Lasting Images

Over the last 43 years, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED has published numerous memorable portraits of prominent figures in sports. In these 24 pages, we proudly present a gallery of the finest portraiture in our archives—from Sonny's scowl to Chrissie's smile, from Reggie's chest to Yogi's bad, from a Tiger on the fairway
to one Bird on the mound and to another on the hardwood

Michael Cooper, Byron Scott, Kurt Rambis, Magic Johnson & Jack Nicholson
By BRIAN LANKER
May 1986

Casey Stengel
BY UPI/CORBIS-BETTMANN
February 1949

Martina Navratilova
BY M. COLOMBO/GAMMA-LIAISON
February 1986

Pete Maravich
BY RICH CLARKSON
January 1968

Tiger Woods
BY DAVID STRICK/OUTLINE
March 1991

Wilt Chamberlain
BY RICH CLARKSON
December 1956

Mark Fidrych
BY LANE STEWART
January 1977

Larry Bird
BY LANE STEWART
November 1977

Howard & Emmy Cosell
BY ARNOLD NEWMAN
July 1983