Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated is the largest weekly American sports magazine. Media company Time Warner owns it. The magazine has over 3 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week; over 18 million of them are men, 19% of the adult males in the United States.

In late 2023, The Futurist reported that the magazine had published articles that were written by artificial intelligence.  Sports Illustrated had not written that the articles were not written by people. The CEO of the magazine was fired soon after the report. 

Cover history
Most covers by athlete, 1954-2003

AthleteNumber of CoversMichael Jordan 49Muhammad Ali                          37Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 29Magic Johnson 22Jack Nicklaus 22

Most covers by team, 1954-May 2008

TeamNumber of CoversNew York Yankees 66Los Angeles Lakers 64Dallas Cowboys46Boston Red Sox44Chicago Bulls44Boston Celtics39Los Angeles Dodgers38Cincinnati Reds38San Francisco 49ers34Notre Dame Football33

Most covers by sport, 1954-2003

SportNumber of CoversPro Football 519Baseball510Pro Basketball302College Basketball200Golf155College Football153Boxing134Track and Field99Hockey83Tennis78

Celebrities on the cover, 1954-2003

CelebrityYearSpecial NotesEd Sullivan 1959On cover as golferBob Hope 1963Owner of Cleveland IndiansShirley MacLaine 1964Wearing a football uniformSteve McQueen 1971Riding a motorcycleBurt Reynolds and Kris Kristofferson1977Promoting the film Semi-ToughBig Bird1977On the cover with Mark FidrychArnold Schwarzenegger1987Caption on cover was Hot StuffIce Cube1999On cover with Shaquille O'NealChris Rock2000Wearing Los Angeles Dodgers hat

Fathers and sons who have been featured on the cover

FatherSonArchie ManningPeyton & Eli ManningCalvin HillGrant HillBobby HullBrett HullBill WaltonLuke WaltonJack NicklausGary NicklausPhil SimmsChris SimmsDale EarnhardtDale Earnhardt, Jr.Cal Ripken, Sr.Cal Ripken, Jr. & Billy Ripken

Presidents who have been featured on the cover

PresidentSI Cover DateSpecial NotesJohn F. KennedyDecember 26, 1960First Lady Jackie Kennedy also on cover and Kennedy was President-Elect at the time of the cover.Gerald FordJuly 8, 1974Cover came one month before President Richard Nixon announced he would resign from the Presidency.Ronald ReaganNovember 26, 1984On cover with Georgetown Hoyas basketball coach John Thompson and Patrick EwingRonald ReaganFebruary 16, 1987On cover with America's Cup champion Dennis Conner Bill ClintonMarch 21, 1994On cover about the Arkansas college basketball team

Tribute covers (In Memoriam)

AthleteSI Cover DateSpecial NotesLen BiasJune 30, 1986Died of a cocaine overdose just after being drafted by the Boston CelticsArthur AsheFebruary 15, 1993Tennis great and former US Open champion who died from AIDSReggie LewisAugust 9, 1993Celtics player who died due to a heart defectMickey MantleAugust 21, 1995Died after years of battling alcoholismWalter PaytonNovember 8, 1999Died from rare liver disorderDale EarnhardtFebruary 26, 2001Died in a crash on the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500Ted WilliamsJuly 15, 2002Boston Red Sox who died of cardiac arrestJohnny UnitasOctober 23, 2002Baltimore Colts great who died from heart attack Brittanie CecilApril 1, 2002Fan killed as the result of being struck with a puck to the head while in the crowd at a Columbus Blue Jackets gamePat TillmanMay 3, 2004Arizona Cardinals player who was killed in a friendly fire incident in Afghanistan.

 References 

 Other websites 
 SI.com 
 SI Vault : All the editions since 1954
 Page of the magazine at SI.com 
 Sports Illustrated for Kids 

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Category:American weekly magazines
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