Sports Illustrated Covers (1970s)

1979
12/24/79 - Willie Stargell and Terry Bradshaw (12/31/79)
12/17/79 - Ralph Sampson, Virginia Cavaliers
12/10/79 - Sugar Ray Leonard
12/03/79 - Indiana Basketball
11/26/79 - Art Schlichter, Ohio State
07/02/79 - Roberto Duran
06/04/79 - Tom Watson
05/14/79 - Spectacular Bid and Ron Franklin
04/30/79 - George Bamberger, Milwaukee Brewers
02/26/79 - Eamonn Coghlan

1978
12/18/78 - John McEnroe
12/11/78 - Daring Climb On A Tower of Ice
12/04/78 - Earl Campbell, Houston Oilers
11/27/78 - Earvin Johnson, Michigan State
11/20/78 - Rick Berns, Nebraska Cornhuskers
11/06/78 - Confessions of a Master Fixer
10/30/78 - Bill Rodgers
10/23/78 - Bucky Dent and Lee Lacy, The World Series
10/16/78 - Marvin Webster, New York Knicks
10/02/78 - Charles White, Southern California Trojans
09/18/78 - Jimmy Connors
09/11/78 - Ron Calcagni, Ben Cowins and Lou Holtz, Arkansas
09/04/78 - Roger Staubach, Dallas Cowboys
08/21/78 - Bill Walton, Portland Trail Blazers
07/24/78 - Jack Nicklaus

1977
11/14/77 - Belmont's Bizzare Swindle
09/26/77 - Roberto Duran
06/20/77 - Cruguet and Seattle Slew Win the Triple Crown
05/23/77 - Bill Walton and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
05/09/77 - Gerry Cheevers and Brad Park, Boston Celtics
05/02/77 - Reggie Jackson, New York Yankees
04/25/77 - Sidney Wicks, Boston Celtics
04/11/77 - Joe Rudi, California Angels
03/28/77 - Bump Wills, Texas Rangers
03/21/77 - George McGinnis, Philadelphia 76ers
03/07/77 - Steve Cauthen
02/28/77 - Cale Yarborough
02/21/77 - Inside NBC's Big Olympic TV Deal
01/31/77 - Bill Cartwright, San Francisco Dons
01/24/77 - *Cover gone*
01/10/77 - *Cover gone*
01/03/77 - Clarence Davis, Oakland Raiders

1976
12/13/76 - Bill Walton, Portland Trail Blazers
12/06/76 - Rocky Bleier, Pittsburgh Steelers
11/29/76 - Rickey Green, Michigan Wolverines
11/22/76 - Walter Payton, Chicago Bears
11/15/76 - David Thompson, Denver Nuggets
11/08/76 - Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh Panthers
11/01/76 - Johnny Bench, Cincinnati Reds
10/25/76 - Dave Cowens and Julius Erving
10/18/76 - Chuck Foreman, Minnesota Vikings
10/11/76 - George Foster, Cincinnati Reds
10/04/76 - Mark Manges, Maryland Terrapins
09/27/76 - Ken Norton
09/20/76 - Jimmy Connors
08/30/76 - Reggie Jackson, Baltimore Orioles
08/23/76 - Steve Spurrier, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
08/16/76 - Calvin Hill, Washington Redskins
08/02/76 - Nadia Comaneci
07/26/76 - The Show Goes On In Montreal
07/19/76 - Scott May, Shirley Babashoff and Frank Shorter

1974
04/22/74 - Gary Player
02/04/74 - Muhammed Ali

1973
05/28/73 - Women Are Getting A Raw Deal
05/21/73 - Bobby Riggs (Never Bet Against This Man)
05/14/73 - Mark Spitz