My first Sports Illustrated

This is the very first issue of Sports Illustrated that I purchased. Sure I got some hand-me-downs, but this one I got through my allowance.

Rich Karlis' field goal beat Bernie Kosar and the Cleveland Browns as the Denver Broncos went on to face the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXI at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena (speaking of Pasadena, check out gjaysworld.org about an accident in the city that took the life of a young boy).

Bill Parcell's Giants behind QB Phil Simms, TE Mark Bavaro, and LB Lawrence Taylor won 39-20 for their first title in the modern era.

Dude, the announcers then were Pat Summerall and John Madden. That was a fun game even if the Broncos lost.