Lincoln High School - Best of Lincoln Yearbook (Stockton, CA)

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.W . M : A - 5, , N or ' 1- . W ,iii BLESS YOU. MY SON- Pope John Paul Il, Cabovej, welcomes Polish leader Lech Walesa in Rome. FINAL SALUTE- President Anwar Sadat, Qtop rightj, stands at attention only moments before his assassi- nation. TROUBLED WATERS- A rescue squad Ctopj searchs for survivors of the Potomac River crash. TAKE OFF- Americas Space attitude after a picture perfect lift-off. i i J J 'Ll C 'I 1 - . 7 , O Crumbling Down .. . 2

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HITTING THE WALL The season of 1981-82 had its share of sports spectaculars. qery team had its stars, but, as always, some of those stars one more brightly than others. Sugar Ray Leonard, called by some Americas boxer tri- mphed over Thomas Hearns to gain sole possession of both the BC and the WBA Welterweight titles. ln the field of baseball, super rookie Fernando Valenzuela led the dgers to victory over the New York Yankees in the World Series. lenzuela began the year by capturing everyone's attention with pitching finesse. Then the strike came, and negotiations were ung out for over two months. Finally, a reconciliation was made d Fernando was once again king of the mound. He gained recog- ion for being the only player in baseball history to capture both e Cy Young and the Rookie ofthe Year awards in a single year. Tennis star John McEnroe finally defeated Bjorn Borg in his tempt to make it six straight Wimbledon victories. After many d experiences with the press and tournament officials, Wimble- n refused membership to McEnroe even though the practice s customary to award the victor. Even so, John McEnroe went to seize a long sought after title of number one in the world. From mediocrity to amazing was the expression used to de- ribe the San Francisco Forty-Niners in the 1981 football season. d by the coaching of Bill Walsh and quarterback Joe Montana, 49'ers took the Cincinnati Bengals by a score of 26-21 to win per Bowl XVI. The outstanding players of the game were Dwight rk, Ronnie Lott, and, of course, Joe Montana himself who tied record set by Joe Namath as the youngest quarterback to lead ir team to a Super Bowl game. n the world of hockey, interest in the much maligned sport was ightened as the N.Y. Islanders league record 15 games in a row d Edmonton's Wayne The Great Gretzky skated his way h an incredible season, singlehandedly shattering nearly oug ry NHL scoring record. ll and all, this was a season for stars. When these super men d women did shine, they did so with grace and style which made m the stars they were. -- - Y -z 1 .ive ....,.a.a.,,...Nss. .M TURNING 7 UP- Boxing champ Sugar Ray Leonard Cabovej throws his gloves up in victory. GO BIG JOE- Quarterback Joe Montana Cleftj runs off the field after taking the 49ers to a Super Bowl Victory against Cincin- ati. - 1 4 Hitting the Wall . .. 277