January 09, 1984 | Volume 60, Issue 1

More than once we've had occasion to mention an editorial position here at SI called the "final reader," more commonly known around the office as the "late reader." The late reader is our last...

In the countdown to the Super Bowl, Washington unveiled a formidable offense, routing Los Angeles 51-7

Wasn't there something a little ignoble about the San Francisco 49ers' celebration after they beat the Detroit Lions 24-23 last Saturday? They fell down in ecstasy all over Candlestick Park,...

Although the Seahawks have a ferocious looking raptor on their helmets, they figured to be duck soup for the Dolphins. After all, Seattle had a regular-season record of 9-7 and an unheralded...

Before the Los Angeles Raiders get carried away celebrating their 38-10 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC semifinal Sunday in the Coliseum, they should heed this bit of perspective...

Coach Tom McVie of the Devils has one more hellish team to holler at

Chicago won seven straight after popular Reggie Theus was benched

Brent Rushlaw is the best—and brashest—U.S. two-man bobsled driver

Benny Anders and Braxton Clark quit Houston over a lack of light

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WAYMAN TISDALE: Oklahoma's 6'9" forward broke Wilt Chamberlain's single-game Big Eight scoring record of 52 points with 61—on 24 of 34 shooting—in a 112-72 blowout of Texas-San Antonio.

Before we knew about girls, my best friend in sixth grade, David Long, and I eagerly gathered every available artifact pertaining to our sports heroes. Bubblegum cards, autographs and publicity...

1—John Iacono2, 3—Andy Hayt9—Illustration by Sam Q. Weissman12—Lane Stewart20, 21—Jerry Wachter (bottom right), John Iacono (2)22—Jerry Wachter (top left), George Tiedemann (bottom right)23,...

PRO BASKETBALL—The rap against rookie Ralph Sampson has been that he stays outside too much. But last week the 7'4" Sampson showed he can do the inside job, and against no less an opponent than...

WALLY STUDERRUPERT, IDAHOStuder, 22, a dairy farmer, became the fourth person ever to roll sanctioned ambidextrous 300s. He bowled a left-handed 300 at Magic Bowl in Twin Falls four years after...

SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEARSir:Excellent choice! Mary Decker is the consummate athlete: gifted, dedicated, resilient. She's also an inspiration. She has shown us that there's a place in this world for...

ONE VOTE FOR A PLAYOFF

•Frank Layden, the once corpulent Utah Jazz coach, who has shed 60 pounds: "I've always had a great body. It was inside the one everybody saw."