Across
- 5. 16-consecutive-year NBA Finals Player (full)
- 8. First player to miss 5,000 free throws
- 10. First rookie to repeat a 35+ pt game post-AI
- 13. Max number of minutes to search for ball
- 14. Lion’s 50-year Curser
- 19. NBA team sans furry cheerleader 1
- 20. ‘Home run’ original use
- 21. 60s NBA ban
- 23. All-time leading rusher’s team
- 24. First 2,000 Rusher (full)
- 27. First Super Bowl Wide Receiver MVP
- 28. NBA Live 99 Cover
- 29. NBA team sans furry cheerleader 2
- 30. Ochocinco, formerly (full)
- 33. 1991 All-Star MVP (full)
- 35. Three-sport All-American (full)
- 38. SI’s favorite model
- 39. 216 marks decorate this
- 40. NBA team sans furry cheerleader 4
- 42. Undefeated in 1972
- 43. XXX’s achievement
- 44. Highest scoring NBA player in the 2000 season
- 45. The ________ Brothers
- 46. Post-SB Destination
Down
- 1. First MIP
- 2. Oldest existing NFL franchise
- 3. World Cup forever-participant
- 4. Losing MVP
- 6. Woods’ first major win
- 7. NBA team sans furry cheerleader 3
- 9. Baseball material
- 11. Double Heisman winner
- 12. First 1,000 yd rusher (full)
- 15. First NBA MM achiever in a single season
- 16. First to win SI Sportsman of Year twice (full)
- 17. Canceled for 1994 strike
- 18. First in the Triple Crown series
- 22. First gay football draft pick (full)
- 25. Nate the Great’s Surname
- 26. Devils 31 Retiree
- 31. Best rookie passer
- 32. Super Bowl and World Series Athlete (full)
- 34. Most winning Williams sister
- 36. First night football game winner
- 37. Most points claimed by Wilt
- 40. NY Jets, formerly
- 41. First-ever World Cup winner