The April 26, 2004 issue of Sports Illustrated, which begins hitting newstands today, features a decade-by-decade look at some of best sports photography published in the magazine in the last 50 years. SI celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2004.
The Sports Illustrated web site has a small collection of photos from the 50's and 60's linked to from the front page of the site (in the SI Exclusive section).