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1999
Sports Illustrated - November 29, 1999
Cover feature is a retrospective look at the 20th century, with 9 pages on the greatest athletes of the 20th century and 48 pages on the greatest sports events of the 20th century. This issue also has 4 pages on Chris Weinke of Florida State Seminoles football; 3 pages on the Miami Heat; and 4 pages on the Tennessee Titans.
Price: $3 - Ex
Sports Illustrated - November 22, 1999
Payton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts is on the cover and in an 8-page feature. This issue also has 4 pages on Peter Warrick of Florida State Seminoles football; 5 pages on NHL rookies; 4 pages on Lennox Lewis' defeat of Evander Holyfield; and 6˝ pages on swimmer Ian Thorpe.
Price: $3 - Ex/VG
Sports Illustrated - November 15, 1999
Chris Porter of Auburn is on the cover of this "College Basketball Preview Issue." Articles in the cover feature are the 20 most important events in college basketball, the dream team of the century, scouting reports on the top 25 teams, and scouting reports of the top 10 women's teams. This issue also has 4 pages on golfer Tiger Woods; 3 pages on Ron Dayne of Wisconsin Badgers football; 4 pages on boxer Lennos Lewis; and 3 pages on the Washington Redskins.
Price: $3 - Ex/VG
Sports Illustrated - October 11, 1999
The 4-page cover feature is on the struggling Denver Broncos. This issue also has 7 pages on the American League MVP race (SI recommended Manny Ramirez); 4 pages on Willie McGinest of the New England Patriots; 5 pages on the spread offense in college football; 4 pages on Joe Hamilton of Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football; and 10 pages on manager Bobby Valentine of the New York Mets.
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Sports Illustrated - July 5, 1999
Has David Robinson of the San Antonio Spurs on the cover and has a 6-page cover article on the NBA playoffs. This issue also has 4 pages on the Cincinnati Reds, 4 pages on David Nilsson of the Milwaukee Brewers, 5˝ pages on the Tour de France cycling drug scandal, and 9 pages on Bailey Santistevan of Bingham Canyon.
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Sports Illustrated - May 17, 1999
Has Ken Griffey Jr. of the Seattle Mariners on the cover and in a 6-page article. This issue also has 4 pages on Donovan McNabb of the Philadelphia Eagles and 9 pages on golfing in Greenland.
Price: $3 - Ex/VG
Sports Illustrated - May 10, 1999
Has basketball player Bill Russell of the Boston Celtics ("the greatest team player on the greatest team ever") on the cover and in a 12-page article. This issue also has 4 pages on the Kentucky Derby and winner Charismatic and jockey Chris Antley, 6 pages on John Stockton of the Utah Jazz, and 4 pages on John Franco of the New York Mets.
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Sports Illustrated - April 19, 1999
Has NFL draft picks Tim Couch and Akili Smith on the cover. The 7-page cover feature is about the NFL draft. This issue also has 6 pages on The Masters and golfer Jose Maria Olazabal, 4 pages on the Orlando Magic, 4 pages on the Frank Thomas of the Chicago White Sox, and 7˝ pages on Mo Vaughn of the Anaheim Angels.
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Sports Illustrated - March 15, 1999
Cover: William Avery of the Duke Blue Devils
Blurb: "The Complete Guide to March Madness"
Other features: a 6-page pictoral remembering the late Joe DiMaggio; another 5-page feature on DiMaggio; 6 pages on Allen Iverson of the Philadelphia 76ers. Most of the rest of the issue is devoted to the NCAA basketball tournament.
Price: $3 - Ex

1998
Sports Illustrated - December 7, 1998
Has Randall Cunningham of the Minnesota Vikings on the cover and in a 6-page article. This issue also has 4 pages on Dermontti Dawson of the Pittsburgh Steelers, 4 pages on J. D. Drew of the St. Louis Cardinals, 6 pages on the Los Angeles Kings, 5 pages on Trajan Langdon of Duke basketball, 11˝ pages on women's soccer coach Anson Dorrance and the sexual harassment lawsuit against him.
Price: $3 - Ex/VG
Sports Illustrated - November 2, 1998
The 9-page cover feature is on the 1998 New York Yankees. This issue also has 4 pages on the Denver Broncos; 4 pages on Ti Rattay of Louisiana Tech college football; and 4 pages on Brett Hull of the Dallas Stars.
