MASSIVE TACKLE, TAKES TO HEART THE HISTORY OF HIS AZTEC FOREBEARS
Pro Basketball
TWO BUCKS WORTH VIN BAKER AND GLENN ROBINSON GIVE MILWAUKEE THE NBA'S MOST POTENT PAIR OF FORWARDS
By Phil Taylor
College Basketball
LOOK WHO'S FLYING HIGH REGGIE FREEMAN OF TEXAS AND FELIPE LOPEZ OF ST. JOHN'S PLAYED TOGETHER IN HIGH SCHOOL, AND ONE OF THEM WAS SUPPOSED TO BECOME A BIG STAR. ONE HAS, AND THEREIN LIES A STORY
Spirit Of '96
SPIRIT OF '96 ON THE FOLLOWING 25 PAGES, SI WRITERS TELL OF THEIR CHOICES FOR THE MOST COMPELLING PEOPLE AND THE MOST STIRRING MOMENTS OF THE YEAR IN SPORTS, STARTING WITH THE SUMMER'S BIGGEST SURPRISE ALL TOO HUMAN
By Gary Smith
MELTDOWN AT AUGUSTA
By Rick Reilly
A MAN WORTH ROOTING FOR
By Tim Crothers
SHE WAS NOT ALONE
By E.M. Swift
A MESSAGE TO MICHAEL
By Don Yaeger
A BAPTISM BY FIRE
BEST FACE FORWARD
SPRINTING INTO THE FUTURE
By Kenny Moore
THE GLUE
THE STREAK OF ARABY
By William Nack
DINGDONG DINGERS
By Tim Kurkjian
THIS ONE DIDN'T FAINT
PEACEFUL PANDEMONIUM
TO AN ATHLETE DYING YOUNG
By Tim Layden
WAITING TO EXHALE
OUT THE BACK DOOR
Hockey
HEADS UP! LARGELY OUT OF VANITY, AN ALARMING NUMBER OF NHL PLAYERS ARE WEARING FLIMSY HELMETS THAT PUT THEM AT RISK OF SEVERE INJURY
Inside The NFL
PACKERS STAR MERITS A SECOND STRAIGHT MVP AWARD WHY SO MANY COACHES ARE GETTING AXED BEST AND WORST OF 1996
By Peter King
Point After
'96 TEARS IT'S A SAD DAY FOR SPORTS WHEN SALARY CAPS REPLACE PARTY HATS ON NEW YEAR'S DAY
Departments
THE KEENAN CHRONICLES...FLORIDA'S 1-AA CONNECTION LEADS MARSHALL...DAWES DOES "GREASE"...THE COURTSHIP OF A FAN...A FISHING NUN...ANOTHER GOODEN TALE OF WOE
By Kimberly Wong WRITER/REPORTER Kostya Kennedy EDITED BY Jack McCallum AND Richard O'Brien