Time Waits for No Sport

From crew cuts to cornrows, from Marilyn Monroe to Sheryl Crow, there have been no constants over the past 50 years--except for Arnie, who's still the King

Author:
SI Staff

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HOOPS HAIR

Don Barksdale 1954

Jerry West 1958

Walt Frazier 1970

Phil Jackson 1971

Julius Erving 1976

Michael Jordan 1993

Brian Grant 2002

Allen Iverson 2004

SPORTS GAMES

APBA Baseball 1954

Electronic Football 1971

Fantasy All-Stars 1972

Pong 1975

Handheld Electronic Football 1977

Intellivision 1980

Golden Tee 2002

PlayStation 2004

ARNOLD PALMER

U.S. Amateur champ at 24 1954

Leads U.S. to Ryder Cup 1965

Second at PGA, again 1970

Captain in Ryder Cup win 1975

Wins U.S. Senior Open 1981

Senior Tournament Players champ 1985

Captain in Presidents Cup win 1996

Plays in 50th Masters 2004

THE KICKS

Converse Chuck Taylor All Star 1954

Adidas Pro Model 1965

Nike Blazer 1972

Converse Pro Star 1983

Nike Air Jordan 1986

Reebok The Pump 1989

Adidas The Kobe 2000

Adidas A3 Superstar Ultra 2004

SPORTING COUPLES

Joe DiMaggio & Marilyn Monroe 1954

Bo Belinsky & Mamie Van Doren 1963

Lance Rentzel & Joey Heatherton 1969

Terry Bradshaw & Jo Jo Starbuck 1978

Wayne Gretzky & Janet Jones 1988

Andre Agassi & Brooke Shields 1996

Nomar Garciaparra & Mia Hamm 2002

Lance Armstrong & Sheryl Crow 2004

NINE B/W PHOTOS

AP (4); ADIDAS (2); BETTMANN/CORBIS (2); CONVERSE INC. (2); CORBIS (2); WALTER IOOSS JR. (2); MANNY MILLAN (2); NIKE (2); ATARI; AVALON HILLS GAMES; SIMON BRUTY; DAVE BUSTON/AP; NATHANIEL BUTLER; JACQUELINE DUVOISIN; EA SPORTS; BILL EPPRIDGE; ERIC GAILLARD/REUTERS; GOLDEN TEE; INTELLIVISION PROD. INC.; MEL LEVINE; DAN LEVINE/AFP; MATTEL; ETHAN MILLER/REUTERS; RICHARD PHILLIPS; STEVE POWELL/GETTY IMAGES; REEBOK; TONY ROBERTS/CORBIS; BOB ROSATO; JOHN SPRINGER/CORBIS; TUDOR; JEFF ZELEVANSKY/ICON SMI

THIRTY FOUR COLOR PHOTOS

September 27, 2004