Looking Back: A 20th Century Celebration

November 29, 1999 Sports Illustrated via Getty Images Cover:Sports: 20th Century Celebration: Composite photo illustration of eye; by Art Department. Insets: (Clockwise from top) Baseball: Boston Red Sox Babe Ruth warming up before game between 6/1/1917--10/4/1917; photo by National Baseball Hall of Fame Library.Track & Field: 1936 Summer Olympics: USA Jesse Owens in action during Men's Long Jump at Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany on 8/4/1936; by Bettman/Corbis.Tennis: West of England Championships. USA Althea Gibson in action vs Australia Daphne Seeny during Women's Final at Bristol Lawn Tennis Club in Briston, England on 6/15/1956; by Archive Photos.Marathon Swimming: USA Gertrude Ederle in action, training for English Channel swim at Brighton, England between 1/1/1925--8/1/1926; by Bettmann/Corbis.College Basketball: NCAA Final Four: Michigan State Magic Johnson (33) in action vs Indiana State during National Championship at Special Events Center in Salt Lake City, UT on 3/26/1979; by James Drake.Football: Washington Redskins QB Sammy Baugh (33) vs Chicago Bears at Griffith Stadium in Washington, DC on 9/13/1942: by AP/Wide World Photos.Boxing: World Heavyweight Title: Cassius Clay in action, throwing punch vs Sonny Liston at Convention Hall in Miami, FL on 2/25/1964; by Neil Leifer.6/1/1917--3/26/1979CREDIT: Matt Mahurin (Photo by SI Cover /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images/Getty Images)[Set Number: X40000 - D35918 (Ruth) - D39567 (Owens) - D39564 (Gibson) - D39563 (Ederle) - X23267 (Johnson) - D39571 (Baugh) - X9848 ( Muhammad Ali )]