Contributors

About Contributors


The Super Bowl XL The Opus is written by some of the best known and most respected writers, past and present, in the field. We have also commissioned photography from some of the world’s most renowned experts.

Many images are commissioned exclusively for the Opus, or are previously unseen images derived from private collections.

We have scoured the planet for the most outstanding writers, photographers and researchers in their respective fields. Each Opus is meticulously researched and attention to detail is evident in words as well as pictures.

Editor


Michael MacCambridge


Michael MacCambridge's first book, The Franchise: A History of Sports Illustrated magazine, was described by the Boston Globe as ‘one of the great sports-book reads of all time.’ America's Game: The Epic Story of How Pro Football Captured A Nation won the Nelson Ross Award, given by the Professional Football Researchers Association, for outstanding achievement in pro football research and history. MacCambridge was the editor for the New York Times bestseller ESPN SportsCentury and the ESPN College Football Encyclopedia, hailed by Sports Illustrated as 'the Bible' of the sport, and he has written for a wide range of publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Sports Illustrated, GQ and many others.

Executive Editor


Rob Fleder


Rob Fleder joined Sports Illustrated in 1986, and was named an executive editor in 1996. Fleder is the editor of Sports Illustrated's books, including Sports Illustrated 50: The Anniversary Book and Sports Illustrated: The Football Book, both New York Times bestsellers, as well as the anthologies, Fifty Years of Great Writing and Great Baseball Writing.

Picture Editor


Dot McMahon


Dot McMahon, photo editor of the bestselling 50th Anniversary of Sports Illustrated, has over 20 years' experience in the photography business. She was the founder of the international photo agency Dot Pictures and represented several award-winning photojournalists and sports photographers. In the past 10 years, she has been a contributing photo editor at Life, People, Time and Sports Illustrated.

Words

  • Essay by literary icon David Halberstam on the position of the Super Bowl in American culture

  • Articles by Pullitzer Prize-winners Dave Anderson, Red Smith and Jim Murray. Novelist Dan Jenkins, humorist Roy Blount Jr, and celebrated author David Maraniss also contribute

  • Excerpts from the memoirs and biographies of the greats of the game such as Bart Starr, Joe Namath and Jerry Kramer

  • Newly-commissioned work from Michael MacCambridge, author of best-selling book America’s Game

Pictures


  • Stunning images from the archives of Sports Illustrated photographers Walter Iooss Jr, Neil Leifer and Heinz Kluetmeier

  • The work of Michael Zagaris in the locker room with the 49ers

  • Rare gems by Vernon and John Biever, who have photographed the Green Bay Packers since the Super Bowl

  • Previously unseen photographs by New York Times shooter Barton Silverman, the 1969 Jets team photographer, including images of the incredible homecoming of MVP Joe Namath

  • An 80" x 20" gatefold of MVP portraits by Walter Iooss Jr, shot on a giant Polaroid camera, capturing the heart and soul of the players who posed for them at Super Bowl XL