
Lineup
FAREWELL
44
A look back at the sports figures who passed away in 2013
By Mark Bechtel
PRO FOOTBALL
26
Calvin Johnson
What can the pass-catching machine do for Detroit in January—and when will he get the chance?
By Austin Murphy
• WATCH OUT FOR JOSH GORDON
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
36
The Auburn Miracles
The story behind two of the most improbable wins the sport has ever seen
By Lars Anderson
• WHO'LL WIN THE BCS TITLE
IN REMEMBRANCE
58
Candlestick Park
The soon-to-be demolished stadium wasn't much to look at, but for some, it was home
By Chris Ballard
DEPARTMENTS
4 | SI Digital
6 | Leading Off
12 | The Mail
14 | Scorecard
20 | Faces in the Crowd
22 | Just My Type
Dan Patrick: Brian Hartline rates white-receiver clichés
64 | Point After
Steve Rushin: It's not how you start but how you finish
SI HAS THREE COVERS THIS WEEK: TODD J. VAN EMST FOR SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (AUBURN); WALTER IOOSS JR. FOR SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (CALVIN JOHNSON); JOHN G. ZIMMERMAN/SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (CANDLESTICK)
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED WILL NOT PUBLISH NEXT WEEK BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAYS. THE NEXT ISSUE WILL BE DATED JANUARY 13, 2014.
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NEIL LEIFER/SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
KEN NORTON 1943--2013 The heavyweight champ was the second man to defeat Muhammad Ali.