Bobbyp29 Collectibles

Follow up on this post from July. This one has been graded and came back at PSA 8.0. Just a beautiful piece, dual auto with both Magic Johnson and Kobe Bryant.

This copy of Sports Illustrated featuring Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier hit newsstands today in 1975. It was a recap of the “Thrilla in Manila” which took place two weeks prior. The event’s name came from Ali's saying that the fight would be "a killa and a thrilla and a chilla, when I get that gorilla in Manila." It was the third and final meeting of these two, each had won one fight previously. Frazier’s trainer stopped the fight after the 14th round giving the defending champ Ali the victory. The bout is almost universally regarded as one of the best and most brutal fights in boxing history. This copy graded in newsstand at CGC 9.4 is a pop one with only two copies graded higher.

Happy 57th birthday to Brett Favre! He was also the first NFL quarterback to thrown for 70,000 yards, 10,000 passes, 6,000 completions, and 500 touchdowns. He’s also the first QB to beat all 32 NFL teams, including his long time team the Green Bay Packers. That happened after Favre left and was with the Vikings. This is his 1st Sports Illustrated cover from 1996 graded at CGC 9.8. It’s a pop two with none graded higher.

This copy of Sports Illustrated landed on newsstands today in 1960. It’s the very first cover appearance for Jim Brown. Brown is widely considered one of the greatest running backs of all time, as well as one of the greatest players in NFL history, despite only playing for 9 seasons. Brown won an NFL championship with the Browns in 1964. He led the league in rushing yards in eight out of his nine seasons, and by the time he retired, he held most major rushing records. This copy graded in newsstand at CGC 8.0 is a pop 4 with only 1 copy graded higher.

Today in 1986 Diego Maradona gets his 1st Sports Illustrated cover during the World Cup in Mexico. This copy is graded in newsstand at CGC 8.0 Maradona and Argentina would go on to win the World Cup that year. That path to victory included the famous “Hand of God” goal vs England and 3-2 win vs West Germany in the title game

Today in 1989 this copy of Sports Illustrated landed on newsstands. This is Jordan’s 7th SI cover appearance. Two months later Jordan would hit the famous shot over Ehlo vs the Cavs to win the first round of the NBA playoffs. The Bulls would go on the the Eastern Conference Finals before losing to the Detroit Pistons. This copy graded at PSA 9.6 is a pop 2 with none graded higher.

In 1956 Mickey Mantle won the Triple Crown and Jackie Robinson played the final game of his career. This is Mantle’s 2nd Sports Illustrated cover appearance which came out during the 1956 World Series. Yankees beat the Dodgers in 7 games.

Today in 2012, Jeremy Lin made his Sports Illustrated cover debut. This copy graded at CGC 9.6 is a pop 6 with none graded higher. For a few months in 2012, Jeremy Lin was the best player in the NBA. Linsanity was an incredibly fun moment in time!