August 1968 SPORT Cover (Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds) Finish:24x30 Stretched Canvas and Red Wing Gordie Howe

and Red Wing Gordie Howe — who would lead Detroit to the Stanley Cup a few months later — swinging up ice

This remarkable image is hand printed from the original 4″ by 5″ transparency shot during a 1947 SPORT magazine photo session for an article previewing Rocky Graziano’s first battle royale against Tony Zale

but was also a key figure in the 1948-49 point-shaving scandal that saw himself and teammates Alex Groza and Dale Barnstable be banned from the NBA for life

The November 1949 SPORT Cover features Charlie Justice of the University of North Carolina

Sewn-on lettering and logo on front

August 1968 SPORT Cover (Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds) Finish:24x30 Stretched Canvas and Red Wing Gordie HoweThe August 1968 SPORT Cover features Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds. SPORT Magazine, which ran from 1946 to 2000, celebrated what its editors accurately anticipated would be the coming explosion of interest in professional and amateur sport in post war North America. Read more about the history of SPORT magazine here. (https: thesportgallery. ca pages about sport magazine) Take home a piece of history with a SPORT Magazine cover, available as a fine