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Yogi Berra, wearing one of his most famous sayings on his shirt, poses for SI photographer Walter Iooss Jr. in 1984. (Walter Iooss Jr./SI)
GALLERY: Classic Photos of Yogi Berra
Walter Payton and his mom, Alyne, pose during a June 1984 SI photo shoot. Mother’s Day is this Sunday. (Heinz Kluetmeier/SI)
GALLERY: Athletes and Their Moms
Cuban President Fidel Castro poses with heavyweight boxer Teofilo Stevenson and SI photographer Neil Leifer during a photo shoot before the 1984 Summer Olympics. (Neil Leifer/SI)
Bert Blyleven makes quite the fashion statement while hanging out in the Indians locker room prior to a 1984 game. (Ron Kuntz/Getty Images)
GALLERY: Classic Photos of Bert Blyleven
The Air Jordan I released by Nike in 1984. The shoe was banned by commissioner Stern for “non-regulation colors,” but Jordan nevertheless rocked the shoe during his Rookie of the Year campaign.
GALLERY: Air Jordans Through The Years
Michael Jordan drives to the hoop during his rookie season with the Chicago Bulls. (John Biever/SI)
GALLERY: Classic Photos of Michael Jordan
Jim Kelly, quarterback of the USFL’s Houston Gamblers, poses for a photo in Feb. 1984 while relaxing in his Holiday Inn hotel room. (Lane Stewart/SI)
SI VAULT: Jim Kelly has appeared to give the USFL hope (2.27.84)
Carl Lewis poses with the four gold medals he won at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. (Neil Leifer/SI)
SI VAULT: Lewis epitomizes victory with four gold medals (8.20.84)
There are less than three weeks until Americans hit the voting booth to choose a new president. We’re not sure who Patrick Ewing and John Thompson will vote for but they got along famously with then-president Ronald Reagan during this 1984 SI photo shoot. (Lane Stewart/SI)
GALLERY: U.S. Presidents at Play | Patrick Ewing at Georgetown
Walter Payton jumps over a pile of defenders to score a touchdown during a 1984 Bears-Saints game. Later in the game, Payton would pass Jim Brown as the NFL’s all-time leading rusher. (Andy Hayt/SI)
GALLERY: Rare Photos of Walter Payton | NFL’s All-Time Top RBs
Michael Jordan and Julius Erving talk before a Nov. 1984 Bulls-76ers game. Jordan scored 16 points with seven assists and five rebounds in a 109-100 loss. (Manny Millan/SI)
GALLERY: Classic Photos of Michael Jordan | Julius Erving
Track & Field: 1984 Summer Olympics: USA Carl Lewis runs to victory at the 100 meters during the 1984 Summer Olympics. Lewis won four gold medals — the 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay and long jump - during the Los Angeles games. He would go onto capture two more gold (100m, long jump) in 1988 at Seoul, two more gold (4x100m relay and long jump) in 1992 at Barcelona and another (long jump) in 1996 at Atlanta. (Neil Leifer/SI)
GALLERY: Greatest Summer Olympics Moments | Top Male Olympians
University of Bridgeport center Manute Bol goes shopping for groceries. (Jacqueline Duvoisin/SI)
GALLERY: Rare Photos of Manute Bol
Vin Scully is joined by President Ronald Reagan in the broadcast booth during the 1989 All-Star game. Scully has been calling Dodgers games since 1950. (V.J. Lovero/SI)
GALLERY: Rare Photos of Vin Scully
RUSHIN: Scully a national treasure
Mike Milbury, Gord Kluzak, coach Gary Doak, Randy Hiller, Mike O’Connell, Raymond Bourque and Guy Lapointe pose at a 1984 Boston Bruins photo shoot. Milbury was in the news this week for publicly mocking Sidney Crosby and SI’s Stu Hackel thinks his tired act has grown old. (Steve Babineau/Getty Images)
HACKEL: Milbury’s act has gotten old
