1982 Sports Illustrated Volume 57 Issue 20 First John Elway Cover

First John Elway Cover White Pages Brilliant gridiron “Field General” John Elway goes “Bombs Away!” as noted on the front cover of Sports Illustrated magazine Vol 57, #20. Dated 11/8/82, this somewhat scarce issue is reported as the 70th hardest to locate of SI’s considerable publication run. Pictured as a Stanford senior, Elway made his first SI cover appearance with this captivating action shot. CGC has rated this copy (8.0), good for a Census ranking of “1/1” at this level, with only one higher. The grading label includes the notations “v57, #20; White Pages; 1s Elway cover, Stanford vs. Washington”.