neil leifer
Neil Leifer was born on December 28 of 1942 in Manhattan. He got introduced to photography through the Henry Street Settlement house. He decided to do sports photos because it would combine the two things he loved.
As a kid he would bring the wheelchairs of the handicapped into the stadium, after doing that he would then go by the photographers on field and take photos. On December 28, 1985 ( his 16th birthday ) he had free admission to the 1985 NFL title game which was a game between the New York giants and Baltimore colts. He got many pictures of the game winning touchdown, which he then sold to sports illustrated. Over 170 of his photos where on the cover of sports illustrated over his career. In 1978 he decided to expand his horizons and take photos of more subjects, he produced 40 cover photos for time magazine. Later in life he changed his focus to filmmaking and produced many documentaries. In the present he is 74 years old.