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Sports Illustrated Farewell ... ERNIE BANKS YOGI BERRA "This is FRANK GIFFORD deinitely MOSES MALONE the most DEAN SMITH incendiary KEN STABLER project that I’ve ever LOUISE SUGGS worked on." JERRY TARKANIAN THE MOVIE P. 54 CONCUSSION Will Smith shines a light on football's darkest corner and the future of America's game BY BEN REITER P. 2 9 WorldMags.net A DIAMOND IS FOREVER HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM FOREVERMARK ® © FOREVERMARK 2015. WorldMags.netA DIAMOND IS FOREVER IS A TRADE MARK OF THE DE BEERS GROUP OF COMPANIES. THE COMEBACK 24 WorldMags.net Kevin Love Patience paid off as the Cavs’ forward returned 12.28.2015 | VOLUME 123 | NO. 25 from a shoulder injury By Chris Mannix 29 Brain Trust In the film Concussion, Will Smith shines a light on the dark side of the sport he loves By Ben Reiter 38 IN MEMORIAM Year in Review After battling cancer, 54 both Shelley Smith and Craig Sager returned to the air to become FAREWELL one of the year’s A look back at the sports inspiring media stories figures who died in 2015 By Mark Bechtel 50 + FRANK GIFFORD John Skipper 1930–2015 ESPN’s president is The legendary Giants running steering the network back blazed a trail from the into a hazy future gridiron to the broadcast booth By Jack Dickey PHOTOGRAPH BY Robert Riger/Getty Images Departments ON THE COVER: Michael Grecco for Sports Illustrated 6 SI Digital Hair: Pierce Austin by Criterion; 9Inbox Makeup: Judy Murdock by Criterion; Styling: Dayna 14 Leading Off Pink for Walter Schupfer 72 Point After Lee Jenkins: *SPORTS ILLUSTRATED WILL NOT Will the Chargers PUBLISH NEXT WEEK. 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