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TRIUMPHANT
UCLA players hoist Coach Tommy Prothro onto their shoulders after the fifth-ranked Bruins won the 1966 Rose Bowl, 14-12, in an upset over top-ranked Michigan State. Prothro also coached the Los Angeles Rams. (Joe Kennedy / LAT)
Magic Johnson stuns the nation on Nov. 7, 1991, with his announcement that he has tested positive for HIV and will retire from the NBA after 12 seasons. (Steve Dykes / LAT)
PRELUDE TO SHOWTIME
Laker Wilt Chamberlain slides a finger roll over Milwaukee Buck Kareem Abdul-Jabbar during a game in 1972. Abdul-Jabbar, who was known as Lew Alcindor when he played at UCLA from 1965-1969, would follow Chamberlain as Laker center after he returned to Los Angeles in 1975. (Larry Sharkey / LAT)
THE WAY IT WAS, THE WAY IT IS
A Hollywood Star player slides into home on a close play during a 1939 game. The arrival of the immediately successful Dodgers in 1958 helped usher the Stars from the hearts of Los AngelesÂ’ fans. (Jack Herod / LAT)
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A WOMAN’S PLACE IS ON THE FIELD: Brandi Chastain jubilates after her winning penalty kick in the World Cup in 1999. (Anacleto Rapping / LAT)
