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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 | | | | | | | Kathy Ireland,Elle MacPherson,Rachel Hunter | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | February | 1994 | | | | | | | Dan Jansen,Bonnie Blair | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | February | 1994 | | | | | | | Elle MacPherson,Kathy Ireland,Rachel Hunter | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | December | 1994 | | | | | | | Bonnie Blair,Johann Olav Koss | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | December | 1994 | | | | | | | Steelers | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | February | 1998 | | | | | | | Hermann Maier | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | February | 1998 | | | | | | | Michelle Kwan | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | March | 1998 | | | | | | | Nazr Mohammed | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | June | 1998 | | | | | | | Michael Jordan | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | September | 1998 | | | | | | | Mark McGwire | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | July | 1999 | | | | | | | Brandi Chastain | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | August | 1999 | | | | | | | LaVar Arrington | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | October | 1999 | | | | | | | Justin Leonard | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | June | 2000 | | | | | | | Anna Kournikova | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | June | 2000 | | | | | | | Tiger Woods | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | July | 2000 | | | | | | | Lance Armstrong | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | December | 2000 | | | | | | | Tiger Woods | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | March | 2001 | | | | | | | Mario Lemieux | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | July | 2001 | | | | | | | David Duval | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | August | 2001 | | | | | | | Lance Armstrong | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | November | 2001 | | | | | | | Arizona Diamondbacks World Series | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | December | 2002 | | | | | | | Lance Armstrong | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | January | 2003 | | | | | | | Craig Krenzel | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | February | 2003 | | | | | | | Petra Nemcova | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | August | 2003 | | | | | | | Lance Armstrong | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | September | 2003 | | | | | | | Mia Hamm | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | January | 2004 | | | | | | | Matt Leinart | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | February | 2004 | | | | | | | Tom Brady | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | April | 2004 | | | | | | | Phil Mickelson | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | May | 2004 | | | | | | | Pat Tillman | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | May | 2004 | | | | | | | Smarty Jones | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | June | 2004 | | | | | | | Lance Armstrong | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | July | 2004 | | | | | | | Maria Sharapova | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | August | 2004 | | | | | | | Lance Armstrong | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | August | 2004 | | | | | | | Michael Phelps | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | October | 2004 | | | | | | | Boston Red Sox | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | November | 2004 | | | | | | | Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | November | 2004 | | | | | | | Boston Red Sox | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | December | 2004 | | | | | | | Reggie Bush,USC Trojans Football | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | December | 2004 | | | | | | | Boston Red Sox | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | January | 2005 | | | | | | | USC Trojans Football | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | February | 2005 | | | | | | | New England Patriots | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | April | 2005 | | | | | | | Tiger Woods | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | June | 2005 | | | | | | | Lance Armstrong | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | June | 2005 | | | | | | | Danica Patrick | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | July | 2005 | | | | | | | Jennie Finch | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | August | 2005 | | | | | | | Reggie Bush | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | August | 2005 | | | | | | | Phil Mickelson | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | August | 2005 | | | | | | | Lance Armstrong | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | November | 2005 | | | | | | | Troy Polamalu | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Sports Illustrated Magazine | | | | | | | November | 2005 | | | | | | | Joe Paterno | |