Sports Illustrated Now & Then From Yogi to yoga, from Elvis to Eminem, here's what a difference 50 years makes in the way we play
INDY 500 WINNER
NOW Gil de Ferran; 225.6 mph
THEN Bill Vukovich; 130.8 mph
PITCH
NOW Williams sisters go healthy.
THEN Stan Musial doesn't.
HIGH SCHOOL PHENOM
NOW
LeBron James
Signed $90 million deal with Nike before graduating from high
school; drafted by his "hometown" Cavaliers with No. 1 pick
overall.
THEN
Wilt Chamberlain
Territorial pick of Philadelphia in '55 but played for Kansas,
then Globetrotters. In '59 signed with hometown Warriors for
$35,000.
MONEY MATTERS
NL MVP'S SALARY
NOW $13 million (Barry Bonds)
THEN $35,000 (Roy Campanella)
MASTERS PURSE
NOW $1,080,000 (Mike Weir)
THEN $5,000 (Sam Snead)
BLEACHER SEAT AT WRIGLEY
NOW $30 (top price)
THEN 60 cents
AVERAGE NBA SALARY
NOW $4.5 million
THEN $8,000
AVERAGE NFL SALARY
NOW $1.1 million
THEN $16,000
HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP'S PURSE
NOW $10 million (Lennox Lewis)
THEN $250,000 (Rocky Marciano)
TED WILLIAMS BASEBALL CARD
NOW $177.50 (on eBay)
THEN 1 cent
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
NOW $3.95
THEN 25 cents
TENNIS BALLS
NOW $3.79 (a can)
THEN $2.35 (a can)
WORLD SERIES WINNERS' SHARE
NOW $272,147.47 (Anaheim Angels)
THEN $11,147.90 (New York Giants)
SNEAKERS
NOW
Nike Air Hyperflight
Plastic, with carbon fiber support shank; $125
THEN
Converse Chuck Taylor All-Star Hi-Top
Canvas top, rubber sole; $3.99
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN
NOW THEN
Jeremy Newberry Jim Ringo
San Francisco 49ers Green Bay Packers
27 AGE 22
6'5" HEIGHT 6'1"
310 WEIGHT 230
50 JERSEY SIZE 44
12 SHOE SIZE 9 1/2
$3.3 mil SALARY $5,300
3 TATTOOS 0
SHORTSTOP
NOW THEN
Alex Rodriguez Pee Wee Reese
Texas Rangers Brooklyn Dodgers
27 AGE 36
6'3" HEIGHT 5'9"
210 WEIGHT 175
35 WAIST 34
50 JERSEY SIZE 40
12 SHOE SIZE 7 1/2
57 HOME RUNS 10
$25 mil SALARY $37,000
NHL SCARS
NOW
Jean-Sebastien Giguere
0 stitches to face (career)
THEN
Terry Sawchuk
400 stitches (career)
HEAVY LIFTING
NOW
468.5 pounds (snatch)
Rezazadeh Hossein (Iran)
THEN
330.7 pounds
Norbert Schemansky (U.S.)
VOICE OF DODGERS
NOW Vin Scully
THEN Vin Scully
POP CULTURE
TV FAMILY
NOW The Osbournes
THEN Ozzie and Harriet
FAST FOOD
NOW Red Bull
THEN TV dinners
RADIO STAR
NOW Howard Stern
THEN Charlie McCarthy
POP IDOL
NOW Eminem
THEN Frank Sinatra
BOMB
NOW Are You Hot?
THEN First public viewing of H-bomb
PRESLEY
NOW Lisa Marie
THEN Elvis
MOVIE
NOW The Matrix Reloaded
THEN The Seven Samurai
MORALITY TALE
NOW CBS's Survivor
THEN Lord of the Flies
CAR
NOW Hummer H2
THEN Ford Thunderbird
KIDS' DIVERSION
NOW Grand Theft Auto III
THEN Skee-Ball
COMIC
NOW Jim Carrey
THEN Martin and Lewis
MOST REVILED TEAM
NOW Yankees
THEN Yankees
TEEN ANTIHERO
NOW Johnny Knoxville (Jackass)
THEN Marlon Brando (The Wild One)
GLOBAL HOT SPOT
NOW North Korea
THEN North Korea
HOMEMAKER
NOW Martha Stewart
THEN Betty Crocker
CELEBRITY COUPLE
NOW Rick Fox and Vanessa Williams
THEN Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe
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