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Sports Illustrated - October 19, 1998
The 5-page cover feature is on controversial umpiring in the Major League Baseball playoffs. This issue also has 6 pages on the San Diego Padres vs. the Atlanta Braves in the NLCS; 4 pages on the New York Yankees vs the Cleveland Indians in the ALCS; and 4 pages on Kerry Collins of the Carolina Panthers.
Price: $3 - VG
Sports Illustrated - August 24, 1998
Has Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees on the cover and in a 10˝-page article about his 1927 season. This issue also has 6 pages on Kerry Ligtenberg and the Atlanta Braves bullpen, 5 pages on Curtis Enis of the Chicago Bears, and 5 pages on professional bass fishing.
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Sports Illustrated - June 15, 1998
Cover: Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls
Blurb: "MJ Rises Again"
Other features: 4 pages on the French Open (women's tennis); a 26-page soccer World Cup Preview section.
Price: $3 - Ex NL
Sports Illustrated - May 25, 1998
Cover: close-up face portrait of Mike Piazza
Blurb: Trade of the Century: who made it happen and why
Other features: the Dodgers-Marlins trade; David Welles' perfect game; Bill Romanowski; Dennis Rodman; NBA playoffs; horse racing; NHL playoffs.
Price: $3 - VG/G
Sports Illustrated - April 27, 1998
Cover: Kobe Bryant in Laker uniform being blocked by Magic Johnson, wearing a suit.
Blurb: Does Kobe have the Magic?
Other features: the NBA playoffs; the face-off in hockey; Florida Marlins catcher Charles Johnson. With: the NHL playoffs; sprinter Ato Boldon.
Price: $3 - Ex/VG
Sports Illustrated - April 20, 1998
Cover: Pedro Martinez pitching in Red Sox uniform
Blurb: The Amazing Pedro Martinez: he's so good, it's scary
Other features in this issue: the Masters, NFL draft preview, NFL draft prospect Andre Wadsworth, Detroit Red Wings' center Sergei Fedorov, creatine, the Houston Rockets, NFL referees' IRS scandal.
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Price: $3 - VG (one page has a frayed edge because it wasn't cut correctly at manufacturing)
Sports Illustrated - February 23, 1998
Cover: Skier Hermann Maier frozen in mid air
Blurb: Thrills and Spills: The Olympics as you've never seen them
Other features in this issue: winter Olympics; Olympic alphine skiing; Olympic figure skating; golfer Ian Baker-Finch. Also: the Orlando Magic's Penny Hardaway, Dale Earnhardt's victory in the Daytona 500, college basketball prospects, baseball manager Davey Johnson.
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Sports Illustrated - February 2, 1998
Cover: John Elway in Broncos uniform running with a football
Blurb: Sweet Redemption: In the best Super Bowl ever, John Elway finally finishes on top.
Other features: Philadelphia Phillies' pitcher Curt Schilling; Bennie Thompson family murders. Also: Serena and Venus Williams, skier Hermann Maier, Sudafed use in the NHL, Vancourver Grizzlies' small forward Shareef Abdur-Rahim.
Price: $3 - Ex(*) (mailing label has been carefully cut out)
Sports Illustrated - January 26, 1998
Cover: Man at computer keyboard, overlaid by gambling lines
Blurb: Cyber Gambling: Should it be stopped? Can it be stopped?
Other features: Green Bay Packers' nose tackle Gilbert Brown; the Denver Nuggets' poor season; foreign players in college basketball. Also: Super Bowl preview: Green Bay Packers vs. Denver Broncos, "Does God care who wins the Super Bowl?", swimmer Bill Pilczuk, hockey player Paul Kariya.
Price: $3 - VG-Ex (mailing label has been carefully cut out)

1997
Sports Illustrated - November 10, 1997
Cover: Grant Hill posing as a private detective
Blurb: Preview '97-98 NBA Confidential: Secrets of the basketball underground featuring Grant Hill and an all-star cast
Other features: San Francisco 49'rs defeat the Dallas Cowboys; NBA '97-98 scouting reports. Also: unsigned NHL players, golf's Tour Championship, Nebraska beats Oklahoma in college football, masters of the NBA endgame.
