ABSTRACT
Amid the memories of 1998’s sporting calendar, one will remain. Not the astonishing upset win of Denver Broncos, led by 37-year-old John Elway, over hot favorites Green Bay Packers in the Super Bowl. Nor Mark MacGwire’s record-shattering 70 slugs, or the Bulls’ sixth title in the 1990s. Nor even the mystery illness of Brazilian soccer star Ronaldo on the eve of his team’s defeat by France in the World Cup final, or Cal Ripken’s first rest after 2,633 straight days.
