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1980's Sports Illustrated (no label)
Sports Illustrated began its history in 1954. Publishing giant Henry R. Luce was determined to create a sporting magazine geared toward wealthy men and their elite sports.
Finally, in the early 1960's, Sports Illustrated found it's current niche of reporting on popular spectator sports including football, baseball, basketball, hockey, boxing, golf, and tennis. With this change in emphasis, the Sports Illustrated covers became increasingly popular with collectors. Today SI is the most displayed and framed cover among sports magazines.
March 13 1980 - Year in Sports
(No Address Label on Front)
March 17 1980 - Albert King (Maryland Terrapins)
(No Address Label on Front)
December 1 1980 - Ralph Sampson (Cavaliers) / Mark Aguirre (Blue Demons)
(No Address Label on Front)
December 15 1980 - Lloyd Free & Kareem Abdul
(No Address Label on Front)
February 12 1981 - Yearin Sports
(No Address Label on Front)
June 14 1982 - Cocaineinthe NFL
(No Address Label on Front)
July 12 1982 - Jimmy Connors
(No Address Label on Front)
November 15 1982 - Sugar Ray Leonard
(No Address Label on Front)
November 22 1982 - Ray Mancini vs. Duk Koo Kim (Boxing)
(No Address Label on Front)
December 20 1982 - Ralph Sampson (Virginia Cavaliers)
(No Address Label on Front)
February 7 1983 - John Riggins (Washington Redskins) (Super Bowl XVII)
(No Address Label on Front HALL-OF-FAME)
June 13 1983 - Rod Carew (California)
(No Address Label on Front HALL-OF-FAME)
September 12 1983 - Edwin Moses
(No Address Label on Front)
September 19 1983 - Martina Navratilova
(No Address Label on Front)
October 3 1983 - Steve Carlton (Philadelphia Phillies)
(No Address Label on Front HALL-OF-FAME)
October 10 1983 - Joe Washington (Washington Redskins)
(No Address Label on Front)
October 17 1983 - Eric Dickerson (Los Angeles Rams)
(No Address Label on Front HALL-OF-FAME)
October 31 1983 - Ralph Sampson (Houston)
(No Address Label on Front)
November 21 1983 - Marvin Hagler/Roberto Duran
(No Address Label on Front)
December 12 1983 - Jim Brown (Los Angeles Raiders)
(No Address Label on Front HALL-OF-FAME)
December 19 1983 - John Riggins (Washington)
(No Address Label on Front HALL-OF-FAME)
December 26 1983 - Mary Decker (Sportsman/Sportswomanofthe Year)
(No Address Label on Front)
January 9 1984 - Keith Griffith (Miami Hurricanes)
(No Address Label on Front)
February 6 1984 - Hamilton Mc Kinney Mare & Summers
(No Address Label on Front)
February 20 1984 - Debbie Armstrong Olympics Skiing
(No Address Label on Front)
April 9 1984 - Michael Graham (Georgetown Hoyas)
(No Address Label on Front)
April 30 1984 - Bull Cyclone
(No Address Label on Front)
May 21 1984 - Soviet Olympics Boycott
(No Address Label on Front)
June 18 1984 - Martina Navratilova
(No Address Label on Front)
June 25 1984 - Carl Lewis (Olympics)
(No Address Label on Front)
July 2 1984 - Dwight Stones (Olympics)
(No Address Label on Front)
July 9 1984 - Jeff Float (USASwimming)
(No Address Label on Front)
July 16 1984 - John Mc Enroe Tennis
(No Address Label on Front)
July 18 1984 - Olympics Preview
(No Address Label on Front)
August 6 1984 - Rafer Johnson (Olympics)
(No Address Label on Front)
August 20 1984 - Carl Lewis (Olympics)
(No Address Label on Front)
September 3 1984 - Joe Theismann (Washington Redskins)
(No Address Label on Front)
September 5 1984 - Dan Marino (Miami Dolphins) / Bernie Kosar (Hurricanes)
(No Address Label on Front HALL-OF-FAME)
October 1 1984 - Jeff Smith (Nebraska Cornhuskers)
(No Address Label on Front)
November 12 1984 - NFLTroubles
(No Address Label on Front)
December 24 1984 - Mary Lou Retton & Edwin Moses (SOY)
(No Address Label on Front)
January 7 1985 - Walter Abercrombie (Pittsburgh Steelers)
(No Address Label on Front)
February 4 1985 - Walter Berry (St.John's Redmen)
(No Address Label on Front)
February 25 1985 - Doug Flutie (New Jersey Generals)
(No Address Label on Front CFL HALL-OF-FAME)
March 4 1985 - Mike Schmidt (Philadelphia Phillies)
(No Address Label on Front HALL-OF-FAME)