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Sports Illustrated - January 13, 1997
Cover: Quarterbacks Mark Brunell and Kerry Collins in action
Blurb: Surprise! Surprise! Expansion teams Jacksonville and Carolina are a step from the Super Bowl
Other features: NFL Playoffs - Jacksonville Jaguars defeat Denver Bronocs; Sugar Bowl - Florida Gators defeat Florida State; Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Also: snowboarding pioneer Jake Burton, NFL Playoffs - Green Bay Packers defeat San Francisco 49'ers, NFL Playoffs - Carolina Panthers defeat Dallas Cowboys, NFL Playoffs - New England Patriots defeat Pittsburgh Steelers, the Miami Heat's 14-game road winning streak, the Philadelphia Flyers at the top of the NHL, Rose Bowl - Ohio State Buckeyes defeat Arizona State Sun Devils.
Price: $3 - Ex(*) (mailing label has been cut away)

1996
Sports Illustrated - December 30, 1996 and January 6, 1997 (double issue)
Cover: John Elway in Broncos uniform in action
Blurb: Special Double Issue - John Elway: An appreciation by Rick Reilly
Other features: college football Florida State Seminoles' linebacker Daryl Bush; "Spirit of '96" - the most memorable sports people and moments of the year; the New York Jets' 15th loss of the season. Also: college football Arizona State tackle Juan Roque; Milwaukee Bucks forwards Vin Baker and Glenn Robinson, college basketball players Reggie Freeman and Felipe Lopez, unsafe helmets in the NHL.
Price: $3 - Ex/VG(*) (* mailing label has been cut out)
Sports Illustrated - June 10, 1996
Cover photo is of Gary Payton of the Seattle SuperSonics. This issue also contains a 5-page article on John Smoltz of the Atlanta Braves, a 6-page article on coach Tony Dungy of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a 4-page article on boxer Oscar de la Hoya, and a 7˝-page article on Olympic sprinter Gwen Torrence.
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Sports Illustrated - May 20, 1996
Eleven-page cover article on Marge Schott, owner of the Cincinnati Reds. This issue also contains 4-page articles on Ken Wregget of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Shaquille O'Neal of the Orlando Magic and a 5-page article on Jim Harbaugh of the Indianapolis Colts.
Price: $3 - VG
Sports Illustrated - May 6, 1996
Cover: close-up of side of Albert Belle's face (wearing Indians cap)
Blurb: "Tick...Tick...Tick...Albert Belle: baseball's most explosive player"
Other features: NHL Playoffs (St. Louis Blues defeat Toronto Maple Leafs); shortstops Rey Ordonez of the NY Mets and Derek Jeter of the NY Yankees; tennis player Thomas Muster. Also: NBA Playoffs (L.A. Lakers vs. Houston Rockets), college football Northwestern Wildcats.
Price: $3 - Ex(*) (* mailing label has been carefully cut out)
Sports Illustrated - March 11, 1996
Cover: small photos of Neil O'Donnell and Wayne Gretzky in uniform
Blurb: A Super Bowl quarterback and the greatest hockey player of all time jump teams in controversial megadeals. Is Neil O'Donnell overpriced? Is Wayne Gretzky over the hill?
Other features in this issue: Ryne Sandberg's return to the Chicago Cubs, Greg Norman's win in the Doral-Ryder Open, troubles with the Portland Trail Blazers, figure skater Rudy Galindo, the hearts of athletes (heart organs).
Price: $3 - Ex(*) (* mailing label has been cut out)
Sports Illustrated - January 29, 1996
This is the 1996 swimsuit issue. Sports articles include a 9-page feature on the Chicago Bulls; a 4-page feature on the U.S. Figure Skating Championships; a 4-page feature on coach Gene Keady of the Purdue Boilermakers; a 4-page feature on Roberto Alomar of the Baltimore Orioles; and a Super Bowl XXX Preview, which includes a 4-page feature on Greg Lloyd of the Pittsburgh Steelers and a 3˝-page feature on coach Barry Switzer of the Dallas Cowboys.
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1995
Sports Illustrated - December 11, 1995
Cover: Close-up photos of Pat Riley and Don Shula.
Blurb: "Hot & Not: Miami loves Pat Riley but wants to give Don Shula the boot."
Other features: Santa Clara college basketball player Steve Nash. Also: field hockey player George Zameska, the Miami Hurricanes, boxer Gabriel Ruelas, Pete Sampras and the Davis Cup, Sun City golf course, the Pittsburgh Steelers' Kordell Stewart.
