Changing The Game
Thirty-five years after SI published "the black athlete," a
groundbreaking series on the brewing issue of race and sports, a
new generation of African-Americans, Latinos, Asians and Native
Americans has risen to positions of power on and off the field.
In this special report SI names the 101 Most Influential
Minorities in Sports, a list that could not have existed just a
few years ago. These men and women are reshaping the sports
industry and opening doors through which others will follow.
COLOR PHOTO: ROBERT BECK [COVER] 2 TIGER WOODS
COLOR PHOTO: V.J. LOVERO [COVER] 54 ICHIRO SUZUKI
COLOR PHOTO: ICON SPORTS MEDIA [COVER] 18 KOBE BRYANT
COLOR PHOTO: JEFFERY A. SALTER [COVER] 38 KIM NG
COLOR PHOTO: JEFFERY A. SALTER [COVER] 1 ROBERT JOHNSON
COLOR PHOTO: ANDREW D. BERNSTEIN/GETTY IMAGES [COVER] 7 YAO MING
COLOR PHOTO: JEFFERY A. SALTER [COVER] 55 FELIPE ALOU
COLOR PHOTO: JACQUES DEMARTHON/AFP [COVER] 3 SERENA WILLIAMS
COLOR PHOTO: JED JACOBSOHN/GETTY IMAGES [COVER] 63 OSCAR DE LA HOYA
COLOR PHOTO: SCOTT HALLERAN/GETTY IMAGES [COVER] 93 SE RI PAK
COLOR PHOTO: BILL FRAKES [COVER] 17 OMAR MINAYA
COLOR PHOTO: LINDA SPILLERS [COVER] 74 MICHAEL WILBON
COLOR PHOTO: ADRIAN WYLD/AP [COVER] 92 JAROME IGINLA
COLOR PHOTO: MARK HENLE/THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC/AP [COVER] 5 ARTURO MORENO
COLOR PHOTO: JEFFERY A. SALTER [COVER] 6 TYRONE WILLINGHAM
COLOR PHOTO: ROB CARR/AP [COVER] 51 TUBBY SMITH
COLOR PHOTO: COURTESY OF WNBPA [COVER] 82 PAMELA WHEELER
COLOR PHOTO: ED BETZ/AP [COVER] 60 HERMAN EDWARDS
COLOR PHOTO: COURTESY OF MLB PHOTOS [COVER] 9 JIMMIE LEE SOLOMON
COLOR PHOTO: RENE JOHNSON/TORONTO STAR/AP [COVER] 67 JOHNNIE COCHRAN
COLOR PHOTO: JUDI BOTTONI/AP [COVER] 85 DOUG WILLIAMS
COLOR PHOTO: CAL PAULSEN [COVER] 83 JOE LOUIS BARROW
COLOR PHOTO: ALLEN EINSTEIN/GETTY IMAGES [COVER] 27 JOE DUMARS
COLOR PHOTO: ERIK S. LESSER/GETTY IMAGES [COVER] 77 MICHAEL VICK
COLOR PHOTO: PETER READ MILLER [COVER] 19 ANITA DEFRANTZ
COLOR PHOTO: MATT HOUSTON/AP [COVER] 22 OZZIE NEWSOME
COLOR PHOTO: NICK UT/AP [COVER] 28 DAN GUERRERO
COLOR PHOTO: MICHAEL J. LEBRECHT II/1DEUCE3 [COVER] 101 LEBRON JAMES
COLOR ILLUSTRATION: ILLUSTRATION BY TIM O'BRIEN NO. 13 SHAQUILLE O'NEAL Center, Los Angeles Lakers NO. 54 ICHIRO SUZUKI Outfielder, Seattle Mariners NO. 19 ANITA DEFRANTZ Member, IOC NO. 17 OMAR MINAYA G.M., Montreal Expos NO. 61 KELVIN SAMPSON Basketball Coach, Oklahoma