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.