Updated April 4, 2013
Jewish sports collectors who want to build a library of Sports Illustrated issues with MOTs on the cover have more than two dozen items on their shelves.
Below is a (hopefully!) complete list of Jews on SI covers. Please note, this list includes athletes like David Beckham and Pete Sampras, who have Jewish heritage but may not themselves be practicing Jews.
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Baseball
Ryan Braun
August 29, 2011
March 31, 2008
Sandy Koufax
March 4, 1963
April 13, 1964
December 20, 1965
May 15, 1967
July 12, 1999
October 9, 2006
Al Rosen
April 18, 1955
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Basketball
Art Heyman
October 28, 1963
Ernie Grunfeld
February 9, 1976
Jon Scheyer
April 12, 2010
Jamila Wideman
March 17, 1997
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Football
Lyle Alzado
July 8, 1991
Jay Fiedler
October 1, 2001
Robert Kraft
February 6, 2012
Art Modell
December 4, 1995
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Hockey
Matthieu Schneider
June 14, 1993
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Soccer
July 16, 2007
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Tennis
Boris Becker
September 18, 1989
July 14, 1997
September 17, 1990
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Olympic Sports
Sarah Hughes
March 4, 2002
Aly Raisman
July 23, 2012
Mark Spitz
July 22, 1968
September 4, 1972
Suzy Weiner (with Mark Spitz)
May 14, 1973
Other
Charles Goren (bridge)
Oct. 14, 1957
May 23, 1960
Bob and Bus Mosbacher (sailing)
May 18, 1959
Toots Shor (restaurateur)
July 27, 1959
Howard Cosell (sportscaster)
August 8, 1983
Bar Refeali (swimsuit model)
February 11, 2009
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