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Farewell
MARK BECHTEL
December 25, 2006
In 2006, as in every year, the sports world lost some of its most beloved athletes and superlative characters, from golfing great Byron Nelson and Negro leagues legend Buck O'Neil to pioneering broadcaster Curt Gowdy and Roller Derby queen Ann Calvello
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December 25, 2006

Farewell

In 2006, as in every year, the sports world lost some of its most beloved athletes and superlative characters, from golfing great Byron Nelson and Negro leagues legend Buck O'Neil to pioneering broadcaster Curt Gowdy and Roller Derby queen Ann Calvello

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Always quick with a joke or a story, Triolo photographed just about every sport for SI, and more than 50 of his shots appeared on the cover. Among his most enduring images: Roger Maris's 61st home run, skater Dorothy Hamill at the 1976 Olympics and Cowboys tight end Jackie Smith dropping a sure touchdown in Super Bowl XIII.

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He is considered the best skateboarding photographer ever, but Bolster's surfing shots got him into the pages of SI. The former beach bum was among the first to mount cameras underwater and on boards, and he wasn't afraid of colliding with his subjects. "Unless I can get really close," he said, "it's not interesting for me."

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