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
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.
Warren
Bolster
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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."