Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated News and Links

Official Site: SI.com - Magazine
SI Vault: Explore 54 Years of Sports Illustrated History
Slate.com: The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue: An Intellectual History (February 14, 2007)
Wikipedia: Sports Illustrated
Wikipedia: Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
SI Kids: Sports Illustrated for Kids
SI.com: Top 10 Scandals in Sports History (November 11, 2005)

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Guide Note

Founded in 1954, Sports Illustrated is a weekly sports magazine owned by Time Warner. SI has over 3 million subscribers and is read by nearly 20% of all males in the United States.

Fast Facts

Owned by Time Warner
Founded by renowned publisher Henry Luce
23 million weekly readers, 18 million of whom are men
Twice winner of National Magazine Award for General Excellence
Michael Jordan is #1 cover athlete, with 49 covers
Yankees are #1 cover team, with 66 covers
Non-athletes featured on covers include Bob Hope, Big Bird and Ice Cube

Timeline

1954: First issue published August 16
1960: John F. Kennedy appears on cover
1966: First year to turn a profit
1977: Big Bird becomes only non-human SI cover subject
1983: Becomes first full-color American newsweekly
1989: Launch of Sports Illustrated KIDS
1989: Highest selling Swimsuit Issue features cover model Kathy Ireland
1997: Launch of SI.com
1999: Crowns Muhammad Ali "Sportsman of the Century"
2000: Launch of Sports Illustrated Women

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