 | Sports Illustrated |
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 | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mario Lemieux | |
| | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | January | 1975 | | | | | | Terry Bradshaw | |
| | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | January | 1976 | | | | | | Yvette Sylvander,Yvonne Sylvander | |
| | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | November | 1977 | | | | | | Larry Bird | |
| | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | January | 1978 | | | | | | Yvette & Yvonne Sylvander | |
| | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | January | 1979 | | | | | | Rocky Bleier | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | February | 1979 | | | | | | Christie Brinkley | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | February | 1980 | | | | | | Christie Brinkley | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | February | 1981 | | | | | | Christie Brinkley | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | January | 1984 | | | | | | Keith Griffin | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | February | 1984 | | | | | | Paulina Porizkova | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | February | 1985 | | | | | | Paulina Porizkova | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | February | 1986 | | | | | | Elle MacPherson | |
| | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | December | 1986 | | | | | | Joe Paterno | |
| | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | January | 1987 | | | | | | Ozzie Newsome | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | February | 1987 | | | | | | Elle MacPherson | |
| | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | May | 1987 | | | | | | Julius Erving | |
| | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | December | 1987 | | | | | | Michael Jordan | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | February | 1988 | | | | | | Elle MacPherson | |
| | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | January | 1989 | | | | | | Muhammad Ali | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | January | 1990 | | | | | | Craig Erickson | |
| | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | January | 1990 | | | | | | Greg LeMond | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | February | 1990 | | | | | | Judit Masco | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | February | 1990 | | | | | | Judith Masco | |
| | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | July | 1990 | | | | | | Greg LeMond | |
| | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | October | 1990 | | | | | | Bobby Bonilla | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | | 1990 | | | | | | Elle MacPherson | |
| | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | June | 1991 | | | | | | Michael Jordan | |
| | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | November | 1991 | | | | | | Magic Johnson | |
| | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | Fall | 1991 | | | | | | Red Grange | |
| | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | January | 1992 | | | | | | Christian Schenk | |
| | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | March | 1992 | | | | | | Kristi Yamaguchi | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | March | 1992 | | | | | | Kathy Ireland | |
| | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | June | 1992 | | | | | | Mario Lemieux | |
| | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | December | 1992 | | | | | | Carl Lewis | |
| | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | February | 1994 | | | | | | Dan Jansen,Bonnie Blair | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | February | 1994 | | | | | | Kathy Ireland,Elle MacPherson,Rachel Hunter | |
| | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | February | 1994 | | | | | | Elle MacPherson,Kathy Ireland,Rachel Hunter | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | December | 1994 | | | | | | Steelers | |
| | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | December | 1994 | | | | | | Bonnie Blair,Johann Olav Koss | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | February | 1995 | | | | | | Daniela Glistens | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | February | 1995 | | | | | | Daniela Pestova | |
| | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | July | 1995 | | | | | | Monica Seles | |
| | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | December | 1995 | | | | | | Art Modell | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | January | 1996 | | | | | | Valeria Mazza,Tyra Banks | |
| | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | July | 1996 | | | | | | Sheryl Swoopes,Katrina McClain,Ruthie Bolton,Lisa Leslie,Teresa Edwards,Tara VanDerver | |
| | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | August | 1996 | | | | | | Michael Johnson | |
| | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | November | 1997 | | | | | | Jerome Bettis | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | Winter | 1997 | | | | | | Tyra Banks | |