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View every page of the October 3, 1977 issue
UNDERWOOD
: Simms, Sooners beat OSU (10.3.77)
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: What happened to the white athlete? (12.8.97)
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PETERSON
: The invention of baseball (4.14.69)
SCHULIAN
: Josh Gibson remains a mystery (6.26.00)
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Title Time
As Oklahoma and Florida prepare for Thursday night's battle, SI looks back at 40 years of covering college football's national championship.
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Baseball's Nasty Habit
Baseball players love tobacco. In this July 1977 feature, SI calls out the biggest offenders and creates an all-star team of chewers.
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