March 11 1985 - Jack & Gary Nicklaus
(No Address Label on Front)
April 15 1985 - Dwight Gooden (New York Mets) (Baseball Issue)
(No Address Label on Front CYAw)
May 6 1985 - Billy Martin (New York Yankees)
(No Address Label on Front)
June 24 1985 - Andy North
(No Address Label on Front)
July 29 1985 - Mary Decker/Zola Budd
(No Address Label on Front)
August 5 1985 - Pedro Guerrero (Los Angeles Dodgers)
(No Address Label on Front)
August 19 1985 - Pete Rose (Cincinnati) Autographed by Pete Rose
(No Address Label on Front)
August 19 1985 - Pete Rose (Cincinnati)
(No Address Label on Front)
September 16 1985 - Joe Louis
(No Address Label on Front)
October 14 1985 - Eddie Robinson (Grambling Tigers)
(No Address Label on Front)
November 18 1985 - Dale Brown (LSUTigers)
(No Address Label on Front)
December 23 1985 - Kareem Abdul
(No Address Label on Front HALL-OF-FAME)
February 17 1986 - Danny Manning (Kansas Jayhawks)
(No Address Label on Front)
March 10 1986 - Gambling
(No Address Label on Front)
March 17 1986 - Mark Alarie (Duke Blue Devils)
(No Address Label on Front)
March 31 1986 - Johnny Dawkins (Duke Blue Devils)Don Redden (LSUTigers)
(No Address Label on Front)
May 5 1986 - Ernest Hemingway
(No Address Label on Front)
June 16 1986 - Kevin Mc Hale (Boston Celtics)
(No Address Label on Front HALL-OF-FAME)
June 23 1986 - Ray Floyd
(No Address Label on Front)
November 19 1986 - David Robinson (Navy Midshipmen)
(No Address Label on Front)
July 6 1987 - Wrigley Field (Chicago Cubs)
(No Address Label on Front)
July 27 1987 - Pit Bull Terrier
(No Address Label on Front)
August 31 1987 - Tim Brown (Notre Dame Fighting Irish)
(No Address Label on Front HALL-OF-FAME)
October 5 1987 - Lloyd Moseby (Toronto Blue Jays)
(No Address Label on Front)
January 18 1988 - Anthony Carter (Minnesota)
(No Address Label on Front)
January 27 1988 - Kellie Casey
(No Address Label on Front)
February 1 1988 - Mike Tyson
(No Address Label on Front)
July 18 1988 - Casey at the Bat
(No Address Label on Front VARIATION)
July 25 1988 - Florence Griffith
(No Address Label on Front)
August 15 1988 - Sport in China
(No Address Label on Front)
August 29 1988 - Bermie Kosar (Cleveland Browns)
(No Address Label on Front)
September 14 1988 - Matt Biondi (Swimming/Swimmer) (Olympic Preview)
(No Address Label on Front)
September 19 1988 - Steffi Graf
(No Address Label on Front)
October 3 1988 - Ben Johnson (Olympics)
(No Address Label on Front)
October 10 1988 - Jackie Joyner
(No Address Label on Front)
November 14 1988 - Tom Landry (Cowboys) Chuck Knoll (Steelers)
(No Address Label on Front HALL-OF-FAME)
November 21 1988 - Greg Bell (Los Angeles Rams)New Orleans Saints Defense
(No Address Label on Front)
November 28 1988 - Rodney Peete (USCTrojans)
(No Address Label on Front)
December 26 1988 - Florence Griffith
(No Address Label on Front)
January 16 1989 - Ickey Woods (Cincinnati Bengals)
(No Address Label on Front)
January 30 1989 - Jerry Rice (San Francisco 49ers) (Super Bowl XXIII)
(No Address Label on Front HALL-OF-FAME)
February 7 1989 - Kathy Ireland Swimsuit Issue
(No Address Label on Front)
February 13 1989 - Patrick Ewing (New York Knicks)
(No Address Label on Front HALL-OF-FAME)
February 20 1989 - Chris Jackson (LSUTigers)
(No Address Label on Front)
March 6 1989 - Wade Boggs (Boston Red Sox)
(No Address Label on Front HALL-OF-FAME)
March 20 1989 - Jimmy Johnson (Dallas Cowboys)
(No Address Label on Front HALL-OF-FAME)
March 27 1989 - Steffi Graf
(No Address Label on Front)
April 1 1989 - Benito Santiago (San Diego) (Baseball Issue)
(No Address Label on Front)
April 17 1989 - Nick Faldo
(No Address Label on Front)
May 8 1989 - Jon Peters (Brenham TXHigh School Pitcher)
(No Address Label on Front)
July 10 1989 - Rick Reuschel (San Francisco Giants)
(No Address Label on Front)
July 31 1989 - Greg Lemond (Cycling/Cyclist)
(No Address Label on Front)
August 7 1989 - Boomer Esiason (Cincinnati Bengals)
(No Address Label on Front)
August 21 1989 - Troy Aikman (Dallas Cowboys)
(No Address Label on Front HALL-OF-FAME)
August 28 1989 - Chris Evert
(No Address Label on Front)
