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50 ACTIVISM IN SPORTS

The days of politically active athletes such as Tommie Smith (right) seem so long in the past. Why don't more modern athletes choose to take a stand?

BY GARY SMITH

13TH ANNUAL

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

66 EARL CAMPBELL

The Tyler Rose has felt a thorn or two

BY LEE JENKINS

74 SHAWN KEMP

Before the Thunder there was Reign Man

BY L. JON WERTHEIM

80 BULL DURHAM

Minor leaguers teamed up for a major hit

BY CHRIS NASHAWATY

88 JOHN PACIOREK

The former Colt .45 and other One-day Wonders

BY TED KEITH

96 BEN HELFGOTT

From a Nazi death camp to the Olympics

BY DAVID EPSTEIN

102 GREG LOUGANIS

The gold medal diver has a new hobby

BY REBECCA SHORE

106 BILL MIKKELSON

Minus Man leads the Dubious Achievers

BY MICHAEL FARBER

114 REGGIE JACKSON

Mr. October still stirs the drink

BY PHIL TAYLOR

122 WHERE WILL THEY BE?

Eight teenagers destined to be game changers

132 WHERE HAVE I BEEN?

The former SI writer does go back a ways

BY ROY BLOUNT JR.

DEPARTMENTS

5 SI Digital

8 Leading Off

14 The Mail

16 Editor's Letter

21 Scorecard

A playoff, at last

28 Just My Type

Adam Dunn on '11, grudgingly

BY DAN PATRICK

29 Faces in the Crowd

32 Inside ...

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140 Point After

The good old days of 2012

BY PHIL TAYLOR

ON THE COVER: HEINZ KLUETMEIER

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JOHN G. ZIMMERMAN (JACKSON)

KING OF SWING Thirty-four years ago Reggie Jackson helped lead the Yankees to a World Series title, but only recently has he found serenity.

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NEIL LEIFER (SMITH)