Time.com Photo Essays
Twilight of the Idol: A Portrait of Mickey Mantle in Decline
The greater the athlete, the tougher it is to leave the arena. History is filled with examples of players, in pretty much every sport, who should have hung up...
LIFE Goes to a College Joust, 1952
It lasted roughly one thousand years (give or take a few centuries). It generated mind-boggling advances in science, technology and medicine. It saw magnificent...
