Sports thrills and collecting thrills are yours, with this 1954-2018 Sports Illustrated magazine lot of (20). For nearly seventy years now, SI has provided readers with timely coverage of the world's greatest athletes and best teams, making it the leading sports publication in history. Devoted followers reap a bumper crop of attractive issues with this vintage to modern collection, which is highlighted by an example from the first year of SI's venerable run and a couple of 21st Century editions graced with cover photos of Tom Brady and Kobe Bryant. While the sports thrills come from the noteworthy subjects, the collecting thrills come from leading certification service CGC, which has encapsulated all (20) issues with scores in the upper level grades of (7.0 to 9.2).

Featured issues and grades are:

11/1/54 V1-#12 Oklahoma Sooners fans at Owen Field cover during OU's famous 1950s winning streak (8.0, White Pages);

2/21/55 V2-#8 Betty di Bugnano in swimsuit cover (8.0, White Pages); 

9/12/55 V3-#11 Bud Wilkinson cover (8.0, Cream to Off-White Pages);

4/23/62 V16-#16 Jerry Schmidt cover (8.0, Off-White to White Pages); 

12/22-29/75 V43-#25 Pete Rose "Sportsman of the Year" cover (7.0, White Pages);

12/1/86 V65-#24 Mike Tyson cover (8.0, White Pages);

10/21/96 V85-#17 Derek Jeter first cover (8.0, White Pages); 

9/22/97 V87-#12 Peyton Manning cover (9.2, White Pages);

11/8/99 V91-#18 Walter Payton cover (9.0, White Pages); 

10/22/01 V96-#16 Derek Jeter cover (9.2, White Pages); 

2/13/02 SI Presents #nn 2001 New England Patriots Super Bowl champs special commemorative issue with Tom Brady cover (8.0, White Pages);

7/23/07 V107-#3 Hank Aaron cover (8.5, White Pages);

10/27/08 V109-#16 Kobe Bryant cover (9.2, White Pages);

12/6/10 V113-#21 Drew Brees cover (9.0, White Pages);

2/25/13 V118-#8 Bryce Harper cover (9.2, White Pages);

5/12/14 V120-#19 Mike Trout one of two regional covers (8.5, White Pages);

2/19/15 SI Presents #nn Ernie Banks special tribute issue (8.5, White Pages);

10/1/15 SI Presents #nn Yogi Berra special tribute issue (9.2, White Pages);

11/10/16 SI Presents #nn World Champion Chicago Cubs commemorative issue with Anthony Rizzo, one of four different covers (9.0, White Pages);

3/26/18 V128-#7 Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge, one of two regional covers (9.2, White Pages).