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In Munich as a writer for Sports Illustrated, I was covering the Olympic swimming competition, which meant, really, that I was covering Mark Spitz. On the Spitz beat with me were two German-born ...
It’s been more than a half-century since Mark Spitz dazzled ... the Spitzes replicating the Sports Illustrated cover shot, the image on the left shows Spitz acknowledging his Honor Swimmer ...
Munich Olympics: Mark Spitz gave 'greatest athletic performance ... Before those Olympics, he was on the cover of Sports Illustrated. There was talk of four, five, even six gold medals.
His career involved shooting more than 100 Sports Illustrated covers, including memorable photos of Mark Spitz and Michael Phelps. Earlier Tuesday, he passed away at the age of 82 due to ...
From the eras of Mark Spitz to Michael Phelps ... together a sports portfolio with the dream of landing a job at Sports Illustrated in New York City. One of his early assignments for AP took ...