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Eye for the '60s
November 27, 2000
Few sports photographers documented the tumultuous 1960s as graphically as Neil Leifer did. Here, from his show in New York City's Pop International Galleries, are some of Leifer's favorite pictures.
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November 27, 2000

Eye For The '60s

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Few sports photographers documented the tumultuous 1960s as graphically as Neil Leifer did. Here, from his show in New York City's Pop International Galleries, are some of Leifer's favorite pictures.

Vince Lombardi is hoisted in triumph after his Packers won the 1961 NFL title. In '65 champ Muhammad Ali defeated Sonny Liston for the second time.

President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon Johnson (third and fourth from right) follow a foul ball on Opening Day of 1961 in Washington, D.C. Sandy Koufax exults after winning Game 4 of the '63 World Series.

Navy quarterback Roger Staubach (12) has the best view in the house during a game with Maryland in 1963, the year he won the Heisman and led the No. 2 Middies to the Cotton Bowl.

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