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Today in 1964 Sandy Koufax made his 2nd ever cover appearance on Sports Illustrated. In 1964 Koufax was coming off the ‘63 season where he won the MVP, Cy Young, World Series. World Series MVP and the pitching Triple Crown. This newsstand copy graded at 9.8 is a pop 1 with none graded higher. I cleaned and pressed this copy for the owner. It sold in 2023 for $32,400.

🚨33 years ago today, Ayrton Senna produced the Lap of the Gods at Donington Park as he went from 5th to 1st in the wet. Enjoy one of the best laps in F1 history.

I get occasional message asking if memorabilia is available. Sold off the collection about a decade ago. I do have a few things left. $60/each Nets yearbook, 5x7 Star card, 12x18 Larry Berman photo and 5.5x7.5 Converse early 90s trade show auto.

Johnny Manziel was an exceptionally electrifying college quarterback. Sports Illustrated Magazine- August 2013

“Old Days”Sam”Mayday”Malone Reminisces with an Old”Admirer” about his Fenway Park Days on an Episode of”Cheers”. #Comedy #Entertainment #NBC #Nostalgia #1980s

Today in 1965 the first baseball game is played at the Houston Astrodome. Astros beat the Yankees 2-1 in an exhibition game. Mickey Mantle hits a HR becoming the first MLB player to ever hit an indoor HR. This is Mantle’s 1st Sports Illustrated cover from 1956 graded in newsstand at PSA 8.5.

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This is the inaugural edition of Sports Illustrated for Kids featuring Michael Jordan from January 1989. It’s a very collectible piece, I’m cleaning and pressing this copy for one of my customers. Deep bends like this along the edge can be tricky to fix. Despite running this item through the press several times, I had to go back with a tacking iron to finish the job. Looks great now! If you’re using a 3rd party presser, be sure they do more than just throwing it in the press once and they’re done. You want someone who’s going to do whatever it takes to get the most out of each issue.

Sports Illustrated Magazine- April 1, 1968 Lew Alcindor/ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar @kaj33 Elvin Hayes @ElvinHayes44 📷Rich Clarkson The April 1, 1968, issue of Sports Illustrated features Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) on the cover, documenting UCLA's 101–69 NCAA semifinal victory over the University of Houston. Titled "Lew's Revenge: The Rout of Houston," this issue covers the Bruins' avenging of their January 1968 regular-season loss to Elvin Hayes and the Cougars. Lew Alcindor (19 pts, 18 rbs) completely turned the tables on Elvin Hayes (10 pts, 5 rbs), outscoring and outrebounding him. The Locker Room Motivation: Lew Alcindor(later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) reportedly kept the previous Sports Illustrated cover—which showed Elvin Hayes scoring over him—taped inside his locker as motivation for the rematch. A "Blurry" Atmosphere: Photos from the "Revenge" game often show a "blue haze" in the arena; this was actually caused by the heavy amount of fan smoking permitted inside the Los Angeles Sports Arena at the time. The "Alcindor Rule": Alcindor was so dominant that the NCAA banned dunking after the 1967 season to try to level the playing field. He played this entire "revenge" season without being allowed to dunk, relying instead on his legendary "skyhook."

#ABA #NBA #DrJ

@Slick_Paper thank you very much for this 1987 Fleer Glossy Jose Canseco / Pete Incaviglia card. Youthful power on display! I appreciate your generosity!!

This is Johnny Bench and his 1st cover appearance on Time magazine from 1972. This piece is much better than his 1st Sports Illustrated cover which he shared with five other players. I’m cleaning and pressing this copy for a fellow collector. Cleaning and pressing can’t fix every problem, but it can fix a lot. This before and after pic is a great example of that. Lots of flaws fixed and some permanent flaws remain.

@Slick_Paper thanks for the fresh Jesse Barfield lot ! Great giveaway !

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More cover stuff.