Replay: 20 Years Ago in Sports Illustrated
Edited by Richard Demak
September 02, 1991
San Francisco quarterback John Brodie appeared on the cover of the Sept. 20, 1971, issue, our pro football preview. Inside, we profiled light-bulb-eating Philadelphia linebacker Tim Rossovich. After Rossovich's wife, Mikey, served Tim and SI writer John Underwood glasses of iced tea, Underwood said that he had only heard about people eating glass. Rossovich then bit his glass and began chewing the pieces. "Timmy!" Mikey screamed "I've been saving those glasses!"
San Francisco quarterback John Brodie appeared on the cover of the Sept. 20, 1971, issue, our pro football preview. Inside, we profiled light-bulb-eating Philadelphia linebacker Tim Rossovich. After Rossovich's wife, Mikey, served Tim and SI writer John Underwood glasses of iced tea, Underwood said that he had only heard about people eating glass. Rossovich then bit his glass and began chewing the pieces. "Timmy!" Mikey screamed "I've been saving those glasses!"