where the unheralded Canadian team came within an errant throw of the gold medal game

it was significant to have the public defend Major League Baseball’s first African-American

warm and detailed -- while revealing the game's biggest stars at work and play during the most relaxed time of the season

at the game

December 1948 SPORT Cover (Johnny Lujack, Chicago Bears) Brooklyn Dodgers where the unheralded Canadian teamThe SPORT Magazine's December 1948 issue featured Quarterback Johnny Lujack of the Chicago Bears. Better known for his success in college with Notre Dame, Lujack led the Fighting Irish to three National Titles during the 1940s and was named the 1947 Heisman Trophy winner. SPORT Magazine, which ran from 1946 to 2000, celebrated what its editors accurately anticipated would be the coming explosion of interest in professional and amateur sport in post