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Sports Illustrated - December 4, 1995
Cover: Cartoon of Art Modell punching a dog in a Cleveland Browns uniform.
Blurb: "Battle for the Browns: Art Modell sucker-punched Cleveland, but the city is fighting back."
Other features: Olympic marathon runner Mamo Wolde. Also: college football Michigan's victory over Ohio State, Florida's victory over Florida State, the late figure skater Sergei Grinkov, NFC supremacy over the AFC, preseason NIT, the Pittsburgh Steelers' victory over the Cleveland Browns, the Sacramento Kings' Mitch Richmond.
Price: $3 - VG-Ex
Sports Illustrated - May 15, 1995
Cover article is about "out of control coaches": Bobby Cox, manager of the Atlanta Braves; Gary Moeller, coach of Michigan football; and Dennis Erickson, Seattle Seahawk coach. This issue also contains a 4-page article about the Oscar De La Hoya vs. Rafael Ruelas fight; a 5-page article on the Philadelphia Eagles, and a 14-page article on sports in Cuba.
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Sports Illustrated - February 27, 1995
Fourteen-page cover article on Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden of the New York Mets. This issue also has a 4-page article on speed skater Bonnie Blair.
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Sports Illustrated - February 20, 1995
This is the 1995 swimsuit issue. Sports articles include a 5-page feature on the Maryland Terrapins (basketball); a 4-page feature on the U.S. Figure Skating Championships; a 4-page feature on golfer Peter Jacobsen; a 4-page feature on Roger, Randy, and Robbie Reid of the Brigham Young Cougars' a 7-page feature on boxer Don Donnelly; and an 8-page feature on coach Red Klotz of the Washington Generals.
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Sports Illustrated - January 30, 1995
Cover article is on spoiled brats of the NBA, with a photo of Derrick Coleman of the New Jersey Nets. This issue also has a Super Bowl XXIX preview section and a 4-page article on Leslie O'Neal of the San Diego Chargers.
Price: $3 - VG

1994
Sports Illustrated - May 16, 1994
Cover photo of Tommy Moe and 6-page article on Alpine skiing. This issue also contains other articles on the winter Olympics, a 4-page article on Danny Manning of the Los Angeles Clippers, and a 5˝-page article on the New York Rangers.
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Sports Illustrated - February 21, 1994
Cover photo of Tommy Moe and 6-page article on Alpine skiing. This issue also contains other articles on the winter Olympics, a 4-page article on Danny Manning of the Los Angeles Clippers, and a 5˝-page article on the New York Rangers.
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Sports Illustrated - February 14, 1994
This is the 1994 swimsuit issue. Sports articles include a 9-page feature on the assault on ice skater Nancy Kerrigan; a 4-page feature on Andy Benes of the San Diego Padres; a 7-page feature on Emmitt Smith of the Dallas Cowboys; an 8-page feature on boxer Sonny Liston; and a 4-page feature on college basketball coach Dick Baldwin.
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1993
Sports Illustrated - August 9, 1993
Cover photo and 6-page article on the death of Reggie Lewis of the Boston Celtics. This issue also includes an 8-page article on baseball's American League East division, a 5-page article on boxer Pernell Whitaker, and a 9-page article on doubles and triples in baseball.
Price: $3 - VG
Sports Illustrated - February 22, 1993
This is the 1993 swimsuit issue. Sports articles include a 4-page feature on Cliff Robinson of the Portland Trail Blazers; a 6-page feature on boxer Julio Cesar Chávez; and a 4˝-page feature on the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.
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Sports Illustrated - February 8, 1993
Cover feature on the Dallas Cowboys with Super Bowl MVP Troy Aikman. There are 37 pages in this issue devoted to Super Bowl XXVII, where the Cowboys defeated the Buffalo Bills.
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Sports Illustrated - February 1, 1993
Cover: (no photo)
Blurb: "Good News, Dallas: For the 3rd straight year Dr. Z picks Buffalo to win the Super Bowl"
This is the Super Bowl XXVII preview. SI incorrectly predicts that the Buffalo Bills will defeat the Dallas Cowboys. The 15-page cover feature includes a focus article on Thurman Thomas of the Bills. Other features: 5 pages on boxer Lennox Lewis; 2 pages on figure skating (with Scott Davis); and 5˝ pages on Grant Hill of Duke college basketball.
