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#Replay! Great Photos From Sports Illustrated#
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            A Journey Through Four Decades of Great Sports Moments             
                         Open July 11 - Oct. 25, 1997,            
           at Newseum/NY - 580 Madison Avenue (between 56th & 57th) 

NEW YORK, July 10/PRNewswire/ -- Fans will relive many memorable
moments in sports at Newseum/NY's new exhibit, Replay!  Great
Photos from Sports Illustrated. 

Replay! takes visitors on a tour through sports history as
captured from the lenses of Sports Illustrated photojournalists
-- from Neil Leifer's image of Muhammad Ali's knockout of Sonny
Liston in 1965 to M. O'Bryon's trilogy of Tiger Woods in 1994. 

The exhibit features more than 100 photos published in Sports
Illustrated since the magazine first rolled off the press in
August 1954. 

"One of the goals of Newseum/NY is to help the press and the
public understand one another better," said Nancy Hicks Maynard,
executive director of Newseum/NY.  "We hope visitors of this
exhibit will walk away with a new understanding of sports
journalism and of photojournalists, whose images have documented
the changing roles of athletes, sports and women and minorities
in society." 

In conjunction with the exhibit, Maynard said, Newseum/NY will
sponsor related lectures and films for the public focusing on
different aspects of sports journalism in society. 

A cornerstone of the exhibit consists of some uniquely New York
moments, including: 

-- Jackie Robinson leading the Brooklyn Dodgers to their first
   -- and only -- World Series triumph, against the New York
   Yankees, in 1955.  The team would move to Los Angeles in 1958. 
   Photo by Hy Peskin. 

-- "Broadway" Joe Namath of the New York Jets during a sanguine
   moment on the sidelines in 1974.  In 1977, Namath would leave
   the Jets for the Los Angeles Rams, retiring at the end of the 
   season to pursue a broadcasting career.  Photo by Neil Leifer. 

-- Horse racing at Belmont in the 1950s and 1970s, by Jerry  
   Cooke and Neil Leifer. 

-- Soccer legend Pele bursting out of retirement in 1975 to lead
   the New York Cosmos, by Erik Schweikardt. 

-- A 21-year-old Martina Navratilova at the first U.S. Open 
   played at Flushing Meadows' National Tennis Center in 1978. 
   While she wouldn't win the day, she shows the form that propels
   her to four U.S. Open singles titles between 1983 and 1987. 
   Photo by Walter looss Jr. 

Other photos featured in Replay!: 

-- The National Pastime.  Photos include Hank Aaron hitting his
   record-breaking 715th home run in 1974; Pete Rose leading the
   Reds in the seven-game World Series triumph over Boston in 1975;
   and Cal Ripken Jr. accepting adulation of the Baltimore crowd in
   1995 upon breaking Lou Gehrig's record of 2,130 consecutive
   games played. 

-- Gridiron Grit.  Football's Jim Brown becomes the first man to
   run for 10,000 yards in a career as he leads the Browns to an
   NFL title in 1964; Vince Lombardi leads Green Bay's Super Bowl
   II win in Miami in 1968; and Emmit Smith bowls over Pittsburgh
   in 1996 as Dallas wins its third Super Bowl in the past four
   years. 

-- Hoop Dreams.  Philadelphia Warriors' Wilt Chamberlain scores
   over Celtics center Bill Russell in 1961; Bulls' Michael Jordan
   battles Kevin Johnson and Charles Barkley of Phoenix during Game
   3 of the 1993 NBA finals; and the launch of the all-female
   American Basketball League in 1996. 

Other photos highlight the best from Summer Fun (athletes in
tennis, golf and fishing), Olympic Moments (summer and winter
games from 1960 to the present), Against the Clock (swimming and
track meets, horse, car and bicycle racing), Knock-Out (boxing),
The Fickle Fan (photos of fans), and The Shooter's Secrets
(photographer's perspectives and techniques). 

Newseum/NY is a media, educational and cultural institution in
the heart of midtown Manhattan.  It features exhibits, lectures,
films and other activities to enhance the public's understanding
of journalism and First Amendment issues. 

Newseum/NY is a branch of the Newseum, the Washington,
D.C.-area's newest museum and the only interactive museum of
news.  The $50 million, 72,000-square-foot Newseum, located in
Arlington, Va., takes visitors behind the scenes to see and
experience how and why news is made.  Both Newseum/NY and the
Newseum are funded by The Freedom Forum, a nonpartisan,
international foundation dedicated to free press, free speech
and free spirit for all people. 

An exhibition preview with Newseum/NY staff and Sports
Illustrated editors, writers and photographers will be held from
6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 10, at Newseum/NY.  To
attend, or for more information, call Tracy Quinn, vice
president/Newseum/NY, 212-317-6507. 

Exhibit hours for Replay!: Great Photos from Sports Illustrated
are Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.  Newseum/NY is wheelchair
accessible.  It is located at 580 Madison Ave. (between 56th and
57th Streets).  Phone: 212-317-7596.  Admission is free. 

CONTACT: Sheila Owens of Media Studies Center, 212-317-6517