LEADING OFF

THE BEST DAYS OF OUR LIVES? MAYBE FOR SOME OF US—BUT THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT 1969 WAS A GOLDEN AGE FOR ATHLETIC ICONS IN THEIR PRIME. TO KICK OFF OUR ANNUAL WHERE ARE THEY NOW? NOSTALGIA FEST, LET'S LOOK BACK AT IMAGES TAKEN BY SI PHOTOGRAPHERS A HALF-CENTURY AGO