1975
May 12 Kentucky Derby Foolish Pleasure

1980
August 25 Baltimore Orioles
September 1 Hugh Green Pittsburg Panthers
September 8 Pro Football Issue Steelers Browns on Cover
September 15 John McEnroe
October 20 Paul Westphal Pro Basketball Issue
November 3 Alberto Salazar New York Marathon
November 24 Sugar Ray Leonard
December 1 College Basketball Issue Ralph Sampson, Mark Aquirre & Albert King

1981
January 26 Bobby Knight Indiana
February 2 Rod Martin Oakland Raiders
May 25 A.J. Foyt
September 21 John McEnroe

1982
July 12 Jimmy Connors
September 20 Jimmy Connors U.S. Open

1984
August 20 Carl Lewis Olympics
September 17 John McEnroe
July 16 John McEnroe
August 27 Pete Rose Cincinnati Reds
October 15 Walter Payton

1987
December 7 Arnold Schwarzenegger

1988
Special Seoul Olympics Preview Issue
March 21 Larry Bird Boston Celtics
April 25 Muhammad Ali
July 25 Florence Griffith Joyner U.S. Olympics Trials
August 22 Wayne Gretzky & Magic Johnson
September 5 College Football in Florida
September 19 Steffi Graf
October 10 Jackie Joyner Kersee & Florence Griffith Joyner

1989
Special Issue 35th Anniversary Muhammad Ali
January 30 Jerry Rice San Francisco 49ers
May 1 Nolan Ryan
March 20 Dallas Cowboys

1991
July 15 Steffi Graf
September 16 Jimmy Connors

1992
March 2 Kristy Yamaguchi

1994
August 1 Dallas Cowboys
August 16 40th Anniversary Issue
September 12 Dan Marino
December 12 Dallas Cowboys
December 26 Jerry Rice San Francisco 49ers

1995
March 13 Andre Agassi
March 29 Michael Jordan
April 17 Ben Crenshaw