Olympic figure skater Carol Heiss Jenkins was the first woman athlete to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated in 1956.
billie jean king
Mayor Alfredo Lim and IskoMoreno
The first African-American on the cover of Sports Illustrated was Calvin Jones - September 27, 1954.
Baseball
eddie matthews
The first cover featured baseball. It's a shot of Eddie Matthews with the Milwaukee Braves.
Kevin Diggs- his leg made him retire
Obama
She was the first black model to be on the cover of sports illustrated.
Tyra Banks was the first black woman to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 1997.
The first issue of the Sports Illustrated magazine, as it is known today, was published circa August 16, 1954. Previous incarnations of Sports Illustrated were originally published in 1936 and 1949, but they did not attract an audience.
Tyra Banks was the first black model to appear on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition.
The first issue of Sports Illustrated was published in 1954 and featured a baseball player on the cover. As a highly sought-after collector's item, the value of the first issue can vary widely depending on its condition, but it can be worth hundreds or thousands of dollars.
Jack Dempsey was the first athlete to appear on the cover of Time magazine.