Playgirl # 113, October 1982

FEATURES 12 PEOPLE: RON HOWARD by Henry Schipper The freckle-faced boy/actor of Happy Days, now a man/director, talks about dope, porn and primal man. 38 AND NOW . . . THE 1982 SORORITY PLEDGES by E. Jean Carroll Rush week has become the biggest social event on the nation's campuses? Yes! But why? 48 HEADACHES by Nancy Friedman All you need to know to get rid of that pain in your head. 78 INTERRACIAL LOVE by Ben Fong-Torres Love with a man of another race isn't a black-and-white affair—the problems and rewards come in shades of gray. INTERVIEW 32 TOM SELLECK by Fred Robbins The "next Clark Gable" of Hollywood gives us a look at the guy behind the sexy image of Magnum, P.I. WARM BODIES 42 STEVE YEAGER by Henry Schipper No cleats. No mask. No Dodger blue uniform. 51 DAVID PETERS Mr. October's the perfect combination of physical and mental fitness. 60 MAKING THE GRADE: MEN OF THE BIG 10 COLLEGES It's not just their athletic success that gives these colleges their outstanding reputations. 104 UNCOVERED BETWEEN THE COVERS Sneak a peek at a collection of some of our hottest finds. FASHION AND BEAUTY 69 SWAYED BY LEATHER by Ann Field Practical and sensual leather and suede garments for women who have real living to do—from shirts to skirts to shifts. FICTION 85 PORTRAITS by Anne F. Rosner She longed for the day when she would have him all to herself—until then, no one else mattered. DEPARTMENTS 4 INSIDE 6 LETTERS 8 UPDATE 8 GROOMING by Ann Field 8 DIET by Judie Lewellen 9 EXERCISE 9 HEALTH by Nancy Friedman 11 ADVICE by Lonnie Barbach, Ph.D. 16 SPORTS by Roberta Smoodin 18 GOSSIP by Bette Noire 21 FILM by Molly Haskell 22 MUSIC by Mark Rowland 23 BOOKS by David Thomson 24 QUIZ by Sherry Suib Cohen 25 EROTICA 58 STARSCOPE by Elizabeth 94 BEAUTY 96 SPIRITS 98 ELECTRONICS 112 PLAYGIRL FUNNIES