Price: $3 - Ex NL

1992
Sports Illustrated - September 7, 1992
Cover: Jerry Rice of the San Francisco 49ers
Blurb: "'92 NFL Preview: Hot Hands - 49er Jerry Rice and a legio of wide receivers are burning up the game"
Jerry Rice stars in a 10-page pictoral. This '92 NFL Preview issue includes 7 pages on Art Monk of the Washington Redskins; 4 pages on Ron Woodson of the Pittsburgh Steelers; and 10 pages on coach Jimmy Johnson of the Dallas Cowboys.
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Sports Illustrated - March 9, 1992
This is the 1992 swimsuit issue. Sports articles include a 6-page feature on the Duke Blue Devils; a 4-page feature on the Los Angeles Clippers and coach Larry Brown; a 4-page feature on golfer Tiger Woods; a 4-page feature on coach Jerry Tarkanian of the UNLV Runnin' Rebels; a 4-page feature on golfer Rocky Thompson; a 4-page feature on Al MacInnis of the Calgary Flames; a 6-page feature on wrestling coach Bobby Douglas; an 11˝-page feature on zoo curator Sharon Matola; and a 4-page interview with Charles Barkley of the Philadelphia 76ers.
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1991
Sports Illustrated - May 27, 1991
Cover: Nostalgic photo of Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris of the New York Yankees
Blurb: "Whatever Happened to the Yankees? Thirty years after the magical season of Mantle and Maris, New York has hit rock bottom"
Other features: 6 pages on The Minnesota North Stars; 4 pages on the Detroit Pistons; 4 pages on environmentalist Dave Foreman; 7 pages on tennis player Monica Seles; and 9 pages on film producer Spike Lee.
Price: $3 - Ex/VG
Sports Illustrated - February 11, 1991
This is the 1991 swimsuit issue. Sports articles include a 4-page feature on Clarence Weatherspoon and the Southern Miss Golden Eagles; a 5-page feature on Benito Santiago of the San Diego Padres; a 5-page feature on Xavier McDaniel of the Phoenix Suns; a 4-page feature on tennis player Mary Joe Fernandez; an 8-page feature on surfer Kelly Slater; a 4-page feature on golfer Robert Gamez; a 6-page feature on horse trainer Carl Nafzger; a 6-page feature on banned basketball coach Eric Manuel; and a 10-page feature on dogsled racer Susan Butcher.
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1990
Sports Illustrated - October 15, 1990
Cover photo and 5˝-page article on Burt Grossman of the San Diego Chargers. This issue also contains a 6-page feature on the Miami Hurricanes; features on the baseball playoffs (Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates and Oakland A's vs. Boston Red Sox); and a 4-page article on Cincinnati Bengals coach Sam Wyche's defiance of the NFL locker room "equal access" rule.
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Sports Illustrated - October 8, 1990
Cover photo of O. J. Simpson and 6-page article on the NFL rushing game. This issue also contains a 6-page feature on Roger Clemens and the Boston Red Sox; an 8-page feature on baseball's investigation into New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner; and a 15-page NHL Preview section.
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Sports Illustrated - June 25, 1990
Cover feature is on the golf U.S. Open and winner Hale Irwin. Other features: 4 pages on the Oakland A's vs. the Chicago White Sox; 4 pages on boxers Mike Tyson and George Foreman; 4 pages on track athlete Peter Elliott; and 4 pages on Barry Bonds of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Sports Illustrated - March 26, 1990
Cover photo is Bo Kimble of Loyola Marymount. The 8-page cover article is about the NCAA tournament. This issue also has 6 pages on Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Meldrick Taylor, 4 pages on golf's Player's Championship and winner Jodie Mudd, 4 pages on sportscaster Chris Berman, and 6˝ pages on runner Emil Zatopek.
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Sports Illustrated - February 12, 1990
This is the 1990 swimsuit issue. Sports articles include a 6-page feature on the Los Angeles Lakers; a 5-page feature on ice skater Chris Bowman; a 6-page feature on tennis player Jennifer Capriati; a 7-page feature on juggler Bill Gnadt; a 5-page feature on the Chicago Blackhawks and coach Mike Keenan; a 6-page feature on George Bell of the Toronto Blue Jays; a 4-page feature on golfer Betsy King; a 4˝-page feature on race car driver Rober Mears; and a 10-page feature on skier Jean-Claude Killy.
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